Doctor Who thing: Steven Moffat threatens fans, wants to keep a lid on 50th-anniv promos
Comic-Con audience got two trailers, but no one else can see them (yet). What could possibly be the benefit to withholding trailers like this?
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question of the day: What is the scariest thing about SOPA, and how scared are you?
I might choose the proud ignorance of America’s elected officials. All the other horrors — the attack on civil liberties, the kowtowing to big corporations, the overarching arrogance of the whole thing — stem from this.
question of the weekend: The space shuttle program is over, NASA’s budget is getting slashed: what’s the next big thing in space?
I feel that unless the U.S. realigns its priorities away from endless war and back toward science and exploration, it’s over as a spacefaring nation. The 21st century in space will be Chinese, I suspect: I bet they’ll put a man (and probably a woman) on Mars by 2025.
