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xkcd: Landscape Features

By Lynn McGuire on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 14:38:55

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?Facing reality over Iran? by Peter Grant, science fiction author

By Lynn McGuire on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 14:57:39

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BC: We Are All Going To Die

By Lynn McGuire on Tuesday, March 03, 2026 15:48:58

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Re: (Tears) Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel

By The Horny Goat on Sunday, March 15, 2026 21:50:01

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Please, start telling people on the very long dirt roads in Arkansas th

By Lynn McGuire on Monday, March 16, 2026 15:26:21

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(Translation) The Proposal by Myung-Hoon Bae

By James Nicoll on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 12:59:11

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Alternate History

By Christian Weisgerber on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 12:23:26

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"Undead and Unwed" by Sam Tshida

By Bobbie Sellers on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 09:26:31

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Pearls Before Swine: I Don't Want A Civil War

By Lynn McGuire on Sunday, March 15, 2026 15:54:38

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Re: Hope Everybody Had A Great World Contact Day!

By quadi on Monday, March 16, 2026 05:42:12

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"Flybot" by Dennis E. Taylor

By Lynn McGuire on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 14:43:02

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(Review) Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo

By James Nicoll on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 12:57:50

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"Ghostwriters for the Courts: The Climate Litigation Network Behind a W

By Lynn McGuire on Saturday, March 07, 2026 00:02:44

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Re: (ReacTor) Side-Eyeing Science Fiction's Love of Empire

By The Horny Goat on Sunday, March 15, 2026 21:29:50

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Re: Time Travel

By quadi on Sunday, March 08, 2026 06:15:56

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(Rejected Reactor Pieces) Smile, Smile, Smile

By James Nicoll on Monday, March 16, 2026 13:22:06

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Sir, the alarm clock is innocent

By Lynn McGuire on Monday, March 16, 2026 15:21:52

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Re: (ReacTor) What Lures Readers Into Picking Up an Unfamiliar Book?

By The Horny Goat on Sunday, March 15, 2026 21:39:37

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Re: ?Now They Are Actually Admitting That There Is a Massive ?Gravity H

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 21:42:00

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About Sexual Predators, with the Example l. ron hubbard

By Don on Monday, March 16, 2026 00:07:04

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Re: The future of book covers?

By Charles Packer on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 07:56:17

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(Tears) Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore

By James Nicoll on Sunday, March 15, 2026 08:55:26

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YASID: "I read a sci-fi/post apocalyptic novel as a kid that I?d love t

By Lynn McGuire on Thursday, March 12, 2026 15:58:33

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?Better Signal: 1,600 Starlink Satellites Move Into Lower Orbits?

By Lynn McGuire on Saturday, March 14, 2026 15:17:43

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Re: YASID: "I read a sci-fi/post apocalyptic novel as a kid that Iƒd lo

By Dimensional Traveler on Friday, March 13, 2026 06:42:42

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Re: A Conventional Boy by Charles Stross...

By Michael F. Stemper on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 15:43:34

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(ReacTor) One More Reason the Aliens Might Be Avoiding Us

By James Nicoll on Friday, March 13, 2026 14:09:58

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(WFC) The Language of Liars by S L Huang

By James Nicoll on Friday, March 13, 2026 13:12:12

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Densely packed star systems in SF?

By Tony Nance on Thursday, March 12, 2026 14:49:37

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?I Tested Starlink?s Low-Cost $80-Per-Month Plan: It's Not the Downgrad

By Lynn McGuire on Sunday, March 08, 2026 18:05:48

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?Ursula von der Leyen Calls Abandoning Nuclear Power ?A Strategic Mista

By Lynn McGuire on Thursday, March 12, 2026 17:57:20

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"Bite This (The Kurtherian Gambit)" by Michael Anderle

By Lynn McGuire on Thursday, March 12, 2026 14:51:39

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Re: stats 2029 02

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Monday, March 02, 2026 07:08:56

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(Review) Fire on the Mountain by Terry Bisson

By James Nicoll on Thursday, March 12, 2026 09:13:02

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"Scythe (Arc of a Scythe)" by Neal Shusterman

By Lynn McGuire on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 13:23:44

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?Amazon Urges FCC to Deny SpaceX Plan to Launch 1 Million Satellites?

By Lynn McGuire on Sunday, March 08, 2026 18:17:35

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(Space Opera) This Insubstantial Pageant by Kate Story

By James Nicoll on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 12:58:20

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Highlights and Lowlights - February 2026

By Tony Nance on Saturday, March 07, 2026 14:28:01

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xkcd: Bazookasaurus

By Lynn McGuire on Sunday, March 08, 2026 15:09:37

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Offtopic (climate)

By Scott Lurndal on Monday, March 09, 2026 21:04:35

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YASID: A Nun and a Priest confront Evil

By Robert Woodward on Friday, March 06, 2026 22:00:01

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rec.arts.sf.written Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Evelyn Leeper

By Lynn McGuire on Monday, March 09, 2026 15:45:54

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Dan Simmons (April 4, 1948 -- February 21, 2026)

By James Nicoll on Friday, February 27, 2026 14:58:53

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"Ernst Ellert Returns! (Perry Rhodan #83)" by Clark Darlton

By Lynn McGuire on Wednesday, March 04, 2026 17:17:13

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xkcd: Electric Vehicles

By Lynn McGuire on Tuesday, March 03, 2026 15:16:29

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YASID: Man From UNCLE Book with use of MASERs

By danny burstein on Sunday, March 08, 2026 23:55:18

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(Tears) Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl

By James Nicoll on Sunday, March 08, 2026 14:05:52

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Pearls Before Swine: No More Bad News

By Lynn McGuire on Sunday, March 08, 2026 15:19:28

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Re: Vernor Vinge's "Rainbows End" was prophetic.

By Michael F. Stemper on Saturday, March 07, 2026 16:51:08

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Re: RI February 2026

By Lynn McGuire on Monday, March 02, 2026 23:23:31

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Highlights and Lowlights - January 2026

By Tony Nance on Thursday, February 26, 2026 16:32:58

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"Waste from ?clean energy? piles up across the U.S"

By Lynn McGuire on Thursday, March 05, 2026 20:52:20

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Pearls Before Swine: Beach Living

By Lynn McGuire on Friday, March 06, 2026 14:18:46

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Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations)

By lar3ryca on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 14:24:43

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Re: Habits

By Paul S Person on Thursday, March 05, 2026 09:13:15

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(Request) The Paradox Men by Charles L. Harness

By James Nicoll on Thursday, March 05, 2026 08:51:57

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Re: Elon Musk pivots SpaceX to moon from Mars as IPO approaches

By William Hyde on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 17:03:23

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xkcd: Solar Warning

By Lynn McGuire on Wednesday, March 04, 2026 19:03:29

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Re: (Realized) The Rift by Walter Jon Williams

By Lynn McGuire on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 17:15:53

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Wizard Of Id: I Don?t Do Cardio

By Lynn McGuire on Wednesday, March 04, 2026 16:49:49

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Re: The Martian Chronicles

By Ross Clark on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 09:19:01

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Ghostwritten. David Mitchell.

By Titus G on Tuesday, March 03, 2026 17:24:35

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?Climate Scientists Demand ?A Global Assessment? of Risks?

By Lynn McGuire on Monday, March 02, 2026 14:26:07

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Pearls Before Swine: Poor Pig

By Lynn McGuire on Tuesday, March 03, 2026 15:45:29

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(ReacTor) Four Times Familiar Characters Faced Nuclear Armageddon

By James Nicoll on Tuesday, March 03, 2026 15:22:26

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"Beast Business (Hidden Legacy #8) by Ilona Andrews

By Lynn McGuire on Tuesday, March 03, 2026 14:58:03

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(Meetpoint) Heavy Time (Devil in the Belt, volume 1) by C J Cherryh

By James Nicoll on Tuesday, March 03, 2026 14:13:05

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Re: The "Science" in "Science Fiction"

By Paul S Person on Sunday, March 01, 2026 09:16:56

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?Glaciers Worldwide Are Suddenly Surging, Experts Blame Warming!?

By Lynn McGuire on Monday, March 02, 2026 14:25:03

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(Young People) April in Paris by Ursula K. Le Guin

By James Nicoll on Monday, March 02, 2026 09:14:07

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(Tears) The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld, volume 2) by Larry Niven

By James Nicoll on Sunday, March 01, 2026 14:10:41

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?Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77?

By Lynn McGuire on Friday, February 27, 2026 17:36:22

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Re: Monty: Future Companion Bots

By Titus G on Friday, February 27, 2026 01:52:58

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Re: Science fiction is fictional - who knew?

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 21:42:42

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"Wizard at Work: A Paranormal Thriller Book 2 (The Wizards Series)" by

By Lynn McGuire on Friday, February 27, 2026 20:20:25

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?SpaceX Weighs Confidential IPO Filing as Soon as March?

By Lynn McGuire on Friday, February 27, 2026 17:06:59

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(space opera) Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall

By James Nicoll on Thursday, February 26, 2026 13:56:09

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Re: (ReacTor) Five Reasons to Explore a Used Bookstore

By Michael F. Stemper on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 16:38:14

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"Atrocity Archives" by Charles Stross

By Bobbie Sellers on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 18:41:48

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Re: What extinct animal would you eat?

By Michael F. Stemper on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 15:54:14

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