Inspirations, John Carpenter, Movies

Videos from John Carpenter’s Walk of Fame Ceremony

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Videos from John Carpenter’s Walk of Fame Ceremony

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As reported here two weeks ago, legendary director John Carpenter was (finally) awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  The ceremony took place this past Thursday.  Here are videos of the events, including speeches by Keith David, Kurt Russell, and Greg Nicotero.

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News, Science

Another Privately-Operated Submarine Lost

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Another Privately-Operated Submarine Lost; Six are Dead

I’ve written six novels about exploring the ocean deeps.  The oceans are more accessible than outer space, but in many ways they are more dangerous. The pressure at depth is inexorable, and submarines have to be engineered to withstand this — with an immense built-in safety margin.  Any flooding or damage to the hull can result in a rapid loss of buoyancy, and if the ocean floor is too far below, then implosion can result.

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Model Making, Science Fiction, Star Trek

And the Winning Scale Model for TSJ to Build Next is …

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And the Winning Scale Model for TSJ to Build Next is …

Last week I ran a poll for my followers to help me pick my next Star Trek scale model kit.  There were four choices: the new Allies and Adversaries set from Round2/AMT, the Vulcan shuttle Surak from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the Enterprise-C from Star Trek: The Next Generation that I previously wrote about here, and the Klingon Bird-of-Prey from Star Treks III -VI. The results are in …

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