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more about #conference templepriest: What Alan Moore really needs is a good scrubbing. If we could clean him up, who knows what he would be capable of creating !??! more » Ben Zvan: How about "How much Moore do we need?" more » LeopoldNestor: Conspicuously missing from the topic list is "Moore: Why does he act like such a tool?" more » BongoFury: Is it bad that I saw 'O'Reilly' and 'car bomb' and thought about the auto parts store? O, O, O... O'Rei more » lazyeight: I know it's not about this, but I analyzed the photo and determined that it was, indeed, a car that blew up.I'm CSI:LV, Miami & NY trained. Even t... more » corpore-metal: These things are never where I live. more » Mount_Prion: I'm satisfied with the explosion knowledge I gained from Myth Busters. All anybody really needs to know is how to blow up a toilet. more » -
#alanmoore
Exploring the Literary Implications of Dr. Manhattan's Glowing Blue Junk
Do you spend hours analyzing the moral philosophy of Watchmen, the multicultural occultism of Promethea, or what Lost Girls says about storytelling and human sexuality? Consider submitting a paper to an upcoming academic conference on the work of Alan Moore. More » -
#madscience
The Science of Explosions
Want to know why a car bomb leaves behind a unique signature in the damage it inflicts? You can learn that and more at O'Reilly's Etech Conference, starting today in San Jose. More » -
#arseelektronika
Science Fiction, Technology, and Porn in San Francisco, Starting Tomorrow
Well, pretty much every day in San Francisco is filled with scifi, tech and porn, but this weekend is special. Arse Elektronika, the notorious techno-porn event imported from pervvy Vienna, is starting tomorrow night with a bang. This year, the conference theme is "Do Androids Sleep with Electric Sheep?" I'll be a host for the opening night techno-porno award ceremony tomorrow at CELLSpace (doors at 7; show at 8). I'll be teaching you the dos and don'ts of science fiction sex — with video illustrations, of course. More »
