But weren't there a few guys, back in 1999 that used to have a pretty neat weekly show. Back then I don't think they were called podcasts but I do remember that the shows were really fun.

Anyway, I found a link to it on Wikipedia but I'm sure there are more links around.

It was called Geeks in Space, or something like that, and the site's admins that used to make the show was called flashdot, dashdot, slashdort or something like that.

The parody domain has been given to Glenn Beck but the controversy still hasn't been answered.

Here's the new(ish, same content, different domain) site: http://gb1990.com/

Spread the controversy because, after all, people are asking whether or not Glenn Beck raped and murdered a girl in 1990. I, personally, cannot believe he did such a thing but why hasn't Glenn denied these allegations?

What is Glenn hiding, if he's hiding anything at all.

Robert Heinlein!

Note: I'll write only about the books I've read, other folks might have other points of view.

Heinlein might have had a weird way of looking at things but he has great stories as an introduction to the scifi genre - light(ish) reading with plenty of topics to discuss.

Take two of his works that I recommend to folks, Starship Troopers and Farmer in the Sky. Both are "juvenile" books - sex and misogyny are themes in Heinlein's later works - but deal with life in space in a very realistic way. They're wildly speculative yet, just barely, they're plausible enough to make sense.

If you're looking for short stories, there's The Man Who Sold The Moon - short stories populated with really far-fetched ideas yet it's a really fun read.

I'm sure other people will suggest other things but I strongly suggest you take a look at Heinlein for the kids, after all he wrote a bunch of stories for them that are easy reads and are, as far as I can remember, kid-safe.

I'm resisting recommending more authors - as I'm sure this thread will be full of them - but Heinlein's earlier works, from what I recall, are nice examples of scifi aimed towards younger audiences.

It looks great but for space sims I'd prefer a single player experience - nothing against MMORPGs but I'm not all that into fighting to stay alive and get better ships nor participating in a corporation. I want to freely explore space and pick fights only when I want to fight all at my own time.

The ability to freely fly through space is something that really attracted me in Final Frontier (my first game of the series) and I really liked swooping down on planets and explore them without worrying to much about making a buck.

Anyway, thanks for the heads up, nice game but I'm not too sure that's for me.

Worked for me too.

On Firefox 3.5 and with the about:config edit, the tests return zero results.

I never understood achievements in games, they seem to me like a cheap way to add replayability, and now it's come to Slashdot.

What does replayability (or whatever else achievements are meant to give) mean for a site that's "news for nerds" and random microsoft bashing?

As has been said, it was an emotional ending.

Its plot may have been weak and some promised answers never came but I feel good that it's over now and I got to see my favorite characters reach a place to call home.

I know I'm not the only one that feels this way but an ending that wraps up a voyage as long as Galactica's with humanity surviving is quite nice.

Since I'm not in the US and can't see Hulu, I'm not missing a thing - in fact, this makes Boxee even more attractive to me now that a lot of the videos I click on won't block me.

I guess I have to thank Hulu for denying Boxee access.

The only place where all (or at least most) of us read this news and immediately felt sad. I'll miss her voice but as someone said, thank goodness we have DVDs.

Computer, rest in peace. End program.