You’ve Got It, More Links For you Genre Folks! (Part One)

This is a huge bunch of links, so you’re in for a bit of a treat, I think. I’m unloading all the links I’ve acquired in the last few weeks both on my laptop and my desktop. I’m going to split it up between several posts. Here goes:

• Red Meat, an interesting little web comic, has a hilarious strip about God, L. Ron Hubbard, and Philip K. Dick. Read it, it’ll tickle your fancy. (Courtesy of SF Signal)
• There’s been talk going around of a convention focusing on young adult science fiction and fantasy. You can check it out here. My thoughts? I’m so in. I would love to be a part of this.
• Planetocopia. What is it? A truly bizarre project that tries to recreate Earth’s that might have existed visually. What would the Earth look like if the poles were tilted? There are various other planets no there too, some real and some science fiction. Truly interesting project.
• Need a list of old European terms for nobility and titles? Well, here you go.
• Or, perhaps you’re wanting some real historical perspectives on actual mad men and women that once lived and terrorized people?
• Here’s a link to an e-book that talks about medieval life and the 100 years war. Also, a pictorial glossary of armor terms (primarily medieval).
• Dave’s Mythological Creatures and Places is a nice website that gives you quite a bit of information on those subjects.
• Worldbuilding, of course, is a fantasy writer’s best friend. Most of you have seen this already, but here are Patricia C. Wrede’s worldbuilding questions. Also, Rutgers has an awesome collection of stuff to help develop the background of your fictional world. And, Seventh Sanctum has some articles too.
• Project Gutenberg. Need free stuff to read? Here’s the place to go. Lots of old books that are now public domain!
• The Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time. (Courtesy of SF Signal)
• The Washington Post lists some great scifi for people that don’t like scifi. I think the list is a little antiquated, but in some ways it makes sense.
• Seems that Anne McCaffery has sold the rights to The Dragonriders of Pern to Hollywood. Maybe we’ll have ourselves some movies!
• 20 things you didn’t know about aliens! Brilliant list by the way! (Courtesy of SF Signal I think)
• Every so often someone comes up with a really cool invention that makes something else look even cooler. And here it is. You know those cool sliding doors on Lamborghini’s? Well how about doors that actually fold into the car? No more worrying about parking too close and banging your door on the car next to you!
• Pullman is writing another book in the same world as the His Dark Materials books. That’s good news for his fans.
• The moon, apparently, is actually 30 million years younger and more Earth-like. Read about it here.
• Guess what? The One Ring to Rule Them All actually works. Okay, well not really, but scientists at the University of Maryland have figured out how to cloak very small particles. Sound cool? That’s because it is!
• This company is apparently working on making hydrogen fuel cells a commercial reality. I’m keeping on eye on them for sure. Anyone think it’s a good investment for the future?
• By the way, this device now allows me to see you in the shower. Not that I’d use it for that. Actually, it seems to work somewhat like radar, only using an irradiate beam like a portable x-ray machine. So, I probably wouldn’t see much more than bones.
• The Amish probably don’t know this, but they’ve been referenced a lot in science fiction. Find out where at this link!
• Want to make your own steampunk candle? Well, it’s not all that hard! Go here to find out how!
• A. R. Yngve talks about fads and fashions in science fiction. It’s funny, so read it!
• Justine Larbalestier talks about re-writing.
• Futurismic brings us the lovely news that oil has hit $100 a barrel, which is a record. Of course, this means that oil companies are lining their pockets with record profits and doing nothing to develop alternate fuel sources. Then again, why would they? They’re rich while the rest of us have to deal with oil prices that are a load of bull.
• The 100 Year Letter Project! Send an electronic letter to the children of the future! It’s really interesting. Look at things people are already sending.
• The Universal Digital Library with a million books! Lots of free reading in there.
• Need something funny? How about this dramatic prairie dog? I laughed my butt off. It’s not funny without the music, but with the music, it’s a riot. Or maybe you’d like to see Bush talking about his plans to fight off the zombies?
• For something beautiful, check out this video of Bjork’s song “All Is Full Of Love”. I know, it’s Bjork, but watch the video. Heck, turn off the music if you don’t like her and just watch. It’s really amazing what they did for this music video.
• I can’t remember where I got this, but the lolcat bible. The best way to describe this is if humans didn’t exist, and cats took over the world, what would the Bible look like?
• Here’s a list of ten cliches to avoid in science fiction. (Courtesy of SF Signal, I think)
• How much is your blog worth? Mine is apparently worth $25,968.84. Anyone want to buy it? I’m willing to sell for half that!
• This is ancient news, but Tobias S. Buckell released the cover for his new novel Sly Mongoose set in the same universe as Crystal Rain and Ragamuffin. Needless to say, I’m stoked to read the book!
• The List Universe has this top ten things you didn’t know the ancients had. Heated indoor swimming pools? Yeah, they had them first.