Links for 08-03-2007
How galaxies form, undersea prospecting, Baudrillard RIP, Stoddard releases ‘Fermi Packet’ into the wild…
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1 – Learning How Galaxies Form
“By analyzing a carefully selected set of 544 distant galaxies, researchers are beginning to learn how galaxies take their mature forms, becoming the glorious objects we see today.”
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2 – Ballet Deviare
Death metal. Ballet. Two great tastes that taste great together.
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“A maverick Australian prospector is planning to scoop untold riches – gold, silver, copper – from the bottom of the ocean. Is it a cleaner way to mine or the beginning of an environmental disaster?”
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4 – The Scalzi Creative Sampler
A round-up of free Scalzi stuff in the wilds of the intarwebs.
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5 – New Marketing 101 for Science Fiction Publications and Writers, Session 2
“Success in this new era demands wholehearted participation. It requires an ability to think of your publication (or yourself) as a public persona. It means that you have to be committed, engaged, and enthusiastic.” Jason Stoddard
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6 – Don’t Worry, Vista Will Handle It
“The ideal computer would be a completely invisible computer, one that could anticipate what you’re going to do and then make that task quicker, easier, and more efficient when you decide to do it.” Dave Edelman <3 Vista.
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7 – Jason Stoddard’s ‘Fermi Packet’ in the wild
Jeez, look what I did! Jason Stoddard took my suggestion and ran with it. So download a copy of this great story *right now*.
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8 – HOW TO BE A WRITER IN TEN EASY STEPS
“I have broken this subject down into ten elements that I feel are critical for any professional writer. You can go about these in any order you like.” A little light relief, via Scalzi.
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9 – Highly Recommended Reading: Black Man by Richard Morgan
Ariel seems pretty keen on the latest Richard Morgan.
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10 – French thinker Baudrillard dies
“He argued that spectacle is crucial in creating our view of events – things do not happen if they are not seen.” So how can I be sure he’s actually dead? At least we got video of Saddam, ferhexsakes!

March 8th, 2007 at 6:08 am
Heh. I misread that last one as “French think Baudrillard dies” which was strangely appropriate.