Scientists reach the heights with gecko-inspired robot – YouTube

The best thing about Science Fiction, especially harder science fiction, is when you actually see the fantastic elements turn into reality. I chalk this up to excellent research by John Ringo & Travis Taylor. In Von Neumann’s War, the Earth is being invaded by Von Neumann style Nano Probes…  The idea is as follows:  A […]

Dresden Files – Book 8 – Proven Guilty

You know, some series just seem to keep your attention for a impossible number of books…  So far, I have devoured the Dresden books by Jim Butcher. I don’t know quite what it is about the series, maybe it’s the throw back to the Private Investigator genre, maybe it’s the fact that’s he’s a Wizard […]

Doctor Who Prom – Broadcast Details

The Doctor Who Proms broadcast will be taking place on Saturday 24 July. The Prom will be broadcast live on the station from 7.30pm – 9.45pm UK Time, and will be available worldwide on the BBC iPlayer. The Doctor is back. Two years ago, he appeared at the BBC Proms via video link. This year, […]

Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4

I have let The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 fall to the wayside this season, with all the Doctor Who excitement, so here is a catchup; The trio are in their first year of A Levels, and the storylines will reflect this, Luke Smith departs in the first story, and a new regular character is […]

The sci-fi passwords Twitter doesn’t want you to use

What does Twitter have against Star Wars? We’re not quite sure. But a list maintained by the social networking site of passwords you’re not allowed to use features that movie title plus many other familiar sci-fi words and phrases. The taboo terms include: batman gandalf matrix ncc1701 startrek starwars superman thx1138 In addition to the banned […]

D&D 4th Edition Character Sheets and Other Resources

The Dragon Avenue, has a dedicated page for 4th edition high quality 3rd party add-ons…  Including Monster Creators, Random Adventure creators, character sheets, etc… Take a look if you are in or running a D&D 4th edition adventure… via 4th Edition Character Sheets and Other Resources | Dragon Avenue: a Dungeons and Dragons Community.