FeatureComputers
A sluggish thing on the way to the Net – a fix by: GF Willmetts (article).
Lately, I’ve been finding my booting onto the Internet has been somewhat sluggish. I wasn’t the only one from something some of the…
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UncleGeoff
Geoff Willmetts has been editor at SFCrowsnest for some 21 plus years now, showing a versatility and knowledge in not only Science Fiction, but also the sciences and arts, all of which has been displayed here through editorials, reviews, articles and stories. With the latter, he has been running a short story series under the title of ‘Psi-Kicks’
If you want to contribute to SFCrowsnest, read the guidelines and show him what you can do. If it isn’t usable, he spends as much time telling you what the problems is as he would with material he accepts. This is largely how he got called an Uncle, as in Dutch Uncle. He’s not actually Dutch but hails from the west country in the UK.
August 2014
February 2014
FeatureScifi
Which Of The SF Sub-Genres Is Safe Or Unsafe And Why? An examination by: GF Willmetts (article).
After last month’s editorial, I thought it would make sense to have a look at the baker’s dozen of Science Fiction sub-genres and…
January 2014
FeatureStar Wars
The Official Star Wars Fact File’ – second edition (article).
For those who might have missed the adverts on television, at least in the UK as I can’t speak for the rest of…
FeatureScifi
What Is Canon? an article of what is and isn’t by: GF Willmetts (article).
What is canon? I’m not referring to a religious rank, a piece of artillery or even a rotund 70s TV detective. It is…
December 2013
FeatureDoctor Who
Who By Numbers: adding it all up for the Doctor, some speculation by: GF Willmetts (article).
The revelation at the end of the 2013 season that before the Eccleston Doctor and after the McGann Doctor, there was another Doctor,…
November 2013
FeatureDoctor Who
Fixed Points In Time: a subjective article by: GF Willmetts (article).
The Time Lord informally called the Doctor has pointed out that there are certain reference points in time that even he doesn’t dare…
September 2013
FeatureCulture
If You Knew Sudoku Like I Knew Sudoku: an essay in odds and possibilities by: GF Willmetts (article).
According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, there are 6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960 possible 12*12 Sudoku grids. A question came up but I never saw answered with them…
FeatureComics
Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. an examination of the first episode by: GF Willmetts (article).
**NB:There might be spoilers or suspicions so watch the episode before reading on.** It’s very weird watching Marvel’s own brand hitting the TV…
August 2013
FeatureCulture
Beating The Bad Guys – an article by: GF Willmetts (article).
In fiction, the heroes always have adversaries, mostly in the form of organisations. James Bond had SPECTRE and, briefly, SMERSH, the Men From…
FeatureCulture
Anniversary Waltz: Who In Time: a study in numbers and anniversaries by: GF Willmetts (article).
Now here’s a puzzle for you. Just how do you count time up to a media anniversary? With things like birthdays and marriage…
March 2013
FeatureScience
To AI Or Not AI: The Computer Doesn’t Have All The Answers (article).
To AI Or Not AI: The Computer Doesn’t Have All The Answers a discussion point by: GF Willmetts How does one define Artificial…
FeatureScifi
Things To Know If You Were Captain Of The USS Discovery X-Ray Delta-19 (article).
Things To Know If You Were Captain Of The USS Discovery X-Ray Delta-19 your flight director: GF Willmetts With eighteen months in-flight, don’t…