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Editorial – October 2026: Do AIs Need Humans?
Hello everyone Science fiction has an unusual specialisation as a genre: it warns of dangers in society, wrapping them in stories to make…
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September 2026
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Technology Does Not Equal Magic: an article by GF Willmetts.
Arthur C. Clarke said that sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. The point of this article is to question him. Within our…
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The Space Force uniform ‘inspired by Starship Troopers’, and nobody involved appears to have watched the film (news).
Trump posted a 'next generation' Space Force dress uniform to Truth Social, with a design sheet naming Starship Troopers as the inspiration. It…
August 2026
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Editorial – September 2026: Everywhere Carbon Footprints.
Hello everyone, With 2026 already regarded as one of the hottest periods in recorded world weather history, the number of people acknowledging that…
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Editorial – August 2026: Support Free Will.
Hello everyone, Support free will because it’s innocent. It’s independent and should only be swayed when there is a good reason. If you…
July 2026
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Gods, Cider and the Fine Art of Doing Less: A Friday at the Idler Festival 2026 (convention report).
There are literary festivals that feel suspiciously like science fiction cons with better scarves and bush hats. Then there is the Idler Festival,…
June 2026
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Editorial – July 2026: How To Lose Your Individuality.
Hello everyone, For me, reading is a habit. I spend a couple of hours a day reading, although not all at the same…
May 2026
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To Plan Or Not To Plan Or Somewhere In Between (Editorial – June 2026).
Hello everyone, Being able to plan is part of life. You have to anticipate problems, select solutions and apply them. Planning permeates almost…
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Editorial – May 2026: Moon Trek.
Hello everyone, Now here’s a quandary for you. We’ve had people disbelieving that the Apollo missions to the Moon happened. Now it’s happening…
March 2026
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Editorial – April 2026: Arguments Are Neither Here Or There.
Hello everyone, When does any argument become political? There’s a quandary from the start. What is ‘political’? Theoggle response doesn’t really make sense…
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Thunder-Tech: an article by GF Willmetts.
How does Thunderbird One’s automatic camera detector work? The dial in the cabin is only the alarm, not actually the gadget itself. In…
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Editorial – March 2026: What Is It Good For?
Hello everyone. Editorials, as I have said in the past, are hard beasts to write if you want to use topical themes, even…