Monthly Archives: June 2006

Supersprogging

Posted on 30 June 2006 by Chris Barrus

Apparently, the new Superman movie has a Superkid sub-plot with the apparent offspring of Clark Kent and Lois Lane. The “wacky kid” sequel cliché is irritating enough but I’m reminded of the classic Larry Niven essay “Man Of Steel, Woman … Continue reading →

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Sealand update

Posted on 28 June 2006 by Chris Barrus

HavenCo hasn’t updated their web site since 2003 so maybe they aren’t doing as well as earlier thought. Meanwhile, the Sealand government is taking PayPal donations to help them rebuild. E Mare Libertas, a documentary film about Sealand and it’s … Continue reading →

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Sealand on fire

Posted on 25 June 2006 by Chris Barrus

Aww, this makes me sad… And they were doing so well awhile back. A security guard has been airlifted to hospital after a fire broke out on an old sea fort in the North Sea. The blaze on Friday has … Continue reading →

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Der Germanist

Posted on 20 June 2006 by Chris Barrus

I’m happy to see that Nicholas is back to blogging again and his latest post on weathering the remaining years of the Administration is cheerfully acerbic. Welcome back. Should you feel tempted to despair, remember, Leningrad held out for 900 … Continue reading →

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Pam’s Big Walk

Posted on 20 June 2006 by Chris Barrus

My sister leaves tomorrow for a two month trek down the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the northern part of Spain. Internet access permitting, she’s blogging the walk at pamsbigwalk.blogspot.com

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Flying Saucers over Orange County part II

Posted on 14 June 2006 by Chris Barrus

Following up on the post from a couple days ago, I ran across this on UFO Reflections… Well, might we have a solution for the Heflin photo case? According to an anonymous post to UFO Updates, the object is in … Continue reading →

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Color illusions

Posted on 14 June 2006 by Chris Barrus

It’s been awhile since I’ve seen some good optical illusions and boy is this one is a doozy. Best of all (and to be expected, since I believe that 2006 is the zeitgeist of Make Magazine), there are instructions on … Continue reading →

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Flying Saucers over Orange County

Posted on 8 June 2006 by Chris Barrus

Along with every other ten-year-old, red-blooded sci-fi kid in the mid-1970s, I studied up on UFO sightings until I could reel off sighting details and photo analysis the way other kids tracked sports statistics. Since my crappy eyesight wasn’t going … Continue reading →

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Numbers stations via telephone

Posted on 1 June 2006 by Chris Barrus

I’ve been interested in numbers stations for awhile now (and yes I still listen to the Conet Project set), but the whole numbers/spy station saga has taken an unusual, but perhaps not unexpected direction. A numbers station has been found, … Continue reading →

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