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- Scientists have discovered near Earth-sized planets.
- SciFi to SciFact: Self-Tying Laces
- Experience “Hamlet” in the original Klingon
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- James Cameron wants to compete with “Star Trek” and “Star Wars.”
- Why did we never get a “Flash Gordon 2?”
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TV Talk: The creators of “Robot Chicken” are trying a new twist on reality television.
Interview: It’s the second half of our interview with Billy West. You might know Billy from some of his many voice roles on “Futurama.” This week, we talk to him a bit about how he got started.
In the Future:
- John Cusack will star as Edgar Allen Poe.
- What’s the latest on “Kick Ass 2?”
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talking about automated shoe laces tightening system.
as somebody with an arthritic hip i would say that there is a market for those with limited flexibility. slip on shoes slip off too easily. would have thought by now that there’d be a simple solution. have to have a think about it. a geeks work is never done. 🙂
Way back in my 30’s (more than a few moons ago) I got fed up with shoe laces, and moved on to New Balance Velcro Walkers. (here’s what they look like: http://bit.ly/ayYVXC)
No I don’t have arthritis (at least not bad enough for it to hamper my movements), but I like the ability to adjust the snugness of my shoes with great precision, and not have it change with continuous wearing.
Sure, not stylish, but as I long ago realized, it’s far more important to do and live for one’s self, and not others.
well sneakers are well and good. but in ireland they offer too little protection against irish weather in terms of rain and cold. also when i’m working on hardware i prefer shoes with toe protection. the one and only time i worked on a server build in sneakers the unit with 2 redundant power supplies and the scsi raid array decided to fall on my foot.
it’s amazing how many new swear words you can invent while hopping on one foot! 🙂
when it’s happens in front of customers i use the swear words from sci fi. from judge dredds drokk and stomm to klingons pahtak!
as for stylish. i’ve never worked a job were i need a suit. 40 this year and have been offered jobs in banks it departments. i avoid dress code jobs like the plague.
Hi ya’ll were mentioning the itunes ping thing. In the same category I really like Blip.fm. It’s like twitter with music and I you can listen to a single dj stream just like you can see all the tweets from a twitter friend.
I really enjoyed this set of interviews. I’ve always had a fascination with cartoon voice actors.
Man! I so want to just hang out and have a beer with Billy …
Agreed! Billy is AAAAWESOME! He had some great bits that he was doing before we recorded. I’m hoping he actually does come to Phoenix in the near future and can drink whisky with us!
Just listened to these two on a road trip, and DEAR GOD… please learn how to conduct an interview, instead of just letting the guest ramble on about random bullshit.
WildNelson… You haven’t been listening long, have you. If you have, you’d know that these guys *do* know how to conduct an interview. Sometimes the interviews are very structured, and other times they’re more like friendly conversations. I suggest catching up a bit on past episodes, and then conducting an interview or 200 yourself and see if it’s as easy as you seem to think. 🙂
From what I’ve heard, SoSF is the embodiment of random ramblings. It’s what makes it special. That said, Gazerbeam is dead on: Despite the randomness, the SoSF crew is very professional when it comes to the show. Note that professionalism doesn’t mean not having fun. 🙂