Nuclear War Survival Skills (PDF)

Nuclear War Survival Skills (PDF)
Nuclear War Survival Skills is a guide to getting through the inevitable forthcoming nuclear devastation of America and the radioactive immolation of the last and greatest of human dreams. Written in 1986 by Cresson Kearny, it’ll take you through everything from gathering food to the proper ventilation of backyard bunkers. This updated and expanded edition of Nuclear War Survival Skills... Read More

Sci-Fi Sundays: The Original Science Fiction Stories, March 1957

Sci-Fi Sundays: The Original Science Fiction Stories, March 1957
This is such a wonderful cover. The look on the lady’s face, the ridiculous zero-G fighting, and the bullets in the ray-gun are all fantastic. As I was looking over all the details on this cover though, I began to see a different story. Look at their clothing. The style is about what you’d expect from 50’s science fiction, with tight boots... Read More

That damn dragon

That damn dragon
So last night the Year of the Dragon wanted its last laugh at us. It wasn’t happy with trashing the engine in my car last week. Nor did it think smashing our internet connection at home over the past 3 weeks was enough fun – 16Mb down to 1Mb and dropouts every minute (damn annoying trying the play MOHW multiplayer).... Read More

Downfall of the SMH. How a once quality newspaper has lost its way.

Downfall of the SMH. How a once quality newspaper has lost its way.
Editorial and quality control standards at the Sydney Morning Herald have dropped dramatically, and it’s really annoying me. Do you remember about two months ago the big brouhaha of how Fairfax were going outsource all subediting work for its flagship Sydney and Melbourne newspapers, losing 82 jobs in the process. And then about a month ago Greg Hywood, CEO and... Read More