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NaNoWriMo Reopens
National Novel Writing Month: Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. Details: http://www.nanowrimo.org/
Story Idea: ‘Genetic Engineering at Home’
"Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, these hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic engineering." Read story
UFO Pilots Speak Out!
Recently, the Planet Magazine offices received the following message from "The UFO Pilots Ass'n of Testbed Earth". Interestingly, it came in via traditional fax. We were able to verify the information as correct, however, via the 1-866 contact number on the press release. When we called to ask, "A fax, WTF?! LOL!!", the alien representative … Continue reading UFO Pilots Speak Out!
Advertising Notice
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Spare the Rod…
...and spoil the reactor.
Smooth Sailing for Transoceanic Trucking
These are seemingly dark days in the transoceanic trucking industry. The seas are as deep and gloomy as they've ever been. Lotsa truck cabs are unheated and unpressurized, and they typically crumple under the pressure of even one aquasphere. More important, the goods being transported get wet, and flatter, even if they were wet and … Continue reading Smooth Sailing for Transoceanic Trucking
Skeptic
We are skeptics. We've looked at all the evidence, and we nonetheless do not believe that the strange phenomenon being reported by people from all walks of life reflects an underlying reality. Sure, reputable people have come forth as sworn witnesses: doctors, policemen on duty, lawyers, even children. But when they relay bizarre stories of … Continue reading Skeptic
Year-end Self-Evaluation
The annual year-end evaluation process has just been completed at Planet Magazine. While it's easy enough -- and fun -- to judge others, it's always difficult for employees to write a year-end self-evaluation, especially for our justifiably harsh alien overlords/managers, as there are only so many ways to gloss over the many deficiencies of not … Continue reading Year-end Self-Evaluation
How We Won The Clone War
When The Clone War started up, my comrades and I in The Rebel Federation quickly determined that it was an exact duplicate of an earlier war, known simply as The War. A war that we had won. So we carefully did everything exactly the same again, using, ironically, clones of soldiers who had fallen in … Continue reading How We Won The Clone War
