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Sf wars what is best post your lists here

Continuing the discussion from Celebrate Star Trek’s 50th anniversary by revisiting Deep Space Nine: Post your list of different sf shows in order of quality and remember everyone else is wrong.

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I googled “crazy eyebrows”. [image]

Homemade kludges and other bodged up tools

Who else uses a finishing nail with the head cut off as a drill bit? This is useful when drilling at awkward angles where a slight misalignment can break a small bit. This was my standard kludge when doing projects with children that involved drilling pilot holes, because few eight-year-olds can use a 1/16" bit without snapping it. eta: No, smartasses, I wasn’t drilling pilot holes in children. What do you take me for?

Stellar engineering: Dyson spheres, Niven rings, and maybe something ambitious

I recall reading an article in Analog which discussed such things…

Memebranes and other accidental words

I made a kept making a spelling mistake while typing the word membrane the other day. This led to a new word memebrane. Anyone else got accidental words they want to put on the word market.