Just 11 months before his death in 2001, famous author Douglas Adams answered questions from Slashdot readers. And Slashdot reader Informativity still remembers how Adams (also a Doctor Who script editor) had included a supercomputer named Deep Thought in his first book which spent 7.5 million years to determine that the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and…
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Darth Vader Actor From Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Dies at Age 85
Reuters reports: David Prowse, the English actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, has died aged 85, his management company said on Sunday… The champion weightlifter-turned-actor starred as the body, but not the voice, of one of cinema’s best-known villains. Director George Lucas opted to dub another voice onto Prowse’s portrayal of the towering, masked antagonist Darth…
Doctor Who’s Sonic Pioneers Will Turn the Internet Into a Giant Musical Instrument
“The Radiophonic Workshop has always broken new sonic ground, from the Doctor Who theme to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Now they’re at it again — this time using the internet as a musical instrument,” reports the Guardian. “The band includes composers from the original BBC Radiophonic Workshop, which created soundtracks for most BBC shows from the 60s to the…
Physicist solves time travel paradox problem
Physics student Germain Tobar has come up with the mathematics for what he calls ‘paradox-free’ time travel. From ‘Doctor Who’ to ‘Back to the Future’… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339815/physicist-solves-time-travel-paradox-problem…
Why New Zealand decided to go for full elimination of the coronavirus
Michael Baker, the doctor who devised New Zealand’s aggressive coronavirus response, explains what inspired his successful strategy. Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2246858-why-new-zealand-decided-to-go-for-full-elimination-of-the-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Patrolling Dalek orders people to self-isolate
One of Doctor Who’s most iconic villains was filmed patrolling the streets ordering people to stay at home. If the threat of a police fine isn’t enoug… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336125/patrolling-dalek-orders-people-to-self-isolate…
The Story of The Doctor Who Ordered America’s First Covid-19 Lockdown
Long-time Slashdot reader bsharma shared the story of doctor/public health officer who “went first,” ordering America’s very first coronavirus lockdown in six counties on March 16th after the identification of only the 7th known case of Covid-19 in the United States. The Bay Area Newsgroup reports that on January 31st, Cody’s cellphone rang at 6:49 a.m. “You’ve got your first positive,”…
German Leader Angela Merkel in Quarantine after Her Doctor Tests Positive for Coronavirus
An anonymous reader quotes the Associated Press: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Merkel’s spokesman said the German chancellor was informed about the doctor’s test shortly after holding a news conference Sunday announcing new measures to curb the spread of…
Blake’s 7 Actor Paul Darrow Dies At 78
simpz writes: Actor Paul Darrow, who played the greatest antihero in Blake’s 7, Kerr Avon, has passed away. Avon was one of the few (only) computer experts in sci-fi to not be portrayed as a stereotyped geek. He also appeared in Doctor Who.
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Watch Six New Short Alien Films: Created to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Ridley Scott’s Film
Alien came out 40 years ago this month, not that its age shows in the least. The terror of the ever-diminishing crew of the Nostromo trapped on their ship with the merciless extraterrestrial monster of the title remains as visceral as it was in 1979, and the dank, pre-digital confines of its setting have taken on a […]
Watch Six New Short <i>Alien</i> Films:…