Mark Nathan Stafford made this “Bones” teapot fashioned in the likeness of DeForest “Dr McCoy” Kelley’s noggin: “Stoneware. Dimensions: 11 inches in height by 9 inches in width by 9 inches in depth. 2011. Pours from left ear.” Doctor Bones Teapot ( via Neatorama )

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Teapot shaped like Dr McCoy’s head

Note: This is nowhere nearthe whole graphic (apparently the future is loooooooong), click HERE to see the whole thing. This is a giant infographic designed by Michael Hobson featuring sci-fi movies and television shows based in the future and what humanity has to look forward to during a particular period. SPOILER: nothing good. Just sayin’, if I had died yesterday I wouldn’t be complaining. Get it? I’d be too busy watching you all undress as a ghost! OMG OMG — I saw this one dude that looked like he had tits on his back. I went in for a motorboat but my face went right through him! The Future According To Films [visual.ly] Thanks to skamondongo, who agrees the future is looking pretty bleak for anybody but androids.

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The Future (According To Sci-Fi Film And TV)

The BBC has a good story about Intel’s Tomorrow Project, through which Brian David Johnson, Intel’s Chief Futurist, gets science fiction writers to produce “science fiction prototypes” that spark discussions in the engineering and product groups. I wrote a novella for Brian, “Knights of the Rainbow Table,” which will be going live shortly (Intel publishes the work it commissions for everyone to see and use). The Tomorrow Project is led by Intel futurist Brian David Johnson, who regards the scheme as an important way to assess future technology trends. “When we design chips to go into your television, your computers, your phones - we need to do it about five or ten years in advance. We need to have an understanding of what people will want to do with those devices,” said Mr Johnson. “What science fiction does is give us a way to think about the implications of the technologies that we’re building, for the people who will actually be using them.” Intel recruits sci-fi writers to dream up future tech

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Intels Tomorrow Project: prototyping tomorrows devices with science fiction

The Science Fiction Message Board is once again gearing up for its annual “Author August” in which a different author’s work is featured for discussion each day. This year’s authors include some of my favorites, including Vernor Vinge (Aug 1); Pat Cadigan (Aug 15) and Madeleine L’Engle (Aug 29).

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Science Fiction Message Boards annual Author August

Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the original publication of The Difference Engine , William Gibson and Bruce Sterling’s seminal cyberpunk alternate history about a Victorian England dominated by mechanical computers. I was privileged to write the introduction to this 20th Anniversary special edition, which also includes new material from Bill and Bruce about the book’s creation. It came out today, and I can’t wait to get my copy! The Difference Engine

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Difference Engine 20th anniversary edition

Gweek is Boing Boing’s podcast about comic books, science fiction & fantasy, video games and board games, tools, gadgets, apps, and other neat stuff. In this episode, Rob and Mark interview Jonah Weiner, the author of “Where Do Dwarf-Eating Carp Come From?” an article in the New York Times Magazine about the game Dwarf Fortress. Show notes: 1. Dwarf Fortress, Rob’s experience with the game. 2. The amazing crime comic book mini series Blue Estate . 3. Boing Boing switches from Movable Type to WordPress and hopefully gets a lot faster. 4. LEGO Mindstorms . 5. Dexter Industries’ Sensors for LEGO Mindstorms 6. Six Days , by Philip Webb. 7. Interview with Jonah Weiner, author of Dwarf Fortress article in the NY Times Magazine . 8. 1000 True Fans , by Kevin Kelly. 9. Dungeons of Dredmor . 10. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup . Download Gweek 010 as an MP3 | Subscribe to Gweek via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS | Download single episodes of Gweek as MP3s

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Gweek 010: Losing is Fun!

Did I really get drunk at lunch and spend the last two hours asleep on the john ? You know I did! And since my brain never recovered from the nap (plus my legs fell asleep and I beat my face on the towel bar standing up), here’s a little burlesque cosplay action to end the week. LA Weekly reporter/photographer Erin Broadly sent me these shots from the recent ‘Ladies of Sci-Fi Burlesque’ show at Bordello (do you need a gaffer next time?) including “Pris from Blade Runner , Ripley from the Alien franchise, Maria from Metropolis , Aeon Flux, Barbarella and Metroid’s Samus Aran.” I posted a SFW shot or two from each act after the jump, but you’ll need to check out LA Weekly’s coverage for the full 42-picture set (some NSFW ). So yeah, if you need me I’ll be drunk for the next 72 hours. Did I say 72? Because I meant 48. No, no I didn’t either. Somebody’s writing tyrannosaurs wrecked on Monday! Hit the jump for a bunch more and link to the entire gallery.

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Sci-Fi Strippin’: More Cosplay Burlesque Action

Hey, Bostonites! I’ll see you tonight at the Harvard Bookstore (1256 Mass Ave) at 7PM for the US launch of my new novel, Makers ! (New Yorkers, and Philadelphians — see you later this week!) US/Canada tour

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A concept by Croatian designer Zoran Sunjic , these LED handrails could help light dark stairways to prevent commuter spills, tumbles, or muggings. Should these handrails ever see the light of day (har), I trust they’ll be available in teal or turquoise. From LED bikes to RAZR-like radar detectors , Tron-like aesthetics really are in full effect. [ Toxel via Design Launches via New Launches ]

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Tron-Watch ‘09: LED Handrails

James White, the brilliant designer responsible for BBG’s spectral background and much else besides , created this gorgeous poster for the forthcoming movie, Tron Legacy. This isn’t official by any means, but it would certainly be a dream job to design a poster for the film, especially since they slated the mighty Daft Punk to create the score. So if anyone at Disney reads this, give me a call End of Line.

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Power On Self Test: Tron Legacy