^— Christ, what an asshole.

I considered applying for half a second, then I remembered I don't like people that much. Though I will grudgingly concede that the Gawker Media commentariot is better than most I've seen on general-interest websites.

No. Just no. This is my community, and I'll use it to the full extent. We are friendly people here.

Its a good thing Zimmerman didn't fire shots into air harming no one to scare away a real threat. Then it would have gone badly for him.

The cover artist here: I hope everyone likes the cover. I'm going to get a little self-promoty here so bear with me. A few people expressed interest in a poster and/or t-shirt version of the cover, and we've decided to make those available here:

The Koru flag, proposed as a flag for New Zealand.

Flag of Pomerania (region in Poland)

The Welsh flag has a bad ass dragon on it. Dragons are cooler than wool hats on sticks., sorry Pereira, Chile!

So many neat little nuggets of history on this map! Chrissy Field still had an airstrip, for example. Plus, our house was built in 1938; it is neat to see a picture of it when it was brand new. Many thanks for posting this.

Though I think your point would absolutely have been valid in the 1950s or even the 60s, times have changed a lot since then. Now women can choose to wear costumes that were once worn out of obligation. When a woman like me or Emily has the option to wear jeans and a t-shirt to work and nobody gives us flack, it's a…

The price of that Jem doll is truly outrageous. Truly truly outrageous.

we can dance.... you can dance...

No problem

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I don't buy it — at least not in the suggested timescale — but it's a fascinating idea and great fodder for SF stories.

Don't fall for it! Bookstores? Do you really believe those still exist?

Not to be that person but seriously, come to Canada. We don't have cooties (anymore)! Or you know what? We'll make our own io9 meetup! With blackjack! And hookers! Wait, forget about the meetup!