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Posted by Joshua S. Hill

April 4, 2007

Well, I’ve just gotten home from a walk which took me to lunch with Rach and back again, and I was listening to my podcasts as I walked. So I decided to share with you - those who do not listen to podcasts due to obvious lacking of cool-ness - the pearls that I am reguarly informed upon.

Firstly, it turns out in a poll of 3000 SFX readers that Serenity is the world’s greatest Sci-Fi movie. In a BBC article, it turns out that Serenity beat out Star Wars (presumably the original trilogy, not just A New Hope), and Blade Runner.

1. Serenity
2. Star Wars
3. Blade Runner
4. Planet of the Apes
5. The Matrix
6. Alien
7. Forbidden Planet
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey
9. The Terminator
10. Back to the Future
Source: SFX magazine

Now, don’t get me wrong, I adore Serenity (and Firefly for that matter too!). However, there is no way that it beats out the Star Wars trilogy. And, in all honesty - in my opinion, it has a hard time beating out Blade Runner. It’s a leap above the rest - with the possible exception of cult classic 2001, but still - this has to be a result of some serious Browncoat-ing.

Also, the first of April brought about the release of two new Google beta projects; GMail Paper and Google TiSP. My favorite - Paper - is going to be a revolution throughout the world, so that those of us who are anti-printers will still be able to acquire their emails in hard copies. Check out the links for more information.

And finally, have you found yourself in the firing line of the RIAA with a DMCA takedown notice recently? Not sure what to do about it? Can’t afford high-priced legal representation to simply reply? Then chillingeffects.org is for you! With a treasure-trove of information about your online rights, and ‘fill in the blank’ DMCA reply forms - this site really is one to bookmark.

And that’s it from me now - I think I’ve spent enough time here, so maybe Lord of War will be ready to watch now… :)

Cheers,

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