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IGN - Lucasfilm reveals Star Wars High Republic project Looks like they're plannign to do a new "period" piece as such.

PS: It really, actually exists...

From a couple of years ago, but kind of interesting to stumble upon it... I wonder how far it's advanced now? Wired - Biohackers encoded malware into DNA strand

ArsTechnica - Georgia Tech physicists unlock the secret to perfect wok-tossed fried rice

I was actually wearing different ones each day. That was the velvet one. I also went with a rather nice silk style.

Remember to keep an eye out for https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-sith-lords-restored-content-mod-tslrcm if you haven't already tried it.

Unfortunately, it was one of those where I got too caught up in doing things, to actually make sure to take a bunch of pictures myself...

Well as someone pointed out, there's been a steady drip-feeding of media books and films along the lines of Hunger Games where the kids of the world have been fed a diet of "hey, when there's a dystopian controlling government, you can be a Katniss" for the last decade or two. Is it any surprise when things seem to feel like growing dystopian controlling governments happen.. people start talking as if they're Katniss?

ExtremeTech - What's this, it's not the grand canyon...

And delayed Happy Birthday Nep... Got back in from Atlanta late yesterday, currently dealing with the joys of stormy weathers and jet lag. Now I need to unpack and do the laundry thing. Did have a blast at AnachroCon, although it was the last oen to be held. Met a bunch of new people, and got a slew of invites/demands that I come back for DragonCon over the summer. I've got plenty of holiday left, so I'll have to see whether work will let me do that around then and what my budget would be like....

For the not un-expected news... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/business/wuhan-coronavirus-journalists.html

Be very.. very.. careful.

And here it comes...

It would kind of be nice to see Starfleet Intelligence turn up and not to be shady, running counter to Federation rules, and not having half-corrupt Starfleet officers involved.