Saturday, May 21, 2005

A Day in the Afterlife of PKD I'm surprised I only just saw this recently, but the BBC broadcast an excellent hour-long special on PKD in 1994 entitled "A Day in the Afterlife of PKD." It includes interviews with his wives, friends, biographers, other science fiction writers, and Terry Gilliam, as well as a cameo by Elvis Costello. Philip K Dick Fans (your source for everything PKD) has a link to the video in Real format. I recommend it enthusiastically. 1:24:59 PM    comment [] Space advertising A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies ... A chance to begin again in a golden land filled with opportunity and adventure ... ABCNews reports that the FAA is attempting to modify its regulations to ensure its ability to enforce its ban on space advertising. The worry: "Objects placed in orbit, if large enough, could be seen by people around the world for long periods of time," the FAA said in a regulatory filing. Currently, the FAA lacks the authority to enforce the existing law. For instance, outsized billboards deployed by a space company into low Earth orbit could appear as large as the moon and be seen without a telescope, the FAA said. Big and bright advertisements might hinder astronomers. "Large advertisements could destroy the darkness of the night sky," regulators said. It will be interesting to see how long they'll be able to hold out. I wonder what the first space advertisement will be. Any guesses? Here's mine: Be all that you can be ... After all, we all know that space forces are the way of the future. [Via Coast to Coast AM] 1:08:27 PM    comment []

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