Canada's Worst Handyman Season Six

And the lineup is

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I missed this

And I was not aware that the announcement of OBL's death came during Celebrity Apprentice's time slot....

Some else can use this

This combined with the fact that I am rereading Nourse's Star Surgeon suggests a setting where the One Thing Earthicans Do Better Than Anyone Else is teach. I'm sure there's a way of doing it without it being a What These People Need is a Human book....

Mike Brotherton's What’s Right and Wrong with the Hugo Awards

[M]y main complaint about the Hugos these days is that some of the categories are just stupid or confusing, and some that should exist don’t. Let me elaborate.

Of course, being self-centered, the bit I'm going to highlight here is this proposed change:

Get rid of fan writer and fan artist awards in favor of awards for best genre-related article (e.g. in a fanzine, blog, where ever) and best genre-related comic (online, fanzine, wherever). I was the Missouri Amateur Chess Co-Champion in 1986, and I know exactly what that means and what it doesn’t. It’s not in the same class as being a professional champion, and it’s kind of embarrassing in my opinion.

I thought about limiting this to past and present nominees

But generally people miss intended limits on who is supposed to respond to polls.

[Poll #1738000]

I thought about limiting this to past and present nominees

But generally people miss intended limits on who is supposed to respond to polls.

[Poll #1738000]