A few things have bubbled to the top lately… here they are:
Personal Finance
Tom’s Inflation Calculator
I was looking for a calculator that would tell me how much my current salary would have been worth in 1990, and this fit the bill perfectly. You can also see whether the relative price of gas (for example) has really gone up in the past 40+ years. The calculations are based on US Dept. of Labor statistics going back to 1914.
Terribly Exciting
This is an excellent article by Ben Stein on “what’s new and hot and exciting (or terrible) in the world of money today.” So far everything I’ve read by Stein has been, at a minimum, well-written, intelligent, and thought-provoking, and this is no exception.
Free Online Tax Preparation and E-Filing From the IRS
Get Rich Slowly reminds us that qualifying individuals can e-file their federal taxes for free.
Sci-Fi
Feedback: A Hero’s Calling
Ever wonder what happened to Feedback, the winner from Who Wants to be a Superhero? I don’t know if this is part of the official follow-up to his victory (doesn’t seem like it is), but it was interesting to see that he hasn’t been forgotten.
Star Trek IX writers give clues
A few minor spoilers, but nothing that you won’t eventually hear in a trailer for this JJ Abrams led project.
Lucas Talks: Star Wars on Television
Finally! Some more info on the new CGI-animated series and some rumblings about the live-action show. The page links to a short audio segment from a longer interview with Lucas.
Kring has fate of Heroes mapped – SPOILER ALERT
I did NOT click through to the spoilers themselves, but here’s a confirmation that Tim Kring, the show’s creator, knows what happens to each of the Heroes, and has the show pretty well mapped out. Here’s the intro quote:
On a panel at the Museum of Television and Radio William S. Paley Festival this weekend, “Heroes” creator Tim Kring told the audience present that he knows the fate of every one of the Heroes and has their destiny for the end of Season One all mapped out.
Although he is putting the finishing touches to the script for the season one finale, Kring stated “I know everyone’s fate.”
Whoops… Battlestar Galactica is on soon… gotta go!
[tags]Heroes, Tim Kring, Star Wars, Star Trek, movies, sci-fi, personal finance, Ben Stein, inflation calculators, taxes[/tags]
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