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		<title>Episode 0031: Free Content vs. Paying the Creator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of The Secret Lair, we&#8217;re joined by hacktivist and digital culture commentator Thomas &#8220;cmdln&#8221; Gideon and a bit later in the episode by author and DIY enthusiast Matthew Wayne Selznick (Brave Men Run). The topic is one near and dear to our hearts: free content. This time out, we&#8217;re looking at free [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/03/07/episode-0031-free-content-vs-paying-the-creator/</link>
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		<title>Lair Links for 2010.03.05</title>
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Happy Birthday, Overlord Miller! The minions chipped in to get you something special. Unfortunately, they went to Dr. Cmar for gift-giving advice.
Q: What do you get when you cross zombie infestation with differential equations?
A: A headache.
&#8220;[O]nce [your] movie is over two hours long, you really shouldn&#8217;t be allowed to use slow mo at all. That [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/03/05/lair-links-for-2010-03-05/</link>
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		<title>Contest Winner: Name Overlord Johnson&#8217;s Laptop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Overlords would like to extend their thanks to everyone who entered the Name Overlord Johnson&#8217;s Laptop Contest. We received nearly seventy unique entries, some of which had us consulting Wikipedia and others not even the all-knowing all-seeing Google could provide any insight into. In all the entries, there were only three duplicates: Abbott &#38; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/03/04/contest-winner-name-overlord-johnsons-laptop/</link>
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		<title>Review: Halting State by Charles Stross</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On my recent trip to Atlanta, I took along my copy of Charles Stross&#8217;s The Atrocity Archives. I finished it (review to come on an upcoming episode of the podcast), and was looking for something to read on the flight home. There, on the bottom shelf of the smallest SF section I&#8217;d ever seen was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/03/04/review-halting-state-by-charles-stross/</link>
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		<title>Unfinished: Stacks of Shame</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do Stephen King&#8217;s The Stand, Connie Willis&#8217; Doomsday Book, Robert Ludlum&#8217;s The Bourne Identity, Jim Butcher&#8217;s Fool Moon and Patricia Highsmith&#8217;s The Talented Mr. Ripley all have in common? I haven&#8217;t finished them. I have dozens of books at home that I&#8217;ve never even begun reading for one reason or another,1 but these are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/03/02/unfinished-stacks-of-shame/</link>
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		<title>Lair Links for 2010.02.25</title>
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Han Rolos! With a Chewy center!
Musical/visual gizmo may consume your time. All of it.
The Mighty Otyugh
D&#38;D Soda?
Post-Apocalyptic Strawberry Shortcake and Friends


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		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/02/25/lair-links-for-2010-02-25/</link>
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		<title>Bring on the Bad Science!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recently-published article in The Guardian calls for science-fiction films to obey the laws of physics. Starship Troopers, The Core and Angels &#38; Demons are all cited as examples of &#8220;the film industry&#8217;s worst abuses of science&#8221;. The &#8220;bugs&#8221; in Starship Troopers would be crushed by the weight of their own exoskeletons,1 the Earth&#8217;s core [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/02/24/bring-on-the-bad-science/</link>
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		<title>Lair Links for 2010.02.19</title>
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Giant Spider Crab escapes from the Dr. Cmar&#8217;s Lab. Captain Tortuga, if you&#8217;re out there, be wary.
This is an Improper Use of Slugs.
There is a Steampunk Exhibition in Nova Albion. Or, Emeryville, CA, if you live in the mundane world. Get your tickets now.
The true meaning of Love.
Cleveland is getting it&#8217;s own ComicCon.
On a more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/02/19/lair-links-for-2010-02-19/</link>
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		<title>TRICKSTERS, Episode 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(New to the series? Start with Episode 1)
&#8220;A  brand? Of three fishes?  You are sure?&#8221; Slick William looked at them from across the counter.
Slick William Baumgarter plied his trade in a humble storefront off the ever-bustling Bondmakers&#8217; Court.  The location placed him in a perfect position for two things: drafting official documents, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/02/19/tricksters-episode-3/</link>
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		<title>Love Dr. Strange or: How I Learned To Stop Waiting for DC and Love Marvel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(A review of the animated cartoon Super Hero Squad)
Let&#8217;s start with confessions. I&#8217;m a DC Comics fan. Always have been. I am, in particular, a Superman fan with an appreciation for several other DC properties. Although I don&#8217;t collect comics and read them only occasionally, I carry a Superman pocket watch, my cell phone and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesecretlair.com/main/2010/02/17/love-dr-strange-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-waiting-for-dc-and-love-marvel/</link>
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