Over 395,000 individuals listed their religion in the most recent U.K. Census as Jedi.  That would make Jedi the fourth largest religion in the U.K.  Some members of this faith have petitioned the U.N. for recognition by the United Nations.

Original Story >>>  And then God said, 'Let there be dorks!' (Orlando Sentinel)  A couple of London science-fiction enthusiasts are petitioning the United Nations to formally recognize the Jedi Knights of Star Wars fame as a legitimate religion.

Apparently the days when an individual could hammer out his own piece of intellectual property and produce something interesting, meaningful, and dare we say popular are not past us quite yet.

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Internet-Only Science Fiction Film Achieves Sudden Popularity (SYS-CON Media)
BORG WAR, an independently produced, feature-length, animated science fiction adventure, was created using machinima, a filmmaking technique that harnesses computer games to create raw footage. 'Making the movie only cost $200 in software and the time I would have normally spent playing video games,' says producer/director Geoffrey James.

Robots staffing restaurants, ray guns guarding airports, robots and people becoming indistinguisable from each other, it certainly seems as if the days of Star Trek are upon us.  In fact, some of the new technologies we are seeing are perhaps, more fantastic than many of the featured ideas from the series.  Sure warp drive is still beyond our reach; but, according to Ray Kurzweil, immortality is only 30 years away! 

Here's a few stories highlighting our chaning times.

Two Companies Vie To Protect Airports (The Aero-News Network)
Which is Better: Ray Gun Or Laser? If you hear the expression "shields up", you may not be watching a scie ...

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