Posted: 30^th April 2012

Hello, Goodbye, Hello

You see that dolphin? Of course you do.

That's a friendly h2g2 dolphin. It's not saying, 'So long, and thanks for all the fish.' No sirree. It's saying. . .

Yep, it's that time. As we go to press, Pliny's tentative launch date is 5th/6th May, but subscribe to Announcements for the latest. Don't Panic! You'll love this new stuff, and it won't interfere with your ability to view this page in Brunel, Alabaster, or Classic Goo.

For more information on Pliny – what it does, and who to thank for it – check out our special, stop-press, exclusive virtual interview with Pliny's creator, Pastey. (He generously gave us a few moments of his time in between chasing pesky bugs.)

The Post has a large issue this week. Lots of fun things to read and enjoy: enigmatic cartoons, fascinating wildlife, fiction, poetry, and snarkiness galore. Dig into Deety's gardening tips. Enjoy (sic) the last Virtual Library Reading List from Jabberwock & Co. Check the ASCII solution and take a new scifi quiz.

See you later, I'm going to go swim with that dolphin.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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  NPL Launches New Guide Framework


Pastey tells all in Post Exclusive.

(We've got you covered.)

• 24 Lies a Second: Avengers

Awix has the skinny

on the latest cinematic treat.

• No-Plant, Dig Only
  
  Vegetable Patch


Deety knows, tells more

than you bargained for

• Colours of Wildlife:
  
  Southern Yellowbilled Hornbill


Willem's got the goods

on a beautiful bird.

• 
  The h2g2 Poem:
  
  Restaurant in the Park


You get what you need

At ALS's restaurant.

• 
  Short Story:
  
  The Antipodean


A fictional visitor.

Pheroneous takes you there.

• Musical Notes:
  
  Young Musicians

More competition.

h5ringer has the story.

• Gheorgheniplex:
  
  Bye-bye Discovery


The shuttle flew over.

Washington bid a fond farewell.

• The h2g2 Virtual Library
  
  Unreal Reading List: Part 5


All good things come to an end.

So does this list.

• 
  Paper Cuts:
  
  A Perfect Gentleman


Spimcoot and a perfect gentleman.

(Quiet in the back.)

• 
  Bang Said The Gun
  


Manchester's live poetry scene.

It's back with a bang.

• 
  Writing Right with Dmitri:
  
  Dressing your Characters


Give them some nice fashions.

(They might want to go out.)

• Babe Among the Stars:
  
  May

GB brings us the Mega Moon

and a Blackened Sun.

• ASCII Picture Quiz 5:
  
  Solution


Icy's answers to

the much-discussed pics.

• The Post Early Modern
  
  Science Fiction Quiz


How well do you know your

17th-century spacecraft?

• 
  Duck Tails:
  
  Pie


Anthea says, 'Not pi.

Pie.'

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