OMG: AWESOME New Tron Legacy Trailer
…and awesome only begins to cover it. Seriously. Check it out: [Via Gizmodo]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Thoughts on Going PC: A Decade-Long Mac User Makes Peace with Microsoft
My post from a few weeks ago, detailing why I’d decided to switch to a PC from a Mac, really got some of your blood boiling. While there were a few folks utterly aghast at my decision to nix the shiny world of Apple for the starker, more sterile world of Microsoft, on the whole, [...]
Sperm Docs on Laptops: Legs Akimbo!
Laptop cooling pads may do little to help prevent raised testicular temperature — a potential cause of fertility problems — according to a new study. Instead the best policy may be for men to keep their legs apart. The study, published in the Fertility and Sterility magazine, looked into ways of mitigating the effects of [...]
Ender’s Game Fan-Made Movie Trailer
Youtube user stevendavishoops613 used audio and video clips from Star Trek, Star Wars episodes I and II, Starship Troopers, Serenity, Soldier, Tron: Legacy, and a bunch of other movies, to create this cool trailer for a fictional Ender’s Game movie. Check it out: [Via Topless Robot]
Link Didn’t Get The Sword [Video]
Swordsmen don’t like to be burdened by unnecessary items. Like swords. [Via]
Monsters Having Fun [Pics]
Monsters having fun: Because everybody needs to have fun sometimes, even bad guys.
Kill Bill Cake [PIC]
Barbarann Garrad from Cake Rhapsody created this awesome Kill Bill-themed cake for her daughter’s 9th birthday. Check it out: The bottom represents “the bride”… the scene in which Beatrice is gunned down in the opening scene. There is white bridal lace with blood and realistic chocolate bullets. The next tier is a Japanese pagoda. This [...]
Why You Should Only Buy Linux Pre-Installed on your Systems
By Mackenzie Morgan Contributing Writer, [GAS] Many Linux users are geeks, and vice versa, and geeks can build their own systems or at least install an OS, so why should we buy systems with Linux pre-installed? Why is it so important if the OS is free? Let’s talk about a little thing called “market share.” [...]
First Star Trek 2 Promo Pic?
A few days ago, Simon Pegg (Scotty from Star Trek 2009) tweeted this to his followers: Could this possibly be the first promo picture for the upcoming Star Trek movie? If it is, it’s kind of disappointing, don’t you think? [Via]
Maths skills boosted by electrical impulse
Researchers at Oxford University have found that an electrical current applied to the brain could improve mathematical performance. It doesn’t mean we’ll all be zapping our brains and retraining as mathematicians, but it could bring new ways to treat the effects of strokes and degenerative conditions. The study involved passing a one milliamp current through [...]
Super-Secret Delivery Procedures Document Revealed [PIC]
Ever wondered why when you’re expecting a package at home, you always seem to end up with a stupid indecipherable hand written note asking you to pick up your delivery at the neareast service point? Here’s why: Thanks John!
Monday morning links serving: The November 8th edition
-Google bars data from Facebook as rivalry heats up Google Inc will begin blocking Facebook and other Web services from accessing its users’ information, highlighting an intensifying rivalry between the two Internet giants. -WOW: The Most Amazing Stunts You’ll Ever See Now those people are totally insane! -Switched On: The iPadification of Mac OS Google: [...]
