After emailing the author (Virtual Shackles) for permission to repost this on [GAS], here’s what he replied: Sure thing, though for civil disobedience purposes we at virtual shackles do prefer that you steal it. Done Mike. Thanks! [Virtual Shackles]
Check out this series of totally awesome pictures retelling some of this year’s most notable event (as reported by the press) entirely made out of LEGO. [Source: Flickr – qantrell]
YouTube for Schools lets schools access free educational YouTube videos while limiting access to other YouTube content. Students can learn from more than 400,000 educational videos, from well-known organizations like Stanford, PBS and TED, and from up-and-coming YouTube partners with millions of views, like Khan Academy, Steve Spangler Science and numberphile. Schools can also customize […]
A federal agency has urged state legislatures to introduce a flat-out ban on any cellphone use by drivers, except in genuine emergencies. Previous proposals at both state and federal level have varied in scope, with some states banning texting or handheld use of phones by drivers. Now the National Transportation Safety Board is going a […]
This awesome music video was inspired by the “Things That Are Not Steampunk” category from regretsy.com. [Via The Mary Sue]
The top 10 memes of 2011 according to knowyourmeme.com. [Know Your Meme]
This Godzilla-shaped Christmas was spotted back in 2011 inside the Aqua City Odaiba shopping mall in Tokyo, Japan. [Via Blastr]
The official video about Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg, the largest model railway in the world, and one of the most successful tourist attractions in Germany. On the 1.300 m² large layout, far more than a thousand trains, aircrafts, cars and ships move about. A wonder of the world in miniature. [Wunderland]
Adam from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia just sent in this picture of their awesome christmas tree which you see above sitting on top of a beowulf cluster, making it the most geektastic thing you’ll see today if you’re an IT geek like me. Thanks Adam!
Marvel kicked off their latest Big Event with a virtual press conference yesterday where the team behind the new Avengers versus X-Men title joined in. Like many fans, I too am leery of each “next big event” the Big 2 put out every few months. But I can say in this case, I was excited! […]