Everyone knows the story of how Isaac Newton came to develop his understanding of gravity, but now a contemporary account of the incident is available to read in its original form. It’s part of a series of documents published by the Royal Society, a British scientific institution. Unlike most such projects, this involved publishing scans […]
Born of Hope is a 70-minute independent feature film inspired by the Lord of the Rings and produced by Actors at Work Productions in the UK. This 70 minute original drama is set in the time before the War of the Ring and tells the story of the Dúnedain, the Rangers of the North, before […]
Canadian gaming blogger Rinry showcases in this video the cruel experiment in which she subjected copies of the original NES game Super Mario Brothers/Duck Hunt to various forms of abuse, like being doused in alcohol, hit by a car, or dropped from the top of a parking garage. The verdict? NES cartridges are tough cookies […]
Oh dear god, another year, another big screen adaptation of a fighting video game. The year is 2039. World Wars have destroyed much of civilization as we know it. The remaining territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations, the mightiest of which is Tekken. In order to keep the masses down, Tekken […]
In the past week, there have been a number of different fundraising efforts for disaster relief in Haiti, showcasing a global outpouring of generosity. One effort in particular caught my eye, however – the Livejournal community ontd_startrek (translation: oh no they didn’t), which managed to raise $15,000 in two days. Okay, so maybe it’s not […]
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Google has finally developed a technology that can literally sift through your… well… you’ll have to check it out below to learn all about it!
The world has become a safer place for the first time in nearly 20 years. Or at least that’s the message from the people behind the Doomsday Clock. The clock is a project run by staff at the University of Chicago’s Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It aims to symbolize changes in world security through […]
A replica of a classic Star Trek phaser, built with a blu-ray laser as the light source. I want one! For the DIYers among you, follow this link for complete instructions on how to build one yourself. [Via [H]]