Tomorrow is Wednesday and that means new comic book day! I recently had a friend tell me he is giving up smoking, and using all this cigarette money on comics. I told him he’d still need to come up with more money for all the titles he likes to read. Luckily this will be a […]
It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, especially in the West. As higher standards of living and better health care are reaching more parts of the world, […]
Unfortunately, these aren’t for sale as of now, but deviantartist knerdy-knits is planning to open an Etsy store and start selling some of her work there. [Source: knerdy-knits | Via Neatorama]
Just because there won’t be any more Harry Potter movies doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy a rousing game of Quidditch – or at least Muggle Quidditch, the real sport based on the fictional one. And if you’re interested in serious Quidditch teams, look no farther than the International Quidditch Association, the governing body founded […]
Science would have been much more interesting in high school with a guy like this in front of the class. Needless to say but just in case: Don’t try this at home!!! :) [Youtube]
Rock superstar Pete Townshend has described Apple’s as a “digital vampire” that is “bleeding” musical performers. But some of the facts behind his claims are shaky at best. The Who guitarist made the comments at a lecture given in honor of British DJ John Peel, who was known for playing less-established and less-mainstream bands on […]
Thirty days and thirty nights of literary abandon began today for aspiring novelists participating in National Novel Writing Month. Launched in 1999, NaNoWriMo is an annual challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. Last year, over 200,000 people signed up, writing 2,872,682,109 words. Of course, you can write a novel whenever you want to, […]
Because he’s the hero America deserves, but not the one it needs right now. [Via FG | Geeky Tattoos]
Hey, This guy can even strut haters gonna hate-style. PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot developed by Boston Dynamics for testing special clothing used by the US Army. PETMAN balances itself as it walks, squats and does simple calisthenics. PETMAN simulates human physiology by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating inside the clothing to provide realistic test […]