Astronomer’s Paradise [Video]
Cerro Paranal is an astronomers paradise with its stunningly dark, steady and transparent sky. Located in the barren Atacama Desert of Chile it is home to some of the world’s leading telescopes. [Via]
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Fox Cancels Terra Nova
Image Credit: Fox My first reaction: “NOOOOOOOO!” Fox is tossing in the white flag for the highest-rated cancelled show of the season. How this makes sense, I have no idea. It makes me so sad. But there’s one small beacon of light: 20th Century Fox TV is willing to fight for the show, so hopefully […]
New game controller design gets thumbs up… and down
A new video game controller design aims to go a step beyond vibration by actively stretching the skin on players’ thumbs. It’s intended to simulate actions such as a gun recoiling. The design includes traditional thumbsticks, but with a separate circle in the middle known as a tactor. It’s similar to an eraser at the […]
Like John: A Mass Effect Song + Mass Effect Blackout (Breathe Carolina) Parody [Video]
Since Mass Effect III has just been released today, I thought that posting those (above and below) was kind of appropriate :) [Random Encounter | Mass Effect III] Mass Effect 3 Song! Parody of Breathe Carolina “Blackout”
LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem For Geeks [Video]
Yep, that was pretty much what my weekend was like… with kids running all around the place screaming. [Via]
The Power of Solitude: Rise of the Introverts [Video]
This is an absolutely brilliant talk from a former corporate lawyer and a current writer, and a self-proclaimed introvert. She discusses her uncomfortable childhood; having to hide her introversion in a world dominated by extroverts. She makes a compelling and passionate case for introducing more of a balance between introverts and extroverts in our school […]
From Here to Barsoom: An Interview with Andrew Stanton, Director of “John Carter”
By J David Osborne Contributing Writer, [GAS] On the phone, director Andrew Stanton comes off as wildly enthusiastic for his soon-to-be-released adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1912 classic, John Carter. Burroughs wrote eleven of the Carter books, starting with A Princess of Mars, upon which this upcoming film is based. The books are written in […]
Bender for Washington School Board President
Oddly enough, you have to know how to break into a computer like a criminal to get a job exposing flaws in existing computer setups. This is a skill best used for good instead of evil. Of course, the people who do this kind of thing are valuable because without them, we might have an […]
Robo-Teacher: Computer That Can Sense Boredom
Photo Credit: Sybren A. Stüvel The University of Notre Dame has produced the next phase of the robot take-over: now they’re teaching us. And they’re teaching us almost better than we can teach ourselves. Next on the robo-invasion master plan: indoctrinate the young. “AutoTutor” and “Affective AutoTutor” is a new technology that can read moods […]
Nerdist YouTube Channel Wants YOU For Your Brains
Who can resist Zombie Chris Hardwick? If you’re a fan of the Web Soup host’s Nerdist podcast, look forward to even more nerdy goodness in technicolor! The new YouTube channel is launching April 2, and is already promising everything from Neil Patrick Harris with puppets to Rob Zombie. More subscribers = more brains? [Nerdist Youtube […]