Artist Andrew DeGraff mercifully didn’t map out Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, you can view these pieces up close at Gallery 1988, which is a museum dedicated to pop culture. [Via io9]
Red wine has the color of blood after all. A great conversation piece! [Vampire Wine Bottle Holder]
An international study suggests current efforts to crack down on piracy on “one-click” or “cyberlocker” sites are largely ineffective. The authors suggest the most productive way to reduce piracy on such sites is to follow the money. The research was carried out at Boston’s Northeastern University, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and Vienna […]
At 25 minutes, this tour of the ISS may seem a bit long, but do take the time to watch it all, you’ll be glad you did. I especially liked the part about sleeping in space. Fascinating stuff. [NASAtelevision]
I think I’ll go outside and sculpt a snow tauntaun today… laying on the ground with its belly open and Luke’s hand coming out of it. I’ll also have to sprinkle it with something that smells suitably bad. Staying true to the movie is important here, right? [Reddit | Via Neatorama]
An infographic on how to become an über geek? Really? So what do you guys think, do we really need a guide on what we need to do, as geeks, to “evolve” to the next echelon of geekdom? Also, the Uber-Geek portrayed in this infographic seems to be someone who’s getting a step closer to […]
From Youtuber twildottv: I had the pleasure of meeting Mark Shuttleworth tonight, and this was a quick demonstration he gave me of the Ubuntu Phone OS running on top of a GSM Samsung Galaxy Nexus. [twildottv]
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Well…The Hobbit parodies certainly aren’t unexpected, but the song choice sure is. This also just made the dwarves’ arrival scene ten times better, because now it’s all I’ll remember the next time I watch the movie. [Via JckSparrow/YouTube]
While people all over the world are marking the 78th anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley, we would like to give props to a treasure who is still with us -University of Cambridge professor emeritus Stephen Hawking, who turns 71 years old today. Born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo’s death, Hawking is a […]