Must Watch: The Feynman Series [Video]

I’m a big, big fan of the Sagan Series on Youtube, and how I missed all four episodes of the Feynman series (created by the same person,) is beyond me. But now that I’ve stumbled on them, I’m a happy man. I’ll let you guys discover this awesome new series featuring, as I’m sure you […]



Microsoft Planning Home Invasion

With Windows 8, Microsoft is already trying to blur the lines between operating systems on pocket, portable, and desktop devices. Now it is working on an operating system for your entire home. The company has published a research document (PDF) on an ongoing project to make a system named HomeOS. There’s no sign of a […]

Star Wars as Skeletons/Spooky Dead Things [Pics]

The whole “famous cultural icons as zombies/dead” thing might be losing a little bit of steam.  But, we had “The Walking Red” Star Trek mashup last week, so I guess it was only a matter of time before we had a Star Wars thing.  I like em!  8.5″x 8.75″ prints for $10 each or $50 […]



Moore’s Law Could Be No More

Moore’s law is already slowing down and will collapse within a decade according to Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist. He believes physical limitations are already beginning to come into play. Exactly what “Moore’s law” means is a somewhat vague term, and the definition has varied over the years since Gordon E Moore wrote in a […]

Boston Comic Con 2012 in Pictures [Cosplay]

[GAS] reader Bill Hinsee attended Boston Comic Con 2012 a little more than a week ago and sent me some pretty good pictures of various cosplayer he immortalized via his digital camera. I invite you to check some of our favorites in the picture gallery below. Note: All these pictures were released under a CC […]

Open Access vs. Paid Access: A Problem Even in the Academic World

Anyone who’s participated in a Google vs. Apple debate (or cat fight) would be quite intimately aware of the open access vs. paid access arguments when it comes to technology. Well it seems Ivy League schools are coming across a similar tension in academic journals. Harvard University writes that they simply cannot continue subscriptions to […]