Jason Briney is leading a team to recreate the entire interior of the USS Enterprise in the Unreal 4 game engine, meaning it will be compatible with Oculus Rift. Here’s a (static viewpoint) video of some of the work that’s been done so far.
Spider-Man: The Japanese, Zombie, Monkey & Pig Editions
Pure Costumes has put together this collection of some of the weirdest variations of Spider Man over the years.
Check out the Pure Costumes blog for more details on each incarnation.
Awesome ‘Metroid’ Graffiti Found Under Bridge
How A Retractable Ballpoint Pen Works
The press/click/write process feel so simple on most retractable ballpoints that it’s easy to forget there’s engineering involved. This video explains in extensive but clear detail.
[Spotted by: Laughing Squid]
Halo 5 Assault Rifle In Lego
This “life-size” replica of the assault rifle from Hal0 5: Guardians weights 5.5 pounds and is made up of 3,250 bricks.
[Via: GameSpot]
Unboiling An Egg
While the outcome in this video demonstration is trivial, the underlying complex of reforming proteins in a useful structure could have major benefits in cancer treatment, pharmaceuticals and food production.
‘Fallout 4’ Fever Is Here!
Back To The Future Sports Almanac Sold For $7,000
It’s too late to profit from the futuristic insight of the Grays Sports Almanac featured in Back To The Future Part II, but it’s still a money maker. The original almanac prop has just sold for £4,750 (approximately US$7,200) in an auction of movie props. Other BTTF items sold included:
- A prototype Hill Valley High School letterman jacket (£600)
- The torn phone book page Marty used to find Doc Brown (£1,700)
- A plutonium fuel cell (£3,000)
- Marty’s fedora from Part II (£5,000)
- Two USA Today front pages from 2016 featuring Marty McFly Jr’s escapades (£1,800 and £2,750)
US Issues First Bitcoin License
New York has become the first US state to issue a bitcoin license. Circle Internet Financial will now have to follow some of the same consumer protection regulations that affect traditional banks.
The state came up with the idea of a specific BitLicense back in January 2014 but had yet to issue one. In June this year, a national agreement standardized the relevant regulation of cryptocurrency financial institutions.
New York had already regulated a company dealing with bitcoin, but that was under much tighter regulations as the company registered as a financial trust.
Circle is about to launch a mobile payment service that lets customers store, receive and transmit funds in both bitcoin and US dollars. The new system means it is now licensed separately for the two currencies.
According to the New York Department of Financial Services, around 25 other applications for a BitLicense are currently under review.
Among the rules Circle will have to follow are:
- maintaining a custom-set level of capital to cover its risks and liabilities;
- depositing a surety bond in US dollars to ensure some degree of protection for bitcoin customers;
- maintaining extensive financial records of all activity for at least seven years; and
- following certain measures designed to combat money laundering, including verifying the identity and physical address of customers.
Not everyone is a fan of the regulation however. The Wall Street Journal reports at least one existing cryptocurrency company, GoCoin, has decided to simply block customers from New York State rather than apply for a license.
‘Half-Life 3’ Easter Eggs Hidden in ‘Mad Max’
Just glad this Imgur user was keen enough to discover them.
Poor Gordon.
I guess that confirms no three, or does it confirm the “bad ending?”
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