For Valentine’s Day this year, Gavin Aung Than of Zen Pencils adapted a quote from author Robert Fulghum to create a beautiful comic that defines what love is for us, geeks.
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For Valentine’s Day this year, Gavin Aung Than of Zen Pencils adapted a quote from author Robert Fulghum to create a beautiful comic that defines what love is for us, geeks.
[Source: Zen Pencils]
Watch as [GAS] friend Gregory Johnson of Acoustic Labs performs a hauntingly beautiful cover of Beck’s Wave using various instruments he obviously all excels at. I usually only post his geekier covers, but this one is just too beautiful not to share.
This beautiful made to order TARDIS ring comes from Etsy user dtekdesigns and can be made using platinum, white gold, rose gold, yellow gold, and sterling silver.
Like the Doctor himself, this ring is trendsetting and lovingly unique. It is made using natural SI quality diamonds, G-H color and Natural Blue Sapphires. 1/4 carat total weight.
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Say what you want, but Calendar Man was one of the weirder and wackier Batman villains from his earlier days that somehow still survived into his new canon as well. For the few of you out there who wish to know more about this mathematical moron, we have the perfect video for you.
Worth watching just for The Brave and the Bold clip. God, we miss that show.
Via WatchMojo
Tags: batman, batman villain, Calender Man, comic, comic books, dark knight, origins, rogues
Though we can all admit we thought the original, white costumed versions of the stormtroopers we saw in the first Star Wars movies were quite intimidating and awesome, many variations have come since. It would also be safe to say not all the versions of stormtroopers were as cool or as necessary as the original.
About Incinerator Troopers,Ā io9Ā says:
These are just Stormtroopers with Flamethrowers, which seems to be cheating. If you gave a Stormtrooper a rocket launcher you could call him a Rockettrooper, or if you gave him a broom you could call him a Sweeptrooper, but the fact of the matter is he’s just a regular Stormtrooper who was issued something besides the standard blaster. No need to get all fancy with it, guys. That said, the really insane thing about Flametroopers is that they’re all “psychopathic pyromaniacs.” That’s the official description. Like, the Empire seeks out pyromaniacs, gives them flamethrowers, trains them to like burning things even more, and then sends them places. This may be the worst idea in the galaxy.
While they may not seem practical, there is something undeniably cool about a stormtrooper laying waste with a flame thrower. You can’t really even be mad at that. But they make a solid point. Psychopaths running around with flame tanks doesn’t always end well, does it? And how would a flame work in space? Either way, fun list.
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The Federal Aviation Authority has published draft rules to allow the routine commercial use of unmanned drones. But a key restriction means plans for delivery services will have to remain on hold.
The rules would mean that unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds could fly without special permission or licensing. However, the operator would need to be certified and pass an aeronautical knowledge test every two years. The drone itself would have to be registered, but officials would not inspect the plane for airworthiness: that would be the responsibility of the operator.
Flights would only be allowed during daylight hours, with a maximum airspeed of 100 mph and a maximum altitude of 500 feet.
The two big limitations are that the drone must remain within the line of sight of the operator (who must be able to see it without any special equipment such as binoculars), and that it cannot fly over anyone not involved in the operation. The FAA says it isn’t prepared at this stage to allow operators to rely on on-board first-person-view cameras to control the device.
Both of those mean plans by firms such as Amazon and Google to deliver goods by drone would be unworkable. (A ChineseĀ firm has already tested drone deliveries to customers.)
The FAA says it’s open to discussion on the line of sight issue and is inviting feedback on the proposals. One possibility is that it might allow an operator to control the drone without being able to see it, as long as they are in contact with somebody who could. Another possibility is an exemption for drones below 4.4 pounds, though that would severely limit the goods that a delivery drone could carry.
[Image credit: FAA]
Did you know that The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad happen in the same fictional universe? Check out this list of interesting facts about The Walking Dead to learn more!
Just the thing we need, a cat that has power over magnetism.
Where are the X-Cats when you need them?
An enlightening video from Minute Earth explaining why some of the poorest places on Earth are actually the richest.