I've lived in different parts of the US, until 10 years ago when I settled in Oregon. Though Alaska sounds nice... I both like and loathe pop culture and love obscure music, the conceptual aspects of science and geek things in general.
William Shatner Plays WoW... Posted: 2 years ago by drnothing
...and this is a link to a downloadable, hi-def commercial he's done for them now. (Is this a dupe per the Mr T one?)
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Antiques from a Parallel Universe Posted: 2 years ago by drnothing
Kaden Harris is an artist that creates Steampunk-esque bronze devices, such as replicas of Dr. Emilio Lizardo's La Sfera Di Confuscione and his newest creation, the Model 420 Pneumatiform Infumationizer. (I'm surprised that Mershaullk hasn't posted him yet...) *SITE optimized for FireFox so much, IE won't work right at all*
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Slapped in the 睾丸 Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
A segment from a Japanese Game Show show in which each of the contestants (all males) must recite a challenging phrase perfectly, or be...
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SINGLE PARTICLE Nonlocality Demonstrated Without Objections Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
By eliminating all unphysical inputs, this scheme allows for a real experiment, and ensures that only a single particle exhibits nonlocality. Plus, Dunningham and Vedral’s scheme not only applies to single photons, but to atoms and single massive particles, as well.
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The Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
Video for the "Recognized Anthem for World Contact Day"... And yes. It is The Carpenters.
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Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 32 Years ago Today Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
Take a moment to listen to that haunting Gordon Lightfoot tune and remember the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in a ferocious Lake Superior storm 32 years ago today. On Sunday, at Mariners' Church of Detroit, a bell will toll for the ship's 29 hands -- and all sailors lost on the Great Lakes -- in an annual memorial service starting at 11 a.m.
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Study: Smile-hunting game makes for happy workers Posted: 2 years ago by drnothing
Throw out those stress balls. Playing computer games that encourage a positive attitude might be the best way to release tension in the workplace.
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New Type of Aurora may be created by 'Polar Rain' Posted: 2 years ago by drnothing
The auroras are generated in quite a different way from the traditional ones. Under certain conditions, the Sun's magnetic field can connect to the Earth's in a way that opens a direct magnetic corridor along which electrons can flow.
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'Light trap' is a step towards quantum memory Posted: 2 years ago by drnothing
Two teams have independently succeeded in placing a cloud of chilled rubidium atoms within an optical cavity, which traps light between two opposed mirrors. The combination could one day form a quantum memory element.
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Saturn's 'metronome' disrupted by the solar wind Posted: 2 years ago by drnothing
In the 1980s, NASA's Voyager spacecraft measured regular pulses of radio waves coming from Saturn every 10 hours and 39 minutes. That was close to the rough rotation rate scientists have obtained by tracking the motion of Saturn's clouds, suggesting the pulse period is tied to the planet's rotation rate. !!Sound and Video links!!
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US Government's Robotic Spy Bird Posted: 2 years ago by drnothing
For many years now intelligence agencies have been looking at drones disguised as birds. These days flapping-wing 'ornithopters' are not easy to tell apart from birds – take a look at this video of a robo-peregrine and some seagulls and see how long it takes you to spot the impostor.
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What to do Before the Asteroid Strikes Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
If a city-busting rock were heading toward Iran, would the United States take the lead and spend billions of dollars to stop it?
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Key Found to Making Robots Human-Friendly Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
Humans revel in touch. Touch-spoiled babies grow up healthier; lovers can't keep their hands off each other; and people who master the subtle touch are perceived as friendlier; and THAT could also be key to making robots accepted by humans as social peers, scientists say. (Is it me, or does that demonstrative pic just look 'wrong')
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If Earth had no Moon Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
In this essay, the father of the SMART-1 lunar mission, Bernard Foing of the European Space Agency, looks at the effect the Moon has had on the Earth, and explores how different our world would be if we had no planetary companion. Would life have evolved differently, or at all without our Luna?
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Real life Plan 9 from outer Space? Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
In January 1979, The New York Times reported that despite repeated, feverish denials, the CIA had indeed investigated the UFO phenomenon: "CIA Papers Detail UFO Surveillance" screamed the headline. The report is said to have so upset the then CIA director, Stansfield Turner, that he reportedly asked his staff: "Are we in UFOs?"
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Robo-racers take over ghost town’s streets Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
Cars with whirling lasers on top, moving cameras on the sides and banks of computers inside sped through the streets of a California desert ghost town on Saturday in a robot race — no drivers needed.
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Holograms bump models from New York catwalk Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
U.S. discount retailer Target Corp, known for its innovative marketing, is staging a "model-less" fashion show in Manhattan next week that will feature holograms strutting down a runway in its merchandise instead of size-zero models.
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Cloning could save ancient redwoods Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
Arborist, David Milarch, believes California's redwoods can provide the toughest possible stock for a kind of "genetic savings account." He hopes that material can be used to restore old-growth redwoods in their native range up and down the state.
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Scientists use public vacation pictures to create 3D model of Rome Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
A research group has begun re-creating a 3D model of Rome using 1 million photos from Flickr.
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Climate wars threaten billions Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
More than 100 countries face political chaos and mass migration in global warming catastrophe.
In a related story, The Observer wins prize for most sensational/doomsaying headlines...
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A Minor History of Giant Spheres Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
From the Gottorp Globe, the world’s first modern planetarium (1664) to a current spherical design for the Ras al Khaimah Convention and Exhibition Centre in the UAE.
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Just a typical night in Australia's UFO capital Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
Lights in the sky, blue domed discs, silvery beings -- it is all common stuff in Wycliffe Well, say locals, who see a secret connection with Australia's nearby spy facility of Pine Gap. Sceptics, on the other hand, say the large number of sightings may rather reflect the high levels of alcohol consumption, for which Australia's Northern Territory is famous.
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Maywa Denki Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
This is a Japanese toy company that was inherited by the founder's son, who has turned it into a sort of performance art/DIY musical instrument/nonsense machine/band/toy company thingy. Their live shows are called, "Product Demonstrations", and they are endlessly entertaining and creative, and can't easily be explained in this small space. Video Example
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Lidsville Episode Posted: 2 years ago by drnothing
Sid and Marty Krofft's hat themed, Pufnstuf-esque (cannibalization) show with the late great Charles Nelson Reilly. Instead of getting lured to an island by a witch's ship, the kid falls into a magician's top hat...
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Holy Grail Opening Credits Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
Perhaps the most humorous credit sequence of any film ever. Except perhaps the end credits of Pasolini's Salo...
*!*BONUS*!* Grail SCRIPT goodie bag.
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