The Almighty created the universe and, by and large, did a good job of it. But there's some things that even He dislikes - nay, hates - so He has decided to record them on this blog. picked by TheStep 3 months ago

Conspiracy: Paul McCartney was killed in a car crash and secretly replaced by the other Beatles. They left subtle clues in many albums, but I don't know why.
Truth: Paul isn't dead, but after Heather Mills, he might want to be. picked by TheStep 4 months ago

As if 'Speare, the Shakespeare videogame, wasn't enough, here's one of the Bard's most famous plays as a text-based adventure. Try typing in "to be or not to be"! picked by TheStep 4 months ago

On March 21st, beer company Rolling Rock are planning to shine their logo onto the full moon with lasers.

Apologies for the pun, but it's better than their own "moonvertising". picked by TheStep 4 months ago

If you combine clips of Star Trek with the music of Queen you get this sort of thing. Also available: the Time Warp. picked by TheStep 5 months ago

Sold to Free Press for $3.5m, Richard Dawkins' latest book will be called Only A Theory?, which will provide empirical evidence for evolutionary theory and will also provide more conversation about evil atheists from the church. picked by TheStep 5 months ago

It's not "just" a theory, fossil record gaps prove nothing and science classrooms should shun creationism. Overzealous creationists might want to pay particular attention, and those who accept evolution may learn something, too. picked by TheStep 5 months ago

No childhood memory is sacred on the Internet, as this collection of Photoshopped book titles.
(example in theme pic)
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If you loathe the modern keyboards or like to meddle with your computer, grab an old typewriter and convert it into a computer keyboard with some clever circuit mapping. picked by TheStep 5 months ago

The first episode of classic British sci-fi series Blake's 7 may be full of wobbly sets and unconvincing gadgets, but the show is well-remembered by many.

(requires DivX player) picked by TheStep 6 months ago

He gave us the brilliant tesla coil, developed an X-ray gun and thought you could watch memories through the retina. Just some of the facts about Nikola Tesla, the twentieth century's first mad scientist. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

What if Lost were a ten-minute Twilight Zone episode? Now's your chance to find out...

Embedding disabled, so click here to see it. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

After apparently seeing sense, the Pope is prepared to relax the Catholic "condom ban", but only if the condoms are being used to prevent AIDS. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

Besides being rather useful in a game of tennis, tennis balls have many uses. Make your screwdriver super, clean pools and even improve your grip. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

Now in the public domain is this sci-fi/horror film starring Vincent Price. Based on the same source material as I Am Legend, as discussed here, this is the '60s take on the last man on Earth, struggling to survive when plague victims attack at night. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

Kenneth Morris was disappointed when his girlfriend left him. But then he found his ex-lover's secret sex DVD and showed it to friends. The twist? Let's just say the DVD redefines "doggy style"... picked by TheStep 6 months ago

JJ Abrams, fresh from making Cloverfield, is on his way to delivering the latest Star Trek film. Here's the trailer for it. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

Tests on rats shows that long-term pain can be eradicated for three months at a time using genetically-modified viruses, reducing (or eliminating) the need for drugs.

Side note: have these scientists seen I Am Legend? picked by TheStep 6 months ago

From Oliver Stone, the director who dwells on the worst parts of American history, the story of George W Bush. Who'll play the "misunderestimated" President? Josh Brolin, actually. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

Take the line-creation of Line Rider, the play-the-course-yourself aspect of Free Rider and then mix with golf. Sit back, create a course or play someone else's. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

He's Dead.
It's Been 2,000 years.
He's Not Coming Back.
Get OVER It Already!

And many more classics. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

With its 9,808,358 digits, this number is the biggest prime yet found by very bored mathematicians. It is 2^32,582,657 -1 and the number itself is probably larger than the number of sub-atomic particles in the Universe. picked by TheStep 6 months ago

Hell, the small Norwegian village, that is. Oh, and temperatures in winter reach -20°C... picked by TheStep 6 months ago

Remember those Falling Sand games? This is sort of like that, but introduces features like wind, air pressure and a variety of elements to play with.

Help regarding what elements do and what fun things you can make are here. picked by TheStep 7 months ago

Your chance to read, for free, the horror/sci-fi classic that was published 190 years ago today and sparked one of the most iconic figures of fiction ever.

This is Project Gutenberg's .txt version. Other versions from Project Gutenberg are to be found here. picked by TheStep 7 months ago