Lots of people are critical of the money spent on space exploration, especially the Curiosity’s mission to Mars. Just to put it in perspective: Of course, one could argue that the Olympics is worth spending money on because its philosophy is about uniting the world through sport instead of war, to foster peace and international […]
Here’s an interesting infographic listing 5 amazing feats of ancient engineering. As you can see with the Antikythera mechanism, gadgets have existed for thousands of years. Apart from this mechanism, what other cool “old” gadget would you throw in this list? Source: Engineering-Management.net
Ever since Black Milk Clothing took over the geek chic scene with their intergalactic tights and 8-bit swim suits (not to mention the incredibly cool R2D2 and C3PO designs) girls have rallied behind the fashion line. Yesterday, BMC released a long-anticipated fan favorite – Dr. Who Tardis mini dress and leggings. Girls stalked the internet […]
The term Viral Video has come to be known as many things, but the general term seems to suggest that the content became very popular very quickly. Here’s a short documentary from PBS explaining what the organization thinks is a viral video. My pet peeve has always been when marketing campaigns label their videos as […]
France is reportedly considering defunding the agency that enforced its controversial “three strikes” policy on illegal downloaders. But it appears the country’s new administration will not overturn the law itself. The country passed the law in May 2009. It created a new government agency, Hadopi, which would keep track of alleged copyright infringements. Those accused […]
Facebook Stories is a fairly recent innovation from Facebook. With the subtitle of “People using Facebook in extraordinary ways”, videos can be uploaded here to exhibit how Facebook can be used to change people’s lives. The first video for August tells a truly inspiring story of how Mayank Sharma lost 27 years of his life in […]
[…] our ability to awe was biologically selected for by evolution because it imbues our lives with sense of cosmic significance that has resulted in a species that works harder not just to survive but to flourish and thrive… [Jason Silva]
Silver Snail is an iconic Toronto Canada Geek landmark with a rich history and a must see comic shop for anyone visiting the Toronto area. Stepping past its incredible front window displays will bring you into one of the oldest Comic Shops in the culturally ecclectic Queen West district of downtown Toronto. But these dusty […]
It looks like Thor 2 has its big bad, and the face behind the new villain is none other than Dr. Who alum Christopher Eccleston. The man who brought the Who franchise back from its sixteen-year hiatus is in final talks to play Malekith the Accursed, ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim. After the […]
Josh from IndieStatik gives you the crazy bird-related backstory of Metroid. Spoiler alert – Samus Aran is a girl. Have fun! [Lore]