Tron was a movie that was well ahead of its time. Dealing with A.I and the idea of a creator actually ending up as a sentient being within his own program. It was nerdtastic, and instilled in many of us geeks a love for programming, coding, and gaming in general (which some of us already […]
Dominic Wilcox is a man quite unlike any other. A genius who thinks so far outside the box he can no longer tell you the shape of on. Wilcox invents things that cause people to look at him, and question their own version of reality for a minute. Some people are born with brains that […]
Did you know that in 1969, 15 Star Trek fans called in to a local Canadian television station to complain that their favorite show was being interrupted by another program, the real Apollo 11 mission. This is just one of 21 fandom facts on this episode of the Mental Floss show. [Mental Floss]
From CineFix: From Hulk Smash to Hawkeye’s eyes, there’s tons of behind-the scenes trivia we’re guessing you probably didn’t know about the first Avengers movie. We’re here to Illuminate for you! [CineFix]
Most of us fear spiders. Why? Well I can only speak for myself, but they are somewhat creepy and I have fought enough of them as end bosses in video games to know they are up to no good. But scientists have recently been using Doctor Who to help them figure out WHY we fear […]
Bloodborne has a lot of people’s blood boiling right now in a good way. The hardcore PS4 exclusive seems to be just the game the eighth console generation needed. Difficult, bloody, rewarding. And what we are slowly learning, bigger and more in-depth than many of us initially knew. In this case, we are talking about […]
So here is what “The Thing” will look like in the new Fantastic Four reboot. Truth is, he looks like the thing. A man who turns into rocks. Really, there isn’t many directions you can take the character, looks wise. To me, it looks like they did a damn fine job of capturing what a […]
For many geeks, books were the first gateways we had to true adventure and limitless freedom. They allowed us to be the space pirates or the sword wielding warriors we always dreamt of. More than just books, they were doorways into worlds we would have never experienced were they not created by the bevvy of […]
We finally have it, people. A computer so small it is comparative in size to a grain of rice. But do not let the size of the M^3 (real name: Michigan Micro Mote) fool you. It is completely capable of taking pictures and reading temps, among other things. It was created by the folks over […]
Sort of speaks for itself, for those who did not get the see the lovely blood moon this past weekend, here is a version of it in real time, shot by N.A.S.A. Still pretty dang cool. Did seem like it was in an awful hurry for an eclipse, though. [Via Laughing Squid]