These baby mobiles ALMOST make me want to have a baby again.
ALMOST.
These handmade mobiles by Etsy seller Sheep Creek Needlecraft are customized for every order and take 4-6 weeks to make.
Spectrum of Obsessions and Geekery [Pic]
Freeze Yourself! [Comic]
Toy Shining: The Most Disturbing Toy Story Mashup You’ll See All Week [Pics]
The only way The Shining could be scarier is to cast living toys as the characters, so bravo to Kyle Lambert, the artist behind Toy Shining. There’s a certain brilliance in casting Toy Story‘s Woody as the infamous Jack Torrance. And by “brilliance” I mean “insanity.” This is crazy. I think it’s in a good way.
This is one image that actually seems less creepy. I’d much rather be caught under a wave of Monkeys in a Barrel than, say, blood.
I also kind of wish Danny was still rocking the chopped-off doll hair.
I think Danny/Woody found a snake in his boot.
These Horror Movie-Inspired Pop-Tarts Look Bloody Awesome! [Pics]
Regular Pop-Tarts look kind of boring, but thanks to artist Newt Cloninger-Clements, horror fan can now admire what Pop Tarts might look like when paired to various horror movies. I especially like the “Evil Dead” version (as seen above) featuring the Necronomicon! It looks just perfect!
[Newt Cloninger-Clements on Twitter | Newt Cloninger-Clements on Pinterest]
Mark Hamill Destroys Jimmy Kimmel’s Star on Walk of Fame to Get his Own [Video]
It’s a star war!
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is right outside our studio and tomorrow Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, is getting a star on that Walk of Fame. Luckily, he was right outside preparing and Jimmy was able to say hi.
Star Trek TNG U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Bluetooth Speaker [Pic + Video]
A U.S.S. Enterprise Bluetooth speaker by the folks at Thinkgeek:
The Star Trek TNG U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Bluetooth Speaker is full of the details you demand. And, of course, it features lights and sound effects. It connects to your phone or a Bluetooth-compatible device of your choice, allowing you to route calls to the captain’s ready room, if you so desire. Or play tunes appropriate to your holodeck. And, like our faux April Fool’s product from a few years ago, you can even fall asleep listening to the thrum of the Enterprise-D’s engines. We’d write more about how awesome it is, but we’re getting a bit sleepy testing it out.
[Star Trek TNG U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Bluetooth Speaker]
Timelapse of the Entire Universe (13.8 Billion Years in 10 Minutes) [Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6hWbnigyxg
On a cosmic time scale, human history is as brief as the blink of an eye. By compressing all 13.8 billion years of time into a 10 minute scale, this video shows just how young we truly are, and just how ancient and vast our universe us. Starting with the big bang and culminating in the appearance of homo sapiens, this experience follows the unfolding of time at 22 million years per second, adhering strictly as possible to current scientific understanding.
Forging the Virtuous Treaty sword from NieR: Automata in Real Life [Video]
From Man at Arms:
Our team of blacksmiths and craftsman build some of your favorite weapons and some weapons that you’ve never seen before. This week, the guys at Baltimore Knife and Sword take on the Virtuous Treaty sword from NieR: Automata!
[Awe Me]
California Considers ‘Right To Repair’ Law
California is to consider a law that would give customers the right to get gadgets fixed by somebody other than the manufacturer. The Right to Repair Act would mean repair guides and any proprietary tools would have to be publicly available.
While similar measures are already under consideration in 17 other states, California could be the most significant, not just because of its size but because so many tech firms are based there. That includes Apple, which has publicly criticized the concept, particularly when it comes to phones.
The California proposal is spearheaded by assembly member Susan Eggman who says that as well as boosting consumer power, the move would benefit local businesses and reduce environmental damage from people giving up on gadgets as being unaffordable to repair.
Eggman hasn’t published her proposed bill, but based on her press release it likely contains some of the key points that appear in similar bills elsewhere. This includes repair guides, tools and service parts being available both to owners and independent repair guides. Normally such bills say the manufacturer can make only a reasonable charge for supplying the materials.
Even if any state does pass such a law, it wouldn’t necessarily override terms and conditions that void a product’s warranty if they are opened up by somebody not authorized to do so by the manufacturer.