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Nerd Litmus Test
If you laugh at any of these, you are one. (via Failbook)
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Trivia Thursday
What event caused the creation of the two separate cultures aboard the spaceship in Robert A. Heinlein’s classic novel Orphans of the Sky? In the movie Robocop, what is Bixby Snyder (the comedian)’s tradeline? What Roger Zelazny end-of-the-world novel was filmed in 1977 by Jack Smight? What is the name of the collectible card game…
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Original Star Trek Pitch
From Gene Roddenberry’s first draft of the pitch for Star Trek: A PDF of the entire document is here. (via Cynical-C)
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This Makes Me Happy
This viral ad for VW is popping up everywhere, but it makes me smile every time I see it.
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“Li’l Inappropriate” Illustrations
These are hilarious. Artist Josh Cooley has done a series of scenes from famous movies, all in the style of illustrations from Little Golden Books. Cute-as-a-button scenes from The Shining, Alien, Silence of the Lambs, A Clockwork Orange, and many others are available as 8.5″x11″ prints or in a 13″x19″ limited-edition signed version. There’s also…
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520-day flight simulation nears ‘landing’ on Mars
via Physorg After 233 days in a locked steel capsule, six researchers on a 520-day mock flight to Mars are all feeling strong and ready to “land” on the Red Planet, the mission director said Friday [2011.01.18]. FULL STORY The “landing” is scheduled for Saturday, 2011.02.12. The project is designed to help real space crews…
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Trivia Thursday
What science-fiction epic by John Wyndham involves a group of youths who speak through “thought-shapes” in a God-fearing society where a deviation of any kind must be immediately exterminated? Which SF novelist also wrote radio scripts for the British Broadcasting Corporation? A) Jeff Noon B) George Orwell C) Charles Platt D) Keith Roberts E) M.…
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Metallic glass stronger than steel
via MSNBC David Teeghman, Discovery News Glass has a lot going for it: it’s easy to clean and you can see straight through it. The only problem is that it’s fragile and brittle, and that means it breaks easily. That’s why researchers have created a new type of glass that is stronger and tougher than…
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Earth may soon (?) have a second sun
via io9 The red supergiant star Betelgeuse is getting ready to go supernova, and when it does Earth will have a front-row seat. The explosion will be so bright that Earth will briefly seem to have two suns in the sky. FULL STORY NOTE: " the conversion from stellar to human terms is pretty extreme,…
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Link Dump
Five Sci-Fi Children’s Books – College Humor reimagines popular SF in the style of classic children’s books. Steampunkr – “Daily steampunk inspiration.” Encyclopedia Astronautica – Comprehensive space travel reference site, including information about technology, vehicles, astronauts, and flights. The City – Haunting, incredibly detailed dioramas depicting a post-apocalyptic world. A Space Wardrobe – Neat gallery…