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Seen Online
Me: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Three-year-old: “Han Solo.” Parenting accomplished. — derekasaurus Instead of downloading WebMD for the iPad, I taped a piece of paper to the screen and scrawled “IT’S CANCER” on it. — phyllisstein Went back in time to destroy Star Wars episodes 7-9. Now there are…
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Trivia Thursday
In what story by Arther C. Clarke does the spaceship Endeavour investigate a mysterious object from far, far away? Coined in the late 1980s, on the analogy of Cyberpunk, this term describes the modern subgenre whose SF events take place against a 19th-century background. In Jack Vance’s hauntingly beautiful story of a far future Earth…
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Lung on a Chip
Researchers at Harvard University have created a functioning, respirating human lung on a chip. It’s about the size of a pencil eraser. That is kind of awesome. (via Unreasonable Faith)
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Whom Shall You Telegram?
The League of S.T.E.A.M. (Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparition Management) is a group of steampunk ghost-and-monster hunters. They frequently post their exploits on their YouTube channel, and they recently did this amusing ad for their services. (via BoingBoing)
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Nerd Approved
“Nerd Approved is a website dedicated to all things weird and interesting in the world of gadgets and toys. If it’s nerdy and entertaining, you will find it here.” You need to check this site out. No, really.
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Earth from Top to Bottom
Our Amazing Planet put together this astonishing infographic showing Earth from 36,000 feet above the surface to 36,000 feet below the ground. It includes the depth to which the Deepwater Horizon rig drilled before the explosion, which is sort of mind-blowing. (via Weird Universe)
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Trivia Thursday
The intelligent species of Earth (men, apes, and dolphins) seem to be highly exceptional in having advanced to technological sophistication without the alien Patrons who generally supervise the “uplift” of sentient species throughout the galactic culture. Name this David Brin novel! In Keith Laumer’s Retief series, Retief’s boss/sidekick is named what? Who wrote West Of…
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AT-AT Day Afternoon
“When I was a kid, there are two things I wanted badly and never got…A real dog and a Kenner AT-AT Walker.” I think it’s the Jabba that makes this. (via Cute Overload)
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Happily Ever After
Over at Wondermark, David Malki got to thinking about all those movie couples who, it’s assumed, stay together after the credits roll. They’ve grown old together, raising kids and puttering happily around somewhere in suburbia. What must they look like now? I present the following as aids to your imagination, helping you to picture the…
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Seen Online
If you think the Cantina is bad, you should see the Mos Eisley Martini and Tapas Bistro next door. Total douchefest. — badbanana Back off, or I’ll use this butterfly to start a chain reaction leading to a terrifying alternate future. — talks_in_maths I now have 365,000 followers, and so can finally sacrifice 1000 souls…