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Kids Are Stupid
See the entire strip here. (via The Bloggess)
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Trivia Thursday
In a highly urbanized future dominated by cybernetics and bioengineering, anti-hero Case is rescued from wretchedness and given back the ability to send his persona into the cyberspace of the world’s computer networks, where he must carry out a hazardous mission for an enigmatic employer. Name this William Gibson novel! The Air Force gave its…
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Let’s Get NASA On This, STAT
(Click to embiggen) I heart Medium Large.
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No Wonder Daleks Were So Cranky
Their eggs must have been painful to lay. Pysanky artist Nancy Sims made a special Dalek-themed egg for a friend’s birthday. [Insert obligatory “eggsterminate” joke here.] I’m particularly impressed that it’s a real egg instead of a sturdier wooden or plastic one. You can see the construction details on her Flickr set. (via BoingBoing)
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MicroVisions Art Auction
The fifth annual MicroVisions art auction begins April 26. Proceeds benefit the Society of Illustrators’ student scholarship fund, and there are some lovely pieces available. Irene Gallo is posting them as they become available. I really love the space cow. (via Super Punch)
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Walking Away from Omelas
A few days ago the Pharyngula blog had a thoughtful post on the child-molestation meltdown currently wracking the Catholic church. In discussing the faithful’s attempts to protect guilty priests at the expense of their victims, it drew a parallel with Ursula K. Le Guin’s beautifully depressing short story, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas…
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Seen Online
I had planned to teach my robot right and wrong, but so far I’m pretty impressed with its choice of victims. — badbanana Help me Obi Wan Kenobi. You’re my only Never mind. Batman’s here. — JerryThomas Oh, anecdotal evidence. Look at you. Pretending you’re science. You’re just adorable. — sween Iām not trying to…
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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Game
This is deeply, deeply wonderful. Doctor Octoroc has created a notional 8-bit video game based on Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Episode 1. I would play the hell out of this, and I’m sad it doesn’t actually exist.
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Four Girls, One Orbit
A rather niche record was set yesterday when the shuttle launched: The most women in orbit at the same time. Three of the seven astronauts on Discovery are women, and there’s a woman on the International Space Station. The four are scheduled to rendezvous on Wednesday and will form “the largest gathering of women in…
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SW Travel Posters
Here’s a stylishly geeky way to decorate a bare wall: Artist Justin Van Genderen has created a series of “minimalist” travel posters advertising destinations in the Star Wars universe. They’re rather reminiscent of the sleek-looking travel advertisements of the early part of the last century. These posters make me want to tour the Cloud City…