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Gay Avatar Sex Parties – Just What We Needed!

Gay Avatar Sex Parties – Just What We Needed!

Oh how fun – not! (OK, well, maybe a little bit.) Gay Avatar Sex Parties! Who knew.  Includes the following jewel in the comments: “Well, let’s hope these Gayvatards aren’t like Puerto Ricans and don’t…

Oh how fun – not! (OK, well, maybe a little bit.) Gay Avatar Sex Parties! Who knew.  Includes the following jewel in the comments: “Well, let’s hope these Gayvatards aren’t like Puerto Ricans and don’t migrate to Orlando.”

This is a Mosquito Getting Killed by a Laser

This is a Mosquito Getting Killed by a Laser

You’re looking at a mosquito who got taken down mid-flight by a “Death Star” laser gun designed by Nathan Myhrvold. The malaria-carrying pest never saw it coming, but you can watch everything happen over and…

This is a Mosquito Getting Killed by a Laser

You’re looking at a mosquito who got taken down mid-flight by a “Death Star” laser gun designed by Nathan Myhrvold. The malaria-carrying pest never saw it coming, but you can watch everything happen over and over again in this video.

The idea behind the “Death Star” laser is that it could be used to control mosquito populations in developing countries in hopes of reducing the number of deaths due to malaria, a disease frequently carried by the flying insects. The device was shown off during the TED 2010 conference and does in fact appear to be capable of tracking and killing mosquitoes. Oh, and it was built out of parts found on eBay.

Very Cool Radio Story on How Homosexuality Was Removed From the DSM in 1973. This Officialy Uncalssified Homosexuality as a Mental Ilness.

Very Cool Radio Story on How Homosexuality Was Removed From the DSM in 1973. This Officialy Uncalssified Homosexuality as a Mental Ilness.

This Amercian Life is a weekly NPR program that does a really fatastic job of telling stories. This week was a re-broadcast of the very important work of gays in the 1960s and ’70s to…

Very Cool Radio Story on How Homosexuality Was Removed From the DSM in 1973. This Officialy Uncalssified Homosexuality as a Mental Ilness.

This Amercian Life is a weekly NPR program that does a really fatastic job of telling stories. This week was a re-broadcast of the very important work of gays in the 1960s and ’70s to de-clasify homosexuality as a psycological illness. It’s an incredibly moving story and the story telling is simply masterful. If you can find an hour in your day to listen to it I highly recomend it.

Send Your Avatar to the Moon!

Send Your Avatar to the Moon!

“NASA can put humanoids on the Moon in just 1000 days. They would be controlled by scientists on Earth using motion capture suits, giving them the feeling of being on the lunar surface.
Back in the…

“NASA can put humanoids on the Moon in just 1000 days. They would be controlled by scientists on Earth using motion capture suits, giving them the feeling of being on the lunar surface.

Back in the Lunar exploration days, scientists had to tell astronauts what to do up there, and how to identify interesting things during the limited time they had. For Apollo 15, the first mission that carried the Lunar Rover, astronauts were trained in field work by Caltech geologist Leon Silver.

That helped them to move faster and look at the ground with a critical science eye, knowing what they were looking for. The result: Their findings and samples were a lot more valuable to scientist back on Earth, confirming theories that weren’t confirmed till then.

Now imagine these NASA C-3POs roaming our satellite, controlled by all kind of scientists using telepresence suits down here, all looking for interesting things using high definition visors, and able to move just like they would move on planet Earth. It won’t work for Mars, but with a communication delay of only three seconds, it will work beautifully on the Moon.”

Chicago Star Trek Convention in 1975

Chicago Star Trek Convention in 1975

Rare 8mm film of the 1975 Star Trek convention uploaded to Youtube.
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Rare 8mm film of the 1975 Star Trek convention uploaded to Youtube.

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Reduced Shakespeare Company ”Lost in 10 Mins”

Reduced Shakespeare Company ”Lost in 10 Mins”

All five seasons of Lost in 10 minutes by the reduced Shakespeare Company

All five seasons of Lost in 10 minutes by the reduced Shakespeare Company

Fake Mars Mission, Real Drama

Fake Mars Mission, Real Drama

I’m not sure if this is scientific research or just a new twisted reality TV series.

A private group known as The Mars Society has created a real-life simulation of what it would be like…

I’m not sure if this is scientific research or just a new twisted reality TV series.

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A private group known as The Mars Society has created a real-life simulation of what it would be like to live on Mars in the middle of the dessert in Utah. Their mission “to further the goal of the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet.”

And like most experiments involving small groups of people living in close quarters, there’s plenty of drama to be found. On the day after Valentine’s Day, the bickering got so bad that according to their journal, it looks like they were screaming at each other.

From the commander’s report:

The lack of dedication to the mission of some people overloads the others and it had to be spoken out. The problem was already there from the first day, when it came out that some people didn’t prepare anything for the mission, didn’t look at the manuals, which were send to them months ago and didn’t even prepare the tasks for their own role.

The accusation into my direction that I didn’t brief enough about the systems was too much. Nicky almost exploded. Arjan reacted double: At one hand he couldn’t stop criticizing the incompetence of some others during last week, but during the discussion he acted as if he was from Barcelona (don’t know anything). He has his own mission and own world.

They have space madness! Don’t laugh. Simulated habitats like the Mars Desert Research Station are invaluable for testing how people deal with harsh climates and their ability to deal with each other. Now if we could put in the Jersey Shore folks and make Snookie their captain, it will be the ultimate reality TV series.

– Read the whole breakdown on GeekoSystem. or read all the mission reports here.

Star Trek- Edited to Be Sexy or Funny?

Star Trek- Edited to Be Sexy or Funny?

That’s a lot of Star Trek to go through!
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That’s a lot of Star Trek to go through!

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Sarah Palin the Sexy Modern Witch

Sarah Palin the Sexy Modern Witch

Now that i’ve got you’re attention (:P) i’d like to introduce you all  to Bayonetta, the stylishly sexy modern witch.
IF you’re interested in games & film (which i’m sure this’ll spawn soon enough) then continue…

Now that i’ve got you’re attention (:P) i’d like to introduce you all  to Bayonetta, the stylishly sexy modern witch.

IF you’re interested in games & film (which i’m sure this’ll spawn soon enough) then continue on.

If NOT, then go look at some sexy pictures of Christian Cooke or something

Bayonetta is a modern witch, having woken from a 500yr slumber she finds herself with no memory. Using a combination of sass, shape shifting, magic, guns (2 of which are attached to her heels) and  demon summoning hair, she acrobatically fights against the forces of Heaven and gives those naughty angels  ”a good spanking”.

Her clothing is composed mainly of her hair so when she attacks you get a good deal of action and a great big helping of fan service.

The developers knew exactly what they were doing by creating a femme fatale with long legs and nude attacks, and they use it to their advantage.

“Now, whether or not you consider Bayonetta to be nothing more than a portrayal of an oversexualized female meant to excite the male gamer crowd, there’s still a game behind her- a game full of weapons, witches, and way too many chapters. “

What’s that i hear you ask? “Where does Sarah Palin come in you SOB!?
We’ll so far Bayonetta has been compared to Sarah Palin in apperance. Director Kamiya commented,

“in the US they say Sarah Palin. In Japan, they always bring up people like [singer-songwriter] Angela Aki. I think they say something similar in every country. That country’s famous glasses girl. ..”

So there.

:p

Fancy Planets

Fancy Planets

Scientist discovered that diamonds under pressure behave like water during freezing and melting, and that chunks of diamond will float in the liquid diamond which leads them to think that Neptune and Uranus may have…

Scientist discovered that diamonds under pressure behave like water during freezing and melting, and that chunks of diamond will float in the liquid diamond which leads them to think that Neptune and Uranus may have diamond icebergs floating atop liquid diamond seas.

Reminds me of the Doctor Who episode “Midnight” with diamond waterfalls.