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Watch the Discovery Launch From Inside PlayStation Home
Sony, LOOT and NASA have partnered together to provide streaming video of the Space Shuttle Discovery’s final launch for the residents of PlayStation Home. Continue reading
Total Eclipse of the Shuttle
The Earth’s shadow cast against the Moon evokes the space shuttle Discovery‘s dwindling, penumbral career. Continue reading
Of the solstice and merry disenchantment
In Boston, clouds and swirling snow deprived us of the sight of a blood-red lunar eclipse on the eve of solstice. The two phenomena have nothing to do with one another astronomically; but as a member of a species drawn to pattern like moths to lamplight, I felt the urge to seek an open patch in the clouds, even at three o’clock in the morning—to no avail. Continue reading
Stephen Hawking Does Not Welcome Our New Alien Overlords
Not only does renowned theoretical physicist and master auto-tuner Stephen Hawking not openly welcome alien visitors, he seems to fear it and thinks we should too. In a new Discovery Channel series three years in the making, Hawking warns that any alien race smart enough to seek us out probably don’t have the best intentions in mind. He’s previously spoken in favor of human colonization of other planets, arguing it would ensure the human race would survive nuclear war or... Continue reading
Rainbow Jellyfish
I’ve got to book a trip to Tasmania because if they have jellyfish with fucking bright rainbows shooting out of them, I can’t wait to see what the shit on land looks like. Some jellyfish researcher (really?) named Lisa Gershwin discovered the new species off the coast of Tasmania. The crazy part about this jellyfish is that it doesn’t even sting, thus allowing you to play rainbow jellyfish football all day. Too bad it falls apart into a gelatinous goo... Continue reading
Inside A Hallmark Musical Greeting Card
Found on Flickr user Tableauvivant’s page, this above photo shows the musical components of a Hallmark musical greeting card. I must say, this is quite surprising. I was sent a few musical cards back in May and when I took them apart, I found a tiny PCB with a piezo speaker and some other circuitry. This appears to be a speaker with gears and cardboard. Very cool. I wonder how you could hack this thing to make it play different... Continue reading
