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Four Days With Star Wars: The Old Republic

Four Days With Star Wars: The Old Republic

Let me preface this by saying that this is not a full fledged review, but rather some observations from my first four days inside the game world.  The review is still at least a few days [...]

Space Camera Beats Your Phone’s Megapixels By Say, 1,388 Or So

Space Camera Beats Your Phone’s Megapixels By Say, 1,388 Or So

For those feeling pretty cocky about their 14MP cameraphone, check this out: The Pan-STARRS space camera has 1,400 megapixels in a sensor almost sixteen inches long. Run by the PS1 Science Consortium, the camera takes 500 pictures a [...]

NASA’s Face In Space Program Gets Your Ugly Mug Into Orbit

NASA’s Face In Space Program Gets Your Ugly Mug Into Orbit

NASA wants you to get into space … sort of. Their new Face In Space program is taking digital photos of everyday people like you and me and putting them on one of the last two [...]

Pentagon Plans Zombie Pig Project: Night of the Living Swine?

Pentagon Plans Zombie Pig Project: Night of the Living Swine?

Now, you might look at the above title, and conclude that I’ve finally gone whistling fruitcrackers clear round the bend.  Or maybe just thoroughly insane for those who don’t like colorful metaphors.  But I assure you [...]

Metaklett: Velcro 2.0

Metaklett: Velcro 2.0

You know…sometimes velcro’s just entirely too weak sauce for my taste.  Little cloth hooks that hold things together, no thank you.  I need something with a bit more testosterone.  Something a bit more MANLY. Heyyy…I know.  [...]

Richard Branson’s Head Dude Says Commecial Space Flight Won’t Be As Safe “as the modern airliner”

Richard Branson’s Head Dude Says Commecial Space Flight Won’t Be As Safe “as the modern airliner”

Here’s the full quote from Mr. Rutan, Richard Branson’s head of Virgin Galactic space flight operation: “Don’t believe anyone who tells you that the safety level of new spaceships will be as safe as the modern [...]