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Google’s Project Glass Augmented Reality is Missing Something: Augmented Reality
GOOGLE PROJECT GLASS LOOKS AS PROMISING AS MICROSOFT’S VISION OF THE TABLET PC IN 2001… Google has only released one video and little else on their project for bringing augmented reality to the masses, so it’s hard to cast aspersions on...
Podcast: Lifestyle’s of the Reich and Famous
James Cameron heads down to the bottom of the ocean and the boys squee with delight. Justin hits rock bottom while living with Brian only to purchase and lose a winning MegaMillions lotto ticket. Andrew describes a mysterious abandoned LA...
“Half Human” Mystery Animal Befuddles Minnesotans
What is there not to love about this report from KSAX-TV News? A reporter is dispatched to take a look at a mysterious bit of road kill found by a local woman. Pictures of the hairless creature sparked an intense Facebook debate as to what...
Are They Miracles Or Murder? Find Out In Andrew Mayne’s Latest Thriller
SPONSORED POST In front of security cameras, a tourist vanishes from the top of the Empire State Building and mysteriously falls to her death moments later in Times Square… A young girl dies crawling out of her own grave after having been...
Science=Complete: Google’s Self-Driving Car Takes Blind Man to Taco Bell
Necessity is the mother of invention. For blind California resident Steve Mahan, he absolutely needed to get a taco. But how to get there? He could walk, call a cab or get picked up from a friend. He relied on a trusty friend from Mountain...
My Mother is a Green Alien! British Councilor Confesses
I am fond of saying that all politicians are lizard people. Vaguely humanoid creatures drawn to the warmth of public office and the uniquely bizarre responsibilities and customs that go with it. But that’s just a metaphor. A way to...
Wisconsin Residents Who Heard Mysterious Booms Question Official Explanation
One week ago today, several residents of Clintonville, WI heard a series of big booms throughout the town. Beginning at 2 a.m. and continuing until 8 p.m. Monday many residents initially called in reports ranging from a car crashing into a...
Japanese Ship Lost After ’11 Tsunami Spotted Off Coast of Canada
Lost in the massive confusion and destruction of the 2011 Japanese tsunami, a fishing vessel has shockingly been found afloat off the western coast of Canada. The ship is the largest piece of debris found yet from the natural disaster and...
The Slightly Underwhelming Doctor Who Series 7 Trailer
It’s really hard to judge the first new footage from the upcoming season of Doctor Who. We get a suitably intimidating villain, an interesting locale and of course all the usual smiling faces we’ve come to know and love. But something...
By the Time You Read This, James Cameron Could Be at the Bottom of the Ocean
It’s go time. The man who directed the most successful film in movie history twice is about to embark on his greatest adventure yet. James Cameron will begin his descent into the Pacific Ocean, weather permitting, sometime this weekend....
Nokia Wants to Give You a Vibrating Tattoo So You Don’t Miss Calls
Nokia has applied for a patent which amounts to tattoo which would accommodate customizable buzzing for your phone. Here is how it would work: The patent application describes “a material attachable to skin, the material capable of...
Doctor’s New Companion, Pond’s Exit Revealed
Dissecting the Stephen Moffat Doctor Who press conference today. How many episodes? We will get six this year including a blockbuster Christmas special (MUCH more on that in a bit) and then eight more to round out this season in 2013. When...
Man Says He Knows the Road to Heaven, Coy on if it Involves Stairway
A South African man claims he has been to heaven four times and has drawn a map. Self-styled prophet Mthembu says there are 11 heavens, so nuts to you if you had seven in the office pool. He made his first journey to one of them in 1998,...
Our Favorite Take Away From SpaceX on 60 Minutes
Elon Musk got his close-up beauty shot last night on CBS’ venerable newsmagazine 60 Minutes. His company SpaceX was the subject. Here was our favorite impression. The biggest geeks about SpaceX work at SpaceX. Every employee interviewed...
Down With The Sickness [The Walking Dead Dissection]
A season comes to a close with the cast a little lighter, many bullets fired and a few lessons learned. This might not be a democracy but it is the final Dissection of the year so you might as well click through a read it.
SpaceX Will Launch First Commercial Spacecraft to Spacestation on April 30
We finally have a date. SpaceX announced they will send the first commercial spacecaft to spacestation into orbit on April 30th. If successful, the unmanned Dragon capsule will dock with the International Space Station representing a major...
Why You Should Be Excited by Rumors of The Doctor’s New Companion
First, for a moment, let’s assume the rumors are true and Sophia Myles will return to the Doctor Who franchise as a companion in the post-Amy Pond era. Many keen eyes will remember Myles as Madame de Pompadour in the superlative season two...
Fox Licks Window
I think he might have some sort of vitamin deficiency. Second fox related post of the month for those keeping track. [Animal Oddities]
Nightmare Sea Snake Trolling the Waters of Australia
“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.” What a malarky sentence. It’s never safe. Ever. Stop thinking that people. There will always be something in there to kill you. Take this brand new sea snake discovered off the...
Everything Is Different [Walking Dead Dissection]
There has been a lot to criticize about this season. A lot. But one thing that’s been beyond reproach for The Walking Dead. They know how to reach a destination, no matter how convoluted the path there might be. Sunday’s episode marked one...