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http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/11/dinkytown_dad_s.php
Is this taking the whole Star Trek thing a teensie weensie bit too far? d'Armond Speers spoke only Klingon to his child for the first three years of its life.
Klingon? Not Spanish, French, Mandarin? Not some gutteral genuflecting concoction from the deepest recesses of Borneo? Klingon? You heard it right. (And if you don't know about the Klingon Empire, look it up.)
"I was interested in the question of whether my son, going through his first language acquisition process, would acquire it like any human language," Speers told the Minnesota Daily. "He was definitely starting to learn it."
And get this, Speers says he isn't really a huge Star Trek fan.
We'll take his word for it.
More...http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/11/dinkytown_dad_s.php
Is this taking the... more
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What comes to your mind when you think of a geek? Specs, badly dressed, beard, messy hair…in short not so cool and attractive. But the Nude London Tech Calendar is going to brainwash your notion. The Nude London Tech Calendar is an initiative which brings together top 24 (geek guys and chicks) Internet entrepreneurs from UK to pose (strip) for a charity in India. The photos are being captured strategically making use of laptops and wires to cover up some areas.
http://techdusts.com/2009/11/19/geeks-tech-calendar-nude-london-tech-take-heart-india-charity/What comes to your mind when you think of a geek? Specs, badly dressed, beard, messy... more
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Beware: there are spoilers here for the Doctor Who Christmas specials, as we look ahead to David Tennant's last two episodes...
Okay, we should be clear on this from the off. If you like watching Doctor Who episodes and knowing nothing about them beforehand, this is not an article you want to read.
While chunks of what we're rounding up here has been mentioned before, but there are still spoilers ahead...
http://www.denofgeek.com/television/363976/what_we_know_about_doctor_who_the_end_of_time.htmlBeware: there are spoilers here for the Doctor Who Christmas specials, as we look... more
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MC Hammer, rap phenomenon and self-confessed geek, has kicked the major music labels in their over-sized pants with regard to their anti-piracy strategy. Hammer said that the labels’ decision to go after individual filesharers and ISPs has failed, because it only alienated paying customers.
http://torrentfreak.com/mc-hammer-stop-the-music-piracy-crackdown-091116/MC Hammer, rap phenomenon and self-confessed geek, has kicked the major music labels... more
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Honestly, we're surprised that this doesn't already exist: Tribudesign, a young Lebanese firm, has secured a distributor for White, which is basically a bong that looks like an iPod.
Maybe bong is too cavalier a word. It's supposed to be a hookah, and it's going to be distributed by Airdiem, a Parisian company that appears to specialize in high-end Persian smokers.
White is made of a palette that includes stainless steel, acrylic, and leather, and that's more healthful because those materials are easier to clean and would thus produce less marijuana resin carcinogenic tobacco soot. Its slim design also makes it easily stashable. And if that isn't enough, you can just throw it next to your computer in a pinch, and pray that the cops mistake it for a USB drive.
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/cliff-kuang/design-innovation/sign-times-bong-fit-mac-loversHonestly, we're surprised that this doesn't already exist: Tribudesign, a young... more
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At last, here's the droid we were all looking for. In this frame you can clearly see R2-D2's cameo in JJ Abrams' Star Trek. This time there's absolutely no doubt about it: It's been confirmed by ILM.
Click on the image at the link to see the high resolution version
Can you see him floating there, on the left, right below the huge arrow that I also missed when I saw the movie? That's obviously him, a fact that has been confirmed to me by one of the movie's sequence supervisors at Industrial Light & Magic—the same guy who said this previous sighting was just the shuttle.
I don't know about you but, right now, I feel like what I imagine my dog Jones feels whenever I take his collar off and scratch him on the neck. Oh yesyeyeyeyes. YES. Harf. Woof.
http://gizmodo.com/5405276/confirmed-r2+d2-finally-discovered-in-star-trekAt last, here's the droid we were all looking for. In this frame you can clearly see... more
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Here is a fantastic little chart we came across today which gives us a run down of the history of films that time travel is used in. This chart points out where and when the characters in each film traveled to and from. The movies are arranged clockwise in chronological order of release date.
http://geektyrant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/3d863a08d8ab4651_94cbbc9affc3af24_o.jpgHere is a fantastic little chart we came across today which gives us a run down of the... more
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Here’s a visualisation of time travel plots in various films and TV programs. I had a lot of fun doing this!
It was particularly cool to highlight potential plotlines for “meta movies” where time travellers from different plots could meet and paradox it out. Charlie Kauffman are you reading this??
(By the way, I allowed myself a +1 / -1 year fuzz around the paradoxes. So knives away nerds!)
This is a straight data visualisation, rather than information design. That is, it’s not particularly useful, nor useable, nor meaningful. The inspiration was the coolness of the idea, really. I was excited to see what shape all the plots would make, and whether it could be shaped into something beautiful.
What I really love about this image, though, is the idea that this information has never been seen before. Despite the fact that it exists, in some way,somewhere, wrapped in various plots, it’s never been given form. I have to say, it was a joy to untangle it all :)
Big thanks to talented designers Alice Cho and Dominic Busby for their invaulable contributions. And Jeremy MacLynn for essential art direction.
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There is more at the link.
Also there is this picture of his timeline: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/timelines/
What do you think?
Who can help him with Doctor Who?Here’s a visualisation of time travel plots in various films and TV programs. I had... more
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Funny picture of the day- This is Sparta
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At a recent roundtable discussion, Warner Bros. technology director Ethan Applen commented on BitTorrent and P2P’s bad reputation in the entertainment industry. Applen said that P2P is not the bad guy some Hollywood insiders claim it to be, but actually a great way to transfer TV-episodes and entire seasons.
http://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-thinks-p2p-gets-unfairly-vilified-091113/At a recent roundtable discussion, Warner Bros. technology director Ethan Applen... more
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It’s been more than two months since the popular semi-private BitTorrent tracker Demonoid went offline due to hardware problems, but the site’s full return is now imminent. Demonoid’s tracker is already up and running again and according to an update from the site’s staff, the site will follow soon.
http://torrentfreak.com/demonoid-rewrites-code-comeback-is-imminent-091112/It’s been more than two months since the popular semi-private BitTorrent tracker... more
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The Rotten Tomatoes Show asks... Where Do You Want To Meet?
The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show: http://rottentomatoesshow.com
For more about movies from Current: http://current.com/moviesThe Rotten Tomatoes Show asks... Where Do You Want To Meet?
The Rotten Tomatoes... more
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Sleek, stylized and distinctive, the cover art for each Criterion Collection DVD is often a masterpiece unto itself. The series has inspired countless online odes, as well as a slew of imitators who enjoy immersing themselves in Photoshop and re-envisioning how they might have designed an existing cover, as well as creating covers of films that should and should never — we’re singling out you, “Mediaperson,” for Criterion-izing Shaquille O’Neal’s “Steel” — be a part of the Criterion Collection.
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http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/11/10/fake-criterion-cover-artists-get-their-due/?mod=rss_WSJBlog
Check out the Fake Covers thread:
http://www.theauteurs.com/topics/2132Sleek, stylized and distinctive, the cover art for each Criterion Collection DVD is... more
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Zombieland co-writer Rhett Reese was shocked when he discovered more than a million people had downloaded his movie illegally on BitTorrent. The Hollywood writer has now penned yet another horror scenario, claiming that this achievement could very well prevent a sequel to the successful movie from being made.
http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-may-kill-zombieland-sequel-writer-claims-091111/Zombieland co-writer Rhett Reese was shocked when he discovered more than a million... more
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Facebook groups are under attack. But the attackers say they come in peace and insist they want only to highlight a flaw in the way Facebook handles group administration.
An organization called Control Your Info has taken control of hundreds of Facebook groups.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10394058-2.htmlFacebook groups are under attack. But the attackers say they come in peace and insist... more
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Straight from Comic Con comes the leaked teaser trailer for Matthew Vaugh's Kick-Ass. According to slashfilm, it's the Comic Con footage spliced together and also a lot clearer than previous leaks.
Even more shocking: it's a technical indie film that showed up at the convention sans a distributor
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Of course, until it gets taken down. Dig it.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/10/kick-ass-teaser-trailer/Straight from Comic Con comes the leaked teaser trailer for Matthew Vaugh's Kick-Ass.... more
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