Creating a Tornado Inside a Soap Bubble [Science]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized I’m not quite sure what exactly is going on here, me being somewhat of a dullard and all, but I do know one thing: this there is one neat video. [Random Good Stuff] More: continued here...

Adidas Imperial Stormtrooper Sneakers [Star Wars]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized Adidas Imperial Stormtropper sneakers. You know, so you can run faster when random people start chasing you down the street. To beat the crap out of you. Or ask where did you buy them. It can go either way. gawkerGallery(5409648,3,'Adidas Star Wars...

Spectacular Meteor Lights Up the Utah Skies [Space]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized If you were hanging out outside in Utah on Wednesday night, chances are good that you witnessed a pretty rare astronomic event: a friggin’ huge meteor that lit up the entire sky. Clark Planetarium Director Seth Jarvis said the stony meteorite w...

Gifts for Science Nerds Who Love To Tinker [Gift Guide]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized Meteorites, microscopes, or mixing things to go boom. Your science nerd loves it all. Here are a couple of gift ideas for that space explorer, mad scientist, or engineer in your life. BTW, if you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Ch...

HP Black Friday Flyer Feels Lacking on Deals [Black Friday]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized The folks over at Logic Buy got their hands on the HP Home Store Thanksgiving Event flyer. And while some of the deals are decent, nothing really seems to stand out, aside from the mouthful of a sales event name. Desktops: HP Pavilion p6280t Quad-Cor...

Windows 8 Expected in 2012 According to Roadmap [Windows 8]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized Apparently we won’t have to deal with upgrading our Microsoft-driven computers for another three years. According to a tentative roadmap, the next version of the OS, Windows 8, won’t be arriving until 2012. This release date would be cons...

There Can Be Only One: Part Deux [Blockquote]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they’ve got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. Finance director for the compan...

There Can Only Be One: Part Deux [Blockquote]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they’ve got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. Finance director for the compan...

Worry Not, Fight Club Has Not Turned Into a Horrible Romantic Comedy [Blu-Ray]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized If you picked up the new Fight Club Blu-ray edition, don’t panic when you see the menu screen. Edward Norton HAS NOT been replaced with a Drew Barrymore character that makes out with her alter ego to vent sexual frustration. Let me explain: the...

Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary [Guns]
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized At Milipol, I was walking around FN Herstal’s booth, playing with futuristic-looking P90s, Five-Sevens and F2000s when I noticed a camera-toting tourist pretend-blasting with something very very cool: The Armatronics “Black Box” sui...