A while back I mentioned the Elysium movie was coming out. There wasn’t a whole lot on it, but I was still looking forward to seeing more. Well that finally happened a couple of days ago when the trailer was released. Ringworld, some power armor, and robots. Yeah. I’m down.
Elysium HD Trailer
Nation Building: Craft and Contemporary American Culture
Livestreams on November 8 & 9. Thanks to our friend Tim for the heads up!
Robert Downey Jr. and Sting sing “Driven to Tears” at Beacon Theatre
As if you needed any more reasons to be in awe of Robert Downey Jr., here’s a video of the actor performing a duet with singer Sting. This video was recorded during Sting’s 60th Birthday performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on October 1, 2011.
Star Wars the Old Republic – Beta
Recently I was included in the weekend stress test for Star Wars the Old Republic. And I must say I enjoyed it thoroughly. I’ll try to capture some of my…
Tactus Morphing Touchscreen Keyboard
Tactus Technology is a company trying to solve the keyboard/touchscreen interface problem on tablets and smartphones. Their solution? Turn the screen into buttons.
Mission Control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
This was taken in the old Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in Mission Control Center (MCC) at Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas.
GE Walking Truck – Cybernetic Anthropomorphous Machine (CAM)
My love of robots is not well hidden, mechs in particular. Seeing this Cybernetic Anthropomorphous Machineu (CAM) from the early 70s, late 60s, makes me think of what could have been….