The Nakamura Hammer is my new favorite paper airplane. Here are the instructions I followed to make it. The “Nakamura Lock” which makes this plane so stable in flight is named after Eiji Nakamura, author of Flying Origami.
How to Make a Nakamura Hammer Paper Airplane
The Pocket Guide to DC Bike Laws
As a driver in the District of Columbia I’ve seen some pretty narrow escapes by bicyclists in traffic. To inform cyclists, drivers, and law enforcement officials, the DC Department of Transportation produces a Pocket Guide to DC Bike Laws (PDF).
Mechwarrior Online leaked beta footage
Being the huge Mechwarrior fan that I am, I’m obviously all about Mechwarrior Online and Mechwarrior Tactics. I’ve been excited about these since I’ve seen them announced and like any…
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…
Superman Wears a GoPro Camera and We Get to Fly Along!
Remember the great music video filmed in first-person view? Here’s a similar short film from Superman’s point of view created by CorridorDigital.
Typographic Anachronisms in Film – The Renaissance Anomaly
Do you notice the problems in the screenshot from Da Vinci’s Demons? A particularly interesting set of posts on Mark Simonson’s blog titled Son of Typecasting focuses on fonts used in film. Mark’s post Renaissance Anomaly stood out to me for pointing out the not-so-obvious errors in the image above.
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
As part of the new Halo 4 game release, 343 industries decided to tie in a live action series. There is a stigma that games translate poorly to non-interactive storytelling and for the most part that tends to be true. Games can take anywhere from 6-8 hours to play through, that’s not including RPGs which can consume 50-70 hours, or your whole life if it’s an MMO. Having to cram all that story into an hour and a half can be a bit daunting. Thankfully director Stewart Hendler and writers Todd Helbing and Aaron Helbing have been doing a weekly webseries that uses the Halo universe but tells a story we haven’t seen yet…
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