I love MechWarrior. Very much looking forward to this game coming out.
Mechwarrior Tactics Gameplay Trailer
PSY – GANGNAM STYLE, Korean: Exporter of Asian Culture
It seems like only a few years ago when Japan had the monopoly on the export of weird Asian culture. But now Korea will be a contender in that game,…
Returning from the Edge of Space, A Tribute to Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner is slated to do a 120,000 foot skydive from the edge of space on Sunday, through the Red Bull Stratos Program. An attempt on Tuesday was cancelled due to weather. It’s an inspiring feat– defying gravity to get to the edge of space and shirking common sense by jumping out of a perfectly good… balloon.
While Baumgartner is at it, he will be breaking the sound barrier, going mach speed– like Chuck Yeager without the X-1. Incidentally, Yeager broke the sound barrier October 14, 1947. Baumgartner may potentially be doing it again sans aircraft October 14, 2012. As Matt Scott puts it: “To infinity and beyond… and back again…”
Science is Dead. Who Cares?
I decided to create the following image after a heated Facebook discussion about NASA. My challenge to the audience is simple, “Like if you agree. Comment if you disagree.” I’d like to see how my friends and acquaintances feel about the statement. What do you think?
First Black NASA Administrator Charles Bolden ‘Pleaded’ To Get Into Naval Academy
This is an interesting short read/listen that appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition about a moment in one person’s journey. From the strategies employed when asking for help to the personal resilience and effort it takes to get where you’re going, there’s a lot to pick up from this piece.
h/t Leland Melvin
ESM Racing Patron Ferrari 458 Italia!
The ESM Racing team came out to Little Italy in Baltimore to show off the Patron Ferrari 458 Italia a few days before the 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore. This set includes photos of the car and drivers Scott Sharp and Ed Brown…
Starcadian and DJ Meegs to Perform at Red Rocks on H Street for Yuri’s Night DC 2014
Organizers for the Yuri’s Night DC event previously held at Science Club will be hosting a free event at Red Rocks on H Street this year. The event celebrates the first human in space Yuri Gagarin who orbited Earth on April 12, 1961 aboard Vostok 1. Interestingly, April 12 also marks the anniversary of the first shuttle launch in 1981.