After a failed petition to the U.S. government to build a Death Star, someone has taken up the cause to fund the construction project using the popular crowd sourced funding website Kickstarter. Thankfully, to help keep costs down and to help make the project a reality open source hardware and software will be used. Along with “enough chicken wire to protect reactor exhaust ports.” I can’t wait.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/461687407/kickstarter-open-source-death-starOpen Source Death Star Kickstarter
The smarter we make the machines, the closer we make them rivals. -Ralph Baer
The Today Show Goes Crazy, Al Roker Babbling
Dennis and I were watching The Today Show, and realized that the staff didn’t know the mic was still hot. We caught this gem this morning. Here’s some previous hilarity…
1980’s ‘Sunset Blood’ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Starcadian
Starcadian released the soundtrack to 1980’s movie Sunset Blood on October 31, 2013. The album was produced by Starcadian & Paris Smaragdis with additional vocals by DJ Looki. Fun Fact: The movie Sunset Blood doesn’t actually exist, but don’t let that stop you, check out the movie trailer.
Confessions of a Washington, D.C. News Junkie
My name is Julie and I’m a news addict. I’m a D.C. Metro commuter. Like many other people in the Washington D.C. area, I am also a news junkie. It’s…
Tennessee’s Frederic Poag Is Changing The World One City at a Time
A few weeks ago, ETSUcon invited me, Dennis, and NASA Mission Control Specialist Holly Griffith to host a panel talking about NASA and popular culture. We had an opportunity to talk with ETSUcon’s chair and Johnson City, Tennessee resident Fred Poag.
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