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The Robopocalypse won’t be a war between robots and humans. Robots, sentient or not, will be soldiers in a human war.
3D Anaglyph of Jupiter Mech
We at UPT love giant robots— especially mechs. We also love 3D and anaglyphs. This is an anaglyph test I did a few years ago when I first learned how…
Reserve a Spot for the DC Drive-In at Union Market
DCist has a writeup on the newly announced DC summer drive-in movies at Union Market. Looks like there are plans to use the large white wall of the market to show movies! I’ll be walking over to catch these films. If you intend to drive there are extra spots available even though car spot reservations are all booked up.
NASA Mars Curiosity Rover – LEGO MINDSTORMS Edition
We were so smitten by the LEGO Curiosity Rover we previously wrote about that we made a tribute video.
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…”
Starcadian Goes Galactic With ‘Sunset Blood’ and Explains How To Make a Music Video With $200
We managed to snag an interview with Starcadian, the artist behind the retro music video He^rt and the full-length album Sunset Blood. During our discussion Starcadian talked about 80’s movies, video games, and pop culture that shaped his album’s sound and music video aesthetics. It became apparent during our conversation that Starcadian is deeply motivated by the emotions he felt watching Labyrinth and other films of his youth.
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