The battle for jobs in the future will focus on creative problem solving. Robots get the rest of the jobs.
Luke Skywalker and Samus Aran
A couple of my favorite maquettes. X-Wing Luke Skywalker by Gentle Giant & Zero Suit Samus Aran by First 4 Figures.
Open Source Death Star Kickstarter
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.
Power Goes Out at Mercedes-Benz Superdome During Super Bowl XLVII
Super Bowl XLVII was disrupted when half of the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana was thrust into darkness. The power outage occurred only minutes after the half-time show reunion of…
Create 3D images with help from The New York Public Library
The New York Public Library has created a fun and interesting resource for 3D aficionados. The library is allowing their online audience to create 3D images using archived stereographs. This site…
Japan Opens Its First “Cuddle Cafe” Customers Pay to Have Someone to Co-Sleep With
A couple of years ago, GameCrush created a website that matched video game players with gamers, allowing them to play a match together. This, in and of itself, is innocuous. Any multi-player game will have a lobby system that creates matches as a standard feature. But GameCrush was billed as a social gaming site to connect guys with female gamers.
Destiny’s Child Reunion at Super Bowl XLVII
Surprise, Destiny’s Child reunited during the Super Bowl Half Time Show! After a dazzling display of a dancing and pyrotechnics the Super Bowl XLVII audience watched as Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland…