Friday, May 11, 2012

Prometheus musical score might "spoil" you

Amazon has released the official track listing for the movie`s musical score.

A view of the Supermoon from the ISS



I`m sure many of you had the opportunity to have a look at the Supermoon this past weekend.

Build an awesome Nixie clock



*Note: the above video does not represent the kit, it is only here for illustrative purposes.

If you can solder, love old school nixie tubes,

Thursday, May 10, 2012

DARPA`s eyes in the sky satellite swarm



A proposed DARPA program the Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeME)

Japanese hobbyists building real MECH




A group of Tokyo hobbyists are building a 3.8m tall pilotable MECH they are calling Vaudeville.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Castle Wolfenstein turns 20, play it free

The classic shooter Wolfenstein 3D was released for DOS on May 5 1992, twenty years ago.

Read Prometheus spoilers if you`re crazy enough

Over at prometheusforum they have screen captures of a conversation via twitter with someone who has seen an advance screening of the movie.

New Prometheus TV spot "Agenda"



30 second TV commercial for Prometheus entitled "Agenda".

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

A first: Light seen from an alien world



NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope was able to detect the light from55 Cancri e for the first time using its sensitive heat-seeking infrared vision.

How big of a sphere would all the world`s water make?

See that little blue dot superimposed in front of the Earth?

Monday, May 7, 2012

Behold: The Dr Who theme as played by floppy drives



You love the Dr, I love the Dr. Have a listen to eight floppy drives performing the Dr Who theme song.

The Amazing Spiderman trailer



Official synopsis: Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.

World`s loudest bike horn



Anyone who has ridden a bike in any big city knows just how dangerous it can be.