Coming up in this episode…
- Slow motion, narrated, launch of Apollo 11
- Video game badge. Did the Cub Scouts give up?
- Stories from growing up in Radio Shack
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News
- Slashdot Science Story | NASA’s Space Balloon Smashes Car In Australia http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/04/29/1231214/NASAs-Space-Balloon-Smashes-Car-In-Australia
- Video game badge educates parents, not just Boy Scouts http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/05/video-game-badge-educates-parents-not-just-boy-scouts.ars
Hacks & Strange Stories
- From Brian: China’s 21 foot tall baby: http://gizmodo.com/5526393/chinas-21+foot+tall-baby-is-here-to-creep-out-the-world
- USS Enterprise Made Entirely Out Of Meat – Geekologie http://www.geekologie.com/2010/04/uss_enterprise_made_entirely_o.php
Remember When
- Make: Online : Growing up RadioShack http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/04/growing_up_radio_shack.html
Media Corner
- Apollo 11 Launch at 500 Frames per Second – http://www.petapixel.com/2010/04/26/apollo-11-launch-at-500-frames-per-second/
- HD available at Vimeo! http://vimeo.com/4366695?hd=1
- From ADDude: Comic characters in your ears: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/30/marvel-comics-headphones/
- Matrix Spoof http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX8yrOAjfKM
- Mine Sweeper: The Movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs
What the Chuck!
- The issue here is not PowerPoint v. Keynote! http://www.macsparky.com/blog/2010/4/28/we-have-met-the-enemy.html
What the Kreg!
Geek Library
- Jeff Reifman: Raised, in part, by Radio Shack http://blog.reifman.org/2010/04/raised-by-radio-shack.html
- 15 Little Known Geek Holidays http://www.neatorama.com/2010/04/30/15-little-known-geeknerd-holidays-and-observances/
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