Author Archives: madmarv

About madmarv

Civil Engineer, CAD Geek, podcast junkie and amateur photographer.

5 Milion Piece LEGO X-Wing Fighter

Posted on May 25, 2013 by madmarv

Built in only 4 months by 32 master LEGO builders. You know that Kickstarter project about building a Death Star. Maybe they should consider doing a full scale LEGO mock up first. You know, as a proof of concept to … Continue reading →

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LittleDog Robot at USC

Posted on November 26, 2012 by madmarv

You know what strikes me as the most creepy part of this video? It’s the last scene where the robot is walking directly towards the camera. It looks like a Cylon on frog legs. And the kicker is this line … Continue reading →

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The Gift

Posted on September 20, 2012 by madmarv

Saw this short sci-fi film pimped on the Film Riot podcast. It’s so amazing, that I could only hope that this director gets to make big budget films someday. The visual effects and production quality are indistinguishable from a Hollywood … Continue reading →

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The Geek Zodiac

Posted on August 2, 2012 by madmarv

Found this on Kreg’s Google+ stream. It turns out he was born in the year of the Astronaut, and I am a Superhero. What sign are you?

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Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror

Posted on June 24, 2012 by madmarv

This is the stuff Rube Goldberg machines are made of. I bet NASA designed this landing sequence because they felt the irresistible urge to out do Hollywood. I mean, they even named the process like a movie. Look, here’s the … Continue reading →

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Hanging With Friends: One More Strategy Guide

Posted on May 12, 2012 by madmarv

So it’s been a while since my last strategy guide. Honestly, I haven’t written anything because the game hasn’t changed much since then. Which is my way of complaining that Zynga has been dragging its feet on rolling out missions … Continue reading →

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Trekkies and We Know It

Posted on May 12, 2012 by madmarv

Now totally expect to see a live performance of this at Dragon*Con.

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RC Heli-Delorean

Posted on March 10, 2012 by madmarv

Some creative Russians are upstaging all those pesky Americans. They’ve outfitted an RC helicopter to look like a Delorean from Back To the Future. All we need now is a little rocket and a miniaturized Flux Capacitor.

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The Doctor Sings for Tuvok

Posted on February 23, 2012 by madmarv

That’s Star Trek Voyager’s Doctor, not that Doctor. I’ve been mainlining Voyager and ran across something actually worthy of sharing. This clip is from season 6 was the first one that got more than a chuckle out of me.