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A true Space Oddity and We need more like him

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Kreg Steppe

Recently within the last few months I have been following Chris Hadfield, a Canadian Astronaut, through his YouTube Videos and on the Canadian Space Agency’s You Tube Channel as well, where he takes questions and demonstrates how things are in space. They are excellent … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Technorama! 8 years and counting

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kreg Steppe

Wow…it seems like only yesterday we started, but Chuck Tomasi and myself have been doing Technorama for 8 years. Starting back in 2005 Chuck had produced the first few episodes himself. He quickly realized that he needed help so I (Kreg) came … 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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Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Kreg Steppe

If you were left wanting a little more Galactica in your life, maybe you should check this out. This is the web series that was born out of the pilot that was shot for the Syfy channel that they ultimately passed on. … 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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To Hail and Back

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Kreg Steppe

Long time friend of the Technorama podcast Mike Hall is trying to put together a storm chasing expedition. To do this he launched a kickstarter drive to raise funds so he can storm chase for an entire month next spring. … 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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O Fortuna – misheard lyrics

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Chuck Tomasi

Nothing has made me laugh so hard I had to watch the end twice because my eyes were filled with tears!

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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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