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

Jon Stewart on Faux Klingons

Faux Klingons in the White House via Digg Following hot on the heels of Rep. Wu’s Klingon’s in the White House rant, Jon Stewart solicits comments from Leonard Nimoy and George Takei regarding the latest Congressional cat fight. Favorite quote: … Continue reading

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The floppy disk "Enterprise"

How to Make a Starship Enterprise Out of a Floppy Disk via Digg A not-too-shabby cubicle toy that you can build with just a 3.5″ floppy disk. Crew and dramatic theme music not included. Your Boss Really is Clueless via … Continue reading

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Bender case mod

Bender Casemod via Digg Hmm, made from scratch and it took 4 – 5 months. Who’d be interested in this? Stonehenge didn’t stand alone via Digg A cremation mound and standing stones found within a couple of miles from Stonehenge … Continue reading

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Impossible Wooden Structure

Impossible Wooden Structure (pic) via Reddit An MC Escher inspired wooden frame…unless it was photoshopped. Ship floating on nothing! (Hexafluorid) via Digg If by “ship”, he means a folded piece of plastic wrap floating in a fish tank full of … Continue reading

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BS:G Season 3.5 spoilers

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Pennies A time-lapse video of a mosaic portrait of Abraham Lincoln using only pennies. If a Boeing 767 runs out of fuel at 41,000 feet what do you have? via Digg An amazing incident where … Continue reading

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Death Star II made out of Legos

Death Star II in Legos via Digg Look at the size of that thing…! What’s that sitting on our dining room table? No… he didn’t. The Post-It Note Jaguar via Digg Boredom 2.0? Fourth Indiana Jones FINALLY Coming in May … Continue reading

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Secret Service questions Woz over his $2 bills

Woz Gets Questioned by the Secret Service for Using $2 Bills via Digg I bet handing the Secret Service the fake ID went a long way towards clearing up that mess. Hint for everyone else in that situation: Take note … Continue reading

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BS:G RPG

Battlestar Galactica RPG Announced by Margaret Weiss via Digg Supposedly, it will borrow a lot of gameplay ideas from the Serenity RPG, which is also published by Margaret Weiss. Beer-Opening LEGO Bot via Digg Finally, a constructive use for all … Continue reading

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Stormtroopers and Ewoks coming to the '07 Rose Parade

Stormtroopers and Ewoks coming to the 2007 Rose Parade via Digg Come Jan. 1, you will be part of a 30th-anniversary Star Wars blowout in the streets of Pasadena, California. There’ll be an Ewoks float. There’ll be a planet Naboo … Continue reading

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