Geek Culture: Geek Gang Signs Might Get You Shot In Compton
First came Pharrell’s hip hop funk group N.E.R.D., then Chamillionaire’s Ridin’ (Dirty) was appropriated into White n’ Nerdy, and now the disparate worlds of hip hop culture and geekdom have crossed once again, with this poster depicting geek gang signs!
From Michelle (CntrySigns) we get a Steampunk USB flash drive. How cool is that! Imagine the eyes that bug out in the conference room when you whip out this baby! That makes me wonder… does anyone have a steampunk PowerPoint template?
George Lucas wearing a “Han Shot First” T-shirt via CntrySigns tweet
Maybe he’s starting to see the light, or he lost a bet.
Save Dollhouse Campaign starts before the first episode airs via Boing Boing
Because the typical FOX sci-fi show has a lifespan of four episodes or less, the fan organized campaigns have to start 8 months before the first episode airs.
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APT-GET Wife via Digg
I’m thinking a lot of the above depends on which distro you choose.
Don’t forget that the Phoenix Lander is scheduled to land on Mars Polar region today!
You can check out the Live NASA Coverage online if you don’t have NASA TV on your Cable system.
Dr. Pamela Gay is an American astronomer, educator, podcaster, and writer. Best known for her work in astronomical podcasting, she currently works with Fraser Cain in co-hosting Astronomy Cast. In 2002, she received her PhD in Astronomy from the University of Texas, Austin.
Today, her main affiliation is as a visiting assistant professor of Physics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. There she teaches introductory physics and astronomy courses.
She is on the Council for the American Association of Variable Star Observers, as well as its Educational Committee Chair
We last spoke with Pamela in 2005 when Technorama was first getting started and she hosted a popular podcast called Slacker Astronomy – It’s been three years – we thought it was time to catch up.
Her Personal Blog: Star Stryder
Her Podcast: The Astronomy Cast
Podcast: Download
NASA Phoenix Mission to Mars: An Out-Of-This-World Content Management Challenge [via Slashdot.org]
On May 25, NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander will enter the Martian atmosphere at nearly 13,000 miles per hour, complete a complex seven-minute series of events, then land on the red planet to begin a three-month mission to explore Martian soil and ice. Some 500,000 people are expected to watch this on the Web: Few of those people will be more interested than Jeanne Holm, chief knowledge architect for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and one of the IT leaders responsible for making sure all the images and video from this high-profile mission get managed and delivered to NASA staffers and the public without a hitch.
We have all heard that Lucas had a plan for 9 films…but what was the plan from the beginning? Check out this free PDF e-book that tries to answer these questions and more culled from years of quotes and documentation from the George himself and others.
The Secret History of Star Wars [found via Slashdot.org]
What is it?
The Secret History of Star Wars is a new full-length e-book exploring the writing and creation of the Star Wars saga. Culled from over 400 sources and filled with quotes from people such as George Lucas, Gary Kurtz and Mark Hamill, The Secret History of Star Wars traces all the way back to 1973 to examine how the first 14-page treatment that began the series came to be and was slowly built, draft by draft, year by year and movie by movie. Covering a period of over four decades, you will discover how George Lucas got his ideas for the original film, how Darth Vader was made into Luke Skywalker’s father in 1978 and forever altered the arc of the story, what happened to the infamous third trilogy in the series and how the prequel stories came to be. The book also reveals the style and method of Lucas himself and how his personal life affected and shaped the story, for better and worse. This is a book which challenges many legends surrounding the series and places the films in a new light. For the more casual fan this will be a mesmerising read and for those who think they know everything about the series, prepare to be surprised!
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