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Show #152: 0x0C Days of Christmas

1. News about new Star Trek
2. News about Futurama
3. Would you like to own your own piece of Technorama?

Show notes #152

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Let us know what you want to hear while were on holiday!

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A fish that swims in “volcanoes” via Clipmarks

A species of flatfish have been found living and thriving in deep waters near sulphur pools where the temperature is around 355 deg. F. and pH of around 2 (like sulfuric acid oddly enough).

100 things we didn’t know this time last year via Digg

35. The name Lego came from two Danish words “leg godt”, meaning “play well”. It also means “I put together” in Latin

45. C3PO and R2D2 do not speak to each other off-camera because the actors don’t get on.

65. Actor James Doohan, who played Scotty, had a hand in creating the Klingon language that was used in the movies, and which Shakespeare plays were subsequently translated into.

Marv

IRS: We Don

Show #151: Here in my car

1. Steve Wozniak is selling cars
2. Top 10 coolest cars
3. No music by the cars

Show notes #151

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Batman dead end via Digg

“WITH A $30,000 BUDGET, Sandy Collora put together a THEATRICAL-QUALITY film that shows us Batman as he was always meant to be.

Cool pic of a tractor modded to look like a spider via Reddit

Probably photoshopped, but it’s the thought that counts.

Dec 11, 1984: George Lucas Divorces…..making Steve Jobs a Billionaire via Digg

An odd turn of events that lead to Jobs acquiring what would become Pixar. I’m not sure if this story is real. The cash involved seems a bit low seeing as how all of this occurs about a year after Jedi was released.

Antarctica Erupts! via Digg

On Mount Erebus, the churning magma is exposed at the top of the volcano, in a roiling 1,700-degree Fahrenheit lake perhaps miles deep. “The lava lake gives us a window into the guts of the volcano,” says Philip Kyle, a volcanologist at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Marv

Sorry about the mixup…There was a problem with this shows posting, it was hosed. So to make sure that everyone gets it…Here is a re-posting of the last show.

Also to note, that we changed the order of the Normal show and the Feedback one. The regular shows will be coming out on Wednesdays. It helps keep feedback related to the last show in order.

Let us know what you think

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Serenity/Firefly cast turn up to canceled convention via Digg

Gotta hand it to the Firefly & Serenity cast. They still showed up and partied with the Browncoats even after the convention organizers skipped out at the last minute.

Make Your SUV A Tank…With Tracks via Digg

If your SUV’s gas mileage is still too high, this’ll do the trick.

DB Fletcher Table via del.icio.us

Spin the tabletop 30 degrees and it expands to roughly twice its original size.

Top 10 Most Unusual Buildings via Digg

Considering the architects I work with IRL, these don’t look too odd. Even the one built on its roof at a 135 degree angle with the ground.

HONDA CIVIC Tron commercial via Digg

Nice try Honda, but my lightcycle will still pwn you, and don’t make me bust out those tank programs.

Marv

How to make ginger ale via del.icio.us

Sounds easy. Put sugar, yeast, grated ginger, lemon and water into a soda bottle and let it sit for a couple of days. Filtering may be necessary.

Sunset over Mars via Reddit

Like any other sunset, except the sun is so small.

How to knit a binary scarf via Boing Boing

With a whopping 122 byte capacity, this example of geek apparel is the must have on every Christmas list.

Forgotten invention: the Rolamite via Boing Boing

This thing was invented back in the 60’s and apparently never went anywhere. It is a “basic” mechanical device, the same way springs, pulleys or hinges are components in more complex machines. The Rolamite is a little difficult to get your head around. It’s two rollers in a slot and the rollers have a strip of metal wrapped around in an S shape. The metal strip is in tension and the ends of the strip are anchored to the ends of the slot. The rollers are in static equilibrium because they are pressed together from the tension in the metal strip while also being restrained within the slot. If force or torque is applied, the rollers can still roll up and down the slot while maintaining full contact with the metal strip. Since the movement relative to the strip is a roll rather than a slide, there is practically no friction to speak of.

Marv

Firefly MMORPG announced via /.

Shiny.

How Geeks Get Down via Digg

Each of the 512 six-inch-square pixels contains three LEDs pointed down at a square of paper towel that sits in a larger piece of foil. The foil reflects the light up through the plastic floor, while the paper towel mutes its glow. (LEDs stay cool, so the towels won

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