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The Scale of the Universe
11 Feb 2012 14:34:39 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: Space
This Flash animation by Cary and Michael Huang displays in an easy just how incredibly tiny the foundations of our universe are, and how unfathomably large constructs they build. It sure brings some perspective.
Link: htwins.net
Einstein and deGrasse Tyson
07 Feb 2012 16:28:41 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: Space
I just love this picture.
Found on tumblr featuring Albert Einstein and Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Southern Lights Video
03 Feb 2012 10:50:47 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: Space
This is an incredibly amazing time-lapse movie of the aurora australis, taken in southern Australia.
Link: io9.com
Stargate Alignment Chart
01 Feb 2012 21:55:16 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: TV
Just watched Stargate: Continuum, and it just happened that when it ended, someone posted this piece of art on my Facebook feed.
The Change in Scientific Progress
23 Jan 2012 22:20:27 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: Science
Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about the scientific world and how scientific progress is shifting from the United States to Europe, Japan and China.
Link: YouTube
Lego Sorting Plant
21 Jan 2012 23:05:01 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: Lego
This is an amazing Lego sorting plant that sorts 4x2 and 2x1 Lego bricks by size and color created by Danish BrickIt using around 37500 bricks, several motors and sensors and 7 Mindstorm NXT controllers.
Link: YouTube
Battlestar Galactica
20 Jan 2012 22:15:08 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: Science fiction
My long running project of watching all 17 seasons of Stargate (SG-1, Atlantis and Universe) is nearing its end and I need a new Sci-Fi series to watch when I'm done, and the choice fell on Battlestar Galactica. So I bought myself a gift: all four seasons and the two feature length Razor and The Plan.
Philosoraptor has a point
20 Jan 2012 14:01:38 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: Other
Good question.
(via Wil Wheaton)
About SOPA...
19 Jan 2012 19:59:07 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: Internet
On "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart":
Jon Stewart: "Hey does anyone on these committees charged with regulating the Internet understand how this Internet stuff works?"
Politician 1: "...I am not a nerd..."
Politician 2: "I am not a nerd!"
Politician 3: "I'm just not enough of a nerd..."
Politician 4: "Maybe we ought to ask some nerds about what this thing really does? Let's have a hearing, bring in the nerds..."
Jon Stewart: "Really..? Nerds..? You know, I think actually the word you're looking for is 'experts', to enlighten you so your laws won't backfire, breaking the Internet."
Link: gawker.com
On The Day Carl Sagan Died
11 Jan 2012 01:29:53 (Europe/Stockholm) | In: Space
If only life was fair and he would have lived longer. Carl Sagan was not the average human.
Link: YouTube