World’s largest sprig of mistletoe at Heathrow Terminal 5
Makes me want to rent "Love, Actually". Posted via email from Rockett Science Labs
View ArticleThe Treachery of Images, Star Trek Augmented Reality Edition
Okay, so…your computer recognizes the DVD box as an object that it can act upon. And the box becomes a controller for moving the 3D virtual ship, like a mouse or a joystick. But the box also becomes a...
View ArticleGifts carry a dangerous glamour
Gifts carry a dangerous glamour. They encourage us to dream of being lavished with the things we wish for but can’t have (or are too practical to indulge in) and—the emotionally fraught part—to dream...
View ArticlePepsi Throwback
Products such as this will help me with my resolution to spend the year pretending it’s 1980. Iran constantly being in the news helps too. Posted via email from Rockett Science Labs
View ArticleThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Daleks
I've you've ever wondered what The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has to say on the subject of Daleks, wonder no longer! STAY AWAY.REALLY, STAY AWAY.NO HONESTLY, JUST STAY AWAY, THEY'RE HORRIBLE....
View ArticleVintage Batman Felt Mask: Pow!
Via Ruby Lane Posted via email from Rockett Science Labs
View ArticleMouse Guard Finger Puppets
via nokhoo.blogspot.com The Mouse Guard Finger Puppet Kit is a free PDF download from mouseguard.net. Posted via web from Rockett Science Labs
View ArticleGiants in the Mountains: The Search for Sasquatch
via washingtonhistory.org The exhibit runs January 23 through June 27 at the Washington State History Museum, and looks at folklore, science, hoaxes and history surrounding the Sasquatch phenomenon....
View ArticleOK Go frontman explains why music labels block video embedding
via mashable.com OK Go frontman Damian Kulash clears up something I’ve wondered about for a long time: why major music labels often restrict fans from embedding artists’ YouTube videos on other sites....
View ArticleCrispy Gamer: Maybe there was something in the air during the early ’70s
Maybe there was something in the air during the early ’70s. Maybe it was historically inevitable. But it seems way more than convenient coincidence that Gygax and Arneson got their first packet of...
View ArticleThat’s what we elected him for
[Obama] must not just rally the House Dems, he must rally the country. He must bring us back in. And we must back him up. This is not just about a centrist comprehensive health reform bill. It is about...
View ArticleDowntown Tacoma, going to see the Firesign Theatre
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View ArticleRockett Science Labs: My new, even geekier blog
I’ve launched a new spinoff blog of this one: Rockett Science Labs. You could describe it as a geek culture blog — I’ll be sharing weird, funny, super-geeky stuff that delights or interests me. The...
View ArticleTwitter tip: Count your characters, think about it, then count again.
Sure, go ahead, laugh. Writing what’s essentially a status message seems like it would be the easiest thing in the world. But as anyone who writes headlines will tell you, it can be very challenging...
View ArticleTwitter launches Promoted Trends for advertisers
Last night, Twitter began testing an extension of its Promoted Tweets platform: Promoted Trends. Twitter’s Trending Topics section in the sidebar has traditionally reflected the most-talked-about...
View ArticleI’ll be at the Mashable Summer Tour’s Seattle stop! Will you?
Weber Shandwick is a national sponsor of the Mashable Summer Tour 2010, and Weber Shandwick Seattle will be there on Saturday representing! If you’re going, I hope you’ll stop by our table on Saturday...
View ArticleUsing a Delicious RSS feed to create web content? Go to Plan B.
UPDATE: The Delicious blog says they are NOT shutting down. I’ve edited the post accordingly. If, like me, you use Delicious to create a curated feed of links that appears on a website – it’s time to...
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