geek-art: The Art of John Aslarona How about ending the week with a slight touch of awesomeness ? I just discovered John Aslarona’s impressive work, and I’m sure you want to discover it too. Believe me. So go enjoy his great talent in the full article, where dozens of geekdom heroes portraits are waiting for you ! Et si on finissait la semaine avec une touche de beauté geek-artesque ? Je viens de découvrir le travail incroyable de John Aslarona, et je croyez-moi, vous voulez le découvrir également ! Alors précipitez-vous dans la suite de l’article où des dizaines de superbes portraits de héros du geekdom vous attendent !

geek-art:

The Art of John Aslarona

How about ending the week with a slight touch of awesomeness ? I just discovered John Aslarona’s impressive work, and I’m sure you want to discover it too. Believe me. So go enjoy his great talent in the full article, where dozens of geekdom heroes portraits are waiting for you !

Et si on finissait la semaine avec une touche de beauté geek-artesque ? Je viens de découvrir le travail incroyable de John Aslarona, et je croyez-moi, vous voulez le découvrir également ! Alors précipitez-vous dans la suite de l’article où des dizaines de superbes portraits de héros du geekdom vous attendent !

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"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there’s no music, no choreography and the dancers hit each other."

Jack Handey (via fuckyeahjackhandey)

(via fuckyeahferafestiva)

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Dr Who theme on today’s google doodle! Type: Horn intro: d    q  e  d        q    e  d edg Theme: k j      ] w e     p i e  t re  r e [ p Middle 8: [  p      i p o  i8i   ] \ ][] i \ ][] p o Outro: k j (y 8 i 8   ) k j (y 8 i o   ) k j I’ve put the horn bits of the outro in round brackets there, so don’t try typing the round brackets too. And in case you hae a different keyboard from me the square brackets are to the right of my ‘p’ key and the slash is just blow the right square bracket. I’ve spaced by approximate timing as we’ll need the number keys as well! 

Dr Who theme on today’s google doodle! Type:

Horn intro: d    q  e  d        q    e  d edg

Theme: k j      ] w e     p i e  t re  r e [ p

Middle 8: [  p      i p o  i8i   ] \ ][] i \ ][] p o

Outro: k j (y 8 i 8   ) k j (y 8 i o   ) k j

I’ve put the horn bits of the outro in round brackets there, so don’t try typing the round brackets too. And in case you hae a different keyboard from me the square brackets are to the right of my ‘p’ key and the slash is just blow the right square bracket. I’ve spaced by approximate timing as we’ll need the number keys as well! 

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birdeatsbaby:

The new music video for the single ‘Anchor’ from Birdeatsbaby. Buy it from ITUNES HERE: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/anchor-single/id515948946

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Katzenjammer – Shepherd's Song (6 plays)

Shepherd’s Song - Katzenjammer

So whatcha gonna do?
Oooh! I wanna build the dream for two!
So what’s it gonna be?
I’m jumpin’ up and down, but she can’t see…
I think you’ve got a chance,
Just move on over and ask her to dance!
I got silly feet and a lousy beat so how on earth could I make her want me?

Today, I am grooving to the upbeat vibes of Katzenjammer who just keep pleasing my ears. The full song is available as a free download on bookface here: https://www.facebook.com/katzenjammerne/app_197936773558886

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Clutch - Subtle Hustle

Back again with a quickness, pick it up, pick it up.
Master arithmeticness, light it up, light it up.
I got the heat in both seats, snake handler’s hands.
Come back with slickness and do it all again.
…

The heavy groove is getting me through the day.

(Source: Spotify)

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From MAKE magazine:

The scene, as written, seems to imply that Scotty is talking about some fancy way of making metallic aluminum into a transparent form. Which ain’t happening. What has happened, however, (and in fact what was happening in research circles at least as far back as 1981) is the development of a transparent aluminum-based ceramic called aluminum oxynitride, aka “AlON,” that sounds a heckuva lot like the stuff Scotty is peddling. In fact, Star Trek IV came out in 1986, and it’s entirely likely that one of the film’s six (!) credited writers got wind of transparent aluminum from then-ongoing publicity about AlON, and decided to use it in the script.

Follow the source for the actual demo video! The specifications are practically the same as Scotty boasts in Star Trek 4! A 1.6 inch thick plate of AION successfully stops a 50 cal bullet, whilst a barrier 3.6 inch thick, layered laminate glass gets penetrated with enough energy to blow the brains out of the poor mannequin stood behind it.

(Source: blog.makezine.com)

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"Dogma demands authority, rather than intelligent thought, as the source of opinion; it requires persecution of heretics and hostility to unbelievers; it asks of its disciples that they should inhibit natural kindliness in favor of systematic hatred. Since argument is not recognized as a means of arriving at truth, adherents of rival dogmas have no method except war by means of which to reach a decision. And war, in our scientific age, means, sooner or later, universal death."

Bertrand Russell (via philphys)

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Loitering… Scheming…

Loitering… Scheming…

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soundtrack to my life

Open your choice of music player and put it on shuffle. Press play.

For every question, type the song that’s on. And when you go to a new question press the next button.

Opening Credits: I’m Jim Morrison, I’m Dead - Mogwai
Waking Up: Watching the Wheels - John Lennon
Average Day: Pracher’s Son - Dusty Springfield
First Date: Green Eyes - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Falling in Love: Dancing with The Elders - Pavement
Fight Scene: What I’m Trying to Say - Stars
Breaking Up: She Said - Long Pigs
Getting Back Together: Oi, Chii to Kin’ Stoit (Ой, чий то кiнь стоiт) - Okean Elzy
Secret Love: Love’s Cradle - 3 Colours Red
Life’s Okay: Surfing with the Alien (live) - Joe Satriani
Mental Breakdown: Bob - NoFX
Driving: 3 Estancias III - Antonio Ruiz-Popo
Deep Thought: Sabre Dance (Gayenah) - Aram Khachaturian [LOL]
Flashback: I Adore You - Queen Adreena
Partying: Saturday Night - Kaiser Chiefs
Happy Dance: John Hardy - Leadbelly
Regretting: Alien - Lamb
Long Night Alone: Cosmic Love - Florence & the Machine
Death Scene: Magnet - Bikini Kill
Ending Theme: Astronomy - Blue Öyster Cult :)

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crAShTRONOMY: Model Selection with Bayes Theorem

crashtronomy:

The purpose of data analysis is to work out whether the values of parameters are compatible with data. By parameters, I mean some measurement(s) that has been created by theory or past experiment.

During model selection, one may ask what parameters are indicated by the data.

In combining these…

If you so happen to be interested in slightly meatier astronomy, follow me at @crAShTRONOMY, where’ I’m going to post my astro thoughts… not yet decided on where I’ll put my pretty picture thoughts/links though.

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scienceetfiction:

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (1963), Strange Tales #137 (1965), Ultimates #2 (2003)

Ultimate Marvel, launched in 2000, is an alternate Marvel universe.  When Nick Fury resurfaced in 2002 in The Ultimates, he had been redesigned to look like actor Samuel L. Jackson.   It was only after seeing the character in the first issue that Samuel L. Jackson learned of the use of his likeness and contacted Marvel in order to secure the role of Nick Fury in any future Marvel movies. wikipedia

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sketchtronomy: Motorball Alita

sketchtronomy:

Motorball Alita

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Me too, Zekka.. me too..

Me too, Zekka.. me too..

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dojinski: I got the urge to paint Elaine Marley from Monkey Island.  I decided to go fairly minimalist with this :B (Monkey Island being yet another game series I LOVE)  This is lovely!

dojinski:

I got the urge to paint Elaine Marley from Monkey Island.  I decided to go fairly minimalist with this :B

(Monkey Island being yet another game series I LOVE) 

This is lovely!

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