Category Archives: Wouldya Lookit That!

The SGCBL is the new MENSA

I always knew the members of the SGCBL had good taste. I just never realized that they were certifiable genii, as well. On the New Zealand version of the Test the Nation TV show, the groups were broken up into … Continue reading Continue reading

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Comdex Cancelled

Organizer cancels Comdex 2004 | CNET News.com Wow. I haven’t really paid much attention to it in years (which I guess is the point), but Comdex used to be like the computer show. Times change. Continue reading

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Ant City

Pretend you have a giant magnifying glass that can focus the sun’s rays on the unsuspecting pedestrians… Ant City Continue reading

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Off we go, into the wild blue yonder!

CNN.com – Private craft flies into space – Jun 21, 2004 Woo-hoo! Continue reading

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This is the city. Glenburn.

The Degree Confluence Project has a goal to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. It was started in 1996 by a guy who just bought a … Continue reading Continue reading

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And, um, yeah…

I am ashamed of my lack of vision. I never considered what would happen if someone put Office Space together with Star Wars. OfficeSpaceWars Continue reading

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Ooooh… Ahhhhh…

Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame Continue reading

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My new favorite word: Zombification

Straight Dope Staff Report: When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? Now, let’s address a scenario where the zombification process is gradual. If the operators and utilities had sufficient advance warning they could take measures to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Danger, Will Robinson!

Go-Quiz.com Quizzes, Questionaires and Personality Tests. Solonor may explode without warning MEXPLOSIVE Username: From Go-Quiz.com Continue reading

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Star of Ninib

If I want to be reminded of the vastness of the universe and its smallness all at once, I can just think about Cassini-Huygens. On October 15, 1997, a rocket took off from just up the road from my house … Continue reading Continue reading

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