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#ghostbusters Click here to read Will Ghostbusters 3 Ever Actually Happen?

Will Ghostbusters 3 Ever Actually Happen?

Original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman is rumored to be getting forced out of his own franchise, in favor of a younger director. Too bad his contract won't let Columbia make a new Ghostbusters without his say-so. More »
10:30 AM
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By Meredith Woerner
Image of Roklimber Roklimber 10:25 AM

Freaking amazing video!

Researchers filled this abandoned ant colony with concrete, let it sit for a month, and then excavated around it to reveal a massive ant colony. The size and intricacy of the colony is almost hard to wrap your mind around-- it stretches over 4,000 miles, and in its construction, the ant colony moved 40 tons of soil. The unveiling of the ant colony begins at the 3:00 mark.
Size isn't the only remarkable aspect of ant architecture. The end of the video features a colony of ants living in an acorn, just going to show how intricate their system is, no matter the size.

For more, look here:

Amazing Feats Of Animal Architecture (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
[www.huffingtonpost.com]

#tips #sciencetips #biology #ants Reply

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 10:24 AM

Students Discover New Species of Raptor Dinosaur in Inner Mongolia
[www.sciencedaily.com]

#tips #sciencetips #biology #dinosaurs Reply

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 10:23 AM

Windpipe transplant success in UK child
[news.bbc.co.uk]

A 10-year-old British boy has become the first child to undergo a windpipe transplant with an organ crafted from his own stem cells.

Yay for stem cell research!

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 10:21 AM

For One Tiny Instant, Physicists May Have Broken a Law of Nature
[www.physorg.com]

In a nutshell, there is some evidence that the strong nuclear force may also break the conservation of Parity.

Parity was shown not to be a symmetry of the weak nuclear force back in 1956. Now there seems to be evidence that the strong nuclear force also violates that symmetry.

If that turns out to be true, it's a result of huge importance.

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Large Hadron Collider sets new record for beam energy -- 3.5 TeV
[www.physorg.com]

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Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry 10:18 AM

I've been plowing my way through all 7 seasons of Star Trek:TNG and I have just come to the realization (physically and mentally) that the human body needs more that 4 hours of sleep in a day. :(

I getting too old for these marathon favorite series watching binges.

But, I can't stop doing it and I think there needs to be a place for group therapy on this subject.

#watchingcompletefavoriteseries...

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 10:28 AM

@Im_your_Huckleberry:

Not too long ago, I watched all 7 seasons of Voyager all over again, skipping a few episodes here and there (the stupid ones).

I concur. Some of us are too old for this kind of marathon.

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Image of Eridani Eridani 10:42 AM

@Im_your_Huckleberry: I feel ya. I have SG-1 hangover. Again. Only moreso.

Does it seem like they made it so that you are doomed to have a two-parter at the end of the night? It's like 6:30am, you're ready to collapse, and then... "TO BE CONTINUED..."

Argh!

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Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierD... 10:03 AM

The Nostradamus Effect is on the History Channel.

Since I don't believe in the biblical apocalypse I don't think this is a sign of the end of times, but I will say it's a pretty good indicator of the state of our society.

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Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid 10:00 AM

MIKA - Kick Ass Official Music Video

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#addamsfamily Click here to read Addams Family Is The New Coraline?

Addams Family Is The New Coraline?

Fresh from the success of his Alice In Wonderland, Tim Burton is staying with 3D for his next project, which is one that he's been rumored to be involved in before: A brand-new Addams Family movie unlike any previous efforts. More »
10:00 AM
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By Graeme McMillan
Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid 09:43 AM


Watermelon Death Star

It's too big to be a fruit.

[www.geek.com]

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Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid 09:38 AM

Catzilla: King of the Monsters

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#fringe Click here to read Fringe: The Musical?

Fringe: The Musical?

Will Fringe's musical episode be called "Once More, On LSD?" No, apparently it'll be called "Overture." And you'll never guess who's serenading Olivia. Spoilers ahead. More »
09:30 AM
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#geophysicalporn

The Giant Underground Gas Tank Where Most Helium Is Stored

No, this isn't a secret UFO installation. It's a natural underground gas tank that contains over a billion cubic meters of helium, important in many industrial processes, located under America's Great Plains. It's covered in mines, domes, and pipelines. More »
09:00 AM
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By Annalee Newitz
Image of ceti ceti 08:57 AM

A very nice piece on science and the wondrous mysteries of our universe.

[www.sfgate.com]

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#humantarget Click here to read Is Daylight Saving Time Bad For Television?

Is Daylight Saving Time Bad For Television?

After Chuck hits an all-time ratings low, daylight savings has started hurting television behemoths like American Idol... So why is Human Target apparently immune, and what can other shows learn from it? More »
08:30 AM
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By Graeme McMillan
#interstellar Click here to read We May See Steven Spielberg's Epic Wormhole Movie Sooner Than We Thought

We May See Steven Spielberg's Epic Wormhole Movie Sooner Than We Thought

Does Jonathan Nolan's sudden agency jump mean Steven Speilbergs hard science fiction feature Wormhole will finally be made? The internet would certainly like you to believe that, and here's why. More »
08:00 AM
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By Meredith Woerner
Image of Roklimber Roklimber 07:42 AM

In last night's Flashforward:

"God puts something good in your life everyday"

"Coincidences are god at work."

God this, god that, god, god, god, and more god in sci-fi...

When is this going to end?

Sigh...

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Image of SOFictrekscapist SOFictrekscapist 07:52 AM

@Roklimber: 'God' only knows...
@Roklimber:

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 08:13 AM

@SOFictrekscapist:

Ouch...

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 08:29 AM

@Roklimber:

My name is Simon, I'm a hobbit. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

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Image of ceti ceti 08:56 AM

@Roklimber: Yeah, and when they found out some mysterious evil cabal was behind the blackout for nefarious ends, will they be surprised.

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Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierD... 09:04 AM

@Roklimber: *pats on back* I know it's difficult . . . I know . . .

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 09:10 AM

@RandomFrequentFlierDent:

I think I need therapy, some kind of exorcism, actually. I need to have religion exorcised from everything and everyone surrounding my life.

Incidentally, I've come up with a new name for sci-fi, more reflective of its lack of science and overbearing presence of religious themes: sigh-fi.

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Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierD... 09:40 AM

@Roklimber: There does seem to be a total lack of real science-y science fiction lately, isn't there? Especially in the "serious" stuff (at least god hasn't managed to sneak into Chuck yet).

Denmark isn't that religious-y though, is it?

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 10:13 AM

@RandomFrequentFlierDent:

If god infects Chuck, I'll stop watching anything and everything.

"Denmark isn't that religious-y though, is it?"

Scandinavian countries, in general, are not very religious at all. Between 60% and 80% of Swedish citizens are atheists, depending on which stats you believe.

Interestingly enough, despite that and despite the very liberal take on sex and drugs, Scandinavian citizens are some of the most productive, crime-free, and happy in the world. Take that, religious fanatics!

In DK - and I'm not sure if this is true of other Scandinavian countries as well - most people pay a "church-tax" (you have to explicitly opt out, if you don't want to pay that), which is not so much an indication of religious support, but a means to pay for certain services, like being allowed to get married in a cathedral. Or so I'm told.

A more serious issue, in my opinion, is the increasing number of muslims moving to European countries in general, and DK (and the Netherlands) in particular.

I'm not opposed to people of any faith moving into any country but, here in DK, there is a great deal of pressure from muslim-faith citizens to change the danish laws to accommodate their own laws, and that I am opposed to. In my view, if you move to a country by your own choice, then you must abide by their rules and not try to change them to accommodate yours.

I'm sure you remember the case of the danish cartoonist who drew a cartoon of Mohammed some 5 years ago. If you don't, here's a good recap of what happened and how that has changed his life:

[www.guardian.co.uk]

A few weeks ago, after 5 years, the newspaper finally caved in and apologized to the muslim community for having published the cartoons in the first place. Never mind that Danish embassies in 3 countries were bombed and never mind that the cartoonist has lived through hell ever since, including a recent threat to his life by a man with an axe.

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Image of Gemini2 Gemini2 07:31 AM

Every time I wake up, it's 404am

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 07:44 AM

@Gemini2:

Reason would suggest that you always wake up at 4:04 am or your clock is broken, showing the same time all the time.

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Image of Darklighter Darklighter 08:19 AM

@Gemini2: You can't find your clock?

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#batmanbeyond

"Batman Beyond" Brings The Story Of A Future Batman To Comics

Fans who still miss the futuristic Gotham (and teenaged Dark Knight) seen in the dearly-departed Batman Beyond got the news they've been waiting a long time for. The cartoon is finally becoming a comic. More »
07:30 AM
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By Graeme McMillan
#xmen Click here to read Bryan Singer Misses The Point Of X-Men First Class: It's About The Young Mutants

Bryan Singer Misses The Point Of X-Men First Class: It's About The Young Mutants

Director Bryan Singer's opening up about how he wants to handle his mutant prequel, X-Men: First Class</em. And it sounds like there's a heavy focus on the Professor Xavier and Magneto origins tale, but what about the other mutants? More »
07:00 AM
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By Meredith Woerner
#conceptart

Clone Factory Rejects Get All The Worst Jobs

You could make a thousand clones perfectly, but then suddenly have an entire batch go bad. They'd wander listlessly, refuse to learn language, pretend not to hear commands. Then you had to figure out how to get rid of them. More »
06:30 AM
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By Annalee Newitz
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