link 19 Nov Daily Show's John Oliver gets own six part special»

The second funniest guy on The Daily Show named John is finally getting his own corner of Comedy Central’s airspace.

John Oliver has been tapped by the network to do a six part stand-up…

link 19 Nov Qantas Blames 'Cosmic Rays' For Last Year's Roller Coaster-Like Flight»

We have a pretty decent respect for Aussie airline Qantas, with its better-than-average safety record and generally trouble-free flights (of course, we’re not impressed by the recent beer ban on some flights, but it probably was in the name of safety, so who are we to complain). And now we can feel a little better about last year’s

link 18 Nov IBM simulates cat's brain, humans are next»

Almost exactly a year ago we noted DARPA pouring nearly $5 million into an IBM project to develop a computer capable of emulating the brain of a living creature. Having already…

link 17 Nov J.J. Abrams' Version Of Star Trek's Salt Vampire And Gorn Revealed [Star Trek]»

Even though they didn’t make the final cut, the salt vampire and Gorn were still in J.J. AbramsStar Trek. Take a look at these revamped versions of classic aliens.

Trek Movie has an…

link 17 Nov Neil Patrick Harris' First Tweet is a Doozy [Twitterati]»

Is there anything Neil Patrick Harris can’t do? Tonight, the singer/dancer/actor/magician/Internet video sweetheart has proved himself to be a master Twitter-er as well. Quick, somebody…

link 17 Nov Become Your Own Heir After Being Frozen»

destinyland writes “A science writer discovered it’s possible to finance your cryogenic preservation using life insurance — and then leave a huge death benefit to your future thawed self. From the…

link 16 Nov Wait a Second, I Have Carl Sagan Powers, Too! [Comics]»

Comic strip xkcd’s take on what would happen if you were bitten by a radioactive Carl Sagan , I mean, Mr. X, is spot freggin’ on. [xkcd]



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link 16 Nov Alternate Star Trek pilot to be released»


The forthcoming DVD release of Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 3 includes a pilot episode previously only available on the bootleg circuit. Apparently a German film collector found…

link 15 Nov Oh, Meep! High School Principal Bans Nonsensical Word»

Danvers High School Principal Thomas Murray was not amused – I repeat, not amused – when kids in his school started saying the word “meep.” Anyone caught uttering or displaying the word of…


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