Pale Blue Dot Photo
25 years ago, Voyager 1 turned round and took a picture of the Earth from 3.7 billion miles away. It is known as the Pale Blue Dot photo and it’s amazing.
Category: Blog
My blog and occasional comment on current affairs.
Lars Andersen is a modern Legolas
Thanks to studying ancient techniques and being generally pretty cool, Lars Andersen is a modern-day Legolas.
Which actor plays which Simpson?
In case you’ve always wondered which actor does which voice, here is a handy chart.
80 Days game
Do you have a phone or tablet and an ounce of adventure in your soul? If so, you should buy the game 80 Days as it is brilliant. It is basically a superbly written text adventure based on Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days.
Happy New Year 2015!!!
Happy New Year! The Word of Ward hopes 2015 finds you abundantly well and having a superb time all the time.
Star Wars Christmas Lights
Some crazed fan of Christmas, Star Wars, John Williams, and Christmas Lights has gone all out. If you want better Star Wars Christmas lights, you have a lot of work ahead of you.
Man fails to be eaten alive on “Eaten Alive”
You may have seen this but in case you missed it, there was a ridiculous show on Discovery the other day. Ok I will narrow it down. I used to … Read More
Old footage of Hong Kong from 1938
A fascinating clip called Hong Kong, Gateway to China which was released in 1938 shows how much the place has changed.
New speed record for completing Doom 2
Doom 2: Hell on Earth is an old game that I personally spent hours upon hours playing back in the 90s. I used to play it for so long it would fill my dreams – the sounds, the monsters, the awesome shotgun. Apparently there is still a dedicated group out there who play it a lot.
The Killing Floor by Lee Child
Someone recommended The Killing Floor, and Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series generally, so I thought I would give it a go. This is the first Jack Reacher book and I have to say, I mostly loved it.
Megabots Kickstarter
A load of engineers, mechanics, scientists, artists and other robot-obsessed types have got together for an exciting, if slightly geeky, Kickstarter project. They have decided to make giant robot mechanoids, piloted by humans, fighting in a massive arena, a real thing.
Australia, Morocco, Thailand – Three True Travel Stories
I have just moved back to Bangkok and need some Somtam money so thought I would plug my travel book: Australia, Morocco, Thailand – Three True Travel Stories.
Time lapse video of Earth from space
This time lapse video of Earth from space is brilliant. It uses footage from NASA’s Johnson Space Center and makes the Earth look ever so pretty.
Meet Ed.
Here is how good computer graphics are getting. This is Ed.
Freaky gifs from Hayden Zezula
A graphic artist called Hayden Zezula created these eternal looping bursts of oddness and put them out on twitter.
Real life Japanese Batman – Chibatman
Japan has its very own real life Batman – Chibatman.
Apple releases some stuff!
The 9th of September 2014 was a big day if you are geek like myself. A day I’d been waiting for, for quite a while. Something that promised to be … Read More
malfunction by Cyriak – mental but fun.
Having a normal day? Everything a bit sameish? Got a couple of minutes to be weirded out? Good. Then watch this clip called “malfunction” by someone odd on the internet called Cyriak. I found it strangely uplifting. Enjoy.
New windowless planes
The idea the plane boffins have had is to get rid of all the windows and turn the walls into massive screens. This has the benefit of reducing weight (apparently) and making the whole fuselage more structurally sound. Another big benefit is that it looks fucking awesome. Essentially, cameras will film the outside and then project the images on the inside.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has been described as ‘Seinfeld on crack’ which I guess is kind of fair given the shallow cynicism of the protagonists and the ludicrous situations that evolve but they are from a very different social spectrum.