Monthly Archives: August 2010

Gorgeous timelapse photography

This timelapse montage by Mike Flores is so beautiful and hypnotic, check it out: Timelapse Montage from Mike Flores on Vimeo. (via geeks are sexy)

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An infusion of cute

So I’m home sick with a cold, which means that my brain has basically left the building and I’m left with just enough functionality to curl up on the couch and watch tv.  Exhibit A: I just spent about 5 … Continue reading

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Now this is research I wholeheartedly support

The “meta cookie”!!  What is it, you ask?  It’s a virtual reality device that can transform a plain cookie into whatever flavor you want it to be (ok fine, right now it’s limited to only 7 flavors, but a girl … Continue reading

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Robin wore leopard print undies…

In what is quite possibly the best thing I’ve read all week, I learned that Robin likes to take a walk on the wild side when it comes to his underwear choices, whereas Batman goes for a more sedate black. … Continue reading

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Now flying Adventure airlines!

Check out this great gallery of early aircraft designs from 1930s through 1950s patent applications.  It’s a fascinating glimpse into the past–some of the designs look practical, some wildly imaginative and some, well, you just have to say wtf?  I … Continue reading

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The Walking Dead trailer–finally!

In all it’s bloody, grainy Super-16 glory…AMC finally posted the trailer that blew my mind at Comic-Con.  I am so freaking excited for this show–judging by this trailer I think it’s going to be amazing. Halloween night at 10/9 central–I … Continue reading

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Stormtroopers vs Redshirts

Heeheehee–finally, a fair fight! (via shoeboxblog.com)

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The Nerdette goes Pulp

I absolutely love the art from the old pulps–the robots, the fantastic aliens, the improbably scantily clad girls and the lurid text copy…all spectacular!  So when I saw this tutorial from Alan Levermore, I got very excited and immediately set … Continue reading

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A tantalizing tidbit from Neil Gaiman’s Doctor Who episode

Neil Gaiman posted on his blog a little scene that was cut from his script for episode six of the next season of Doctor Who. It doesn’t really tell us anything about the episode, but it’s a fun little character … Continue reading

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The Nerdette’s Library: He, She and It by Marge Piercy

I absolutely love to read.  I’ve been immersing myself in books since I was a wee girl and I have a “to be read” stack of books that is ridiculously out of hand.  The Nerdette’s Library will be a semi-regular … Continue reading

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