Entire Nation to Time-Travel in December [Gawker]
While our federal government continues to spend its taxpayers’ money on useless things like the U.S. Senate, the Pacific island nation of Samoa is doing something awesome: Time-traveling. Into the future! On December 29 of this year, Samoans will go to bed as though it were any other day. But they will wake up [dons…
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation: The little idea that became science fiction’s biggest series
On the planet Terminus, a group of academics struggles to survive as the Galactic Empire crumbles. With no weapons, all they can rely on are the predictions of a dead genius named Hari Seldon. That’s right – it’s time to discuss Isaac Asimov’s Foundation! Welcome to Foundation Week, a Blogging the Hugos special event. In…
Sony Working To Get PS3 Back Online “As Soon As Possible” But No New Deadline Set [kotaku]
The deadline Sony set for itself to start restoring service to their online gaming and music networks passed over the weekend with no update and no success. Today Sony officials told Kotaku that there is no new estimate for when they plan to start putting the service back online.”We’re working hard, doing everything we can…
This Sensor-Packed Spy Plane Can Fly with or without a Pilot
Hauling tourists into space—that’s for tomorrow. Today, the legendary aerospace designers at Scaled Composites unveiled a new spy plane that can snoop on the unsuspecting four different ways, and doesn’t need a human in the cockpit to fly. Scaled Composites is best-known for its private spacecraft, like the one Virgin Galactic plans to use to…
