Read moreAnyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.
— Garrison Keillor
Read more“Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It’s basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating.”
Full Moon Silhouettes
Bad Astronomy’s Phil Plait has a great explainer on how this perspective — a real time, real motion perspective — is even possible.
Remains of the Day: Lost 500 Years, the Bones of Richard III Have a Tale to Tell
In a stunning bit of archeological detective work, folk from the University of Leicester have identified the remains of English King Richard III in a long lost and “clumsily cut” grave excavated from a parking lot. Lead archaeologist Richard Buckley, from...The Best Time to Stop Censorship is Before it Starts
Freedom of speech is fundamental to the American experience and a bedrock of our way of life. So why is Congress so eager to do away with it? Two bills — SOPA, and PIPA — both purport to shore up copyright law and end online piracy. They were written by...Tweetstream
- Leonard Nemoy as Spock meant so much to kids like me who grew up geek. Spock struggled with being both human and alien. So did we. #LLAP
- RT @TheRealNimoy: "You are a child of the universe. No less than the trees and the stars." LLAP
- RT @scalzi: Good night, Twitter. When I wake up, I expect that these dresses and llamas will be all sorted out. Don't let me down, Twitter.
- @hasbean @NickCho Lots of them, yes.
- @mercurek @sarahreesbrenna I'm confident it's little more than an oversight and easily corrected.
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