Blog Link: “PALEO-FUTURE”

The tagline is A look into the future that never was.
It looks interesting.
http://www.paleofuture.com/

Thinking About Apollo 11

I was too young to remember it, but I was inspired by it and the subsequent missions. I didn’t want them to stop. I wanted the Orbital stations, the moon colony, and the mars mission. I wanted my Science fiction future. I don’t want humans stuck on Terra Firma waiting for a natural or self-created [...]

The US case for radical energy use efficiency and for switching to alternative energy sources

I have been looking to blog on this for sometime, but it came out in a comment at TDAXP:
The best case for the US to move to radical energy use efficiency and to switch a lot more to alternative energy (while sharing or selling the techniques and technology to the rest of the world to [...]

YouTube Science Fiction: “This is my Milwaukee”

I found this on Althouse:

I really don’t recognize it. I don’t think it was filmed in Milwaukee.

More Evidence that George Lucas and Star Wars Eps 1-3 Suck: Watch Natalie Portman have Chemistry with Elmo

“Star Wars/John Williams A Cappella Tribute”

Found via SF Signal:

BTW, other fine A Cappella music is here at The Acapodcast.

I will be listening to “War of the Worlds” on the Radio/Internet 8pm central tonight…

…via Wisconsin Public Radio. The stream is here.

Update: It was ok. They wisconsin-ized it for locations.

Photo of the Day: Space Shuttle alongside replacement Eagle-class spacecraft (a Space:1999 photoshop)

I found this on Flickr and I wish it was actually true:

“NASA Developing Small Nuclear Reactor For the Moon”

SlashDot has an article entitled: “NASA Developing Small Nuclear Reactor For the Moon”.
My first thought was that it would be nice to have small underground nuke reactors throughout the US to power the grid
My second thought was, that maybe a nuke plant on the moon isn’t a good idea…

NSFW: Star Trek TNG Rap

This is Not Safe For Work…but it is crudely funny on a stormy Saturday night (for the trekkie inclined).
Found Via TV Squad.

[YouTube] When the robot uprising comes, our canine friends will be ready to help us…

From the Comments: “The Empire Strikes Barack” – An Election 2008 X Star Wars Satire

Ymarsakar brought this to my attention which he got from here. Enjoy!

Get Caught Up on Battlestar Galactica in 8 minutes

Found via Sake White:

Here is the Youtube link.

Allahpundit calls this the Worst Fight Scene Ever? I think not!

Allahpundit notes that all of the original Star Treks are on-line now.
Then he commits trek heresy…he says this is the worst fight seen ever:

I am just glad the clip ended before Kirk and the Gorn start making out.

Anybody out there played either of these to On-Line Games?

Anybody here play either Sins of a Solar Empire or EVE Online?
I have been thinking about picking up anon-line Science Fiction-ish game, so I am looking for feedback on these or other games.
I used to play the US version of the PBM Beyond The Stellar Empire aka BSE for a couple of years, but it [...]

I just finished reading Greg Bear’s Quantico

It is a near-future thriller about Bioterror and hints around the edges at the future events in the Mideast, terrorism, the US Intelligence Community and hi-tech National Security gadgets.
It was just okay.
It was really about hi-tech bioterror. Secondary themes were about how the USGOV and the IC isn’t doing enough…and is doing too much. And [...]

Why George Lucas Doesn’t Understand “Star Wars” and Why Consequentially, Episodes 1 through 3 (and somewhat 6) Suck

I spotted a interview with George Lucas via ShowMeSciFI:
But there’s no story past Episode VI, there’s just no story. It’s a certain story about Anakin Skywalker and once Anakin Skywalker dies, that’s kind of the end of the story. There is no story about Luke Skywalker, I mean apart from the books.
That’s the problem right [...]

Die lästigen Zeit Reisende!

Es macht Ihrer Meinung.

Dreaming a New Firefly/Serenity Movie?

Yes, please.

[Originally uploaded to FLickr by jonhenshaw]

More Chad Vader: Chocolate Rain by Chad Vader

Made in Wisconsin: The YouTube Adventures of Chad Vader

The episodes are here on YouTube.

Found on Flickr: Slave Girl Leia and Stormtrooper Elvis

I am a Flickr voyeur.

[Photo uploaded toFLickr by inlovingmemory_87]

The Futurist Covers “The Top Ten Transhumanist Technologies”

It is worth reading.

What Five Places/Events Would You Visit With A Time Machine?

What Five Places/Events Would You Visit With A Time Machine?
Constraints:

You can only pick five places/events before you are out of non-replaceable temporal syrup to power your time machine.
The time machine has a natural language interface smart enough to get you were you want to go (e.g. no messed up coordinates)
While you can take a digital [...]

The New “Flash Gordon” is On TV!!! Update: It sucked.

It is either going to rock or suck!
Update: It sucked.