Well, it seems Netflix will not be divorcing itself. Last month, Netflix announced that it’s Streaming and DVD-by-mail service would be separating, and that the DVD’s would change it’s name to Qwikster. But it seems the two have found a way to work out their differences and stay together. For Read more…
I made a post last week about shows we are currently watching or about to try. We also watch a lot of old shows on DVD/Streaming in the interim periods between the new ones. Here’s some shows we’re considering trying out. Anyone have any other recommendations or wish to put Read more…
As you all know, I am a big geek who wastes a lot of his time in front of the computer or a TV screen. Since I’m not someone who doesn’t need facts to back things up, it’s necessary to present the evidence of just how lazy and wasted much Read more…
Saw some news about a new thing coming to Xbox, Xbox TV. The new article announces a list of partners that will be working with Microsoft for this. What is still unclear, is what exactly Xbox TV will be. There is a lot of speculation ranging from another way of Read more…
Apparently, the Chinese are starting the process of developing their own space station. That kind of diminishes the status of the International Space Station we currently have. So it gets away from the spirit of international cooperation. And the name of their first testing module, Heavenly Palace-1 , is just cooler. Read more…
You know how in sci-fi shows, whenever they want to make a cheap clip show, they’ll hook a character up to a device that reads their mind and displays what they are thinking? Yeah, turns out that’s not unrealistic. Now, this is a long way from practical use, obviously, but Read more…
Saw an awesome video on Bad Astronomy recently. It shows images of the Earth taken from a geostationary satellite every day at 6:00am for a year. It’s a great example of how the angle of the sun changes with the seasons.
I was thinking recently about how short sighted political decisions are. Specifically, I’m talking here about NASA. The shuttle program, after 30years of flying the first reusable vehicle, ended this year. There were a few screw ups (Challenger, Columbia), but that was 2 out of 135. That’s a 1.5% failure Read more…
Well, the days of seeing the tank before it kills you may be coming to an end. Lots of work is being done in cloaking and stealth systems, but a new product by BAE is succeeded in making a tank completely invisible…to Infrared detection. Now, while you may say that Read more…
In my second installment of TV reviews, I’m going to look at the show Damages. I’m not sure how we found this show, it’s not a typical show for us and wasn’t on any channels we have access too. It’s another Netflix find I guess. The show follows young lawyer Read more…