When Star Wars was first released, I saw it in the cinema 13 times.

When Star Wars was first released, I saw it in the cinema 13 times. Since then I've seen it any number of times on TV, especially if they're just about to release a new film. But all the other films, Star Wars or not, I generally see only once in a cinema, and maybe twice if I really like it, or (like ROGUE ONE) if I see it again with a friend.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/chowdad/alec-guinness-hated-star-wars-and-i-should-know-20egr

What the?!

What the?!
https://youtu.be/E75WsaxasZE

This was quite surprising.

This was quite surprising. The building of "ghost cities", where thousands live in areas built for millions, is driven by raw real estate speculation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcyYyyaPz84&sns=gp

Luvely!

Luvely!
http://zenpencils.com/comic/world/

<3

<3
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/saskatchewan/corner-gas-coming-back-as-animated-series-1.3903314

This is strangely hypnotic.

This is strangely hypnotic. As someone who spend lots of coins in arcades in the 80s, I'm appalled at the brazen simplicity of throwing one's money at these things!
https://youtu.be/c9DRK0BNTbg

!!!

!!!
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/meet-a-master-tarot-card-designer-from-milan-birthplace-of-tarot?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page

The serious artist behind a children’s classic

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20161214-the-serious-artist-behind-a-childrens-classic?ocid=fbculao

How To Recognize Famous Painters

http://www.sadanduseless.com/2015/09/famous-painters/

A New Quest in space!

A New Quest in space!

http://sinewave.space/space-news/2016/12/27/space-virtual-world-launches-first-casual-game

😉😊😃😁

Originally shared by Phil Miller

😉😊😃😁

I picture the speaking in this music clip to be someone who wears tweed jackets with leather patches, and smokes a...

I picture the speaking in this music clip to be someone who wears tweed jackets with leather patches, and smokes a brimful of asher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUtXTWjcYCM

So that's what he looks like.

So that's what he looks like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhKKvhqSACY&feature=share

WAR OF THE WORLDS : GOLIATHS Trailer (Animated Steampunk Movie - 2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NxBosbO8LM

Peter Cushing's performance of Holmes was the one of the first ones that I remember seeing.

Peter Cushing's performance of Holmes was the one of the first ones that I remember seeing. Rathbone's precedes this of course, but I didn't see those until after I'd seen Cushing's. I think he nailed Holmes character.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAPWPDL9aMU&feature=share

I hadn't realised that The Dandy had ended. Pity. I loved Desperate Dan!

I hadn't realised that The Dandy had ended. Pity. I loved Desperate Dan!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/9475103/Time-for-The-Dandy-and-Desperate-Dan-to-ride-off-into-the-sunset.html

What does it teach us?

What does it teach us? Maybe that despite the fact that rebels couldn't organize a piss-up in a pub, let alone their resistance, that micro-management is NOT the answer!
https://www.wired.com/2016/12/rogue-one-teaches-us-rebel-alliances-military-chops/?mbid=social_gplus

um...

um...
http://designyoutrust.com/2016/12/bizarre-paintings-of-mecha-robots-attacking-east-european-peasants-of-the-early-20th-century/

has some good points. DON'T watch until you see the film.

has some good points. DON'T watch until you see the film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azAhWssdmkI&feature=share

On the bus home today, I thought of Bobby and Xena. Miss 'em still.

On the bus home today, I thought of Bobby and Xena. Miss 'em still.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Ef876vaVM

and yet...

and yet...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KotlCEGNbh8

The Dandy Warhols - Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth

...tonight's the night I shall be talking about of flu the subject of word association football. This is a technique out a living much used in the practice makes perfect of psychoanalysister and brother and one that has occupied piper the majority rule of my attention squad by the right number one two three four the last five years to the memory. It is quite remarkable baker charlie how much the miller's son this so-called while you were out word association immigrants' problems influences the manner from heaven in which we sleekit cowering timrous beasties all-American Speke, the famous explorer. And the really well that is surprising partner in crime is that a lot and his wife of the lions feeding time we may be c d e effectively quite unaware of the fact or fiction section of the Watford Public Library that we are even doing it is a far, far better thing that I do now then, now then, what's going onward Christian Barnaard the famous hearty part of the lettuce now praise famous mental homes for loonies like me. So on the button, my contention causing all the headaches, is that unless we take into account of Monte Cristo in our thinking George the Fifth this phenomenon the other hand we shall not be able satisfact or fiction section of the Watford Public Library againily to understand to attention when I'm talking to you and stop laughing, about human nature, man's psychological make-up some story the wife'll believe and hence the very meaning of life itselfish bastard, I'll kick him in the Ball's Pond Road. ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APrpB-i4d_E

It will be soon...

It will be soon...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqexUAAz7SM

Charles Bradley - The World (Is Going Up In Flames)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moiUyFQQE-0

Haven't played any Hawkwind for a while.

Haven't played any Hawkwind for a while. Saw them live at the Metro back in 2000. Was my first great love of music on vinyl in the 70s (followed by Yes).  I got high on their music without taking any drugs (which is clearly what their music of this era was all about).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cULwlnEok1c

Hmmm, will I see this?

Hmmm, will I see this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T2b0mp2hco&feature=share

Likewise, Rogue One.

Likewise, Rogue One. It’s not about young people growing up...  ...All the primary characters in Rogue One are all already grown up and morally compromised in one way or another. The rebellion is not the simple and clean moral engine for good it was portrayed as before; there’s lots of gray around its edges and in its practices, and its sole moral advantage is that the Empire truly is just plain fascistic evil.

Yeah, I liked this about the film as well.

Originally shared by John Scalzi

I've seen Rogue One (which I liked) and put a review up on my site. The review is spoiler-free; the comments that follow it might not be. Enjoy!

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2016/12/19/rogue-one-or-the-disneyfication-of-star-wars-is-complete-and-this-is-a-good-thing/
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2016/12/19/rogue-one-or-the-disneyfication-of-star-wars-is-complete-and-this-is-a-good-thing/

And finally...

And finally...
https://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/361040694_9cf4fcb89a_b.jpg

I love these....

I love these....
https://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/386988855_90681e6f76_b.jpg

Also from Chutney Bannister.

Also from Chutney Bannister.
https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2416409879_4e50a7a735_b.jpg

More from Chutney Bannister.

More from Chutney Bannister.
https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2117/1800719811_54b160248a_b.jpg

The World's Best Photos by chutney bannister - Flickr Hive Mind

https://hiveminer.com/User/chutney%20bannister/Interesting

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Also see the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLbrh6FGVtg
https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-animation/howard-lovecraft-and-the-frozen-kingdom?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=SKHoward

Just watched an episode of this on NITV.

Just watched an episode of this on NITV. Sort of interesting, as in mythic figures as super heroes and villains. The animation seems a bit plain, but also seems to suit the subject matter. I do love the different angle to this, just as I also liked Welcome to Wapos Bay and By the Rapids. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ToCb3-y0io

I finally got around to watching Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957), which was on local TV after the much better A Big...

I finally got around to watching Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957), which was on local TV after the much better A Big Hand for a Little Lady. There seemed an awful lot of inaccuracies in it, but what struck me most was the set of the gunfight  in the title. It appears to be the same set as the one used for Rio Bravo(1959) !

It has a series of derelict walls and buildings on one side of a dry creek (see https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Wild_Wild_Cold_War/files/2011/11/RioBravo47-e1321342965429.jpg for an example), and a variety of service buildings on the other side.  There's no warehouse because that hasn't been built yet. But the creak, and a very particular half demolished wall with a hole in the middle of it, both clearly feature in Rio Bravo!

How cheap! I wonder what other films that western town set's been used in?
https://fiftieswesterns.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/gunfight-lobby-card-cropped.jpg

Ladies and gentlemen David Tennant... got to admit it fits him perfect!

Ladies and gentlemen David Tennant... got to admit it fits him perfect!

Radio National's take on the film.

Radio National's take on the film.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/star-wars-rogue-one-is-effective-and-satisfying-but-cautious/8122918

Another nasty little song that sounds like silk.

Another nasty little song that sounds like silk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxkJPbRy8HU&feature=share

The Church - Reptile | Live in Sydney | Moshcam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIYGDwUyO8g&feature=share

Looks pretty silly, just ike tyeh first two.

Looks pretty silly, just ike tyeh first two.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=231HK_gNGqE&feature=share

One of the things I liked about ROGUE ONE was the new varieties of Empire Troppers shown.

One of the things I liked about ROGUE ONE was the new varieties of Empire Troppers shown. We have the death Squad, Tank Commanders, and Tropical designs (as per the image here). More detail on the last variety at http://actionfiguresdaily.com/kotobukiya-star-wars-rogue-one-scarif-stormtrooper-artfx-statue-2-pack/. It makes sense to me. A general purpose Trooper is what we saw in A New Hope, but if you were working in a tropical zone, you'd want a uniform that would "breathe more".

There were also new  versions of AT-Ats, but I shan't bother a link to those. And besides, knowing about all these variations ells you NOTHING about the plot of the film that will spoil it for you.
http://geektyrant.com/news/star-wars-rogue-one-cool-info-for-new-alien-and-stormtrooper-characters

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The Waiting

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The Waiting
PlayStation 4 (my first ever video console) arrives today along with some games including a baseball game. The order was placed Tuesday and the Package Tracker tells me it has left the local carrier facility and is On Time. As packages have arrived early before, I first checked the Tracker yesterday, just in case.

It's an amazing thing really, if you stop to think about it.

I remember the first baseball game I ordered. It was 1965 and I was ten years old. It was the first time I placed an order and experienced the waiting. It was the (then) standard, "Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery."

If you were ten years old then, time could be measured in three increments - Now; Four to Six weeks; and Forever.

Some years later Tom Petty sang, "The waiting is the hardest part." He was right. But it's easier than it used to be. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyCa35_mOg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyCa35_mOg

So, without giving the plot away, what did I think of ROGUE ONE? Short version: I LOVED IT!

So, without giving the plot away, what did I think of ROGUE ONE?  Short version: I LOVED IT!

Long version:
This isn't a story directly in "the Skywalker saga" and we already know roughly when it takes place (BEFORE the Death Star is destroyed) but really, if you think of this as being a "war film", that really doesn't matter. I mean, you can watch and enjoy Where Eagles Dare even though you know the outcome of WWII (not so Inglorius Basterds)!  So, the film is really a character study, and in particular of the six individuals who make up "Rogue One". There's plenty of Star Wars tropes shown in the film, and some one says they have "a Bad Feeling" about things!

Because of the period, there's also some characters we've seen before from A New Hope, and while they're done really well, I found them more than a little creepy to watch. But otherwise, the details were right  overall, and it it looked the right period. Mostly it resembles 633 Squadron, crossed with The Magnificent Seven/Kelly's Heroes  with a dash of the Force for good measure.  And - which I rather liked - it doesn't have the "three act play" structure that a lot of films did. More like six episodes of The Clone Wars (which I loved) strung together.

Worth a watch, for sure.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-12/star-wars-rogue-one-story-trailer-released-shows-darth-vader/7726330

Thought I'd pop over to YrGrid (see https://www.yrgrid.com/).

Thought I'd pop over to YrGrid (see https://www.yrgrid.com/). Lots of Architecture there, and lots of gaming sims as well! It uses a Bitcoin economy. Might be too rich for me I think.

I couldn't resist going through one of the Hypergates in Craftworld and ended up in...

I couldn't resist going through one of the Hypergates in Craftworld  and ended up in https://craft/region/Titanic/114/89/26, which I think might be in the OSGrid. Maybe, I was curious about Astralia which turned out to be CruxAstralia, next to Titanic.

I liked the sprawling 3/4 sim area. It looks bigger than it is, as you can see from above. 

because they're TRUNKS, not underwear!

because they're TRUNKS, not underwear!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOhQlqrp2oM&feature=share

Must have spent some time on this.

Must have spent some time on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai7DHG4w1U0

I spent less than half the day coding up that Second Life thing (the rest was watching TV with Theo in a cooler...

I spent less than half the day coding up that Second Life thing (the rest was watching TV with Theo in a cooler lounge). And that was a comedy of errors. I'm more "hacking" code than writing it (I accidentally used the same channel for all my dialogs). Next is creating a simple YES/NO dialog but that seems a humungous thing under the LSL! :P

Anyway Today's been a bit cooler, and a storm is promised (THUNDER PLEASE!!!!). Tomorrow I'm off to Charlestown Sqr to watch the latest Underworld flick. It should be terribly hammy but enjoyable (like the last one).  Have you noticed how easily Selene misplaces her relatives? ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSlaWHDu5WU

Nice article.

Nice article.
https://blog.lighthousepoint.co.uk/my-favourite-shopping-places-on-the-hypergrid-pt1/

gosh

gosh
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/model-trains-that-are-model-worlds?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page

Hold These Tiny Crime Scenes in the Palm of Your Hand

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hold-these-tiny-crime-scenes-in-the-palm-of-your-hand?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page

I can remember watching the BBC versions of Shakespeare's plays in the 70s and 80s - some of which had Patrick...

I can remember watching the BBC versions of Shakespeare's plays in the 70s and 80s - some of which had Patrick Stewart in them. And Earlier this year I watched (on DVD) the first part of "The Hollow Crown" cycle: Richard II, Henry IV part I, Henry IV part II, and Henry V. Bloody good versions of Shakespeare! But it wasn't until last week I realised that they'd made part two:  Henry VI part I & Henry VI part II (the original 3 plays have been redivided into 2) and Richard III, and SBS are showing these on their demand site.

Now I've seen several versions of Richard III, but none of the Henry VI plays. I used to play a game called Kingmaker which was all about the War of the Roses ("ships take refuge in nearest port!") so I'm familiar with the history. But these plays put all that at a very personal level, explaining the motives, and the events that led to those events. Not that Shakespeare is terribly accurate. Remember, he was writing these (propaganda) plays under the Tudor dynasty, so Henry VII is ultimately shown to be the fair and rightful winner. And yet, in Henry VI part 1 - which I've just watched -

I love the mix of historical characters in this play - Joan of Arc cursing the English with her dying breath, King Henry being too pious naive for his own good, and  Warwick, ever the opportunist.  That casting in these versions is great. Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Irons, Tom Hiddleston (as Prince/King Hal, no wonder he played Loki), Julie Walters, John Hurt, Hugh Bonneville (playing what might be thought of as the "Ned Stark" role in Henry VI pt 1), Laura Frances-Morgan, David and Michael Troughton, and, I understand, Part II Benedict Cumberbatch in the next two plays as Richard III!

So, I'm loving these plays. Well done.
http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/816394307627/hollow-crown-henry-vi-part-one-henry-vi-part-one-france-and-rebellion

This was on RAGE this morning. Yes, it has that summer feel, but if ever a song would date quickly, this might have!

This was on RAGE this morning. Yes, it has that summer feel, but if ever a song would date quickly, this might have! 

I can't even remember what I was doing in the Summer of 81, apart from start working in the public service. They all look so young and neat!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4QA48bgYrc&feature=share

And here we have a DIFFERENT paradise lost...

And here we have a DIFFERENT paradise lost...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLF5s1MHPcM&feature=share

You can just imagine them on the balcony of a Bondi flat, watching the sun come up.

You can just imagine them on the balcony of a Bondi flat, watching the sun come up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYP6uBB_wg&feature=share

Just keep watching the dark bands.

Just keep watching the dark bands.

Originally shared by Equi Qui

Best computer application for play with LIFE, and other cellular automatons.

Best computer application for play with LIFE, and other cellular automatons.
http://golly.sourceforge.net/

Conway was way cooler than Martin Gardner, whose books I've read a lot of.

Conway was way cooler than Martin Gardner, whose books I've read a lot of. Mostly remembered for LIFE (go get yourself a copy of GOLLY at http://golly.sourceforge.net/), but he did lots of other stuff as well. 
https://www.quantamagazine.org/20150828-john-conway-a-life-in-games/

Title

And of course I like this track because it I love PORTLANDIA.

And of course I like this track because it I love PORTLANDIA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-0TYeg9Rzc&feature=share

Am I a shameless fan because the main reason I like this track is that it sounds like it has samples from Leonard...

Am I a shameless fan because the main reason I like this track is that it sounds like it has samples from Leonard Nimoy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAemi9S9PaU&feature=share

I'll wait and see...

I'll wait and see...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZbXLQ06mwg

In space you can build and experience the most amazing things easily, with AAA quality graphics and unparalleled...

In space you can build and experience the most amazing things easily, with AAA quality graphics and unparalleled flexibility functionality. Unleash your creative self and have great fun building and exploring the most amazing regions.

might have a look at this
http://sinewave.space/

Title

Originally shared by Aidan Wrenn

I found this looking for something else.

I found this looking for something else. Dates from 2012, but should probably still work. And of course there's also http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Open_Source_Holodeck and https://fxualeducation.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/holodeck04/.
http://ttmc.github.io/HoloEmitterSystem/

Fairly accurate.

Fairly accurate.

Mind you the bit about getting the bad guys to fight the bad guys we got to save the world? Well, Avengers shot themselves in the foot as well in the Age of Ultron. If Tony had just left the staff alone, NONE of that film would have happened.

And I actually like the Joker ion this film. He's consistently nuts, a knife fighter, and suits the Batman of that universe.

Originally shared by Dave Hill

Honest Trailers does "Suicide Squad"

Yeah, mostly this.

Though I actually liked the Joker portrayal in this movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdiFhv3gsyo&feature=share

Quick - before that moon gets away!

Quick - before that moon gets away!

Originally shared by Ian FS

Imagine by Antonio Caparo

Originally shared by Ooh La La

Imagine by Antonio Caparo

Could be fun. I thought the last one was OK.

Could be fun. I thought the last one was OK.
http://screenrant.com/star-trek-4-simon-pegg-script/

Most of the online gaming I do is in OpenSim or Second Life, and there's not quite this problem.

Most of the online gaming I do is in OpenSim or Second Life, and there's not quite this problem. But, I hear of it from others and know it's real. :(
http://empathizethis.com/stories/playing-as-women-playing-as-ourselves/

Yes indeed.

Yes indeed.
http://empathizethis.com/stories/ladies-who-love-comics/

CLOUD PARTY was bought out by some company and never heard of ever again (a fair while ago).

CLOUD PARTY was bought out by some company and never heard of ever again (a fair while ago). It was an odd but interesting environment. Like Kaneva I've missed it.

The Frog (1908)

http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/the-frog-1908/

heh

heh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFbpMoOFjqM&feature=share&list=PL034E2EC1547A933E&index=5

Uh huh?

Uh huh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArdWL2uKf7k&feature=share

And....

And....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlcWFoNqZHc&feature=share

Ooooh!

Ooooh!
http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/feature/a789641/his-dark-materials-bbc-tv-series-casting-characters-start-date-everything-you-need-to-know/

By some friends of mine.

By some friends of mine.
https://fabliaux.com.au/collections/carol-wood-susan-butcher/products/art-is-a-lie

A cover of a fave song by Shakespeare's Sister.

A cover of a fave song by Shakespeare's Sister. I know one other cover, by Bates. I think this song is as relevant today, as when I first heard it in the 80s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juL2-YIJ7HE&feature=share

TV has destroyed my social filters. I watched this as a child:

TV has destroyed my social filters. I watched this as a child:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMl6HnhFFIA

Of course, this is in the TV show.

Of course, this is in the TV show.. I don't know about the current comic (if she has one at the moment). When I grew up in the 60s, Supergirl, along with Green Lantern and The Flash) was one of my favourite characters, Back then however, she was presenting as Linda Danvers and expressing told by her jerk cousin to keep herself a secret. Hence many stories were about (super) pets, potential romances and situations where Kara has to get her stuff done and still keep her existence secret. Looking back I can see how the trope of superhero secret identities might be taken as a metaphor of "being in the closet". The most blatant  of these was the X-Men in the late 70s / early 80s, where being a mutant could easily be seen as an equivalent to being queer.

I like the Supergirl TV series, because for me it has those elements of *no*t being a straight superhero narrative. Kara's relationship with her b\two "bosses" Cat Grant: and Hank Henshaw / Martian Manhunter  show a development in marurity for her. Also, the fact that Kal-El doesn't make a real appearance until season 2 shows how the focus is kept on Kara as her own self, rather than a Superman knock-off. Yes, we have a "villain of the week",  but the real action in the show is between the ensemble cast, and how they deal with each other and the ongoing events.

So, pleased about this development. I hope Alex finds happiness :).
http://www.newnownext.com/supergirl-lesbian-sanvers/12/2016/

The Dagger Affair also strongly hinted that the group emerged from the remnants of Professor Moriarty's criminal...

The Dagger Affair also strongly hinted that the group emerged from the remnants of Professor Moriarty's criminal organization.

Yep, T.H.R.U.S.H. is connected to Sherlock Holmes!!!
http://woldnewtonresource.wikia.com/wiki/THRUSH

I love the song at 6:44. Go tell 'em, kids!

I love the song at 6:44. Go tell 'em, kids!
http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/video/597771331769/Musomagic-Outback-Tracks-S1-Ep4-Yuendumu

I found this looking for another song. I like the fact that these are home made, and involve communities.

I found this looking for another song. I like the fact that these are home made, and involve communities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFZRYFvz_W0

What interests me, is that it was designed by GARRY NEWMAN. Transpires though, that it's not that Gary Numan. Pity.

What interests me, is that it was designed by GARRY NEWMAN. Transpires though, that it's not that Gary Numan. Pity.
http://www.garrysmod.com/

"A new book Plant: Exploring The Botanical World celebrates the beauty and diversity of plants from around the world...

Originally shared by Irina T.

"A new book Plant: Exploring The Botanical World celebrates the beauty and diversity of plants from around the world across all media - from murals in ancient Greece to a Napoleonic-era rose print and cutting-edge scans."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2016/oct/10/a-celebration-of-botanical-art-throughout-history-in-pictures

The fractal nature of things.

The fractal nature of things.

Originally shared by Rajini Rao

The Cosmos: Macro versus Micro

☼ The images on the left are night views of brightly lit metropolitan cities taken from the International Space Station. On the right, are fluorescent images of neurons. Like a neuron, the city seems to have a cell body, branching dendrites and a main axon like highway extending out.

☼ The ancient Greeks of the Neo-Platonic school of philosophy saw  the same patterns reproduced in all levels of the cosmos, from the largest scale (macrocosm or universe-level) all the way down to the smallest scale (microcosm or sub-sub-atomic or even metaphysical-level). In their philosophy, Man is in the middle.

☼ Did you know that the word cosmos (Greek, κόσμος) means "order" and is the conceptual opposite of "chaos"? In Mandarin Chinese, cosmos and universe are both translated as 宇宙 yǔzhòu, which means "space-time".

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.”

-William Blake

Source: http://infinity-imagined.tumblr.com/page/6

#ScienceSunday

Can you figure it out?

Can you figure it out?

Originally shared by Rajini Rao

See Me

Are you ready to solve this week's science mystery picture and pick up the latest in research along the way? If you know the identity of this object, don't give it away , but share some interesting (or obscure!) fact about it. Don't be shy, let your imagination fly. 

Hint: This object has the fastest response to light in the biological world.

Why is this cool? A recent study revealed the unexpected finding that the initial response to light was mechanical: light triggered tiny (less than one micrometer) synchronized contractions in this array that then opened mechano-sensitive ion channels to change distribution of electric charge across the surface. This form of signaling is known as mechanotransduction and is faster than more conventional chemical signaling. Do you know of a human sense that uses mechanical signaling? 

Image Detail: False colored scanning electron micrograph that is magnified 2,500 times if printed at 10 cm. 

Inspiration for Title: THE WHO - See Me, Feel Me - Listening to You (1975)

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Um, ah, um...

Um, ah, um...
...looks like a film you'd buy in JB's mistaking it for another film that kids actually wanted to watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFiDu-l7J3Y

Little Panda Fighter?

Little Panda Fighter? Gasp, I found this looking for another Kung Fu Panda knock-off, the adventures of panda warrior (because apparently Rob Schneider has a voice role in that)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4AwnrevSV4&feature=share

um...

um...
http://betsymusic.co.uk/

Here is a easy to understand and thoroughly researched article by David Kariuki of Hypergrid Business on how to set...

Originally shared by Fred Beckhusen

Here is a easy to understand and thoroughly researched article by David Kariuki of Hypergrid Business on how to set up the Outworldz Opensim Installer. Timely, too. since I was just about to report that the bug in 0.9.1 that prevented people from Hypergridding In/Out is finally fixed. Version 1.1 is now available with the patch. If you tried an older version and gave up. or skipped the updates, look in Help->Check for Updates to get it.

I'm not done yet, but I will be cutting back on the update schedule now that the goal of a free and easy Opensim for Windows has finally been met.

http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2016/12/i-used-dreamworld-to-create-a-free-mini-grid-on-my-pc/

Falko One

Originally shared by Günter Tauchner

Falko One

That time when you squeal like the fangirl you are, when the ace assassin on the MacGyver reboot reveals himself to...

That time when you squeal like the fangirl you are, when the ace assassin on the MacGyver reboot reveals himself to be Murdoc!!!
https://pmctvline2.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/macgyver-episode-8-murdoc.jpeg?w=620

whoever wrote this episode was firmly entrenched in the sexism of the time - silly hysterical woman!

whoever wrote  this episode was firmly entrenched in the sexism of the time - silly hysterical woman! :P   otherwise a predecessor to Donnie Darko.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zO1-KGv-9k&feature=share&list=PL7U6Q9MmzhyAwkvRU2POAd7qjuYuLBPjp&index=66

An "also ran" in the Twilight Zone / Outer Limits race?

An "also ran" in the Twilight Zone / Outer Limits race?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pFNXjyTq5g&feature=share&list=PLZg2wYEC8AssjYDreQu55SQkB0BPjXfKr&index=37

The "other" Fantomas. I've only ever seen the first film, and that was years ago!

The "other" Fantomas. I've only ever seen the first film, and that was years ago!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z0BkRFZGKk

Nice.

Nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmzAYYAiGJE&feature=share

Very cool.

Very cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt3qZYUPi2Y&feature=share