Cool Stuff, But Mostly Space

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June 1, 2012 11:59 PM
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To kick off the summer, we have E3 next week, Prometheus coming out (as well as a host of other good movies), and all sorts of amazing things going on in the world.  Below, you will find videos and links talking about some of the cool things going on in the world: Hope for repairing damaged spinal [...]
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Astronauts, Why the Risk?

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May 22, 2012 6:28 AM
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A video I came across on Reddit elicited a response from me that was both deep and passionate. The risk ventures of astronauts, and manned space exploration, needed to be said in such a way that one might be able to understand why some people feel this is something that should be done. I try to do so, not from an analytic frame, but from one of emotion. This seemed prudent given that not many people who don't feel this way, can grasp this concept. Here, I attempt to convey those things so that they may be understood.
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Diablo III: Still Relevant?

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May 18, 2012 12:15 PM
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Getting to play Diablo III was a treat. It's a franchise I love and one of the most expected games of the year. Well, any of Blizzards games fulfill that role really. Either way, I spent some good time playing the game, and really analyzing what it has to offer the gaming community.
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New Touch Technology Could Change Everything

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May 8, 2012 11:54 AM
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Watch this whole video: The implications of this are kind of insane.  People always talk about having the Minority Report UI in offices and smart phones and things.  Imagine that UI on, quite literally, about everything.  My mind is floored for this concept maybe someday being everywhere. I’m not [...]
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The Avengers

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May 5, 2012 3:32 PM
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The Avengers is a fairly unique movie. From everything I know of, no other movie has brought together this many characters from their own, stand-alone films. We’ve had wonderful trilogies and lengthy sagas, but never has Hollywood gambled on such a venture like this. How do you mesh more than a fistful of independent, strong characters that an audience has gotten to know? How do you make a coherent story that wont alienate those that might only enjoy one particular character?
The only two reasons you need to see this movie.

The Hunger Games

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March 30, 2012 9:04 PM
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Full disclosure, I haven't read the book, and I don't intend to anytime soon. I was pretty dead set against seeing this movie. Because no matter what anyone says, it does fall squarely in the sci-fi genre, and that made me bias towards this young upstart of a franchise for a few reasons. As a non-reader of the book (of which I appear to be the only one), I entered the theater. At once I found myself emotionally attaching to Katniss. Her situation was at once obvious but complex. The love she had for her sister was palpable, believable and quite real. Immediately my own feelings for those I loved and wanted to protect became intertwined with hers.
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100th Post, and why the Star Wars prequels are inadequate

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February 24, 2012 3:03 PM
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As the title says, this is the 100th post on MySciFi. I could think of no better topic than this: Why the Star Wars prequels should be forgotten.
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Chronicle, Something Refreshing

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February 8, 2012 7:22 PM
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A couple friends and I went to see Chronicle last night. None of us really had high expectations but were just curious to see how it was. This movie is about the journey of three high school kids that stumble upon a mysterious object that gives them powers. I wont give too much more of the plot away, because despite the meager $12 million budget of this film, it's definitely worth seeing. Especially since this weekends re-release of The Phantom Menace in 3D, trust me, see Chronicle instead, it's better.
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