domenica 28 aprile 2013

Infographic: Plotting Comic Books' Rapid Takeover of Hollywood http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Long before comic books were brands, they were the ugly stepchild of the media world. But no more. Today, comics are king.



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Wired Space Photo of the Day: Icy Face of Enceladus http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

This face-on colour view of Enceladus was taken by the international Cassini spacecraft on 31 January 2011, from a distance of 81,000 km, and processed by amateur astronomer Gordan Ugarkovi?.



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sabato 27 aprile 2013

Wired Space Photo of the Day: The Rude, Crude Cosmos http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Earlier this week, the internet was captivated by an old picture from NASA's Spirit rover appearing to draw a big ol' dick in the Martian sand with its tracks. Now that everyone's tired of looking at that, we can all remember that the universe is full of inappropriate stuff sure to delight your inner seven-year-old (Uranus anyone?). Case in point is the above image, a complex cloud of gas and dust known as the Keyhole nebula. Astronomers were too polite to give the structure on the left its own designation so the public has taken to calling it "The Finger of God" or "God's Birdie."



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venerdì 26 aprile 2013

xkcd: Embodying Nerd Culture to Rule the Web Comics Universe http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Nineteen years and countless binary jokes later, the most popular comic on the web is xkcd, a strip featuring ... stick figures commenting on Internet culture.



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Friday Photos for April 26, 2013: Updates on Eruptions From Around the World http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

An eruptions update in photos, by Wired Science blogger Erik Klemetti.



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How to Fly a Human-Powered Helicopter http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

It turns out piloting a human-powered helicopter takes a lot more than just pedaling your ass off.



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It's Not a Lack of Technology That's Keeping Conductors in Trains http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

We have all the tech needed to make autonomous trains. The problem isn't technology. It's line of sight, and the massive distances trains need to identify and react to obstacles and bring a few hundred tons of steel and cargo to a stop safely.



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