Friday Links: April 10

The worst homemade Star Wars costumes. [link]

Mars Rover footage played to the song Good Old Girls. The song was meant to be about Battlestar Galactica, but it still fits. [link]

An explanation of open and closed mindedness.

Why we love Pixar. [link]
Because looking at movies with marketing in mind gives us such beloved characters as Jar Jar Binks.

Islam has flat earthers, too.

Strange chess sets. [link]

Where are they now? 25 computer products that refuse to die. [link]

Ultra-orthodox newspaper edits photo of new Israeli cabinet to remove women. [link]

Satellite photo of the North Korean launch. [link]

Audible makes the audio version of "Metatropolis" available for free for a short time. It's just over 9 hours long. Several authors worked together to develop stories about a post-collapse world. Link goes to the editor's announcement. [link]

Robert Heinlein's Colorado home for sale. Only $650,000. [link]

I wish they'd bring back the original Mr Potato Head. (potato not included) [link]

Video of a guy whose cat likes to ride his head. [link]

I've got a story brewing in my head about a murder mystery that takes place on the first public test of a space elevator. As part of the ceremony there are people who are going to leap from the car somewhere around 60 to 100 miles up and parachute back to Earth. The suit shown at this link is designed for something along those lines. [link]

NEW RED DWARF EPISODES!!! Airing Easter Day.
Between this and the Dr Who special I should have a good deal to download Monday.

Disney reuses a lot of old stuff. [link]

Effing Hail - It's a game I'm not sure if I like or not. Seems promising. [link]

GM and Segway collaborating on new urban vehicle. [link]

I haven't seen the video yet, but this certainly seems cool. [link]

Unofficial medals? This dog got totally gypped! He got blown into mist. [link]

Years ago Scott Adams took suggestions from readers of his blog and designed Dilbert's Ultimate House. It was a sweet house but the site is gone now. Scott Adams has developed a house that he's actually building based in part on that old house.
What he dropped: [link]
What he kept: [link]