Friday Links: Sept 4

Sci-fi author Frederick Pohl finally gets his high school diploma at the age of 89. [link]

Weird Al and Danny Osmond doing an early version of the "White and Nerdy" video.

The latest text from Richard Dawkins. He talks about the torture of teaching high school science class when even the most basic facts are constantly challenged. [link]

Make a camera lens from an old DVD lens. [link]

New Jersey attempting to take an adopted girl from her family because they're atheists. [link]

Lots of free targets. [link]

Just to piss off the Catholics among you.

The one and only Twitter feed I bother with. [link]

Tossable Army droids. [link]

Air Force needs video game players. [link]

The complete H.P. Lovecraft. [link]

The head of the GOP spreading lies on Fox. Specifically, that the VA is encouraging vets to just die already. [link]

Sculptures on the head of a pin. [begin]
Hulk SMASH puny pin! [link]
Alice, maybe you should lay off the drink. [link]

I saw this in the Hirshhorn Museum some time back. It's the Khaaaan! clip from "Wrath of Khan" with tiny bits played back and forth so the whole thing lasts 15 minutes and you can study every twitch of Shatner's face as he says it. [link]

Yankees suck.

The Legos must flow. [link]

The ISS as seen from Earth. [link]

Aluminum + rust + fire = data security

Disney bought Marvel. A few years back I'd be happy because it meant they had a big movie maker helping them like DC has Warner Brothers. But Marvel has been setting up something that promises to be great. Disney can't even do cartoons without some outside company (Pixar) taking over. Please don't screw up Marvel more than it already is.
In the meantime, check out these visions of projects to come. [link]

Another Star Wars deleted scene - Luke's first try with his lightsaber.

For 12 years this guy has been working on an ASCII version of Star Wars. I check in from time to time. He's up to "Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?" [link]

Game: Fig. 8 - ride an architectural drawing of a bike around an architectural city without hitting anything. [link]

Odd new musical instrument.

Cars made from beer cans. [link]

Picture taken of a molecule using an atomic force microscope. [link]

So, Disney bought Marvel. How will this affect the movies? [link]

A couple of you should get jazzed that someone is remaking the game M.U.L.E. [link]

Game: Canabalt - jump over stuff. Run as far as you can. [link]