Month: December 2005

The Call of Cthulhu – an HPLHS Motion Picture

The Call of Cthulhu 

This Saturday I and a bunch of friends were treated to a wonderful amateur production of H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘Call of Cthulhu’. Shot entirely in "Mythoscope’, it captures the look and feel of a 1927 silent film to an astounding degree. Not only that, it could be the most accurate telling of a Lovecraft story in a visual medium. The production runs for more than 45 minutes and the DVD includes out takes and some reveling behind the scenes footage. This is the perfect DVD for any fan of the Cthulhu mythos, and even if your not get it just for the incredible look of the entire production. If only all non professional videos looked as good as this one does…

The Call of Cthulhu – an HPLHS Motion Picture

Hayabusa Update

 

Looks as if there has been another setback in the mission of the little space probe that could, the craft has started to tumble and is not longer in a good position to receive communications from Earth. A small fuel leak caused it to spin in an unexpected way but the ground controllers have been able to calculate when it points in the right direction so communications could still continue. The new orientation still fulfils the com and power requirements but not by much. The overall mission has been extended  by a few more years in a hope that they will be able to recover and head back to home with the sample of asteroid Itokawa

Hayabusa project

Robot Magazine On the Stands

Robot 

I’ve been reading through the premiere issue of ‘Robot Magazine’ and have nothing but good things to say about it. Anyone that has an interest in the growing area of hobby robotics needs to read this publication. No matter if you have a LEGO Mindstorm kit and want to get some ideas, a new VEX robotics system, or are building a ‘Robo One‘ classed robot there is going to be something in this for you. The lead story of how the Mythbusters built their own PackBot out of the new VEX Robot System is a great read. First class stuff!

Robot Magazine

Project Dalek

 

What self respecting sci-fi geek hasn’t dreamed about owning their own life sized Dalek? In the 32 page PDF you will learn all the ticks needed to build you very own replica of the terror of British TV. The instructions look very well written and the illustrations are easy to follow. Someone with a home shop should be able to knock one of these out in a month or so.

Project Dalek

Project Plowshare Book

Nuke

Greg sent this to me yesterday. I have read about Project Plowshare before, a good idea except for the radioactive leftovers you get from detonating nukes underground. I’m looking forward to reading this book.

Geography professor writes first in-depth account of scheme to engineer with atom bombs from PhysOrg.com
What would you think if someone told you that not so long ago, the U.S. government, led by gung-ho scientists, seriously considered exploding 300 or more atomic bombs to blast a sea-level canal in Panama? Or up to 764 in northern Colombia? […]