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http://www.geekologie.com/2013/02/06/star-destroyer-cake-1.jpg This is the Imperial Star Destroyer birthday cake made by Lorenzo Wood (links to Flickr album of the entire build) for his son Alexander. The cake sits atop a custom base Lorenzo made that had light up windows and … Continue reading →

http://uncrate.com/assets_c/2013/02/kings-county-chocolate-whiskey-xl-cropped-thumb-300×250-26656.jpg One of the great things about small distilleries is their ability to try out new flavors that the bigger outfits can’t. Take Kings County Distillery Chocolate Whiskey ($20). This unique,… Visit Uncrate for the full post. via Uncrate http://uncrate.com/stuff/kings-county-distillery-chocolate-whiskey/

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18dt0vhxd100kjpg/xlarge.jpg Subway construction workers in Thessaloniki, Greece, have uncovered a golden olive branch that dates back approximately 2,300 years. Located at what will someday be the Republic Station stop, the wreath was found inside a large, box-like Macedonian tomb — … Continue reading →

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/BayLights.jpg In 2011, we posted about “The Bay Lights,” an upcoming project by artist Leo Villareal that would cover the west span of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge with an impressive art LED light installation. The project is … Continue reading →

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7632841/capture_162_large.png When L.A. Noire launched back in 2011, much was made of the new motion-capture technology used to capture the in-game characters facial expressions. The company behind the tech, Depth Analysis, has now released a blooper reel of the game’s … Continue reading →

http://what-if.xkcd.com/imgs/a/31/fedex_drives.png FedEx Bandwidth When – if ever – will the bandwidth of the Internet surpass that of FedEx? —Johan Öbrink Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway. —Andrew Tanenbaum, 1981 2040. If … Continue reading →

http://uploads.neatorama.com/images/posts/6/58/58006/1359854390-0.jpg Popular wisdom holds that American attention spans have diminished over the past few decades. But cultural critic Terry Teachout thinks that’s just fine: The latest alleged trend to set the world in a tizzy is the Crisis of Shorter … Continue reading →

http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif Can you believe something this beautiful happens 182 days a year? This is an edited, single-shot (not time-lapse) video of the moon rising over Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand two days ago. It was filmed by Australian … Continue reading →

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7611157/IMG_2946_large.jpg Earlier this month, Aeroscraft — a 36,000-pound airship prototype — successfully lifted off for the first time at its California hangar. Funded by DARPA, NASA, and the US Department of Defense, the 230-foot long lighter-than-air vehicle’s frame is made … Continue reading →

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/Lykov-family-cabin-Lost-in-the-Taiga-500×363.jpg Lykov homestead. photo via Smithsonian Magazine In 1978, Russian geologists surveying for minerals in Siberia stumbled upon a family of five that had been living in isolation for more than 40 years. Karp Lykov, the family’s patriarch, had led … Continue reading →