13 days ago
deusx : Roadside Picnic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - "The name of the novel derives from a metaphor proposed by the character Dr. Valentine Pilman, who compares the visit to a roadside picnic. After the picnickers depart, nervous animals venture forth from the adjacent forest and discover the picnic ga
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11 month ago
deusx : ectoplasmosis » Glirk - "If there’s one thing I need from Alien/Human miscegenation it’s humor. Watch as Glirk seduces Steve and Steve valiantly attempts not to projectile vomit."
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11 month ago
deusx : YouTube - MOO! - "cows versus alien invaders...animation and music by me, with thanks to shorty for the use of his excellent photos"
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15 month ago
deusx : The Physics of Extraterrestrial Civilizations | Dr. Michio Kaku | Theoretical Physicist. Author. Professor. - "How advanced could they possibly be?"
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21 month ago
jkottke : "Extra-terrestrials have yet to find us because they haven't had enough time to look" - "Extra-terrestrials have yet to find us because they haven't had enough time to look."
plasticbag : Rasmus Bjork has been exploring why aliens haven't found us - his conclusion is that it's because it would take them billions of years to do so - Rather spuriously, he seems to have decided that said aliens would send eight probes which would each subsequently break into an additional eight probes. My guess is that if they did it with more probes it might take less time...
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23 month ago
plasticbag : Jack Schulze talks about robot arms, both those that translate movements larger or smaller and those that operate alone - I don't know if I buy the idea of ubiquitous robotic arms, although no doubt improving technology, better sensors and semi-flexible materials might make them more practical. But it's a lovely lyrical post. Fascinating...
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23 month ago
deusx : They're Made Out of Meat - "Omigod. You're serious then. They're made out of meat."
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wearehugh : Popular Mechanics - Resident Aliens: Earth's "Extremeophiles" Give Us Blueprints For Alien Life
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28 month ago
deusx : 365 tomorrows - The Role of Plummage in the Mating Habits of the Karraw - "Wait. Do you think the girls might be able to tell if I dyed my feathers?"
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30 month ago
plasticbag : The Ministry of Defence in the UK has released a study that finds no evidence of aliens of UFOs - Obviously it's not going to convince anyone, and - more obviously - it doesn't mean that there isn't life elsewhere or that creatures haven't been bolding probing Americans.
jkottke : UK report concludes that there's no proof of alien life forms - UK report concludes that there's no proof of alien life forms. I'm sure this will change when the UNIT files are declassified.
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34 month ago
erikbenson : A great post on the some interesting, if extreme, alternatives for our future - "We don't seek reproductive success directly; we seek tasty foods that tended to promote survival and luscious mates who tended to produce bright, healthy babies. Modern results: fast food and pornography."
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deusx : Friday Fun: UFOs on Google Maps - The JavaScript Weblog - javascript.weblogsinc.com - "if you live in Michigan, you might want to put on your tin-foil hat, because it looks like something's brewing around those parts."
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39 month ago
gleuschk : Mathematical Puzzle on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - can you solve it?
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44 month ago
jkottke : NASA has found "strong evidence" that life currently exists on Mars - Fluctuating methane levels and the presence of sulfate jarosite may indicate that life is present.
plasticbag : NASA Researchers Claim Evidence of Present Life on Mars - It's all to do with methane emissions from subterranean caves. Very hopeful about this one. Life on another planet - however trivial and basic - would blow the world open...
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44 month ago
deusx : open.itworld.com - Master Foo explains XML to Aliens - "Master Foo left to live with the aliens. That surprised everyone."
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