This makes me so very sad.

This makes me so very sad. Wilder, while not producing anything recently due to health problems, was a ridiculously talented performer. There will never be a better Willy Wonka, for example, and his comic timing was impeccable. Thank you, sir, for making the world a funnier place.

Wow! That's creepy and awesome at the same time.

Wow! That's creepy and awesome at the same time.

Originally shared by The Brothers Brick

Mihai Marius Mihu is one of my favorite builders, best known for his beautifully creepy surrealist nightmares, and I’m still not convinced he’s not Guillermo del Toro’s LEGO builder alter ego. However, this latest creation seems to channel a bit of H.R…
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/08/26/the-alien-overlord-a-cold-face-and-colder-soul/

This looks like a delightful new set, ideal for a LEGO play area. And $100 for 1,124 pieces is a pretty decent value.

This looks like a delightful new set, ideal for a LEGO play area. And $100 for 1,124 pieces is a pretty decent value.
http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Amusement-Park-Roller-Coaster-41130

#ded

#ded

Want an interesting adventure?

Want an interesting adventure? An ancient relic mixes cryptography and fantasy and is waiting for the creative and talented codebreaker to unlock its meaning.

Grab a PDF of the manuscript here: http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3519597
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/23/491033798/mysterious-encrypted-medieval-manuscript-set-to-be-published-in-replica?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

Amazing paper creations.

Amazing paper creations.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/04/transfixing-3d-paper-patterns-by-maud-vantours/

Good lord...Star Citizen looks like it might be one of the new high-water marks for MMO gaming. I mean...wow.

Good lord...Star Citizen looks like it might be one of the new high-water marks for MMO gaming. I mean...wow.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/cloud-imperium-star-citizen-demo-at-gamsecom/

#blaargh

#blaargh

Those lakes are trouble.

Those lakes are trouble.

Originally shared by Jenny Winder


Beautiful Blue Lakes Are Invading East Antarctica and That's Not Good
http://gizmodo.com/beautiful-blue-lakes-are-invading-east-antarctica-and-t-1785448250

#visualizationFAIL

#visualizationFAIL

Originally shared by Kimberly Hurlbut

Hmm..something looks a little off here...

I never realized there was a happy little guy who wears shiny sunglasses hanging out on the bottom of our cordless...

I never realized there was a happy little guy who wears shiny sunglasses hanging out on the bottom of our cordless phone. :-)
#pareidolia

Aw hellz yesss!! #millionbillionaire

Aw hellz yesss!! #millionbillionaire

ROFL!

ROFL!

via Joshua Alvarez

Originally shared by null

Year after year after year of "warmest on record," and some people still want to cling to their beliefs that climate...

Year after year after year of "warmest on record," and some people still want to cling to their beliefs that climate change is a hoax. SMDH.

h/t Andres Soolo

Originally shared by Pierre Markuse

NASA Analysis Finds July 2016 is Warmest on Record

July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. Because the seasonal temperature cycle peaks in July, it means July 2016 also was warmer than any other month on record. July 2016’s temperature was a statistically small 0.1 degrees Celsius warmer than previous warm Julys in 2015, 2011 and 2009.

Full story here:
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20160816/

More information here:
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/

Where to start when looking for information on climate change?

Check out NASA's Global Climate Change Vital Signs of the Planet website with lots of information on global climate change:
http://climate.nasa.gov/

Image credit: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

#science #earth  #climate   #climatechange   #globalwarming   #temperatureanomaly   #nasa   #giss

Sitting kills you, albeit slowly...and comfortably.

Sitting kills you, albeit slowly...and comfortably.
http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2016-08-15/exercise-not-an-antidote-to-too-much-sitting-heart-experts-say?src=usn_gp

Man, 2016 has been a royal bitch so far. :-[

Man, 2016 has been a royal bitch so far. :-[

Originally shared by Carl Draper

"Sausage Party is definitely not a wholesome animated comedy."

"Sausage Party is definitely not a wholesome animated comedy."

Sign me up! #StreisandEffect

Originally shared by Filippo Salustri

It's pretty sad that we have to hide a "critique" of religion by slathering it with bawdy humour.
It's even more sad when religulous sites like MovieGuide actually still think gay sex is immoral and are fucked up enough to actually put that in writing.
http://freethinker.co.uk/2016/08/13/new-animated-movie-slammed-for-being-strongly-anti-religious/

This article is a year old already, but everything it discusses is actually worse today than it was then.

This article is a year old already, but everything it discusses is actually worse today than it was then.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-point-of-no-return-climate-change-nightmares-are-already-here-20150805

This made me laugh...

This made me laugh...

Originally shared by Armando Lioss

How to tie a perfect man bun - The Oatmeal

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/manbun

RPGers know the routine.

RPGers know the routine.

Source: https://geekdad.com/2014/08/best-of-gen-con-2014/

Anyone going to Gen Con in Indianapolis? #GenCon2016 #gaming #boardgaming

Anyone going to Gen Con in Indianapolis? #GenCon2016 #gaming #boardgaming

http://www.gencon.com/
http://www.gencon.com/

#carporn

#carporn

Originally shared by Carl Draper
http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/videos/a30219/this-secret-1000-horsepower-rally-prototype-remains-the-most-unlikely-audi/

OOF shots can yield some happy accidents. #photography

OOF shots can yield some happy accidents. #photography

Safe to say, distance tracking is not Pokemon GO's strong suit.

Safe to say, distance tracking is not Pokemon GO's strong suit.

I started reading "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" to my 8-yo son tonight (he could read it himself, but this way...

I started reading "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" to my 8-yo son tonight (he could read it himself, but this way we all get to experience it together). It's definitely different reading it in play form -- the dialog format doesn't lend itself to oratorical reading nearly as easily as a traditional novel does. But, so far, it's pretty delightful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/books/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-review.html?_r=0