Read moreWhat happens when you can’t find the City Hall’s Bible and you need to promote some firefighters to Battalion Chief and Fire Captain? If you’re the Atlantic City Fire Department of Atlantic City, New Jersey, you grab an iPad and load up your favorite Bible app to complete the swearing in ceremony.
(iPad app replaces physical Bible in New Jersey swear-in ceremony | The Verge via Irwin)
Read moreStar Sand, found only on a few beaches in southern Japan, is made up entirely of the calcified shells of marine protozoa that once lived on the ocean floor.
Read moreAre these new images of distant planets and moons taken with a powerful satellite telescope? Nope! Proving that beauty can be found in the most unexpected and humble places, Norwegian photographer Christopher Jonassen photographed the well-worn bottoms of frying pans for an awesome series entitled Devour.
Head over to Christopher Jonassen’s website to view the entire series and more.
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A while back someone put every issue of OMNI Magazine online for free download in PDF and other formats. Over at the William Gibson forums, Memetic Engineer rounded up all the issues of OMNI that are available for download and have stories by William…
THE FIRST CHURCH OF CYBERPUNK: William Gibson Stories in OMNI Available For Download
Read more "THE FIRST CHURCH OF CYBERPUNK: William Gibson Stories in OMNI Available For Download"Read moreChanges in near-Earth space weather can be observed by monitoring the strengths of Very Low Frequency (VLF) signals propagated between points on Earth via the ionosphere. Stanford Space Weather Monitors receive VLF signals transmitted by Navy submarine transmitters to determine current ionospheric conditions.
The Ffestiniog Englands are the world’s oldest working narrow gauge engines. We’re laser scanning them to make the most accurate kits.
Read more“If you too have 60 seconds and £250, consider an impulse-buy divorce as you wait for the train.”
The Committee to Nuke Elysium 