George Lucas Strikes Back
Imprisoned in one room for 20 years, George Lucas wants revenge. (Thanks, John!)
Gamers For the Cellullar Molecular Win!
Gamers decode a protein structure in an amazing display of speedrunning. If you want to play games and help humanity, go to Fold It.
Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, 2011
The 2nd Annual Horrible Imaginings Film Festival could use some help horrifying San Diego. Check out the HIFF project page at the Indiegogo. Also, HIFF’ s line-up has been announced including many amazing indie shorts and the Classic Eyes Without A Face. Gutter-Approved!
The Ocean’s Secret Paths
An interactive map of fiber-optic cables running beneath the world’s oceans (and seas). (via etsy)
The Periodic Table of Exploitation
One man laboring in obscurity in has finally done what scientists working for vast think tanks have struggled for decades to accomplish. Behold, the “Periodic Table of Exploitation!“
Conan the Barbarian becomes a university lecturer
That’s a great hack: adding Dr. Conan T. Barbarian to a faculty listing. His thesis is of course: “To Hear the Lamentations of Their Women: Constructions in Masculinity in Contemporary Zamoran Literature”
The Cultural Gutter 