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Archive for September 2007

The Final Trilogy – Episodes 7, 8, 9?

Posted by: Nate on: September 28, 2007

Year ago, I took my first excursion into the Star Wars Expanded Universe with Timothy Zahn’s novels, commonly referred to as the Thrawn Trilogy. They take place about 5 years after Return of the Jedi and deal with the New Republic’s battle against the remnant of the Empire. The series was very good and is [...]

Indy 4 – Crystal Skulls

Posted by: Nate on: September 27, 2007

No doubt you’ve already heard that the 4th Indiana Jones movie is in the works. It’s been 19 years since the last installment, but even so Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls looks very promising and is set to release in May of 2008.
As a point of interest, the “Crystal Skulls” mentioned [...]

Striking Out

Posted by: Nate on: September 21, 2007

Ok, how many times have you read about somebody striking a match on their thumbnail?  Or maybe their teeth, or pavement, etc?  Have you ever seen anybody actually do it?  I’ve tried it before, on my thumbnail and on my teeth.  I get nothing.
If you’ve ever had luck with this, let me know.  Because right [...]

Just Bypass Virtual Reality Altogether

Posted by: Nate on: September 20, 2007

Love Halo?  There’s no need to wait for Halo 3, just dress up like Master Chief and bring mayhem and terror to your own neighborhood!
But you’d better hurry! The auction ends soon!

Sci-Fi Caskets?

Posted by: Nate on: September 18, 2007

ShowMeSciFi has posted an article about Star Trek caskets. That’s right, just like the one Spock got launched into space with in Star Trek II.
But the funny thing is that this reminds me of a conversation I had with my brother, Josh, last week. We were talking about different kinds of coffins, and he said [...]

Exploring Our Own Backyard

Posted by: Nate on: September 18, 2007

I’ve grown up with Sci-Fi. I loved Star Wars as a child, and I even have vague memories of being 5 years old and watching Return of the Jedi on the big screen. I wanted to climb into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon with Han and Chewie and shoot through hyperspace. I loved exploring [...]

Salt Water Could Be Fuel of Future

Posted by: Nate on: September 17, 2007

This article might be old news to some of you, but a scientist has accidentally discovered a way to burn salt water using radio frequencies. That’s right, burn salt water.
In a way, I suppose it makes sense: water’s made up of hydrogen and oxygen, both of which burn. It sounds like there’s some [...]