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Curiosity Rover Gently Penetrates Martian Surface for the First Time
After celebrating their six month anniversary earlier this week, the Curiosity rover has finally consummated its relationship with the planet Mars by drilling its first hole into the rocky surface....
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Kickstarter Campaign Tries to Fund X-Wing Squadron to Combat Kickstarter...
Thursday I wrote about a Kickstarter campaign that was trying to raise money for Death Star research, and I called it the crowdfunding site’s jump-the-shark moment. My concern was that if Kickstarter...
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Twitter Adds LOLcat Language Setting If That’s Something You’re Interested In
Look, I’m not going to try and convince you that LOLcats are high art or anything, but they can certainly be amusing when the right moment strikes. Look at that cat over there on the left! Isn’t it...
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?*$@! – An Illustrative History in Profanity Looks at Swearing Through History
If you’re interested in a serious look at the history, use, and impact of a curse word read Ascent of the A-Word by Geoffrey Nunberg. If you’re interested in a ridiculous look at history that...
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Geekolinks: 2/10
9 very specific rules from real libraries (Mental Floss) Ron Paul really wants RonPaul.com (Mediaite) Only one good picture came out of Nemo, apparently (HyperVocal) Superheroes get dark with these...
View ArticleWatch the Entire Oscar-Nominated Adam and Dog Animated Short Film Right Here
If there’s one thing we here at Geekosystem are happy to promote, it’s animated short films. Paperman is just wonderful, for example. The Oscars for the Best Animated Short Film category are looking...
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Does The Pope Quit In The Woods? Benedict XVI Resigns, Here’s What Happens Now
Pope Benedict VXI has shocked the world by resigning this morning, citing the ravages of age and poor health that, he feels have begun to prevent him from carrying out the duties of the office. While...
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Physiologist Proposes Theory of Milk-Making Dinosaurs
Outside of The Land Before Time movies, dinosaurs aren’t exactly creatures noted for their tight familial bonds. One researcher, though, is suggesting that dinosaurs may have been more caring parents...
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10 Female Characters I Almost Named My Daughter After, and One I Did
My wife is pregnant with our first child, a daughter, and she’s due any day now. Every time my phone rings I assume it’s her calling to tell me she’s gone into labor, but so far it hasn’t happened. We...
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You, Too, Can Write A Book About Space Marines, No Matter What Games Workshop...
Late last year, author M.A.C. Hogarth’s novel Spots the Space Marine was removed from Amazon following a pretty ridiculous claim by Games Workshop that their copyright of the term “space marine” in...
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Upvote: William Shatner Calls Reddit on Racist/Sexist Posts, Does So On Reddit
We love Reddit here at Geekosystem, but sometimes the deep, dark recesses of the site can get a little frightening due to racist, sexist, or otherwise abusive posts and the championing thereof. One man...
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It’s Still Not a Planet, But You Can Name Pluto’s Moons!
Our old friend Pluto may still be sore about its demotion from a planet to an ice dwarf, but the good news is that we can name its moons. Two of them, anyway. Today, the SETI Institute has opened up...
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Bill Gates Is Absolutely CRUSHING a Reddit AMA Right Now
Programmer, technologist, philanthropist and strong contender for King Of The Geeks Bill Gates is about 45 minutes into an AMA on Reddit right now, folks, and he is absolutely killing it. From his...
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Python Challenged: Massive Florida Snake Hunt Nets Just 50 Snakes In One Month
It’s starting to look like it’s possible that Florida’s much-ballyhooed invasion by ravening hordes of Burmese pythons may have been a bit overblown. While officials cry out that hundreds of thousand...
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Spider-Man: Threat or Menace? Man in Spidey Costume Punches Woman
Say it ain’t so, Spidey! Say it ain’t so! Police say 35-year-old Philip Williams was arrested yesterday for punching a woman in Times Square. Why does that concern us? He was dressed as Spider-Man when...
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No Really, Planescape Could Come Back
Oh man. This is a very real possibility, if not something we can rush out and spend money on just yet. Wizards of the Coast told EuroGamer.net that they would “absolutely consider licensing out...
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Geekolinks: 2/11
Resigning as Pope is rare, but it happens — here are some others who stepped down (Mental Floss) Here’s what kind of pope Chris Matthews would be (Mediaite) Who doesn’t love a good video game love...
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Hive-Minded Robots Now In the Water
You figured you could elude Skynet by jumping into the water, right? Robots surely wouldn’t come after us in there, because their circuits would short out if they got wet. Think again! The University...
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AsapSCIENCE Explains Everything You Need To Know About Love (Probably Not)
Speaking from a purely hard science point of view, we don’t get what makes that special someone so special… but we’re getting closer to understanding it. AsapSCIENCE is back with its latest...
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Borgata Casino Introduces TV-Based Gambling, Leaving Your Hotel Room Now...
After years of grueling study, management at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City reached the mind-boggling conclusion that gambling in their casino was not easy enough. Always on the...
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