Category Archives: TV or Film
Skyrim Teaser Trailer
Quick post again since I’m busy/lazy again. Two quick videos about my most anticipated game of my life (so far)! And this was basically my reaction. Check it out!
Just In Case
I’m a big believer in planning for unlikely contingencies. That’s why I have a fire extinguisher. I’ll elaborate on why I think it’s important to plan on stuff later. But for now, I bring you this! Check out this two … Continue reading
Check out Hawking at TED
Not much to say other than Hawking is a bad ass. If you haven’t read any of his books, I highly recommend picking one up. My favorite (I’ve only read a few) is A Briefer History of Time. If you … Continue reading
Adam Savage: Science Lesson!
A short video from Mythbuster Adam Savage. I met him at TAM 8, but I’m talking in the picture so I won’t post it. He’s just as cool in person as he is on the show. Anyway, this clip is … Continue reading
Where Did We Come From?
This is the first of a few videos that I’m going to post on our history. I will spend some time explaining why I think this is so important, but I might save that until after two or three videos. … Continue reading
Deductive vs Inductive Reasoning
I’m going to do a few posts on logical fallacies! In a nutshell, a logical fallacy is an error in reasoning in which the premises of an argument do not actually support the conclusion. But first, I think it is … Continue reading
A Fair Fight
This is concept I can’t help but dissect and analyze every time I see a showdown on TV where the interaction goes something like this: Person A: Hold it! I’ve got a gun! Person B: Why don’t you put that … Continue reading
Why You Should Read and/or Watch Death Note
This is an anime/manga series that (I have actually checked and tested myself) catches and intrigues even non-anime fans. So if you’re first thought is, “Meh. I don’t like anime” not so fast! At least hear the pitch. Death Note … Continue reading
Deleted Scene From Star Wars
The following is taken from this post by Eliezer Yudkowsky on LessWrong. This is an imagined disagreement between Mark Hamill (Luke) and director George Lucas following the scene in episode 5 where Luke fails to raise the X-Wing from the swamp. All … Continue reading
JREF on Nightline!
The James Randi Educational Foundation was on tonight’s Primetime Nightline: Beyond Belief episode. A link to the video is here. I met a lot of these people at The Amazing Meeting in July. The JREF is a non profit who’s … Continue reading
