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Showing posts with label Sci-fi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sci-fi. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Basilisk Images
Exerpt from the comp.basilisk FAQ:
- David Langford
5. How does a basilisk operate?
The short answer is: we mustn't say. Detailed information is classified beyond Top Secret.
The longer answer is based on a popular-science article by Berryman (New Scientist, 2001), which outlines his thinking. He imagined the human mind as a formal, deterministic computational system -- a system that, as predicted by a variant of Gödel's Theorem in mathematics, can be crashed by thoughts which the mind is physically or logically incapable of thinking. The Logical Imaging Technique presents such a thought in purely visual form as a basilisk image which our optic nerves can't help but accept. The result is disastrous, like a software stealth-virus smuggled into the brain.
6. Why "basilisk"?
It's the name of a mythical creature: a reptile whose mere gaze can turn people to stone. According to ancient myth, a basilisk can be safely viewed in a mirror. This is not generally true of the modern version -- although some highly asymmetric basilisks like B-756 are lethal only in unreflected or reflected form, depending on the dominant hemisphere of the victim's brain.
- David Langford
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Chronotron
Don't be fooled by the cartoonish artistry and lack of fire-arms: This game is a vital training tool for any agent likely to be mucking around with the nightmare that is causality violation.
It will re-wire your brain.
Via Diggy Games and Newgrounds.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Walking House
Still a little slow, but you get the idea.
Also, maybe this is just some pre-existing toy, but thought it was pretty cool:
Via Dirty Russia.
Extra-terrestrial anomalies
UFOs and other oddities caught on NASA film and imagery.
Ice particles and photographic artifacts? Or evidence our secret masters don't want you to know about.
Via Dirty Russia.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Crescent
by Phil Rossi
On the old, massive, half-completed space station Crescent something forgotten is stirring again. This in spite of the influence of the community's ancient crone and the ruthless efforts of it's corrupt mayor.
It's a story old as time: A thing or things want to exist which would better not. Toward this end locations, people and events are being manipulated into the horrific arcane conjunctions necessary to hasten it's arrival.
It could be argued that the story is unevenly paced, plodding over some events while sweeping right past others. Or that it dwells too heavily on scenes of carnage and sexual depravity in an attempt to set the tone of seediness and horror. But in spite of these flaws I found Crescent to be an interesting take on the idea of a Lovecraftian "Great Old One" style incursion in a non-standard setting.
Warning: Heavy adult content.
Here's a direct link to the first episode.
The rest of the series can be found at Podiobooks.com or at the official Crescent Station website.
On the old, massive, half-completed space station Crescent something forgotten is stirring again. This in spite of the influence of the community's ancient crone and the ruthless efforts of it's corrupt mayor.
It's a story old as time: A thing or things want to exist which would better not. Toward this end locations, people and events are being manipulated into the horrific arcane conjunctions necessary to hasten it's arrival.
It could be argued that the story is unevenly paced, plodding over some events while sweeping right past others. Or that it dwells too heavily on scenes of carnage and sexual depravity in an attempt to set the tone of seediness and horror. But in spite of these flaws I found Crescent to be an interesting take on the idea of a Lovecraftian "Great Old One" style incursion in a non-standard setting.
Warning: Heavy adult content.
Here's a direct link to the first episode.
The rest of the series can be found at Podiobooks.com or at the official Crescent Station website.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Knights of Cydonia
Post-apocalyptic sci-fi kung-fu spagetti western has never been so cool. The kind of parody you want to live.
Link
Logging Spider
This prototype spider-walking logging tractor (apparently designed by John Deere / Plustech Oy) may be a bit slow but would seem to provide a couple advantages over conventional means: The ability to maneuver through the confines of a forest for selective logging, and the ability to navigate previously impassible terrain while providing a stable platform for heavy machinery.
Clearly the era of Labors is nearly upon us.
Via the Delta Green mailing list, via Tech Fresh.
(And apparently through a million other blog re-postings as well.)
Monday, May 25, 2009
Giacattoli Ray Guns
Sean Michael Ragan provides an insightful commentary the toy ray gun designs of Edision Giacattoli. Some great pictures of beautifully designed futuristic weaponry here. Check it out:
Link.
Via Boingboing.
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