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Duke Nukem Forever Not Dead? (Yes, This Again) 195

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday January 09, 2010 @07:21AM from the you-didn't-think-it-was-over-did-you? dept.

kaychoro writes "There may be hope for Duke Nukem Forever (again). 'Jon St. John, better known as the voice of Duke Nukem, said some interesting words during a panel discussion at the Music and Games Festival (MAGFest) that took place January 1 – 4 in Alexandria, Virginia, according to Pixel Enemy. Answering a question from the crowd regarding DNF, St. John said: "... let me go ahead and tell you right now that I'm not allowed to talk about Duke Nukem Forever. No, no, don't be disappointed, read between the lines — why am I not allowed to talk about it?"'"

NASA Tests Flying Airbag 118

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 09, 2009 @03:10PM from the drop-the-cloud-anchor dept.

coondoggie writes "NASA is looking to reduce the deadly impact of helicopter crashes on their pilots and passengers with what the agency calls a high-tech honeycomb airbag known as a deployable energy absorber. So in order to test out its technology NASA dropped a small helicopter from a height of 35 feet to see whether its deployable energy absorber, made up of an expandable honeycomb cushion, could handle the stress. The test crash hit the ground at about 54MPH at a 33 degree angle, what NASA called a relatively severe helicopter crash."

Proton Beams Sent Around the LHC 115

Posted by kdawson on Friday November 20, 2009 @05:40PM from the going-in-circles dept.

feldhaus writes "The BBC reports that the first beams for over one year have been successfully sent around the complete circumference of the Large Hadron Collider. Engineers do not yet have a stable circulating beam but they hope to by 0600 GMT on Saturday."

SOE Also Making a New Star Wars MMOG? 49

Posted by Soulskill on Friday September 04, 2009 @10:45PM from the empire-strikes-back dept.

Hand Solo writes 'Ten Ton Hammer has an inside scoop on SOE making a new browser-based MMOG based on Star Wars. Rumor is that it will be run on the Free Realms platform. This is generating a lot of buzz around the net. Quoting: 'Former and current Star Wars Galaxies players can still remember the sting of the 'New Game Experience' that changed the face of that game for everyone. SOE has repeatedly said that they have learned from their mistakes, and plan to not repeat them. If SOE isn't expressly targeting the hardcore segment this time around, they (unlike BioWare) won't have quite the same initial level of expectations to deal with. Don't let us give you the impression that SOE plans to take on BioWare, and their highly anticipated MMOG debut, The Old Republic, particularly given the engine the game is rumored to be based on. More plausible is that it will be based off the Clone Wars CGI animated film, offering a more stylized approach to the universe. "

Visualizing the Ideological History of SCOTUS 151

Posted by timothy on Thursday June 18, 2009 @11:19PM from the you're-just-objectifying-them dept.

langelgjm writes "An interesting exercise in quantifying and visualizing ideological shifts, the website ScotusScores.com tracks changes in the ideological history of the US Supreme Court from 1937 to 2007. Ideological positions are quantified using Martin-Quinn scores, and the chart highlights the often-bumpy transitions (Thurgood Marshall to Clarence Thomas), as well as tendencies within each Justice's career."

Comment So what's next... (Score 1) 1582

by XavierFan on Wednesday April 01, 2009 @02:34PM (#27421657) Attached to: Slashdot Launches User Achievements

a virtual currency and buying Achievements with Slashbucks? =)

Comment If it's good enough for the Smithsonian... (Score 1) 398

by XavierFan on Wednesday April 01, 2009 @01:58PM (#27421119) Attached to: NASA In Colbert Conundrum Over Space Station

After Colbert requested that the Smithsonian declare him a national treasure and put his portrait in the National Portrait Gallery - they agreed and put the portrait by the restrooms - perfect!

They got lots of publicity and increased attendance, he gave them free plugs over multiple episodes - win-win.

So NASA should learn from this and do the same - "resist" initially, then give in, and name the toilet Colbert (or something similar - to provide him with enough comic fodder).

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2008/04/stephen-colbert-declared-a-national-treasure/

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