I for one really, really liked both of the new movies, was very happy to see new Kirk-Spock-McCoy action, and can hardly wait for more...

Yeah, I know. None of us here are followers. None of us.

Meh; we watch it to a certain extent because it’s Cruise.
We certainly don’t want to admit it...

There’s some real gems there; thanks for posting this.

Helmet for my Pillow was awesome. If you liked The Pacific, you have to read With The Old Breed by EB Sledge. The Pacific was sourced from both of these books.

It was a good movie; far from my fave. Although it was definitely one of my dad’s faves...

Just finished:
Star Trek, Chain of Attack by DeWeese. Recommended by a fellow io9-er (thanks). It was a very good read (see my review: http://keithportal.blogspot.ca/2015/04/yup-an…).

Your referenced article did.

Wow. Never knew that. Is the lake getting smaller, or it this a glacial rebound effect?

To be fair, it did sort of come across as a shot at the Dems, with the implication that a Republican presidency would set things right. If that was the case, I would disagree. If I misinterpreted it, then I tip my hat.

I remember reading it, and being amazed that these things actually existed. Full disclosure, I had to get on the internets to find the date of that issue.

In general, these monsters have been know for a long time. There was a great article in the February 1994 edition of Scientific American that covered the subject well. I doubt there has ever been such an amazing sample found before, though.

Clearly those trees are not dead; they're just resting. They'll jump back to life real soon. Know why? Cuz climate change isn't real.

Way cool.

-1 point for that...

How much time was left? Like 8 minutes? And that tied the game. A good team can overcome adversity. It was a major screw-up to be sure, but they had time to get it right. If they couldn't do that, then they didn't deserve to win.

If recycled water is good enough for astronauts, it’s good enough for anyone.

So getting your blood sucked out by a 2 eyed spider is "not scary" while getting your blood sucked out by an 8 eyed spider is "more scary" - okay then.

Or it's just because this:

Some of our ancient ancestors were pretty smart.
But they were not able to withstand a prolonged sever drought. Desalination may have to be part of the big picture...