My #1 pet peeve is probably how evolution is discussed (at least a few scientists in this thread mention various problems on this front). Evolution is not intentional or “progressive.” Evolution does not act on individuals, it acts on populations. Evolution can’t “decide” anything, it is a phenomenon that occurs based…

I have to admit, I only got as far as “The alien entity penetrates into the womb, or uterine space, of the underwater facility” before my bullshit detector pegged hard right so strongly, it broke the glass cover plate. Those things are expensive!

But isn’t every cinematic image a simulation trying to be indistinguishable from reality? I mean, even without greenscreen or cgi, what is being filmed and what can be seen on film is often very different. You don’t see all the crew working around the filmed scene, only the result of their actions - light, sounds,…

Sometimes a CGI cigar is just a CGI cigar.

I’m looking forward to seeing a future video explaining lens optics in terms of the luminiferous ether.

“Wheel of Time” by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson. The series probably needed to be about 6 books shorter. There were whole books- long books- where it felt like NOTHING happened.

I knew there was a book I intended to pre-order. (check!)

Adam Savage (of MythBusters fame) gave a talk about reproducing skeletons and props from movies. The Maltese Falcon was one of his projects:

The search for the falcon from the movie about the search for the falcon.

Could you guys please remember to give your articles a title so I don’t have to click on the timestamp to open it?

I’d just like to find sixth-scale miniatures!

It’s one of the most iconic film props of all time: the Maltese Falcon. For years, collectors have sought them out, but finding the original, screen-used props were difficult. Over on Vanity Fair, Bryan Burrough takes a look at the story behind the statues.

In the comics, the shield was cast with four indentations, intended for screwing onto the frame of a tank hatch. To attach the straps, a rod attached to a d-ring is inserted into each hole. In order to keep them in place, at the recommendation of Jarvis, the Avenger’s butler, the rods are dipped into liquid nitrogen,…

Was there ever an end to this nonsense that DIDN’T result in Trump suing Cruz over the birther thing? Like, pretty sure this is one of those things where EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE TIMELINE ends with the original birther asshole suing the original born in Canada asshole.

My favorite thing about these lunatics is that they can’t go 15 minutes without mentioning and dick sucking ole pudding brain Ronny Reagan, who indeed himself was a treasonous cocksucker. #godbless