Don’t refer to non-americans as ‘African-American’. It’s stupid and insulting, and it should be immediately obvious why.

I have two:

Dammit, I’ve used this to score nerd points on other people for *years*. Now how am I supposed to feel superior to other people?

Commuting a sentence is absolutely not the same as a pardon. As someone who served I agree completely that Manning needed to go to jail. But the 35 year sentence was extreme, especially for someone who voluntarily gave themselves up and cooperated every step of the way.

Article totally fails to explain how this is “fake-ass” or “lame”, but is itself both of those things. This is like the pot calling the kettle a pot.

“Infuriated” astronomers? Really? Do you know any non-movie scientists? Mysterious shit like this is delicious to us.

I’m trying to think of a clip they could use for the Oscars that would be broadcast TV appropriate but still show why Deadpool should be nominated. Maybe the climax where Colossus is giving his soliloquy on heroism and Deadpool shoots Ajax just to get him to shut up?

CGI Leia was really damn close already. If they took high-resolution digital scans of the more recent Carrie Fisher (which I’m sure they did) and given a few extra years to work on it I think this could be our first truly seamless digital resurrection. I’d also be surprised if they hadn’t gotten her permission to do…

All others are wrong:

No, measurements of an astronomical objects brightness are not dependent on their surroundings. Well that’s not entirely true. The initial measurements are, but the host galaxy’s contribution is subtracted before assigning a final magnitude to the object. When we talk about how bright something is we’re always…

No, he *listens* to the Force. There’s a difference.

Christmas specials? Short seasons of excellent scripted shows? Using popular shows and revenue streams to subsidize smaller more experimental shows?

Don’t forget a hot chick assassin that stabs two guys at the same time in a sweet pose! What else could any movie really need?

Just in time for the inevitable Aladdin reboot

For you, being trapped in a hotel in North Dakota during a blizzard in subzero temperatures will be a story you tell for the rest of your life. For midwesterners, it was Tuesday.

The video explains what’s going on. It’s observing through 4 different filters simultaneously. The long slit arrangement with the gaps between is probably to allow rapid readout along the columns of each detector independently, as you’re going to want different exposure times for each filter.

My kids got the Goonies references, but the Gilligan’s Island episode required multiple conversations and youtube viewings.

but noteworthy nonetheless.

Having known guys like Keuchly (I think) when I was playing in high school, those tears aren’t so future-looking as you think, but immediate concern about letting his team down and missing x many games. Guys like that love football *so much*. They live it, breathe it, eat it. The team is everything, and he…