Wait, no. Wolverine always had his mutant healing powers, Project X did not give him his powers, just his adamantium, right?

@jpedersen: Way better

@zjgz: you ever eat baloney? same general idea, processed meats, does not taste that bad. Or good really.

@ShaunTKennedy: I agree completely. He knew he was breaking company policy and he did it anyway. No surprise he got fired.

I am impressed, not so much with the flipbook aspect, but the fact that this commercial is unique enough to actually "break through the clutter" that is so rare in the advertising world these days.

I would go so far as to say that cognitive discovery is a great separator, and a version of Harry Potter where magic is replaced with poorly thought out science is still fantasy. Science Fiction benefits from examining the underpinnings of it's story, adding a layer of depth to the story. Fantasy does not, it…

This is silly, we don't know if we could ever create an AI with full sentience, so slavery is a misnomer. We are not even close to animal intelligence and most of the civilized world is fine with using animals as "slaves". Talk to me when you have a robot smarter than a gerbil.

This reminds me of the elusive nuclear fission. Not that they are similar, but that both have solid science behind them and always seem to be right around the corner. But they never happen. This is not a new idea, see treehugger article from 2008 here

Although I do not condone the father's actions, I can understand them. I would say both showed an amazing lack of intelligent thought.

This is amazing, one of the few modern art installations that actually says art to me. Does what art should, it elevates.

@ReginaPhalange: Because it is super awsome. Awsome I say awsome.

There is plenty of research out there into solar energy and the ideas out there are very innovative, but the problem is that there is not enough money in the industry to commercialize it like there is in other fields. This leads to great ideas going unfunded and all scientists hoarding their ideas and not sharing…

@James Matarrese: James, they already have that language, they made it up to fix those problems you mentioned, called it Esperanto. Hardly anyone uses it and it will never really be used if you are honest with yourself.

I don't know about a rice cooker. I love rice, grew up in Thailand, but I can cook rice perfectly on my own. I honestly don't think there is that much skill involved, it is all about getting the timing right. And if you cannot work a timer then you should not be in the kitchen.

The funny thing is that he is right, even after I heard about this, I still don't care.

@HenryTimm: I am insulted that you would imply that I am lazy! Also, thanks for posting the alt text, I did not feel like looking it up myself.

Excellent post, especially the last two sentences, really defines my taste in Sci-Fi. Not just imagining new worlds (which any fantasy novel can do) but building on science to create new Sci-Fi. I like these reposts from other blogs, they are usually great.

@CaptainJack: I think you missed the point. YOU cannot do well with ebooks because you are a nobody. Bestsellers can and do well with ebook because they are already famous. All of your points only apply to nobodies

Who are they trying to fool? Cats don't work!

I liked Tin Man, and Alice was fine, so I have a feeling this will be entertaining if not good.