How CFL kick the bucket (with a bang and a flash?)….

CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) don’t burn out the way incandescent light bulbs do. Instead, as they near the ends of their lives, they grow dimmer. While some CFL bulbs merely stop emitting light when they finally quit working, others kick the bucket with a dramatic “pop”! sound and then vent a distinct odor. A few even […]

Is this the next Borderlands DLC?

From Destructoid: Supposedly, the recently released patch 1.31 for Borderlands — otherwise known as the one that added Steam achievements — contains files that explain, in a considerable amount of detail, what the game’s next add-on pack will entail. A dude on the Gearbox forums by the name of Legendrew found the score, and proceeded […]

Nickelodeon Greenlights The Legend of Korra

Nickelodeon announced this morning that it has given the green light to “The Legend of Korra,” from “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko: Nickelodeon, the number one producer of television animation in the world, has greenlit a new series from the creators of the hit animated TV show Avatar: The […]

Science links for you & your kids

From Slashdot… Large Dangerous Rocket Ships [discovery.com] Science Channel (USA) July 5th, 9 PM eastern time. The (legendary) Rocket Manual For Amateurs [4shared.com] is online as a PDF. What the heck, grab a PDF of the LONG out of print Golden Book of Chemistry [about.com] while you’re at it. Hey, kids! Set up your OWN chemistry […]

MARK GATISS in “The First Men In The Moon”

The BBC have announced details of a new production of the HG Wells classic, The First Men In The Moon. Starring Doctor Who writer/actor and all~round legend, MARK GATISS, this show will broadcast on BBC Four later in the Spring/Summer season. See a clip of it in the player below.

Venstar T1800, a Review…

For years, I have considered purchasing a new thermostat, so that I could integrate it into the Home Automation, and control it, easily..  So I have kept my eye on a few different solutions, but just recently, we needed some furnace work, and I was able to justify purchasing a new Venstar T1800, when I […]