Posts Tagged 'Earth'

The Earth With Rings?

one Commented December 16 2009
Categorized Under: Geek

This is an awesome computer generated display of what the Earth would look like with a set of Rings like Saturn or one of the other gas giant planets. The simulation was done by Roy Prol who not only tackled things like orientation and different views, but also made this video beautifully.

Avatar: Theatrical Trailer

2 Commented November 7 2009
Categorized Under: Geek, Media, Movies

In the future, a paraplegic war veteran is brought to the planet Pandora which is inhabited by the Navi. The Navi is a humanoid race with their own language and culture, but the people of Earth find themselves at odds with the Navi. Coming in December ’09.

That’s right! Raiden has Returned!

No Commented August 19 2009
Categorized Under: Gaming, Geek, Media

Remember the good ole’ days, sitting in Pizza Hut with a hand full of quarters and the desire to defend the Earth with the Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter? Ok, so maybe those might have been just my past days, however you classic gaming fans out there get ready for Taito’s Raiden IV for the Xbox 360 on September [...]

District 9 Review

one Commented August 19 2009
Categorized Under: Geek, Movies

Warning: There may be spoilers below! Yes, I’m a slacker and should have my geek card taken away for taking so long to go see “District 9.” It took me 3 tries to finally get there. @cariephoto and I managed to make it to the 7:50 showing at Knoxville Center last night to see the [...]

The Day the Earth Stood Still

one Commented July 21 2009
Categorized Under: Featured, Geek, History, Media, TV, Technical

On July 21st, 1969 Neil Armsrtong became the first man to step on the moon. Originally it was supposed to be Buzz Aldrin, however Neil was closer to the door and in simulation when Buzz climbed over Neil things in the cockpit of the capsule got broken. An estimated 5 million people watched Neil touch [...]