Speaking at TED last week, Bill Gates unveiled his vision for cleaner energy in the future and eliminating CO2 emissions by 2050 with his endorsement of a radically different type of nuclear reactor. He also noted the miracles that occur in nature by bringing out a jar of fireflies. It’s definitely worth the 30 minutes.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
This morning, it was announced that DC Entertainment’s new president Diane Nelson had named Dan DiDio and Jim Lee as DC Comics’ co-publishers, and Geoff Johns as Chief Creative Officer. TECHLAND spoke to the three new appointees about what comes next for DC.
Is killing baddies so wrong? Do rats make the best pets? Do Green Lanterns over-exfoliate? What is the best managerial style for international criminal organizations? The answers to these questions in our Panel of the Week!
Is this the date we’ve been waiting for?
Think back to all of the films featuring Aliens, Predators, or both. In good times (Aliens) and bad (AvP: Requiem), have you ever wished you could be the Alien or the Predator in a videogame? I haven’t and I’m a huge fan of these franchises. These iconic monsters are great for target practice, not so [...]
This morning, DC Entertainment named Jim Lee and Dan DiDio as the new co-publishers of DC Comics, and Geoff Johns as Chief Creative Officer (a new position)–all three of them longtime company insiders. Here’s a few thoughts about what their new roles might mean.
The wait is almost over, Doctor Who fans. All across the intrawebs on Wednesday, the first preview image of the upcoming season was released; The first real shot of Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, caught in a good old-fashioned time warp:
I grew up in Wisconsin, and so I know well what a curious, creative lot hails from such counties as Milwaukee, Waukesha, Dade and Eau Claire. There’s a big portion of the state where humor is in short supply. And then there are areas like Madison, where The Onion was founded, where you get some [...]
Years back, if you were a member of the Los Angeles comedy-nerd-art-dork-hip-oisie, you would be lucky to receive an invitation to SUPERBALL. SuperBall was the brainchild of Mystery Science Theater 3000‘s Joel Hodgson and his brother Jim, and it was always the party of the summer, if not the autumn as well. Located deep in [...]
