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By JB Sanders<\/p>\n

Happy Yule!<\/p>\n

Alien Fonts<\/a> <\/Strong>
\nGreat article on the fonts and symbols used in the movie Alien, and how they influenced other scifi movies. Bonus points for a tie-in with The Secret Doctrine<\/a> by Helena Blavatsky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Touchable Holograms<\/a> <\/Strong>
\nYeah, you read that right. Projected images that have haptic feedback \u2014 meaning you can feel them. Go ahead and let your brain explode on that one.<\/p>\n

Hand-Illuminated, Hand-Bound Copy of the Simallarion<\/a> <\/Strong>
\nYou remember that Tolkien book, the one that is basically lifted from his hand-written notes about the world of the Lord of the Rings, but it is basically unreadable except as a reference work? Yeah, this German art student decides to just go ahead and create a copy of the book by hand. It\u2019s awesome.<\/p>\n

Margaret Hamilton, Lead Software Engineer, Project Apollo<\/a> <\/Strong>
\nYeah, that headline pretty much tells the whole story, but for the details, read the article.<\/p>\n

Interactive 3D Display <\/Strong>
\nNope, not the same as the link above. This is more like a telepresence version of that toy with all the pins in it that everyone always presses their hand into. Only with color.<\/p>\n