{"id":9684,"date":"2014-02-03T16:21:23","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T21:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/2014\/02\/02\/"},"modified":"2014-02-03T16:21:53","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T21:21:53","slug":"geek-month-in-review-january-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=9684","title":{"rendered":"Geek Month in Review: January 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JB Sanders<\/p>\n

Ice and snow\u2026<\/p>\n

Isaac Asimov Predicts 2014<\/a><\/Strong>
\nInteresting set of snippets of things Asimov thought would be happening in 2014, and he gets a LOT of things right. Holy crap!<\/p>\n

Ghost Stations of the London Underground<\/a><\/Strong>
\nEver wanted a map of all the disused, but still largely intact, subway stations of the London metro system? Here ya go.<\/p>\n

Epilepsy Drug Might Help Adults Learn Languages<\/a><\/Strong>
\nIt\u2019s designed to help folks with varying degrees of epilepsy, but valproate might help adults learn languages like they were a kid again. It enhances, or re-instates, neuro-plasticity.<\/p>\n

Famous \u201880s Movie Posters as Stained Glass<\/a><\/Strong>
\nSeriously, you really get a better appreciation for the movie after seeing the poster in stained glass. Which movie? Say, RoboCop. Or Blade Runner.<\/p>\n

Geekiest Remodel Ever?<\/a><\/Strong>
\nSee what you can do with $30,000 and a dream. Woman converts her house into an original Star Trek tribute, with pretty great success.<\/p>\n

Glow-in-the-Dark Sidewalks<\/a><\/Strong>
\nIt\u2019s a technology called Starpath, and it\u2019s a spray-on application that\u2019s non-slip, waterproof, and non-reflective. Plus it\u2019s environmentally friendly! <\/p>\n

Ready-to-Use Supervillain Lairs<\/a><\/Strong>
\nYeah, I posted about this before, but this is an updated and cooler list. It\u2019s got a 1970\u2019s German Cold War bunker, with a hip interior, and a volcano house.<\/p>\n

Follow-up: Derelict Ship Upgraded to Ghost Ship<\/a><\/Strong>
\nRemember that cruise ship left to drift the Atlantic I mentioned back in February of 2013? No? Well, there\u2019s a ship out there that\u2019s been adrift now for almost a full year. Doesn\u2019t get much better than a derelict cruise ship overrun by cannibal rats, right?<\/p>\n

Firing a Gun Underwater: In Super-Slow Motion<\/Strong>
\nAlways a good time with the SloMo guys. This time, see a gun fired underwater.<\/p>\n