{"id":737,"date":"2015-03-10T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/03\/10\/the-geek-month-in-review-february-2015\/"},"modified":"2015-03-10T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T15:31:00","slug":"the-geek-month-in-review-february-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/03\/10\/the-geek-month-in-review-february-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The Geek Month in Review: February 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by J.B. Sanders<\/p>\n<p>Stupid groundhog&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/CjYA6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RC Millenium Falcon<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSo, build your own flying Millennium Falcon model. No, really.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2015-02-big-quantum-equation-universe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Big Bang. Universe Is Forever.<\/a> <\/strong><br \/>\nSo these quantum physicists, always at the crazy end of the physics spectrum, have come up with a cosmological theory that the universe has no beginning and no end. We&#8217;re not talking just spacially here, as in an infinite physical universe, but also in time ,\u009d no beginning, no end. Thus, no Big Bang. Read the mind-bending details in the article.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2015\/02\/mattel-and-google-turn-the-view-master-into-a-virtual-reality-toy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viewmaster for the Modern Day<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nInstead of getting fun 3D images via circular photo disks, the modern Viewmaster is instead a plastic holder for your smartphone. Grab the Viewmaster app, and then point your head at the new Experience Disks, which are basically triggers for content. It&#8217;s better if you watch their movie to see what I mean, but it does seem ultra-cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/bonds-lotus-submarine-is-the-best-tesla-model-s-easter-1688281094?rev=1424984958398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesla Model S Easter Egg<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFun little visual easter egg in Tesla&#8217;s Model S onboard controls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Overlook Maze<\/strong><br \/>\nEver wonder what a scale model of the Overlook Maze, from the movie The Shining, would look like? Or how hard it would be to build it?<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adam Savage&#039;s Overlook Hotel Maze Model\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAGu2TPt_78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/wonkblog\/wp\/2015\/02\/27\/12-fascinating-optical-illusions-show-how-color-can-trick-the-eye\/?wprss=rss_homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12 Optical Illusions Based on Color<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIn case you weren&#8217;t over color-based tricks of the eye.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2014\/09\/insane-mechanised-wooden-desk-with-all-s.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Over-the-top Clockwork Hidden Drawers<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFor all you steampunks out there, this one&#8217;s for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/mzs\/watching-aliens-for-the-first-time-again-with-a-bunch-of-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watching Aliens with 11-year-olds<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nGreat article by a guy chaperoning a slumber party full of kids watching Aliens for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/john1.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/john1.bmp\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2629\" \/><\/a> <strong>About John:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>John&#8217;s a geek from way back. He&#8217;s been floating between various computer-related jobs for years, until he settled into doing tech support in higher ed. Now he rules the Macs on campus with an iron hand (really, it&#8217;s on his desk).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geek Credentials:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>RPG:<\/strong> Blue box D&#038;D, lead minis, been to GenCon in Milwaukee.<br \/>\n<strong>Computer:<\/strong> TRS-80 Color Computer, Amiga 1000, UNIX system w\/reel-to-reel backup tape<br \/>\n<strong>Card games:<\/strong> bought Magic cards at GenCon in 1993<br \/>\n<strong>Science:<\/strong> Met Phil Plait, got time on a mainframe for astronomy project in 1983<br \/>\n<strong>His Blog:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glenandtyler.com\/\"target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.glenandtyler.com\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watching &#8220;Aliens&#8221; with 11 year-olds. 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