{"id":751,"date":"2015-01-17T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/01\/17\/the-geek-month-in-review-december-2014\/"},"modified":"2015-01-17T15:09:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T15:09:00","slug":"the-geek-month-in-review-december-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/01\/17\/the-geek-month-in-review-december-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"The Geek Month in Review: December 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By JB Sanders<\/p>\n<p>Happy Yule!<\/p>\n<p><Strong><a href=\"http:\/\/typesetinthefuture.com\/alien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alien Fonts<\/a> <\/Strong><br \/>\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 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Secret_Doctrine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Secret Doctrine<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helena_Blavatsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helena Blavatsky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><Strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/technology\/ultrasound-used-create-3d-shapes-mid-air-can-be-seen-and-felt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Touchable Holograms<\/a> <\/Strong><br \/>\nYeah, you read that right. Projected images that have haptic feedback ,\u009d meaning you can feel them. Go ahead and let your brain explode on that one.<\/p>\n<p><Strong><a href=\"http:\/\/makezine.com\/2011\/08\/25\/art-student-hand-illuminates-binds-a-copy-of-tolkiens-silmarillion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hand-Illuminated, Hand-Bound Copy of the Simallarion<\/a> <\/Strong><br \/>\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&#8217;s awesome.<\/p>\n<p><Strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@3fingeredfox\/margaret-hamilton-lead-software-engineer-project-apollo-158754170da8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margaret Hamilton, Lead Software Engineer, Project Apollo<\/a> <\/Strong><br \/>\nYeah, that headline pretty much tells the whole story, but for the details, read the article.<\/p>\n<p><Strong>Interactive 3D Display <\/Strong><br \/>\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<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lvtfD_rJ2hE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><Strong>Lord of the Rings Partially Explained<\/Strong><br \/>\nEver wonder how Gandalf got to be so badass that he could go toe-to-toe with a Balrog? Check out the video!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YxgsxaFWWHQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/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>JB Sanders has got an action packed &#8220;Geek Month in Review&#8221; for you! 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