Actual Dorkgasm

Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme

Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme. Doomed I tell you, doomed.

They won't be so cute when they are swarming around your carcass harvesting brains for the first prototype Cybermen.

Haterade: Fictional Racial Slurs

Finally got around to watching Gran Torino this weekend. Turns out Clint Eastwood is the ultra-violent racist grandfather I never wanted or had. Anyway, he spewed so many ethnophaulisms I needed the help of The Racial Slur Database to fully comprehend the movie. Which got me thinking about scifi/fantasy. (Well fine, when am I not?) But this time it was mostly about the fictional words and contexts authors create to express racism in their universes. Here's a list of some I think are interesting.

For expressing racism against robots:

• Skin Job - Blade Runner (1982), Battlestar Galactica (2004)
• Toaster - Battlestar Galactica (1978, 2004)
• Outmodes - Robots (2005)

For expressing racism against the undead:

• Suckheads - Blade (1998)
• Fanger - True Blood (2008)

For expressing racism against genetically modified/different organisms:

• Windup - The Windup Girl (2009)
• Heechy Keechy - The Windup Girl (2009)
• Mutie - X-Men
• Mutts, Muttation - The Hunger Games (2008)

For expressing racism against aliens:

• Prawn - District 9 (2009)
• Buggers - Ender's Game (1985)
• Spoonhead - for Cardassians in Star Trek: TNG

For expressing racism against half-wizards, half-muggle people:

• Mudblood - Harry Potter

For expressing racism against humans:

• Meatbags - Bender in Futurama  (1999)
• Fleshy Ones - Nextwave (2006)
• Milksucker - Men in Black (1997)

For expressing racism against cartoons:

• Toon - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

Are there any universes out there that non-homogenous and free from racism? Cause that would be cool.  Any interesting ones I missed above? Leave some haterade in the comments. I always thought when people called me a pizza bagel it was a compliment.

How Much Would the Death Star Cost to Build?

How much would the Death Star cost to build? Eleventy billion dollars? Close.

Science vs Delirium

Science vs Delirium. Exceptional psychedelic illustrations of famous scientists.

Calamities of Nature

Rejoice dorks! A fantastic comic that's been around since mid-2007 has been discovered by me. And you should know about it if you don't. It's Calamities of Nature, and it's about physics, religion, space, philosophy and fuzzy animals. Now if you'll excuse me I've got 640 back posts to catch up with.

Crap! And don't forget to hover over the image with your mouse on their site for the alt text!

Ginormous Fan Made Map of The Simpsons' Springfield

We have an somewhat estranged yet still fond relationship with The Simpsons here. Teacher. Mother. Secret lover. Well, for seasons 1-14 anyway. Regardless, some maniac Jerry Lerma and his friend Terry made this huge map of Springfield. Apologies, couldn't find the original source.

Remember that time @micronova and I attempted to watch and review every episode in order to sell merch? Yeah. We didn't get so far there.

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Somehow I'd never seen this before today. So good.

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Um... I just noticed for the first time that despite the fact that the sign on the outside of the TARDIS says "pull to open" I have only ever seen the doors pushed in.

Mind. Blown.

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For you Dorks in NYC, I am just going to assume that you rely on the MTA quite a bit. Whether you're trudging to and from a day job or just taking the subway out to the airport so you can get the eff outta this crazy city, you probably use the buses and subways that link up the distant regions of this metropolis.

And if you're anything like everyone who rides the train with me, you probably hate the MTA at least two or three times a week. Well, here's some fascinating data to help you complain about them some more.

WNYC (NYC's local National Public Radio station) has compiled an awesome map that shows and explains subway lines that were planned and never built. Look how much more convenient your commute could have been!

Here's the current map in case you need to find your way to greener pastures.

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Panther sofa. That's all.

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Merry Christmas! Not one, but TWO nerdy trailers in the same week! I'm losing my shit!

The Dark Knight Rises

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Daily Dorkgasm: Holidays

Holidays with Comics Vol. 2

Daily Dorkgasm: Holidays

Nothing like a cheerful song to get you into the holiday spirit. Christmas is less than a week away. I'm going crazy looking at all of these mysterious gifts under my tree.

Daily Dorkgasm: Holidays

Christmas is all about celebrating something that happened thousands of years ago. Living folks love Christmas for the lights and the trees and the gifts and the general sense of caring about one another.

Only the zombies are old enough to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

BRAINS!!!!!

Click on this one to see the full-size holiday magic.

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I'm on a bit of a "Community" kick.

CHRISTMAS CLAY!

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A collection of Dorkgasm-worthy Christmas trees!

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Holidays with Comics Vol. 1

Comic books are not immune to the holiday season, and just like pretty much everything else in the world, they seem saturated in fake snow and Douglas fir boughs this time of year. There are a TON of amazing, often hilarious, comic book images that have to do with Christmas, so there will be a few posts of this sort. Enjoy. Try to guess my favorite!

it's this one. I can only imagine the pain of having bare thighs on whatever pine needles must be covering the ground. Also, where is Robin's second boot??