Welcome to your new home, Shuttle Discovery!

Here is video and a money shot of the Space Shuttle Discovery as she takes one final victory lap around the Washington Monument. Discovery will soon be on display at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center next to Dulles International Airport in Virginia, taking the place of test vehicle Enterprise (which is heading to the Intrepid Museum in New York City).

Quite a sight… and a bit of a sad one at that.

Space Shuttle Discovery at the Washington Monument

It's coming right at us!

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GREAT news, everyone! Futurama renewed for TWO more seasons!

GREAT news, everyone! According to an article published today at TVGuide.com, Comedy Central is close to renewing Futurama for not one but TWO seasons of 13 episodes each! That will keep our beloved Planet Express crew on the airwaves through 2013… HOORAY!

Hooray!

UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter is confirming this story. HOORAY!!!

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The other phaser tests

I figured I might as well post these. These tests were done back in February and March 2010.

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Coming Soon to a Theater Near You

No, I’m not dead yet. No, the “Doomsday” project isn’t dead yet either, although it’s definitely in a coma at the moment. After spending 10-12 hours a day in front of a computer terminal I’ve found that yeah, it’s surprisingly difficult to work up the enthusiasm to sit in front of a monitor for another 3-5 hours when I get home! But don’t worry… eventually the bug will bite again and I’ll squeeze another act or so out.

Meanwhile, a teaser for 2012!

Yeah baby, yeah! Star Trek 2012!

Yeah baby, yeah! Star Trek 2012!


This image hit the ‘net over the weekend, and there’s some debate over whether it’s official, but who cares?! It’s a great shot of the new Enterprise, which is not an easy thing to do given her, um, challenging proportions. :)

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Five bars is a beautiful thing, baby

Five bars is a beautiful thing, baby.

Five bars on the AT&T 3G MicroCell

Five bars on the AT&T 3G MicroCell

Yesterday I happened to stop by the AT&T store near my house, and they had just received a shipment of these bad boys. After a couple of minor setup hiccups, I now have five full bars of signal strength even in the farthest edges of the house (even the basement, which was a “No Service” dead zone until this morning), and all it costs me is a negligible hit on my Verizon FiOS 25/25 broadband connection.

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I got one of the Golden Tickets!

AT&T must be absolutely petrified at the thought of losing customers to other mobile carriers. Remember those 3G MicroCells that started popping up recently (MSRP $149.99)? Engadget reported yesterday that AT&T has started sending out letters to their “most valuable customers”, good for one free AT&T 3G MicroCell.

Guess who’s a valuable AT&T customer?!

I am now the proud owner of a piece of paper redeemable for one AT&T 3G MicroCell

I am now the proud owner of a piece of paper redeemable for one AT&T 3G MicroCell

Yup, that’s right, I am now the proud owner of a sheet of paper, redeemable for one range-boosting femtocell device. I almost threw out the letter without even opening it—the envelope looks like 99.7% of the rest of the junk mail that clogs my snailbox these days.

Here’s the funny thing, though… Read the rest of this entry »

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Sorry! I suck!

Hi everyone… just letting you know that (a) I’m not dead and (b) yes, I suck! I just got back from a much-needed vacation and am now neck-deep catching up with work at my day job, but don’t worry; I haven’t abandoned this project! It’s just #3 or 4 down the list of Absolutely Must To-Do’s. Thanks for your patience…

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Extended Attack Sequence Test–April Fools Sneak Peek

Watch it fast, because this really is a sneak peek and is coming down tomorrow.

Gone... gone with the wind

Gone... gone with the wind

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DSLR Lens Rental Companies

And now for something completely different. (I don’t just sit in front of my workstation making pretty Star Trek pick-shurs all day long, you know.)

After years of waiting for the right camera (a digital SLR that shoots 1080p / 24 fps video) at the right price (under $1,000), the photography gods heard my prayers and bestowed upon me the Canon EOS Digital Rebel T2i (known mostly outside the United States as the Canon EOS 550D):

Hello, beautiful

Hello, beautiful

I’ll be posting an in-depth review, sample video and stills the coming months, but that’s not what this post is about. Read the rest of this entry »

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Picture of the day

Don’t get the Enterprise angry. You wouldn’t like her when she’s angry.

Careful Sulu, you might scorch the paint if you leave that thing on too long

Careful Sulu, you might scorch the paint if you leave that thing on too long

This is an actual frame grab from Decker’s near-suicidal attack on the doomsday machine. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean I’m nearing the end of Act II… it just means that I skipped ahead several scenes and have been working on this particular sequence since the beginning of the month. The Enterprise attack on the planet killer is one of the “money shots” in “The Doomsday Machine”, so I’ve been lavishing a LOT of attention on it. Not to give away everything, but one of the things I’ve been spending a lot of time on is extending the soundtrack during this sequence to make the phaser barrage last a little longer. And ooohhhh, it’s a barn burner. I think when you see the finished product you’ll agree it was worth the wait. (Well, I hope you will!)

*yawn* Off to bed… see you soon!

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