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Kipp Bradford on the Importance of Boring Projects, Medical Tech, and Sci Fi Novels

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If someone suggests you spend time working on boring projects, would you take that advice? In this case, I think Kipp Bradford is spot on. We sat down together at the Hackaday Superconference last fall and talked about medical device engineering, the infrastructure in your home, applying Sci-Fi to engineering, and yes, we spoke about boring projects.

Kipp presented a talk on Devices for Controlling Climates at Supercon last year. It could be argued that this is one of those boring topics, but very quickly you begin to grasp how vitally important it is. Think about how many buildings on …read more

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Lost in Space Gets 3D Printing Right

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When it has become so common for movies and television to hyper-sensationalize engineering, and to just plain get things wrong, here’s a breathe of fresh air. There’s a Sci-Fi show out right now that wove 3D printing into the story line in a way that is correct, unforced, and a fitting complement to that fictional world.

With the amount of original content Netflix is pumping out anymore, you may have missed the fact that they’ve recently released a reboot of the classic Lost in Space series from the 1960’s. Sorry LeBlanc fans, this new take on the space traveling Robinson …read more

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Books you should read: The Bridge

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A few weeks ago, Amazon’s crack marketing AI decided to recommend a few books for me. That AI must be getting better because instead of the latest special-edition Twilight books, I was greeted with this:

“The asteroid was called the Hand of God when it hit.”

That’s the first sentence of The Bridge, a new Sci-Fi book by Leonard Petracci. If you think that line sucks you in, wait until you read the whole first chapter.

The Bridge is solidly in the generation ship trope. A voyage hundreds or even thousands of years long, with no sleep or stasis …read more

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Neill Blomkamp’s Latest Short Film ‘Zygote’ Is Pure Biological Horror

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The latest release from Oats Studios stars Dakota Fanning and takes place in a gritty, dangerous futuristic mining outpost. Continue reading Neill Blomkamp’s Latest Short Film ‘Zygote’ Is Pure Biological Horror→

‘Snowpiercer’ Director’s New Movie ‘Okja’ Is an Anti-Corporate Mindfuck

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The new film from Bong Joon Ho is a critique of ethical capitalism wrapped in a heartwarming animal adventure story. But it’s not coming to theaters: it premieres on Netflix June 28. Continue reading ‘Snowpiercer’ Director’s New Movie ‘Okja’ Is an Anti-Corporate Mindfuck→