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POPSGeek vs. Nerd vs. Dork I don't know if I agree with everything in here, but the list is pretty spot on for the most part... I definitely define myself as a geek, and match up pretty well with that here :)
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POPSStarship dimensions Ever wondered how big a starship was? This site compares the size of science fiction space craft, to each other, and to every day objects. I didn't find the 'Enterprise,' but it'll be there somewhere.
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POPSNatalie Portman, Neuroscientist How many actors do you know take a break from acting and peruse this kind of alternative job? This is great to actually see an actor using their brain. How wonderful ! Cheers to you Natalie. If you click on this link you can get a copy of the paper Ms. Portman is on at the bottom of the page.
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POPS11 things you may not know about Star Wars - The trench that the rebels fly through isn't the one that runs around the equator of the Death Star. It's one of 18 vertical trenches that start halfway up from the equator and run toward the north pole. (p. 280) - The motion picture review board rated "Star Wars" a G, until the studio went back and demanded a PG rating. Also, some of the raters fell asleep during the screening. (p. 289) - Lucas and Steven Spielberg swapped profit points on their two movies, "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," each believing the other's would do better. (p. 298) - Twentieth Century Fox's stock jumped 450% immediately after the movie came out. (p. 301)
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POPS Why military might does not always win: Star "You can use brute force to kill terrorists or insurgents, but at some time you need acquiescence and compliance from the population, or every time you kill an insurgent or terrorist, he will be replaced." The study's war model claims to be accurate in 80 per cent of the conflicts. Ominously, and despite some gains in Anbar province, the current U.S. mission in Iraq has a probability of success of just 20 per cent. (Vietnam, by comparison, had a 22 per cent chance of success.) There are obvious similarities between Iraq and Afghanistan – an enduring insurgency, an unstable "democratic" government.
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POPSHuman Piano go to the site http://www.oooooouch.com, and play songs on the (sunburnt) human piano ;)
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POPS The Internet Phenomena Alphabet Inspired by The Big Lebowski Phonetic Alphabet , grupthink user skrrrriti wrote this article to solicit users to contribute to the Internet Phenomena Alphabet The list is still open. You can add other answers here .
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