A wooden shield found by archeologists in Denmark is said to be well preserved, over 32 inches in diameter and over a thousand years old. Apparently the dirt near Copenhagen is pretty moist which tends to preserve fir wood.
I’m sure LARPERS would love to get their hands on it to add to their armor.
What self respecting geek would pass up an opportunity to have one of these Steampunk bluetooth headsets as seen on flickr?
It comes from flickr user nicrosin, he has a very nice collection of props created from pocketwatch pieces. For more interesting devices he’s made, check out his Chronomorphs set.
What’s better than zombies and sexy women? How about soaked female zombies, washing a car in a seductive manner?? Woot!
Is it a contrail from an alien spaceship? No. This ribbon in the sky was caught by the Hubble telescope a couple months ago and is simply a thin section of a supernova remnant over a thousand years ago.
Head on over to NASA‘s mission pages to read all the details of this glorious Stars and Stripes.
Thar she blows! Alright ye scurvy dogs, listen up. Tomorrow (Sept. 19th) be “Talk Like A Pirate Day“, and yer expected to heave to tha poop deck, and show yer colors. This not be a request, ya scallywags! Show yer spirit and speak to everyone with yer inner pirate 
Talk Like A Pirate Day is an original concept created in a moment of temporary insanity by John Baur and Mark Summers.
Let tha festivities commence!
Even Google is participating in Talk Like A Pirate Day! Go check it out!
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