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cylon centurion rings: what the frak?

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Here’s a sure-fire way to tell if your girlfriend really loves you. Get down on one knee -there ya go – then whip out the velvet ring box – yep, that’s it – then give her this awesome Cylon Centurion engagement ring and ask her for her hand in marriage. If she says “yes”, it’s…

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November 7th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft retro

tiny cylon led kit: battlestar galactica gets miniature

tiny cylon battelstar galactica kit led make

This DIY electronic kit lets you live out your Battlestar Galactica fantasies in miniature. Dale Wheat’s tinyCylon circuit is a pint-sized version of the chasing red LEDs found in the helmets of everyone’s favorite Battlestar baddies.

The tinyCylon gets its tiny little brains from the programmable ATtiny13 controller chip, and loaded with more patterns than you can…

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January 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods just plain fun retro technology

‘portal’ companion cube cookies- obscure but tasty

I recently spotted these ‘weighted companion cube’ cookies from the somewhat obscure (or maybe that’s just me?) video game Portal.

I’ll freely admit I’ve never even heard Portal until about 15 minutes ago when I saw a picture of this cookie, but I did some reconnaissance and learned that in the game you get a weighted…

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July 22nd, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft video games