China announced an 11.2% increase in its defense budget for 2012. For the first time, China’s defense spending will top $100 billion At a news conference Sunday, Li Zhaoxing, a spokesman for the congress, announced the $110-billion budget, while stating that the spending “constitutes no threat to other countries.’’ “You can see that we have …
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The Hobbit – behind the scenes production video #6
Peter Jackson’s first video production blog for The Hobbit for 2012. Looks like they’ve started shooting part 2 of The Hobbit now which will be coming out in 2013, while the first part comes out this Christmas 2012. There’s also some cool footage of Andy Serkis directing the 2nd unit as well. via ThinkHero …
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NASA completely hacked, several times in cyber war
NASA said hackers broke into its computer systems 13 times last year, stealing employee credentials and gaining access to mission-critical projects in breaches that could compromise U.S. national security. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration spends only $58 million of its $1.5 billion annual IT budget on cyber security, Paul Martin, the agency’s inspector general, …
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An eco-house in Esenada, Mexico – built into a seaside cliff
An interesting concept for a beach home is profiled in the LA Times. The house is built into a cliff using “rammed-earth,” concrete slabs, and recycled materials. D’Acosta and Turrent began their two-year construction project by digging a foundation into the cliff, then constructing a perimeter of 3-foot-thick rammed-earth retaining walls. They called the inner …
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New ‘Avengers’ trailer – a scene-by-scene breakdown of the new footage
Just a few days ago, a new Avengers trailer was released, containing awesome footage: Hulk catching Iron Man in mid-air Three-way fight between Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man. Pretty exciting if you’re a casual fan (watch the trailer below), but if you can’t get enough… Then check out these scene-by-scene breakdowns of the new …
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New 'Avengers' trailer – a scene-by-scene breakdown of the new footage
Just a few days ago, a new Avengers trailer was released, containing awesome footage: Hulk catching Iron Man in mid-air Three-way fight between Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man. Pretty exciting if you’re a casual fan (watch the trailer below), but if you can’t get enough… Then check out these scene-by-scene breakdowns of the new …
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Make Your Dreams Come True – the Muppet Babies intro theme song
Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come true Muppet Babies, we’ll do the same for you When your world looks kinda weird and you wish that you weren’t there (Kermit) Just close your eyes and make believe and you can be anywhere (Piggy) I like adventure (Kermit) I like romance (Piggy) I love great jokes …
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Obama creates the most politicized Facebook Timeline ever – complete with merchandise
President Obama converted his Facebook page to the timeline format Thursday morning, a day after the timeline option became available for branded pages. Obama’s 2012 campaign staff, which administers the Barack Obama fan page, took advantage of the new format by featuring an image of the President’s birth certificate emblazoned on a coffee mug at …
Netflix turns to TV shows after the movie industry tries to bully the company
Netflix is now primarily an Internet streaming service for television shows, not feature films. TV series now account for more than half of all Netflix viewing. That helps to explain why this Wednesday (Feb 29, 2012) — the long-awaited moment when motion picture classics like “Scarface” and newer hits like “Toy Story 3” will vanish …
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Transporting a 340-ton boulder across Los Angeles – for arts sake
This giant rock will be on display at LACMA for people to walk under it and marvel at its size. Check out how it will be displayed and the artists thoughts about it. See more photos and get the full story at the LA Times