Try as I might I can't figure out why the Vikings didn't conquer the world and make it one heck of wild place to live in!!

I think we post this vid every few months.

Very interesting article on gaming consuls and the nature of distribution. These thoughts are very much in line with what is going on in the paper industry. Things have been thrown back to the 1970s, with larger stores able to navigate the changed dynamic of publishing, but the opportunities cropping up are allowing many small businesses the ability to give their ideas a try.

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This is a breath taking view of the top of the world, from the peak of Mount Everest. It was taken by mountain climber Barry C. Bishop on their summit of the mountain in 1963.

Okay, so I had a chance to see the Avengers last night. That movie was flipping AWESOME. Definitely check it out and remain in your seats until the LAST of the credits have finished. They did not punk any of the characters.

Mars. The Red Planet. I love that spinning orb. We need to colonize it so I can live upon Barsoom.

Nice quick article at National Geographic.

The eyes have it, bigger eyes means faster speed

Maximum running speed is the most important variable influencing mammalian eye size other than body size, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.

 

So, the bigger the eyes as relating to body mass or size means that the animal is faster than those with relatively smaller eyes relating to body size. This explains why those anime characters can move so fast. It does not explain why the 'floating eye' type creatures are so slow though.

This dude should be real fast - not.

 

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I think we all need a little beard...maybe we can hand these out for the next troll con!

Here's your castle for the day. These ruins stand upon the Rhine River in Germany. There are many such small bergs all along the river, standing atop hills, overlooking the many bending courses of the water flow.

Seems that DNA tracks have been followed across the European land mass from the Med all the way to Scandinavia, where these early humans "paired" with the locals. More than likely they were slaves carted around and sold. Slavery was a large part of Scandinavian culture at the time.

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Here are some ridiculously crowded islands. These images are pretty cool...this one looks like gnome towns gone wrong!