Armor Up (Starblazers Style)

Tractor Beam

Scientists have invented a tractor beam. Working on new medical technology scientists in Scotland, working with scientists in the Czech Republic, have discovered a way to attract particles with a light source. Generally light pushes objects away from it,  however,

"The method relies on negative radiation pressure and can actually have practical uses in fields like medicine, where cells would be possible to sort based on material by pulling them aside into groups."

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Kickstarter -- FINAL DAYS!

With only 5 days left on our Kickstarter for Codex Celtarum, we are around 500 dollars short of our goal of $6,000.  This means we need at least 100 dollars a day to make it and get those rewards out to the people making pledges.  There's some great rewards in there, your name in the book, free copies, extra goodies.  One of my personal favorites in the Exclusive Dice Tower, made especially for Castles & Crusades from Fat Dragon Games.  They are an awesome company, good friends of ours, and they make great product.  Consider pledging today and helping us reaching that goal.  There are plenty of levels and rewards to choose from, so take a look and let us know what you think.  Thanks and Trollzah!

Word of the Day -- Wetware

That's using the old wetware!  When the computer terms "software" and "hardware" sprang to life in the mid-20th century, a surge of visions and inventions using the new technology immediately followed … along with a revival of the combining form "ware." An early coinage was "wetware," which began circuiting techie circles in the 1970s as a name for the software installed by Mother Nature (a.k.a. the brain). Other "ware" names for people and their noggins have made a blip in our language — for example, "meatware" and "liveware" — but none have become firmly established in the general lexicon like "wetware."

Facebook contest: Win a free book!

It's getting dark and the trolls are coming out to play! And being trolls, we like to be liked…”us poor old no good miserable robbing trolls” don’t you know…so spread the word! We want to hit 1000 likes before Midnight on Monday! Help us and we’ll give you a FREE BOOK of your choice (so long as its in print, CKG, MT, PH, etc.)!

Every person you share the page with, have them “like” Castles & Crusades, and vote for you by posting your name on the Facebook page, and whoever gets the most votes wins the book!  Check the page often as the leaders are going back and forth; hurry and get your name in the running and pick up the free book!

Happy Troll Hunting!

Trollzah!

Daily Cosplay

Abrams to the Death Star

It looks like JJ Abrams has signed on to direct the next installment of Star Wars. Not sure what to make of this. Star Trek was a good movie, but Abrams has a tendency toward explosive, fast moving, shots. These are good in an action film like Armageddon and even did okay on Star Trek . . . but Star Wars has a different tone to, more of the epic I think. This is greater than life type deal.

We'll see.

Ridley Scott would have been a much better choice.

Armor Up

Pegaso Models

Army of Darkness

Its time to give this one another look! Great movie!

Post Dragon Attack

Here is the only sign the Sir Roderik will not make it to the castle on time...

Tatev Monastery

A few days ago I stumbled on a picture that was really cool, but couldn't find its location. Viewer Mr. Kevin (we know little beyond that for the illusive Mr. Kevin) was kind enough to point out that it is a monastery called Tatev, located in Armenia. It sits upon a plateau overlooking the Vorotan River Gorge. Very beautiful structure. Originally built in the 9th century it has survived earthquakes, fires, and invading armies (the Turks gave it a hard going over in 1170 and burnt some 10000 manuscripts). It survived on housing monks up into the 20th century.

The wiki article.

Restoration of.