What Goes Vroom and Swoosh at the Same Time? Thumper!

What Goes Vroom and Swoosh at the Same Time? Thumper!

The thing I love about rongYIREN's creations is his ability to pack in so much great design while maintaining playability. The Thumper is something the 10 year old me wishes LEGO had produced as a set so I could swoosh the removable, remote drone around while exploring an alien planet in a bouncy space rover. That rongYIREN is able to do all this with a sparse part count is impressive, and is in keeping with the best of LEGO's own product design. Most adult fans of LEGO tend to build without thought to part limitations. We create mocs that could never see production because it would be cost prohibitive to do so. rongYIREN is that rare exception that is able to make great models without over building. Why he isn't already a designer for LEGO is beyond me. Hello Billund?

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Ooni Brute

Ooni Brute

Surprisingly, many LEGO fans have never heard of the Ooni or of Galidor, LEGO's failed action figure line and TV series from 2002. In my ongoing attempt to make Galidor cool, I give you the Ooni Brute. I envision him as a foot soldier of an invading alien army. His helmet assembly isn't for breathing air, but for regulating internal body temperature because the Ooni are cold blooded.

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"Resumen @ Viña Rock 2013 (HD) ||10 minutos de desbroce||"

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Eclipse and Omega

Eclipse and Omega

Its time for a Friday night Sci-Fi double feature courtesy of Björn (kaydee1982) of Bremen, Germany. The models are reminiscent of any number of 1980′s films, cartoons and toys, without being too specific to any one reference, and also harkens back to the halcyon days of the .Space crowd on LUGNET.

We begin with the "Omega", which some reviewers on Flickr have likened to the Normandy from the Mass Effect video game series. I did enjoy the builder's inclusion of his homeland's flag on the side of the ship.

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And finally, Björn has also created a suitable context for the "Eclipse" with the "Omega" space-dock. Not many builders bother to give their models a background beyond a piece of white paper or digital star-field, and the extra effort is appreciated by this Brother Brick.

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15 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

15 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

It has been another busy week as summer approaches, and everyone gets restless for the warm weather. If you've been too preoccupied soaking up some rays to check out the news, don't worry — we've got you covered.

We at Mashable have rounded up the most important updates in tech and social media to keep you informed. So read below for tons of digital media resources, including everything you need to know about the Google I/O keynote and a great roundup of apps to help you get around your city

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You could be doing a lot more to protect your public and private Facebook information, especially if you're a frequent mobile user. Find out how. Read more...More about Social Media, Features, Business, Tech, and Media

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Shockwave re-animates prehistoric Decepticon armies on Transformers

Shockwave re-animates prehistoric Decepticon armies on Transformers

This week in the world of cartoons, the Decepticons take a cue from the Galactic Empire and begin cloning armies to fight the Autobots, Finn and Jake give up on their vocal cords, one of the regulars on Regular Show is in health trouble, and we take an advanced look at a new Disney/Marvel release.

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EA Sports dev says 'The Wii U is crap'

EA Sports dev says 'The Wii U is crap'

We already knew that EA wasn't working on any Wii U games, but we weren't made privy to the exact reasons for that decision. Other than the puzzling report that EA's Frostbite 2 doesn't test well on the console (despite the fact that it runs fine on less powerful consoles like the 360), we had nothing to go on regarding the cause of EA's passive neglect. It's not like a big publisher to come right out and say what they feel. That's what Twitter is for.

Bob Summerwill, Senior SE and Architect at EA Sports went on a recent Twitter-tirade packed with bad feelings about Nintendo's latest, including such gems as "The WiiU is crap. Less powerful than an XBOX360.Poor online/store. Weird tablet. Nintendo are walking dead at this point."; "It is an utterly intentional decision to focus our resources on markets which actually matter ... like mobile, and Gen4"; "Nintendo are still operating like it's 1990.They should have 'done a Sega' and offered Mario/Zelda as PS4/Durango exclusives."; and "One more :-). Nintendo platforms have always been very poor revenue-wise for third parties.Only Mario and Zelda make money." 

As you might expect, those tweets and all evidence that he works for EA have since been deleted from Mr. Summerwill's account, and his profile is currently being inundated with hostilities, corrections, and challenges. While I don't think any of his assertions (or much else from EA these days) holds water, I applaud him for being so open in his summation of the Wii U, and hope that he won't be too badly punished by his corporate overlords for this bold display of humanity. 

EA employee badmouthing Wii U on Twitter - System is crap, Nintendo should have 'pulled a SEGA' [GoNintendo]

 

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The big screen adaptation of ASSASSIN'S CREED has been given a release date!!!

The big screen adaptation of ASSASSIN'S CREED has been given a release date!!!

Hey Yo! Draven here.

Coming Soon is reporting that the ASSASSIN'S CREED film adaptation will be hitting theaters May 22, 2015, so just two short years away. (Man, what a summer 2015 will be if all of these films stick around.) This is Memorial Day weekend, which many people assumed would be the release date for STAR WARS: EPISODE VII. If that happens expect this to move.

All we know so far is that Michael Fassbender will be playing the lead role, Michael Lesslie will be writing the script, and 20th Century Fox/New Regency will be financing and distributing the movie. No director or other cast has been announced yet but that should be coming soon.

I don't have a lot of attachment to the source material, having only played the first game. It was a pretty good game and this seems like it has a chance to be our first really good video game adaptation. From what I hear, the ASSASSIN'S CREED sequels are even better and more cinematic. Plus, I love Michael Fassbender and will watch anything he is a part of so I am really excited for this. I just hope they get a director that excites me and not somebody like Fox's go-to-hack, John Moore. 

Those of you who have more knowledge of this source material, are the games going to be easy to adapt to the big screen? Does Michael Fassbender seem like a good fit for this project? Who is your dream director for this project? Is this going to get lost in between AVENGERS 2 and EPISODE VII?

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How Much Would It Cost to Build the Starship Enterprise?

How Much Would It Cost to Build the Starship Enterprise?

So you want to build the Enterprise. Don't we all! Well good news: according to some quick, messy, napkin math, it's possible. Kind of. The bad news? It's going to be stupid expensive. But not unfathomably so! Start scrounging up your space-pennies.

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Samuel L. Jackson Gets Barely Lethal

Samuel L. Jackson Gets Barely Lethal

With Hailee Steinfeld

While the high-concept pitch sounds like a Disney teen movie, the cast for Barely Lethal is making us think it could be a little more interesting than that. Samuel L. Jackson and Hailee Steinfeld have signed on to star in the assassin comedy.

Fanboys director Kyle Newman is set to call the shots for the comedy, which sees a 16 year-old international assassin (Steinfeld) aching to experience a more normal life. So she decides to fake her death and enrol in a suburban high school.

Jackson, who has been spending time in the last few years wrangling superheroes as Nick Fury, will find his skills (and his patience) tested further as the mentor who initially trains the young woman.

His presence in a film about an assassin who gives up her career for a normal life is giving us flashbacks to The Long Kiss Goodnight, but Shane Black won't be around to write this one – the script is by John D'Arco.

Steinfeld will next be seen in Ender's Game and the new take on Romeo And Juliet. She's also worked on Can A Song Save Your Life?. Jackson will crop up as a voice in DreamWorks' snail 'toon Turbo and as part of the cast for the Oldboy remake. He's also in RoboCop and will return as Fury for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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