Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts

White House Shoots Down Petition to Build Death Star

January 13, 2013 - Posted by Tolzoh

Obama Administration says construction of the universe's ultimate weapon would be cost-prohibitive and not in keeping with its policy of galactic peace.
The White House has rejected a proposal to build a Death Star, saying that in addition to its prohibitive construction costs, the current administration does not advocate destroying other planets.

Finally, a Cost Estimate for Building a Real Death Star

December 14, 2012 - Posted by Tolzoh
The real Death Star must have really been murder on the Empire's wallet. This model hanging in the Los Angeles Convention Center for Celebration IV was probably cheaper.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman / CNET)

Sometimes it seems the world is so screwed up we should just build a new one from scratch--and now we finally know how much such a project would cost.

In gloriously geeky fashion, economics students at Lehigh University tried to estimate how long it would take and how much it would cost to build the Empire's ginormous man-made planetship if we were to get started today.

The 50 Greatest Geek Movies

August 10, 2012 - Posted by Tolzoh
Ask any 10 different geeks what their top dozen or so geeky movies are, and you’ll get ten different answers. While there are certain titles that top everyone’s lists, the totality of what can broadly be considered “geek canon” is terrifyingly huge. These fifty films barely scratch the surface of what’s out there, but you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t believe they all belong.