Star Trek Shenanigans 5: Picard meets the Enterprise crew!!

Picard is assigned to the Enterprise (ep. 1 Far Point Station). Tasha Yar picks up Picard in shuttle to take him to Enterprise and meet the crew.... but something goes awry...

Star Trek Shenanigans 4: Halloween aboard the Enterprise!!

Sorry been away for a while. Riker thinks of a new way of passing time aboard Enterprise creating a short lived mystery for Captain Picard and Data. Enjoy!!

Star Trek Shenanigans 3: Picard's unexpected first contact

I keep meaning to do my actual 2nd in the series but get side tracked by current affairs... I don't really understand this craze... anyways Picard runs into Pokémon Go while going around a survey mission. What will Picard do?
(ha, if you notice I recycled the drawing from previous shenanigan.. talk about lazy)

Star Trek Shenanigans: Picard meets the Borg?

Sorry I am gonna jump ahead a little bit in the timeline of Star Trek Shenanigans... after all something is wrong with the space time continuum ... with the BREXIT that happened yesterday I couldn't resist... The Doctor is distraught as he can't find any British female companions in the future ... Enjoy!! :)

Star Trek Shennanigans: Picard meets the Enterprise!!

So I am thinking of doing some star trek based TTPs, given it is one my top favorite shows and that this year is its 50th anniversary and a new movie is coming out and new series coming out next year.. woohoo.. Inspired by this awesome webseries Chief O'Brien at Work: http://chiefobrienatwork.com/

Please let me know if you think this is nice idea and/or if you would like to see anything specific.

You will notice all these new movies like to destroy Enterprise a lot. Picard thinks he can dodge this bullet.

Breaking Routine!!

Time for a 2 month sabbatical, enjoying scenic outlook, playing music, reading, hang out with family and friends and most important - not working. See you in December.

Different Perspectives 3 - The Human!!

Time for a late night horror movie. Poor fly was just minding its own business. Noticed a very curious device emitting light. Then the whole world turned upside down as it slowly started transforming into the human Jeff Goldblum Flyblum...

Dark Side!!

A long time ago, in a galaxy far,

far away....

Master Jedi Luke Skywalker,

Princess Leia, Han Solo, Wooki & Ewoks 

have defeated the Evil Galactic Empire.

Darth Vader has a change of heart

and brings balance to the Force

by getting rid of Darth Sidious,

only to die in the hands of his son.

It's been most quiet decade 

in the Empire.

A Temporal Shift occurs.

A New Dark Force Awakens.

Exterminate!!

Exterminate!!

Dalek: Come to the dark side!! Exterminate!!

R2D2: *Beep*

Poem: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

In case you don't know the poem here's the link: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173536

Last Stanza:
...

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

 

There have been number of interpretations for this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken) . Here's mine:

We are presented with many choices in life. We all tend to take the norm set by society and go to school, find a job, have a family and retire. While there is nothing wrong in this, few have the audacity to take the path to unknown and mold their lives and influence lives of many. And some among us who have chosen to follow the mundane norm, get a craving, a desire, a calling to test the depths of unknown.

 

 

Pluto Flyby!!

It's an exciting week with all the Pluto news. Nasa's New Horizons flies by Pluto and notices it's big heart. Upon close inspection, we notice Pluto's king (Rick and Morty) holding the sign to reinstate Pluto's planetary status with love!! :)

Nasa's New Horizons Webbie: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html

More information on Pluto and the Flyby:
http://io9.com/new-horizons-is-making-its-closest-approach-to-pluto-ri-1717571552
http://io9.com/is-the-ice-on-pluto-slippery-enough-for-you-to-fall-on-1717588269
http://space.io9.com/this-is-what-weve-learned-about-pluto-in-the-past-24-ho-1717476117
http://space.io9.com/new-horizons-offers-tantalizing-hints-of-craters-and-ch-1717423800

Rick and Morty reference: S1 E9 - Something Ricked this way comes - http://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty/something-ricked-this-way-comes/

Evolution of the Eye!!

Something educational this time... The first 6 images I copied from wikipedia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_eye

As eye is evolving, the next step is a world we experience through the cameras of our phones (might as well just attach to eyes and start our process on becoming borg... resistance is futile ;-) ) ...

Spring!!

While we enjoy the coming of spring with fresh blossoms and birds and end of winter, shouldn't take away from the fact that it is an onslaught of weather atrocities. It's cold one day, hot one day, thunderstorms one day, tornadoes other days and pollen and tree allergies galore. I imagine old weather gods (sun, wind, rain, nature) wreaking havoc on poor ol' us...

Spring is Coming!!

As opposed to Winter!! :) GoT season 5 starts this Sunday (spoiler warning: I am glad they are cutting the crappy glib parts of the latter books and moving ahead with unpublished parts..) and Avengers: Age of Ultron comes out May 1 (one of my favorite Arcs.. though devoid of Hank Pym) ... Certainly Iron man has claimed his Iron Throne... Who is going to betray him and get the next chance to sit on it.. Try to go out of the house and smell the flowers once in a while...Enjoy!!

Different Perspectives 2 - Terminator: Rise of the Machines!!

The machines are already rising as far as dogs are concerned. The vacuums no longer require humans to operate them. Roomba R-1000 is coming after Dog Conner.

In case you are wondering a new Terminator movie is coming out!! :O ... it actually looks interesting. Check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62E4FJTwSuc

I have a list of daily comics I read. One in particular gives me a good laugh. Was inspired by it. Check out Poncho the dog's antics in "Pooch Cafe": http://www.gocomics.com/poochcafe

Enjoy March Responsibly (or Jason's Rare Opportunities 2)!!

Jason has another rare opportunity to enjoy Guinness with his buddy Leprechaun whilst enjoying March Madness (Hey, UNC vs. Duke.. don't judge me... ) ...There is another drama unfolding around them. Snakes are not allowed in the bar (<fact check>fact incorectly attributed to St. Patrick driving them out of Ireland.. ah well we will roll with it </factcheck>), Voldemort frowns as Harry enjoys his pint safe inside (yes, yes he has grown up in this scenario). Enjoy this March responsibly!! Until April starts with Game of Thrones season 5.. oh boy!!

Stormtroopers v1.0!!

A long time ago (before Gru) in a galaxy far, far away but somehow looks a lot like Milky Way... Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob (with his favorite banana) go in search of a despicable master to serve and try out for the early version of StormTroopers. The Sith Lord is frustrated with the lack of faith in his new attempt at building his army... Enjoy!! :)

In case you were staying in a cave past few months, Minions movie is coming in July 2015 and Star Wars Episode VII in December 2015.

Minions Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9-FCC6I7u0

Star Wars VIII Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE

(Dedication) \\//_ (Live Long & Prosper)!!

This post is dedicated to the awesome Leonard Nimoy... in search of the final frontier...
I have been, and always shall be, your friend - Spock!!
Leonard Nimoy Showed Us What It Truly Means To Be Human

Futorology: Wearables!!

Next wave of wearable technology as demonstrated by Locutus!! :) Notice, he likes the Nixie as demonstrated in the Intel's CES keynote!! Enjoy!!

http://flynixie.com/

Futorology: Flying Vehicles!!

We have all seen movies (Fifth element)/cartoons (Jetsons) and/or read books (Gateway series) which depict flying cars or air highways. The real truth is drones taking over our skyways. As we can see already drones being considered for shipping by Amazon, people using it to take aerial vidoes, and/or surveillance.

Check out this drone-eye view of famous world cities:
http://io9.com/the-best-drones-eye-view-shots-of-the-worlds-most-wonde-1685461176

An example of short GIF:

Valentine's Day!!

Also known as Natural Selection day!! It was Charles Darwin's birthday on Feb 12th. Unbeknownst to many, he based his theory of evolution and natural selection watching the events unfold on Valentine's day and came up with his theory of evolution in Origin of Species!! Have a wonderful Valentine's weekend..
This is the end of Valentine themed humor... until next year...
Inspired by the famous words of Philip J. Fry!! :