What the devil is going on here?!

The BBC has revealed the title of the Doctor Who Series 7 finale - it is The Name of the Doctor. Included above is the movie poster style artwork for the story - click on them for bigger versions. The episode, written by Steven Moffat and starring Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman and Alex Kingston, airs in the UK and North America on May 18 and on the following day in Australia, Poland and South Africa. Here’s a synopsis for the story:

“Someone is kidnapping the Doctor’s friends, leading him towards the one place in all of time and space that he should never go.”

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Exactly. 

Imagine a wall full of circular holes, that circles can keep walking in and out of with no difficulty.

Now imagine that the triangles manage to get the resources together, after years of not being able to fit through the circle’s holes, to drill a single triangle space into the wall.

Now imagine that the circle — who previously supported the triangle’s efforts because they are well-rounded (har) and value equality —  comes along and sees the construction project. But instead of being happy, they get angry.

“Well, I won’t be able to fit through your hole!!!!” the circle cries.

“I helped you get the drill!!!!” the circle shrieks.

“Make it fit me too!!!!” the circle demands.

The triangles, barely holding it together enough to get a triangle hole together, stare at the circle in confusion. 

“You have all the holes you need,” the triangles explain. “This is for us. You don’t need to fit through our hole, too.”

“YOU’RE BEING UNEQUAL AND HURTING MY FEELINGS!” the circle wails. “I DON’T SUPPORT YOUR HOLE IF IT DOESN’T FIT ME TOO. GIVE ME MY DRILL BACK.” 

“It’s not your drill, it’s our drill. You helped us get it, because you said you cared.”

“I ONLY CARED WHEN I THOUGHT YOU’D MAKE A HOLE EVERYONE COULD FIT THROUGH. YOU’RE PERPETUATING INEQUALITY!!!”

“Why is it up to us, the small group that has never been able to fit through the wall at all, to make a hole everyone can use? Why isn’t it up to you, the people who have been able to cross back and forth at will for years? We just want to see the other side; why are you yelling at us?”

“I DIDN’T ASK TO BE BORN A CIRCLE, OMG. I’VE HAD TO WORK HARD ALL MY LIFE TOO. YOU’RE JUST BEING BIGOTED AGAINST ME BECAUSE OF SOMETHING I CAN’T CONTROL, JUST LIKE EVERYONE IS AGAINST YOU.”

“You are interfering with our project and asking us to comfort you while we’re trying to make progress. Please leave.”

“I’m going to tell everyone about this,” the circle warns. “Nobody will support you now.”

“Apparently nobody ever did,” the triangles sigh, getting back to work.

even better commentary.

Commentary is all kinds of gospel.

Wow, this is the most astute thing ever.

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Deep Space Industries |

Former Astrobotic Technology President David Gump has resurfaced with a new company, Deep Space Industries, which will announce the “world’s first fleet of commercial asteroid-prospecting spacecraft” during a press conference at the Santa Monica Museum of Flying on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

Deep Space Industries is the second asteroid mining company to make a public announcement in the past year. Planetary Resources — founded by Peter Diamandis and Eric Anderson — is aiming for the same market.

Eric Berger over at Space News has more information on the company.

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sararye:

au: the king invites his friend and his son over to his castle and prince blaine meets prince kurt

because love at first sight doesn’t only happen in fairytales

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Queen Marinella was growing more impatient and agitated by the second. Her son, Prince Blaine, was nowhere to be found and they were expecting guests at any moment. Her and the king were outside their palace awaiting the guests arrival. King Daryn saw his wife’s irritable expression and grabbed a hold of her hand.

“Mari, we have known our son since…well you know, birth,” the king began, “are you really so surprised by his behavior?” Marinella looked at her king with the same irritable glare. Her son was just like his father, odd sense of humor and somehow manages to make someone smile. And that’s what she did, she smiled, only a little.

“I would think that the arrival of Queen Sheron and King Gavan would be important to Blaine. Especially since they are bringing their son for the first time,” Marinella exclaimed.

Sheron and Gavan, and of course their son, Kurt, were going to be taken to the stables before they were to meet Marinella and Daryn. When the king and queen arrived, with no prince, with them, they looked a little concerned. Marinella shook off her concern and hugged her dear friend.

“Sheron! So good to see you. It has been so long!” Marinella said happily. Gaven and Daryn greeted one another before the big question was asked.

“Where is your son?” Gaven and Daryn both asked at the same moment. Marinella had a feeling that she was going to have a sharp pain in her head by the end of daylight.

“Blaine has disappeared, again,” Marinella answered. Sheron shared her dear friend’s pain.

“Our son disappeared as well. He galloped on his horse ahead of us and we found the horse in the stables. I’m assuming you haven’t seen anybody unfamiliar so he hasn’t made his presence known yet,” Sheron answered.

“Boys will be boys,” Gaven said, but that didn’t make the ladies feel any better.

“Yes, well, the boys better show themselves before daylight or those boys will be in such trouble!” Marinella yelled. Sheron agreed. The two queens walked into the palace arms linked, talking about disobedient sons. Gaven and Daryn looked at one another.

“You do realize that we will not hear the end of this?” Gaven asked.

“And we have our boys to thank for that.”

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Prince Kurt was in fact, lost. This was all his father’s idea. He was friends with King Gaven and he received an invite to their kingdom. Kurt had never met the people, or been to their kingdom. It was beautiful, he definitely could admit that. Trees were high and green, the gardens were beautifully planted, and the horses were well taken care of. He watched a group run across the field. He knew he should find his parents. And he also knew that when he did, he was going to hear a very long, tedious lecture of not wandering off and especially setting an example for other royalty since he was the prince.

He should find his way back to the palace. But the ride to the place was so incredibly boring. His mother rode elegantly and his father followed along, that was boring. He liked riding his horse as fast as she could go. Kurt sighed. He had no idea where he needed to go and somehow, he wound up in a large garden, going down a stone staircase. He held onto the rail and looked around as he continued to walk down the steps. At the very bottom, there was someone standing by, looking down at some object in his hand.

“Excuse me, can I ask you a question? I’m new here,” Kurt said politely. The man looked up at Kurt and his mouth gaped open. Kurt looked at the man before him. Dark curly hair, hazel honey eyes and a charming smile.

“My name is Blaine,” the man held his hand out to Kurt. Blaine looked into Kurt’s eyes. What kind of blue was that? It couldn’t be called just blue, it was just…too unique and too beautiful. Kurt smiled and took Blaine’s hand.

“Kurt,” he replied. “Prince Blaine?” he asked. Both men released their hands.

“Yes. And you must be Prince Kurt,” Blaine answered.

“I am. I’m…I’m surprised you are not greeting my parents,” Kurt said in a shy voice. Blaine laughed lightly as they, unknowingly, started walking down the stairway together.

“I am sure my mother will be furious with me for not acting like a proper prince,” Blaine said in a slightly annoyed voice. Kurt could relate.

“As well as my mother. I cannot stand being in one place for so long,” Kurt admitted.

“I am the same way. I have so many hiding places and different passages around the courtyard,” Blaine said proudly. They reached to the bottom of the stairway and walked along a stone path.

“I do the same at my home. I made one of my tutors very angry,” Kurt said. Blaine laughed.

“I think making my mother angry is more terrifying than making anybody angry,” Blaine shuddered.

“Who do you think will be the most angry?” Kurt asked. Neither boy had noticed that their arms had linked together during the walk.

“Let us make a wager,” Blaine proposed.

“I am listening.”

“If my mother is the most angry, I will personally take you to an all day outing. We will do whatever you please,” Kurt smiled at that.

“And if my mother is the most angry?”

“Then…I will personally take you to an all day outing where will do whatever I please,” both boys stopped walking. Kurt smiled at the prince.

“That is no different than your first wager,” Kurt pointed out.

“Either way, we both win. What do you say, prince?” Blaine didn’t release Kurt’s arm, nor did Kurt make any attempt to pull his arm away from Blaine.

“I think we have an agreeable wager,” Kurt stated. Blaine smiled as they continued to walk, unknown to both of them that they were heading right toward the palace.

“Blaine Devon!” A woman called out from a high window. Blaine winced; his mother.

“Kurt Elijah!” Another woman yelled. Kurt as well winced; his own mother.

“I think we both win and lose,” Kurt said softly to Blaine. They looked at each other.

“Is that all right with you?” Blaine asked.

“Yes. And I cannot wait to go on that outing,” Kurt said, both women were yelling from the window still.

“Neither can I.” They smiled briefly before making that dreadful walk back into the palace, where their mothers were no doubt, waiting to release their rage. It was going to be a long night.

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Dark Energy Camera, new mega-eye on the sky, probes ancient mystery |

The first images are in from the Dark Energy Camera. A week ago, astronomers and researchers from around the world began a collaborative experiment using the super-powerful camera to create a massive three-dimensional map that delves deep into the universe.

The camera at the center of the Dark Energy Survey astronomical experiment in Chile is cataloging the sky, bit by bit over 525 nights. “It will record information on over 300 million galaxies, most so faint that their light is around 1 million times fainter than the dimmest star that can be seen with the naked eye,” according to the survey’s website.

Galaxies up to 8 billion light-years away will be captured by the so-called DECam, according to theU.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The camera can “reach wide and deep into the night sky,” the lab said, thanks to components such as 62 charge-coupled devices invented at the lab.

The camera — a very sensitive 570-megapixel device — is high in the Chilean Andes, but U.S. institutions have provided essential pieces for this unprecedented effort, including the “world’s largest filter changer” from the University of Michigan and a “one-of-a-kind cryogenics system to keep photo chips at minus 100 degrees Celsius,” from Fermilab in Chicago.

Each night, the state-of-the-art camera takes 400 images, says the Dark Energy Survey website, each one of those a gigabyte in size.

DECam is the largest digital camera ever built, according to the Energy Department’s website, and includes mirrors measuring 3 feet across. It weighs about 5 tons. continue reading

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#actual disney prince andrew garfield

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Breaking News: Gunman Kills 12 At Colorado Dark Knight Rises Premiere: A lone masked gunman armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and two handguns entered a movie theater outside Denver, CO, this morning just minutes after the 12:05 a.m. premiere of The Dark Knight Rises began, killing at least 12 people and wounding 38.

A witness said the gunman entered the Aurora theater through the emergency exit door, “threw a canister across the theater,” unleashing gas, “then started shooting.” Another witness said movie-goers were confused when the shooting started because they thought the sound of gunfire was coming from the movie.

A third witness said, “He looked so calm when he did it.”

The suspect, whom federal authorities have identified as 24-year-old James Holmes,was arrested outside the theater. A search of his apartment uncovered more explosives.

Holmes had no history with police other than a traffic ticket.

In reaction to the tragedy, Warner Bros. has canceled the Paris premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, issuing a statement saying the company “is deeply saddened to learn about this shocking incident.”

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President of Exodus International admits that reparative ex-gay therapy does not work

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In a phone interview Thursday from Orlando, Fla., where Exodus has its headquarters, Mr. Chambers amplified on the views that have stirred so much controversy. He said that virtually every “ex-gay” he has ever met still harbors homosexual cravings, himself included. Mr. Chambers, who left the gay life to marry and have two children, said that gay Christians like himself faced a lifelong spiritual struggle to avoid sin and should not be afraid to admit it.

He said Exodus could no longer condone reparative therapy, which blames homosexuality on emotional scars in childhood and claims to reshape the psyche. And in a theological departure that has caused the sharpest reaction from conservative pastors, Mr. Chambers said he believed that those who persist in homosexual behavior could still be saved by Christ and go to heaven.

THIS IS FUCKING HUGE. 

As someone who’s had an eye on this organization for 20 years, I’m too stunned to say anything other than, “I’m stunned.”

Excellent. Now how about an apology to the people whose lives you’ve destroyed?