News: By the way, the ISS has created the first object to be 3D printed in space.
News: Starting on January 1st, 2015, the European Union will require sellers of digital content to collect VAT taxes based on the location of the buyer, not the seller. The new policy, known as VAT MOSS, requires sellers to register for VAT in an EU country, sign up for a "mini one-stop shop" (MOSS) account, collect three pieces of non-contradictory evidence proving the location of buyers, store that evidence for ten years and follow onerous EU privacy rules dictating how the data is stored, and then calculate and pay VAT to every EU member state. These rules apply to anyone selling digital content to the EU, regardless of where the seller is located. EU officials claim that these requirements will not harm small businesses, because they assume most small businesses sell through platforms like Amazon and iTunes which will be responsible for complying with the regulations. Knitting designers, independent e-publishers, and handbag-pattern publishers disagree, claiming that the new regulations will put independent sellers out of business or force them to sell their products through the very huge multinational corporations whose tax-dodging practices the law was apparently meant to target... Silk road: Where you can find your cocaine, LSD, guns, hitmen, and now, sweater patterns.
6 Reasons there’s a Black Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awaken Trailer, because There’s No Canonical Reason Stormtroopers Can’t Be Black. (Otherwise entitled "Real fans know Stormtroopers aren't all clones.")
Dorkly Presents a Quidditch Pitch Aquarium and 15 Other Nerdy Homes for Fish
Fiber artist Judith Scott's style of assemblage sculpture may not be your cup of tea, but even her critics are impressed with the complexity and originality of her found object bundles. The Brooklyn Museum of Art is running the first US survey of her works through March. Her work is every bit on par with more famous assemblage artists like Robert Rauschenberg, made more remarkable by the fact that she was not only a mostly untrained "oustider artist," but Ms. Scott was born with Down's Syndrome and was almost completely deaf and mute.
Intense short story about a young girl and her father. Also available in printed form. (Via)
Students at the University of Washington use comics to describe and explore the field of human-centered design.
Watch Mark Hamill talking about George Lucas' Plans For Episode VII back in 1983
Why Wil Wheaton Is Finally at Peace With His Role on The Big Bang Theory
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