SPACE: Mining For Metal In Asteroids

In an article from BBC News, two firms are preparing to mine near earth asteroids by 2016. 

David Gump, one of the firms chief executive, said, ""More than 900 new asteroids that pass near Earth are discovered every year. They can be like the Iron Range of Minnesota was for the Detroit car industry last century – a key resource located near where it was needed. In this case, metals and fuel from asteroids can expand the in-space industries of this century,"

A fleet of spaceships dubbed the name 'Fireflies' will be making a test run in 2015 and the company is hopeful that they will be ready to bring back samples to earth by 2016.

PITTSBURGH COMDEDY: Fan of The Soup?

Host of E!'s The Soup and star of NBC's Community (premiers Feb. 7th), Joel McHale, will be at the Carnegie Music Hall on Friday, March 8th.

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 1st.

TECHNOLOGY: Do Biohackers Exist? FBI Thinks So...

As technology begins to flourish and we begin to learn more and more about science, nature, and ourselves, we have to remember that not all discoveries are found in a University funded lab. 

Are there evil super genesises like Ivan Vanko from Ironman 2? Could there be makeshift labs in someones basement? 

Well the FBI seems to think so. In an article form BBC News, "No one is more acutely aware of this than the FBI. To counter the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the US intelligence agency established the WMD Directorate in 2006, aimed at dealing with “incidents involving nuclear, radiological, biological, or chemical weapons”

COMEDY: Grandparents and Technology...

These never get old (no pun intended)...

Have you ever taken the time to think about what the past was like 80 years ago? There was hardly any TV, no internet, and radio was the dominant medium. 

So, imagine if you could travel back through time (at 88 mph) and give them a chance to see our glorious procrastinating technology. 

Well I guess it would look like this... 

Via TheWeek...

UNIQUE: Twinkies and Beer?

In an article via CNNMoney, it seems that Pabst Blue Ribbon is close to buying Hostess:

"A source familiar with negotiations says the two private-euqity firms, Apollo Global Management and C Dean Metropoulos & Co., are the likely winners of this round of negotiations to buy Twinkies. 'Its likely,' said the source. 'It's moving very fast.'"

GEEKY FUN STUFF

Today I feel a little geeky...

GEEK: Back To The Future Engagement Photos

Great post today by Geeks are Sexy. 

Doc, you're never going to believe this, but were going have to go back to 1955 to take our engagement photos, great scott!

PITTSBURGH CRAIGSLIST: Love at Long John Silver's

Love is in the air at Long John Silver's...

COMEDY: The Chive Being Cheeky

TheChive has another great post with those pictures that get snapped right at the perfect moment for a laugh.

PITTSBURGH FILM: Hatfields & McCoy TV Show in Pittsburgh

According to an article by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, NBC has decided to film a pilot for a TV show based on the two infamous families from West Virginia and Tennessee. 

The HISTORY channel did a three part mini series on the two families back in 2012 and the mini series did very well, winning 5 Emmys. 

According to ABC, which is creating the pilot for NBC, they are going to put, "A contemporary spin on the feud between the wealthy Hatfields and the working-class McCoys."

PITTSBURGH COMEDY: Aziz Ansari Fan?

Hey Pittsburgh, are you a fan of Aziz Ansari? Well he is looking where to go on his spring tour and he wants you to tell him where! Go to http://facebook.com/azizansari  and get Aziz to come to the Burgh!

Mini Bio: Aziz Ansari is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He stars as Tom Haverford on the NBC show Parks and Recreation. Ansari began his career performing standup comedy in New York City during the summer of 2000 while attending New York University.

GEEK STUFF: Marvel, Pixar Mashup

What happens when you mix Pixar, Marvel, and a person with a ton of free time? 

This:

GEEK STUFF: I'm A Rebel Dottie...

In a post from Fashionably Geek,  if you love Pee Wee Herman's suit (then why don't you marry it), you can now go on your own 'Big Adventure' regardless if you have a sweet red bike or not.

COMEDY: Before Invisible Horses Were Cool

COMEDY: Superheros Can Be Human Too

Sometime superheros act just like humans too. In a post from Geeks are Sexy, we get to see the more human qualities of superheros... 

FILM: Yes, Zombie Bin Laden is a Thing

If most zombie movies weren't bad enough. Someone decided to bring Bin Laden back from the dead. The movie should have been called "The Walking Gehad."

PITTSBURGH CRAIGSLIST: Salad Tossing Post of the Day

PITTSBURGH FILM: Pittsburgh Documentary Fairs Well @ Sundance

More great film news for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgher film 'Blood Brother,' has received two awards at the  2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

According to an article by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pgh Film Office, the Pittsburgh native documentary won the festival's U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Documentary and the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary.

'Blood Brother,'  a documentary about Rocky Braat who's drifting through India and finds himself in an Orphanage for children with HIV and AIDS.

MUSIC: Weekend Dubstep

Doing housework this weekend? Need some motivation?

skrillex  and Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley  (he is one of Bob Marley's children) team up to mix Dubstep and Reggae to bring you a great feel good song with a great deep base by Skrillex.

It will sure help the chores go quicker!

PITTSBURGH ODD NEWS: 73 year old bus driver gets caught with young boy, flees without pants or teeth.

According to an article from WPXI, a 73 year old bus driver for the Baldwin Whitehall School District got caught naked at a 15 year old boy's house by the boy's grandfather. 

The grandfather, who was not able to get a hold of his 15 year old nephew, decided to go to the boy's house to see if he was ok. Unbeknownst to him, the boy invited the 73 year old bus driver over via an online site called Megamate, where the boy claimed to be 18.

However, once the grandfather walked in on the bus driver and the boy, the 73 year old bus driver freaked out and fled. The bus driver was so spooked that upon fleeing, he neglected to put on his clothes and false teeth.