Persistence of vision

Twenty-eight years ago, Star Trek asked a daring question, one fitting of a franchise that triumphs boldly going and facing the unknown: should experimental FTL travel culminate in a captain and her helmsman turning into amphibians and doing the scaly deed? The answer is unequivocally no, but it has given us a reminder that even the worst moments of a franchise as long-lived as Star Trek are occasionally worth re-evaluating.Weirdest Thing Star Trek Star LeVar Burton Has SignedIt takes a lot to be a bad episode of Star…

It may smell amazing, but that fresh cut Christmas tree in your living room can be a genuine fire hazard if you don’t regularly water it. But a dried tree engulfed in an inferno of flames almost seems safe next to this digital Christmas tree that spins a strip of flashing LEDs at terrifying speeds to create a neat holographic effect.It’s another creation from hardware hacker Sean Hodgins, who always seems especially inspired around the holidays. In years past, Hodgins has created tiny TV ornaments that actually play retro…