[Science] Super-Earth Found (12/16/09)

I was sent this link two weeks ago, but I forgot about it until now. Apparently, scientists have found an earth-like planet, named GJ 1214b, about forty light-years away. Oddly enough, it was found with a normal sixteen inch telescope instead of a more powerful one.

Read more here at CNN's website.

[Television] Erik Gates of MythBusters Dies In Accident

MythBusters' expert on rocketry died on Sunday after falling thirty feet through skylight. MythBusters has expressed their condolences on their official twitter account.

MythBusters clips after the jump.

[Videogames] Guild Wars Santa

"I want a miniature polar bear!"

Ever wonder what build Santa Claus would use when playing Guild Wars? This is my interpretation.

[YouTube] "Family Guy" Top Ten with Stewie

"Top Ten Things You Don't Want To Hear From Your Child" presented by Stewie.

[Manga] Pani Poni by Hikawa Hekiru

Pani Poni is the story of an egotistical eleven year old girl named Rebecca Miyamoto who graduated from Columbia University at the age of ten. She becomes the homeroom teacher of class 1-C of Momotsuki Academy. The manga's story is very similar to Azumanga Daiou as it centers on an immature teacher and her wacky class, as well as having two other teachers and their classes as supporting characters.

(Pani Poni is a joint scanslation project by The Wafflehouse and Eternal Bunny Love.)

[Videogames] Guild Wars 2 - "Giving Tyria a Voice"

Guild Wars has a history of getting some great voice actors for their characters (Steve Blum, Kari Wahlgren, Maurice LaMarche), but the addition of Felicia Day as Zojja just secured a lot of sales to fanboys.

[Anime] Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is being made into a movie.

[Comic] It's sad because it's true.

It started back in Christmas of 2000 when I was stocking for Dollar Tree and it's been the same every year. I'll hear it on the radio and it'll be stuck in my head until mid-January.