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Today on Awesome things to talk about (ATtTA.... I know, I know, that's a mouthful)

We have a ATtTA topic ; Digital ascension! Let's say we're in the far future, a land of advanced simulations and robots for every task. And in some lab there is a simulation with a robot, a robot that knows how to replicate itself and can learn.

And then it learns it's true nature. A piece of logic, run by math, on a computer, on a display. And so it spreads to other programs. Implan...

For those of you who do not know, an MMO is a Massively Multiplayer Online game.  Some of the most popular include World of Warcraft, Runescape, and Everquest. However, some MMO's are not in the vein of WoW, Runescape, or Everquest. I will refer to these as non-traditional MMOs. 

I have yet to see a traditional MMO with an emphasis on User-created content. I believe it could be created, but maybe it is just me. (Users of Second Life, I do not consider SC an MMO.) It may i...

Time travel is real! In 2011, a special type of particle called a tachyon was detected. Tachyons can travel above the speed of light, and therefore back in time. This particle may have visited Albert Einstein when he was a baby! If a particle like this flew past you, you would see two separate objects.

Tachyons were long thought to not exist. Scientists in 2013 are still disputing over the discovery! It was discovered as part of the OPERA experiment, run using CNGS (CERN Neutrinos ...

Here I will detail some FAQs about the forums.

• Q; Do you need to become a member? A; No, but to post about science you will.
• Q; Are the forums free? A; Yes, the forum and membership are free.
• Q; What are the rules? A; Mostly just avoid profanity and you will be fine.

And there you go! 

Species is a really cool indie game made by a developer called Quasar. It is on the basis that it is better than spore, but that COULD use some work.

Species can be downloaded at http://www.speciesgame.com/ ; . It's really cool and I recommend you get it, but like all games it has bugs. It is in 0.0.4 Pre-alpha, with 0.0.5 coming soon with new features. It does have some bad graphics, b...

Sure, we all know of hobbiton and the shire. But did you know that hobbits DID exist 12,000 years before present? Homo floresiensis (Nicknamed “hobbit” and “Flo” is mainly a human with a hobbit-like body. Comically, a New Zealand scientist making a speech was told by the estate of J. R. R. Tolkien that he was not allowed to use the word “hobbit” in promoting his lecture.

It used stone tools, furth...