The 2020 Star Wars advent calendar

Peter Neff demonstrated what happens when you drop a chunk of ice down a 300-foot borehole in the Antarctic ice. Hint: pew! Bonus video: Star Wars laser sound: Image: YouTube / Storyful via Peter Neff Previously:• Pouring water down a 165 foot well sounds surprisingly odd• What does a big chunk of ice sound like… READ THE REST

Malec reimagines The Mandalorian as an anime. This follows "If Fortnite Was An Anime" from a month ago and the hugely popular "If Rick and Morty Was An Anime," both below. READ THE REST

The Star Wars Archives: Eps I-III: 1999-2005 is an upcoming book by author and historian Paul Duncan that goes behind-the-scenes of Everything LucasFilms from 1999-2005 — the period of the Star Wars prequels. The book was created with cooperation from George Lucas himself, and includes plenty of detailed production notes. One such detailed — revealed… READ THE REST

We know that more and more companies and organizations have been moving their operations to cloud-based systems for a while now. And, even if you suspected the COVID-19 pandemic might have fueled that rush to get even more of those home-based employees working in the cloud, you might still be surprised at the overall growth… READ THE REST

There are a handful of gift items that are guaranteed crowd-pleasers. No one has ever turned up their nose at a gift card, for example. And trust us– with the insatiable power needs of the devices each of us tote around daily, quick, easy, lightweight power banks always go over well, too. Before all the… READ THE REST

For hot items, you can already feel the engines revving for Black Friday. Sure, this year, we will probably see a decided lack of retail warriors on the ground charging through Target and Walmart, but don't fool yourself. The online sprees will be just as hot, if not hotter, than ever. Thankfully, there are ways… READ THE REST