We were too busy doing our panel to record our panel at New York Comic Con this weekend, so we reached out to a friend of the blog (this isn’t the first time he’s written for us, but, well, it’s been a while) to provide us with recap. So if you weren’t there, here’s what happened! Buh-gow!

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After tense months of research, the U.S. Air Force has announced that it has located the cause of “hypoxia-like“ symptoms that have been observed in F-22 Raptor pilots. This is good news for the Air Force, as the breathtakingly expensive aircraft has been repeatedly grounded and severely limited during the ongoing investigation. Now, those limitations will be coming to an end soon. 

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All 4.05 GB of Mountain Lion is available for download through the Mac App Store for the low, low price of $19.99. We’ve already extensively discussed the various aspects of Mountain Lion in our WWDC 2012 post, but the most important aspects of the new OS will certainly be those that bridge your computer to your mobile device.

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Olympic fever is nearing its zenith, and artists seem to have taken notice. Animators Leo Bridle and Amael Isnard present their own slightly warped view on these events in their short film Olympic Vermin. If you enjoy adorable animals performing endurance events in order to light an “eternal” flame, then you are in luck, my friends.

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Conan O’Brien is a lot of things: Comedian, musician, Tilda Swinton stand-in. But he is not a gamer. However, that has not stopped him from trying in a series of review videos called “Clueless Gamer.” This week, the object of his bemusement was Minecraft. Things were off to a great start where, within seconds, the late-night funnyman compared it to 19th century Wales. I think he gets it.

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Yesterday, the security research group F-Secure received a puzzling email claiming to be from a nuclear scientist with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). In it, the author claimed that the country’s nuclear facilities were once again under attack. Only this time, the hackers brought Angus Young along for the ride.

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By this point, you are no doubt aware that the U.K. Ministry of Defence is installing surface-to-air missiles around London as a deterrent against would-be airplane hijackers during the Olympics. As you can imagine, some people are unhappy about the idea of having heavy weapons next door. Popular street artist Banksy doesn’t seem too happy about it either.

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There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that after the stupendously successful launch of the Kindle Fire last year — and the amazing surge in tablet use that followed — that Amazon will be trotting out new hardware soon. In fact, some reporters have even touched prototype devices. However, the number of new devices has just doubled from previous reports. This could be a big year for Amazon.

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For some of you (particularly, our U.K. readers) this will probably not come as a surprise, but the “City of London” is not actually “London.” In fact, as the great Internet explainer C.G.P. Grey reveals, the City of London is sort of its own thing within what we normally call London today. How this came to pass involves a little explaining about parliamentary democracy, history, and military construction, but it’s imparted in just under five minutes.

Now go and impress your friends with your uncompromising knowledge of historical trivia.

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It’s that great American story: A man, his son, and their Nexus 7 tablet alone against the elements. In this, the first advertisement for the highly anticipated Google Android tablet, we see the device in its natural habitat. See the surprisingly charming video below.

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In case yesterday’s reminder that the universe is a beautiful place wore off, this short piece from Goldpaint Photography is a dreamy look at the night sky. The time lapse video shows off the spiraling stars, the quiet woods, and some tantalizing hints of an aurora. Watch it, and just chill a while.

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When we last checked in on the potential exoplanet Gliese 581 g, things were looking good for it to exist in the habitable “Goldilocks region” where liquid water can exist on the surface of a planet. Then, there were concerns that the rocky world might not exist at all. Now, the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo has placed the planet at the top of its list of potentially habitable exoplanets.

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At a midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, CO, a six-foot-tall man dressed in riot gear entered theater 9 at the Cinemark 16. According to reports, he opened a cylinder of tear gas and then began firing into the audience at random. The horrific shooting has left 12 people dead, and dozens more injured.
According to NBC, police have taken 24-year-old James Holmes into custody. Holmes was found at the scene with a gas mask, ammunition, and three firearms — an assault rifle and two handguns — and is believed to have worn some kind of bulletproof vest. There were, however, many patrons dressed in costume and Holmes apparently did not stand out when he entered the theater.

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First we saw the teaser, then we saw the other teaser, and now the full-length trailer for the forthcoming film The Master is at last revealed to us. While it’s a bit weird to get this worked up about trailers, this controversial film about a cult in post-war America looks stunning.

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At SDCC’s annual Starship Smackdown, the final decision as to the best fictional starship came down to what is perhaps the toughest choice a nerd has to make: Star Trek’s USS Enterprise NCC-1701 or the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A. That’s, the spaceship from the Original Series versus the “refit” from the original movies. Thankfully, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was on hand to settle the dispute.

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While observing the exoplanet GJ 436b orbiting its red-dwarf star, astronomers noticed something odd: Periodic fluctuations in light from the star indicating that there was perhaps another planet. One smaller than Earth, and possibly covered in glowing, molten rock. Who’s up for a trip to Magma World? 

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The patent war between Apple and Samsung was already weird enough, with each company attempting to block the sale of the other’s tablets in courts around the world. Now, a U.K. judge is requiring that Apple place a notice on their website and in several newspapers stating that Samsung did not copy the iPad. Will this public embarrassment be enough to end the war?

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