Space Rock.Peoria, IL

A Parallax view, from more than a few in my mind's eye.

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With more than 5.4 million articles, Wikipedia is an invaluable resource, whether you’re throwing a term paper together at the last minute, or investigating whether your middle school classmate’s cousin’s stomach really did explode from mixing Pop Rocks and Jolt Cola. We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 5,495,445-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

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The discovery of gifs and mp3 samples from archive.org

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Encounter at L-5 practice tonight

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Philip K. Dick — Kent Bellows

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Playing later that night in #rockislandil at #rozztox

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#encounteratl5 is excited to be playing at @raggedrecords in #davenportia tomorrow for black Friday. Then…

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This is what we're looking like these days.

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Encounter at L-5 is playing 2nd this Saturday at Rail II.

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C=64 cARtRidgeS

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Meet the Father of Modern Space Art

Chesley Bonestell knew what he was doing.

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The Polybius Mystery:

Polybius is an arcade cabinet described in an urban legend, which is said to have induced various psychological effects on players. The story describes players suffering from amnesia, night terrors, and a tendency to stop playing all video games. Around a month after its supposed release in 1981, Polybius is said to have disappeared without a trace. There is no evidence that such a game has ever existed.

The game has shown up in movies & tv shows like The Simpsons and Wreck it Ralph.

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Welcome liquids and oils to the new practice space.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3F3eU8hUVM)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GN40MASdoc)