Stargate Atlantis comes to an end…
Those of you who know me well, know that I am an avid fan of everything that is Stargate related. Yes, I watched the whole 10 seasons of Stargate SG-1 and I have followed every single episode of Stargate Atlantis so far. It is simply a show I cannot get enough of.
Still, the tv network SciFi seems to be determined in upsetting me and all the Stargate fans out there. First they pulled the plug on SG-1 and now, they decide to do the same on Atlantis' , as soon as its fifth season ends. What are the true space fans supposed to watch now?! Battlestar Galactica? I'm sorry, but I'm a little over sneaky women in red dresses, and the whole worthless drama surrounding that tv series which was so promising to start with.
Well, not all hope is lost though... Apparently a new Stargate series is on the making, this one of its name Stargate Universe. According to tv.com this new series will be about a «a group of explorers board an abandoned, Ancients-built starship called The Destiny» *raise eyebrow*. I was a little bit excited at the prospect of a new Stargate series since I had known about it for a while, but what I did not expect was the sudden decision of shutting down Atlantis - now, with this information regarding Universe, my skepticism is through the roof. A Stargate series without travelling through Stargates? Err... is it me or something does not match?
Unless of course, The Destiny is small enough to fit into the Stargate, but then it is most likely a puddle-jumper, and that would be utterly boring. Maybe I'm being too harsh but I think that SciFi is inevitably killing the original spirit of the Stargate. Give us something new, but not that new...
On the streak of good news reasonable news is the fact that the Stargate fans will also have the MMORPG game coming out relatively soon. Once again however, the game isn't overly based on the tv show and whilst I am excited to try it out, I'm also taking it with a grain of salt.
According to an interview carried out by GameSpot, it seems that Stargate Worlds will actually be some sort of World of Stargate.
This means we can't keep retelling the story of SG-1. We're going to let players choose from seven archetypes--Jaffa, Goa'uld, Asgard, and human soldier, scientist, archeologist, and commando--when they create a character.
Ah well, thank you SciFi for killing my inner-child 
Chococlock
Well, okay this is a very weird and useless gadget but if your girlfriend is suffering from anorexia and you have no clue what to give her on her birthday, here's the ideal gift!
So what is it actually? It's basically a "cuckoo-clock" that will release a chocolate every hour. Truth to be told, it is kind of dodgy that there is only a pink version of it. However, it is also the kind of gadget that simply does not work for people like me, since it actually has a button that allows you to cheat.
I wonder if there would be any chocolate left to dispense as soon as the hour mark came...
You can buy it here for the friendly price of $37 USD.
[Gizmodo]
Microsoft Student Partner – The Outcome
Well, I could not have better news today: I was accepted into Microsoft's Student Partner Program! Out of the initial 30 students who had been called for an interview in Lisbon, 20 of us got picked and I am amongst those 20.
The thrill starts right away in September, month on which we were asked to not make any plans for either the first nor the last weekend. I'm still a little bit on the dark, regarding what's happening and where but we were promised more news soon, so I can but to wait to hear more from the people in charge. I'll post here when I know more.