KANGAROO RATS FROM SPACE! EVERYBODY PANIC!

Did you know there are Giant Kangaroo Rats from and in outer space?! Well apparently SOMEONE did because a bunch of scientists just developed the technology to spy on them with a satellite, which is required because these rats are FROM SPACE.

So only NOW have we decided to launch a full scale surveillance initiative on these things? For all we know they could have laser eyes, or telepathy. And exactly how Giant are these guys? There's nothing in that picture that indicates scale. I fear for this planet, I do.
I am glad, however, that if we are in fact on the brink of an alien invasion, at least our future overlords are adorable and therefore very likely to be kind and generous leaders. Space Rat/Space Rat in 08!

Via the crack reporting team of Wonkette.

How To Twitter Your Way Through Alien and Zombie Invasions

You may have seen the Twitter Timeline During Zombie Attack mock-up that was a big smash on Digg about a month ago...by the time I saw it, it was too late to post. But I bookmarked the excellent blog from whence it came, Kensington Victoria, and what do you know, blogger extraordinare Andrew posted a sequel.

I present an excerpt from Twitter Timeline During Alien Invasion. Click for the full version!


And in case you missed it, here's a sample from the equally awesome (and slightly scary) Zombie edition.


Love these. On the comment thread at KV, I suggested future installments might include The Rapture and a Day After Tomorrow type catastrophe. Anyone else have ideas of sci-fi/horror global crisises that Twitizens could document?

Bonus: My other favorite piece of Twitter humor (also the episode of Rocketboom that made me fall for Joanne Colan, after the jump...


Favorite moment at 2:53. I love me some desperation.

President Whitmore Has A Message For Us All...

Happy 4th of July, American Geekanerds! Here's a message of hope from President Whitmore...

Hell of a salute at 2:04