What better way to celebrate the long weekend than with a video pitting the two most beloved science fiction franchises against one another in heated combat? No matter your allegiance, Star Trek or Star Wars, you’ll find a lot to like about this masterfully done video. Finally, fan boys on both side of the spectrum can declare a truce and enjoy the holiday season without malice or grief. You Battlestar Galactica fans are screwed, though.

Make Magazine has produced a great documentary on the history of LEDs. It turns out the Light Emitting Diode was discovered by accident, during an experiment at Marconi labs. The documentary shows you how to recreate that initial experiment yourself, if you are so inclined. Maybe if we all get together, we can make an LED display bigger than the one in front of that Walgreens in Times Square, NYC.

When I was about 12, my little brother obsessed about potions, vials, and anything magical thanks to a little Halloween movie put on my Disney, called Hocus Pocus. Anyways, even though the pic above is an actual drink put out by the makers of Final Fantasy, my 8 year old brother would have freaked back in the day.

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Another gadget for the YouTubers. This miVDOFX DV Cam will snap still images like a digital camera, but it will also allow you to add 18 built-in special effects and music instantly to your movies.

With a 1.5″ color screen, a 4X digital zoom, a built-in speaker, and an SD slot (expandable to 2GB), it will let you record from your ipod or MP3 player while filming.

No word on price or availability.

In light of the new Simpsons Movie, I felt that Nerdgrind should at least have SOMETHING written about it. So here’s the best Science/Tech quote that I could find. Thank you Homer Simpson.

"Lisa, in this house we OBEY the laws of thermodynamics!"

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