We posted an article one month ago that invited readers to do a little thought exercise. Here's what we said: "On the 5th of November we're going to post an article or two about video games, gadgets, technology, and general geekness ... the things about video gaming and technology that ought not be forgotten."

So here's our list of some video gaming and technology moments worth remembering. Hope this gets you thinking (and feeling nostalgic too!). And we look forward to your comments (and arguments). What do you remember and wish that the world will never forget?

In celebration of the Star Wars franchise's 30th anniversary, plans are being made for Luke Skywalker's lightsabre prop to go along with an upcoming shuttle flight to the International Space Station. That's right, fans - your favorite movie prop (second to Han Solo's blaster, that is) is literally getting sent to a galaxy far, far away.

The sabre's journey (to the dark side...of space) will begin with a trip from California's Oakland International Airport, and will land in Houston, Texas. Following a ceremony in California featuring Chewbacca, Boba and Jango Fett, the lightsabre will make its way to Houston's William P. Hobby Airport, where armed escort (Stormtroopers, who else?) will then deliver the prop to Space Center Houston. It will be on display at the said Space Center until Labour day.

NASA's shuttle Discovery (STS 120) is scheduled for launch this October 23, and will be led by commander Pam Melroy and pilot George Zamka. Aside from the lightsabre, the shuttle will also be carrying a new module for the ISS. Darth Vader, Yoda, the Sith, and the Jedi Council were unavailable for comment upon the publication of the article.

Forget Star Wars Clone Wars, cloned livestock looks to be the current trend most developed countries, like the U.S., are heading. Food and Drug Administration issued a draft ruling last year stating that meat and milk from cloned animals are safe for human consumption.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has also taken an interest in this and is also carrying out its own investigation into the safety of cloned food and the impact on animal welfare, biodiversity, and the environment .

The director of Genesis Faraday (a scientific partnership based in Edinburgh) Chris Warkup, has given a few thoughts on this, its implementation, and the current status of prime meat in the industry.

If the FDA say what they seem minded to say, you might expect meat and milk from the progeny of clones - not clones themselves - to be on the U.S. market in the not-too-distant future. There is a pyramid structure in animal breeding. All the breed improvement occurs to a few elite animals at the top of the pyramid.

The big advantage of the Dolly technology (somatic cell nuclear transfer) is that you know what the animal's potential is, because you are taking the DNA from an adult. You could even take cells from a beef carcass on the slaughter line and recreate the animal that produced that very impressive carcass.

If you'd care to recall, Dolly was the first animal ever cloned. This was soon followed by the cloning of various animals such as goats, dogs, cats, horses, mice, rats, but more importantly cattle and pigs. Now while the application of this cloning technology might seem like a very good thing for the meat industry, not everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.

The senior science officer at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Nikki Osborne, spoke on behalf of his organization.

We are totally opposed to the cloning of animals for food production purposes. The process is inefficient, and has a huge potential to cause the animals involved unnecessary pain, suffering and distress - for absolutely no valid reason.

So there you have it, cloned meat might be hitting our grills pretty soon. Will it be long 'til we start referring to the quality of meat and dairy products as we do wine? Imagine walking into the grocery to find vintage labels on your milk, butter, and steaks. Mmmm, steaks.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is currently holding its 160th annual meeting in San Diego, California and do you want to know what are they talking about? Well, our beloved psychiatrists are talking about Star Wars and Darth Vader among other things.

Experts from France's University Hospital of Toulouse Psychiatric Department told the APA that if Anakin Skywalker was a real-life person, he could clearly be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. It's actually a mental illness marked by instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior.

One of those who "revealed" these findings was Dr. Laurent Schmitt. The expert mentioned that the study was based from the original Star Wars film scripts. Aside from Skywalker's conflicted relationship with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and the rest of the Jedi Council, the following were also taken into consideration:

• Problems with controlling anger and impulsivity
• Temporary stress-related paranoia,
• Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment (when trying to save his wife at all costs)
• A pattern of unstable and intense personal relationships
• Changing his name and turning into Darth Vader

Fans of the series know that Skywalker didn't really change his name. It was more like given to him by Sith Lord Darth Sidious. But any fan, we believe, can't contest the other four symptoms. We wonder what the APA thinks of Jabba the Hutt or Yoda.

Nerdcore hip hop and geeksta rap. Hip hop music about nerdy topics (like soon-to-go-to-space Stephen Hawking and relativity) and geeky topics (like Star Wars, computers, the Internet, and video games). While we enjoy the lyrics of MC Hawking (with songs like "The Big Bizang")...

I explode like a bomb. No one is spared. My power is mass times the speed of light squared. (from "E = MC Hawking")

You ever drop an egg and on the floor you see it break? You go and get a mop so you can clean up your mistake. But did you ever stop to ponder why we know it's true, if you drop a broken egg you will not get an egg that's new? (from "Entropy")

...the geeks of QJ have to bow before MC Frontalot who coined the word "nerdcore" and whose "Penny Arcade Theme" warms the heart:

nerd-ho! warm the mic up (yo) we 'bout to strike up
this band of nebbishes who cultivate nebulous fetishes
the FPS, RPG or MMPOG, any obsession to blather over by blog
or BBS. Step and possess, hone thy geekishness
your frame rate and frags to date both impress

Pure genius. "Nerdcore Rising: The Movie" is a documentary of nerdcore. It features MC Frontalot's first major US tour as well as interviews (including Weird Al Yankovic, who was instrumental in the creation of the nerdcore scene).

Finally, let's thank the geeks and nerds. We wouldn't have computers, consoles, and video games if it weren't for them.

The tales of Sinbad the Sailor are based on voyages of exploration by Muslim Arab sailors during the Middle Ages. Zheng-He, the famous Chinese admiral whose ships reached the east coast of Africa and possibly the Oregon coast was also a follower of Islam.

A representative of the Muslim world is now posed to relive a religion devoted to mathematics, science and exploration. Muszaphar Shukor, a 34-year-old doctor will become Malaysia's first astronaut when he blasts off on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft just about a year from now. Malaysian army dentist Faiz Khaleed, 26, will be the back-up astronaut. They will now travel to Moscow's Star City for a year of training.

Shukor and Khaleed were chosen from a list of 10,000 applicants. "I feel honoured and blessed to be picked," Shukor says. "I've dreamed to go to space since I was 10 years old. My favourite TV programmes have been Star Trek and the Star Wars movies."