Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you.

• The Japanese cartoon show known as "Star Blazers" in America (its original title was "Space Battleship Yamato") is supposedly to be the latest victim/lucky recipient of a live-action film adaptation. This Phillyist writer doesn't remember the show very well, but is pretty sure we did watch and enjoy it as a kid. In case you have a similar case of amnesia about "Star Blazers," it's set in a post-apocalyptic future wherein the human race is living underground after aliens bombarded the Earth with deadly radiation. They have only a year before the radiation gets down to their shelters and kills them all, but lucky for them they receive a message from another world telling them about a cure. A giant spaceship is built and the quest begins to save the human race. Anyway, we're looking forward to this upcoming movie with our usual cautious optimism.
• CNN Money has an interested article about the evolution of the Netflix mailer envelope. Even if you're not a customer of Netflix (and if not, why not?), we think you'll still find this story fascinating simply as an examination of how one company solved a tricky design problem - again and again and again. Plus, there's a fun photo gallery/slideshow! Ooh, pretty pictures... (Via)
• Speaking of pretty pictures, it's the Hubble Space Telescope's sweet sixteen this year, which is a great excuse to release a bunch of awesome outer space photos! Wired has thrown together a pretty spectacular gallery. Check it out.