Friday, January 30, 2009
Naming Your Heavy Metal Band
Finally, the rules for naming your new heavy metal band have been codified.
Star Trek Plot Flowchart
This flowchart on how to create your own Star Trek adventure is as simple as the instruction manual for the zero-G toilet on the International Space Station. Click on the chart for more detail.
A Useful Website, Finally
The internet has finally spawned a truly useful and practical website. PMSBuddy.com tracks the cycles of the most important women in your life. Hence their tagline, 'Saving Relationships One Month at a Time'.
Self Repairing Robot
This is the beginning of the end, folks. Scientists are working on self repairing robots. In fact, the University of Pennsylvania have created one already. It is only a matter of time before we all perish in the Cyberpocolypse.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Hardcore Cooking with Robert Rodriguez
An excellent cooking tutorial from Grindhouse/Spykids director Robert Rodriguez. I love his philosophy on cooking.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Nostalgic Alarm Clock Sound
Schedule this to play at a certain to wake you up. That will get you up in the morning...with the bonus of nostalgic memories of rainy Saturdays spent watching old Tarzan movies.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Friday, January 16, 2009
My Wife Loves Me, Geek or Not
Every once in a while my wife does something that shows me she is actually listening to me as I froth at the mouth about one geek subject or another. Usually it has to do with one of a few subjects; Star Wars, Star Trek, D&D, video games or some other geeky subject. She sits politely and nods her head as I go on and on. Well, the other day she found a Gamorrean Guard bobble head on sale at the store and bought it for me. I was so tickled that she had gone out of her way to quench my thirst for all things Star Wars. She looked at me and said, "did I get it right? Don't you like this guy? It's and orc, right?" Although she was a smidge off on the details she got everything else right. She knew that the Gamorrean Guard was one of my favorite Star Wars characters and she knew what an orc was. What a woman! I am one of the luckiest geeks I know. Here's the you sweetheart!
Sigler Stank Tour II
Me and the boys headed over to Murder By The Book, Houston's greatest bookstore, to see Scott Sigler on his Contagious book tour. We felt we owed it to Sigler to raid Hooters before we hit the tourstop.
(The Usual Suspects Above...Patrick, Chris, Travis and Joe)
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Insane With a Membrane
How in the hell do wingsuits work? It looks like falling with style to me.
wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.
wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.
Painful Translation
Here is a video of someone who has not actually seen the original Star Wars trilogy (except bits) explaining how they think it goes. Wow, as a Star Wars purist this is soooo painful
Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.
Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Kirby Alphabet
Check out this Jack Kirby inspired illustrated alphabet. This is the one I'll be using to teach my son his letters. Excelsior!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Scary Geek
I used to tell my wife that going to rpg/sci-fi conventions was good for my self-esteem because there in gave me an opportunity to realize that I am pretty high functioning for a geek. The picture below presents me with another opportunity without actually having to attend a convention.
Princess Bride Ambigram
I may have to buy this DVD (I already own a version) just to reward the graphic artist who created the kick-ass ambigram (same writing upside down).
Science Comedy Rocks
Check out Brian Malow's science comedy. Finally some humor that appeals to a highier denominator.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Action Shot
This is one of the most amazing photographs I have ever seen. It shows an armed robber fleeing from police (he was eventfully shot to death). It looks like it if from a movie, down to the cigarette tightly clenched in his mouth. Click on the picture to embiggen it.
Cosmic Fart?
Why haven't the mainstream media outlets reported the uber-loud outer space transmission that was discovered? I guess they think we are too stupid to understand what this could mean.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
P.E.T.A., Get A Grip
P.E.T.A. is launching a new campaign to protect fish from being eaten by renaming them 'sea kittens'. Stop laughing! This is no joke. Their logic is that people will be less willing to eat a creature with a cute name. Bah, what a load.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Robotic Evolution
I have no idea what this German commercial is for, but I'd buy it. What an awesome concept.
