Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Epic Fail: Marital Aid
A woman in Maryland was intimately injured by her lover who unsuccessfully converted a saber saw into a sex toy. Read the story below.
OUCH!
OUCH!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
And Another Thing...
Artemis Fowl scribe, Eoin Colfer is in the process of completing a fully authorized sequel to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series penned by Douglas Adams. Expect to see it in stores by October 2009.
Friday, March 13, 2009
You Can't Please Everyone - The Star Trek Edition
I am really looking forward to the movie. My wife mocked me when I got goose-bumps watching the preview right before the Watchmen.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Incisive Analysis of Economic News Coverage
Normally I am not a big John Stewart fan...but this is funny.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The Friendship EULA
End User License Agreements are those little (or not so little) snippets of text everyone clicks past when they install new software. Beware, some of them are outrageous. This video demonstrates how bad they can be.
Uber-Geek Steve Wozniak Dances
Perhaps he should just design the dances and let Steve Jobs do the dancing. Isn't that how it has always worked.
24 Solid State Drives in Tandem
Wow, 6TB of Flash storage in tandem. I can't wait to have this much performance on my desktop.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Excellent Fan Short
I was really impressed with the fan-produced short based on the Drizzt novels by R.A. Salvatore.
I Watched the Watchmen
Over twenty years of anticipation has come to an end. The Watchmen hit theaters this weekend and it slammed its competition at the box office. The flick brought in nearly $56 million, or eight times the number of sales as its nearest competition. It remains to be seen if the film has this kind of staying power, or perhaps all the fanboys say it the first weekend and the box office take will wither. This review concentrates on how this stands with and stands apart from the original printed work. To me, the Watchmen is an unqualified success as a film. Zack Snyder hits all the right notes for the narrative to ring true with the original comic. I say comic because although the work is often called a graphic novel, it was originally released as twelve separate issues. It was not compiled into a graphic novel until later. As a story it unfolded naturally over twelve monthly issues. It was the definition of a slow burn with thirty days between installments to mull over what was going on. As a collected work the graphic novel feels much more dense and I can see how it was long considered unfilmable. In my opinion, most folks considered the story untranslatable to film due to its scope, but with the refinement of CGI, scope was no longer the issue. The sheer complexity of the narrative emerged as the stumbling block. The filmmakers do a fine job snipping here and there the least essential bits. Yes, that is a bit of an oxymoron, but with a story this complex something has to go in order for it to work on film. To me the real triumph of the film is that the internal spirit of the story is maintained while making it accessible to a larger audience. I can only hope that if the film resonated with people they will make the investment of time and read the graphic novel as well. This could be a gateway to the more serious works available in the medium of comics. One strong caution, if graphic violence isn’t your cup of tea then I would suggest you stay away from this film. Unlike simple slasher films, the violence in the Watchmen is calculated to impact the audience on a deeper level. Each instance is carefully crafted to make you squirm uncomfortably. Also, anyone who brings a kid younger than 17 into this movie needs to have their head examined. The story addresses issues and ideas that younger folks should not have to deal with. Human nature is on trial throughout the film and the result isn’t pretty. I would also suggest some other choice for a first date. All in all, I give the Watchmen a solid 4.5 thunderbolts out of five.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Star Trek Cologne?
I did some checking and this stuff is real. There is also another one (not pictured) called Pon Farr, which we all know is the term used for Vulcan rut. I really don't need to know what Vulcan sex stank smells like. Well, at least they avoided a Klingon perfume.
Watchmen Saturday Morning Cartoon
What if those Saturday Morning hacks got a hold of the rights to create a Watchmen cartoon. Oh, the horror.
Disney Must Be Stopped
The Disney marketeer are now molesting my Star Wars memories. We must stop them.
Cthulhu - The Musical
This song is based on the short story 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth' by H.P. Lovecraft. If you are a fan this is great stuff. If you are not a fan you will just think I am odd for posting this.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Awesome Web Game
Off-Road Velociraptor Safari is the best web-based game I have ever played. I just wish the time per game was unlimited.
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