December 2007
45 posts
sounds geeky →
I received 93 credits on The Sci Fi Sounds Quiz How much of a Sci-Fi geek are you?
Guess the Sci-Fi Movie Sounds hereCanon powershot
Ganked from nattotastic
hashshashin's screed →
Playing the hell out of Assassin’s Creed; I like it a little better than the Zero Punctuation fellow does: It is an interesting take on making a “free roaming” or sandbox version of Prince of Persia. It’s less punishing than PoP, since it has fewer instant deaths. To some degree it feels a bit nerfed due to this. It’s fun to play a complete badass who, halfway...
so much for my alternative nature →
I was just over to Utilikilts; I was thinking of picking one up. The damned things are US$155. I will be sticking with cargo shorts.
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Batman in the kitchen, originally uploaded by ExtraLife.
on its way to wtf_japan →
IMG_0582, originally uploaded by john tv.
hahahhahahaahh →
The cultural heritage administration in Shaanxi province, home to the 2,000-year-old clay army, said it had been “outraged” because it had not sent any original terracotta warriors to Germany recently. “All the items on show in Hamburg are reproductions,” the administration said in a strongly worded statement on its Web site (www.wenwu.gov.cn). “We were completely...
The cultural heritage administration in Shaanxi province, home to the 2,000-year-old clay army, said it had been “outraged” because it had not sent any original terracotta warriors to Germany recently. “All the items on show in Hamburg are reproductions,” the administration said in a strongly worded statement on its Web site (www.wenwu.gov.cn). “We were completely...
Yumi Attacks McDonalds →
(thanks, Weezie!)
(thanks, Weezie!)
PSP, GTA:LCS, and other TLAs →
On my birthday my Japanese family bagged me a new PSP Slim & Lite. As a media player, it’s an excellent game console. This impression is almost certainly the influence of my iPod, which starts up fast, and has a clean interface, and no stupidity in button placement. Also it was vexing to have it auto-start the game every time I power it on, but I just figured out how to disable that...
"we hope you have holidays" →
Yeaahhhh, I'm the Tax Man... →
Tax credits to spur new IP drive in France // GamesIndustry.biz:“By giving the green light to France’s proposal, the EU commission has recognised for the first time that games are a form of cultural expression, very much like movies. This is an historical moment.” “I do believe it will generate sufficient cash-flow for studios to conceive and prototype new IPs at an...
New song demo: Thanks for the Add →
Since finishing all the recording for my next record it’s been exciting to work on new music again.
Thanks for the Add (demo) (5.2MB MP3)
One of my resolutions is to be more fast and loose with the creative output. Obsessing all alone was not helpful or fun.
teh futchar →
Mostly notes to myself, but feel free to leave comments: Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD’s Coffin:As counterintuitive as it may seem in this age of iPods and digital downloads, vinyl — the favorite physical format of indie music collectors and audiophiles — is poised to re-enter the mainstream, or at least become a major tributary.
Listening Post: Radiohead Makes Business Plans the...
So, so, SO happy I never registered for Facebook. →
New Ways Facebook’s Beacon May Have Broken the Law | Epicenter from Wired.com:
“Facebook finally let its users turn off Beacon last week, but the legal fun is just beginning, according to one expert.”
Ninjas. Yakuza. Sushi. Tempura. Watch the trailer for this outrageous movie. (benchilada)
square melon bread →
四角いメロンパン.jpg, originally uploaded by chronovore.
stop staring! →
stop staring!, originally uploaded by chronovore.
In perhaps the fastest way to kill a joke post, the picture I used as a base for this is copyrighted by the photographer. I’m moderately sure that, as a non-commercial, parody use, I’m able to use it in this manner, but would be willing to delete my new, derivative work as a courtesy to the original creator. But I’m unwilling...
a history of some of my people - or: "jokes my mom... →
St Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17th in commemoration of that historical figure’s act of driving the Norwegians out of Ireland . It seems that centuries ago, many Norwegians came to Ireland to escape the bitterness of the Norwegian winters. Ireland was having a famine at the time and food was very scarce. The Norwegians were eating almost all the fish caught in the sea, leaving...
because it generates doxies →
A software supplier we’re working with is using “Doxygen” to make their help/documentation files. I find the name funny.
"hello? hellooooo?" →
Recent Darwin Award candidate:
Man talking on cell phone killed by train in San Leandro(12-05) 17:02 PST SAN LEANDRO - A pedestrian apparently absorbed in a cell phone call was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in San Leandro today after he walked around a lowered crossing gate and onto the tracks, authorities said. The victim, a man who was not immediately identified, was struck at 12:30 p.m....
Everyone's got a plan until they get hit. →
“Everyone’s got a plan until they get hit.” — Joe Louis
for added creep factor: kristen bell was IN THE... →
Kristen Bell as Princess Leia in “Fanboys” » Give Me My Remote:
book innards →
Brian Dettmer: Book Autopsies // Centripetal Notion:Brian Dettmer carves into books revealing the artwork inside, creating complex layered three-dimensional sculptures. (via twitter)
PIRATE SKETCH! I've been working on a lot on... →
PIRATE SKETCH! I’ve been working on a lot on the Blood Volcano series of pirate paintings, but I haven’t quite finished any. I have been doing some sketches on my tablet PC on the train, though. This is a sketch for “head island”, done in Alias Sketchbook. This locale may make a cameo somewhere in the Blood Volcano series.
Alpha Dog →
I just finished watching Alpha Dog. Good god, what a heart-wrenching film. The parties and the dialog and the tone of the just-post-high-school crowd shown feels very genuine. Apparently it is based on a true story. I’m never letting my kids outside again. I was a really straightlaced kid, and was never approached about doing drugs, and I tended to run in entirely different circles than the...
Mashups with older source material →
Nemozob’s little collection of mashups has some real gold — especially The Immigrant Check (the Beasties vs the Stones Led Zeppelin) — that use older material for raw fodder. Link (Thanks, Tom!)
Clockwork bug sculptures from Insect Lab Studio →
Insect Lab Studio makes gorgeous sculptures of bugs made out of clockworks, with gears and springs integrated right into the designs. These are heartbreakingly awesome. Link (via Watchismo) Can’t see the video? Click here
DMCA idiocy slideshow: explaining the DMCA to... →
Wellington Grey has a great little slideshow about the idiocy of the DMCA’s “anti-circumvention” measures, which prohibit breaking the digital locks off the stuff you own. In it, Grey recounts how offended he was when he bought a TomTom GPS that came with a CD in a sealed envelope, the seal on which read, “By breaking this seal, you agree to our contract,” but the...
vista is its own kill-switch →
Service Pack 1 Will Turn Off Vista’s ‘Kill Switch’ | Compiler from Wired.com:
Non-genuine copies of Vista with SP1 will display a start-up warning that the system is not activated with links to “activate now” or “activate later.” Non-validated copies of Vista SP1 will also change the desktop background to black and a prominent notification will show up in the lower right hand...
oh, noes! →
The Golden Compass, one of my favorite books. Sadly, the movie adaptation is currently at 38% at Rotten Tomatoes.
56 geeks poster complete →
56 geeks poster complete, originally uploaded by ExtraLife.
Thanks, cartoon_goblin
Bone socks →
The Anatomical Chart Company sells a slew of anatomy-themed stuff, including these bones socks. They’re on sale for $13. From the product description:
Go skinless with this amusing design and learn the real names for your big toe, shin bone and more. Knee length.
* the bones in your lower leg and foot shown on knee length socks * soles show reflex points * black print on white socks or...
XBL fall update! →
Wow! The new fall update for the 360 is out, and I downloaded it mas pronto. I am stupidly happy to have a Psychonauts dashboard theme gracing my 360, and new gamerpic to boot, thanks to the launch of the Xbox 1 downloadable titles. I’ve also confirmed that the console will play Divx/Xvid, which is pretty darned neat. However, I’m MOST excited that the update appears to have adjusted...
Viva Piñata；実績をすべてゲットした →
Well, the game owned me from October to today, apparently an even two months where I didn’t play anything else. And for the first time, I’ve bagged all 1000 Achievement points in a title. To be fair, the Achievements were grotesquely easy if you use GameFAQs.com - but without GameFAQs.com, the game is more-or-less unplayable. I’m done with it now, except for helping my daughter...
Huh? →
What the hell? LiveJournal was bought again?
w00t! →
Xbox Team : December 2007 Video Playback FAQ: With this next update, my 360 will be getting AVI/Divx playback. I am mucho mas happy.
Theo Jansen’s Stunning Strandbeests →
How on earth have I lived in ignorance of the existence of Theo Jansen’s kinetic “beach animals” until now? Heart-achingly beautiful: From Wired News:
“Jansen is evolving an entirely new line of animals: immense multi-legged walking critters designed to roam the Dutch coastline, feeding on gusts of wind. Over the years, successive generations of his creatures have evolved into increasingly...
wilw: My Datalore review is up at TV Squad. →
wilw: My Datalore review is up at TV Squad.
testing... move along →
I'm going to go see this! →
With three of the very best, originally uploaded by ionushi.