Yearly Archives: 2005

Over There No More

Well crap. Another one of my faves bites the dust. You get to the point where you hate watching new shows because you are worried about them getting canned, but you do it anyhow. Then you pay the price when … Continue reading

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Microsoft Gaming Innovation Video #1

Very cool concept if it is something that can be pulled off for a decent price: Microsoft Gaming Innovation Video #1 – Google Video

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NASA – Self-Portrait

NASA – Self-Portrait is a great shot of Astronaut Steve Robinson as he works on fixing Discovery’s heat shields on August 3. The pic shows his view from the reflection of his helmet’s mirrored finish.

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Xbox 360?

Me likey so far.

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Transparent Screen

A great little Flickr stream dealing with Transparent Screen, the art of taking a photograph of your computer’s surroundings, without the computer, then replacing the computer, using the photo taken as a wallpaper, creating an almost artificial looking effect. I’d … Continue reading

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Pixar Tour

One of the crew from AintItCoolNews.com was lucky enough to tour the Pixar facilities and has the details and their pictures around the place. Enjoy it, because the odds are good you won’t ever work in a place quite like … Continue reading

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Freeware Roundup

Found a few freeware goodies and thought I’d pass them along. Haven’t tried any of them yet, so BEWARE! SpywareBlaster – Keep spyware from installing in the first place! EverNote (Beta) – makes it easy to store and quickly access … Continue reading

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the nail that sticks out…

the nail that sticks out… tells the story of Shuji Nakamura, a Japanese researcher responsible for the discovery and creation of a technology that enabled the “millions of new products that we use everyday from LED traffic lights, to DVD … Continue reading

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Mods: TC:Elite and Damnation

TC:Elite and Damnation are a few mods I’m anxious to check out. The first is a Counter Strike style mod for use on the free Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory game, while the latter is a single player “steampunk fantasy-western” for Unreal … Continue reading

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WuzzaDem: O’Reilly Factor: Yoda

WuzzaDem has posted a special O’Reilly Factor featuring the little green man with a bucket full o’ butt kickin’: Yoda. Bill O’Reilly You’re talking in circles, sir, and you’re not answering my question. Yoda Already know you that which you … Continue reading

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American Mile Markers

KODAK: Taken On The Road-American Mile Markers is an interesting drive across America, displayed as photos taken every mile along the way.

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A Mario Sprite History

Interesting little read on the history of the plumber from Nintendo over at NFG Games. No mention of the 3D incarnations of Mario, but it does give a little history, including the reasoning for the mustache, hat, and gloves. Mario’s … Continue reading

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Longmire does Romance Novels

Longmire does Romance Novels is a bit of photo-manip done to the covers of romance novels. Click through to check out ‘I Married A Sissy Boy’, ‘Lord of the Tube Socks’ and other great literary classics. [Update - Farked!]

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EverQuest II – /pizza

One of the coolest implementations of grub and gaming is the recently announced EverQuest II – /pizza program for EverQuest II. While in game, type /pizza and you will be prompted for a Pizza Hut order for delivery.

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Artist creates eyeglasses that bolt to the nose

HoustonChronicle.com has an interesting article about an artist who has taken his piercing through the bridge of his nose and converted it to hold his eyeglasses. It sort of looks like the glasses that Morpheus wears in The Matrix. They … Continue reading

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Google SMS

Had a buddy tell me last weekend about a nifty little feature that Google offers that allows you to send a SMS message to 46645 and Google will do its thing, SMS’ing you back with the search results. Here is … Continue reading

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Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes – someone has thrown together a site featuring one of the greatest comics every. Enjoy it while you can.

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Wired News: Real World Doesn’t Use a Joystick

Real World Doesn’t Use a Joystick really hits home if you’ve ever seen blocks after playing Tetris or had to pull your foot off the gas after a few games of Burnout 3. It’s good to know I’m not the … Continue reading

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Google Maps

Google just continues to amaze me. Everytime you think the competition has a leg up on them, they come out of nowhere and just demolish them with something that’s not only better, but simpler at the same time. Their latest … Continue reading

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Wikipes

Wiki + Recipes = Wikipes. Interesting idea for a wiki.

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