March 2008
73 posts
February 2008
76 posts
Random Fact for the Day
Donkey Kong is named as such, despite not being a donkey, because Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of characters such as Mario, Zelda and StarFox, thought “donkey” meant “stupid” in English, and assumed the name would convey the sense “stupid ape” to an American audience. When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America, he was ridiculed, but the name stuck. Thank...
WatchI keep hoping they don’t mess up Iron Man and so far they’ve done nothing but amaze. I can’t wait to see this movie.
Neatorama - Garfield comic without Garfield →
travors:Garfield minus Garfield is a surprisingly funny fan-mod of the popular comic strip, where Garfield the cat is erased from every panel, leaving a flustered and somewhat crazy-looking Jon Arbuckle In case you didn’t notice, Penny Arcade also linked to you it.
“Find a problem that’s not solved and try to solve it in a way that’s profitable....”
– Ricky Van Veen’s advice to hrrrthrrr in some questions she asked him yesterday. Good advice all around.
More network stupidity
neonmarg: NBC is rumored to be ready to cancel a new show “Quarterlife” after one disappointing episode, ratings wise. We have gotten to the point where we rarely watch a new show until we see how it is doing in the ratings and if it will survive. We have been burned by liking too many shows that never finish their first season. So here we have a major flaw in the system… the shows depend on...
Two Quick Radar Requests
Two things immediately came to my mind when playing with the new radar. First, while the images on the left link to the permalink, the posts on the right do not (unless it gets cut off). While not a huge deal to find the original post since the radar is listing recent content, it would be nice to have an easy way to reblog or share the post. Second, allow us to follow the radar in the...
Tumblr Radar Is Back →
Along with today’s update is the triumphant return of the radar on the Tumblr homepage. Tumblrs who have been around long enough remember that the radar was a great way to find new sites to follow. (This was before reblogging.) The new radar looks great and decides the best content to post based on several criteria such as number of reblogs.
Watch“In God We Trust” Jason Reitman’s (director of Juno) award winning short film from 2000 about how the little things in life add up.
...Is Your New Bicycle →
Make anything your new bicycle…
WatchThis game, Fez, looks so mind-bendingly awesome.
“It’s something about you Americans and nipples, there’s something...”
– Peter Molyneux at his GDC lecture
WatchYahtzee goes to GDC: a special presentation of Yahtzee’s Game Developer’s Choice Awards Videos. Completely randomly, I think this video has the longest embed code ever.
WatchHow to behave on an internet forum.
Grid16 →
Here’s your flash game diversion for the day. My best description of Grid 16 would be to take Warioware’s 5 second, ever speeding up gameplay and add in persistance, survival, and a bit of abstractness.
WatchThis is a really old video, from 1997, but I’d never seen it. The debris falling is pretty intense. As an aside, I’m pretty sure the satellite on-board was built a couple buildings away.
Bush Appointed Judge Resigns After Cross Dressing... →
Long story short, the judge was driving home drunk from “New Hampshire’s favorite gay and alternative bar” dressed in “a black women’s cocktail dress, fishnet stockings and high heels.” Let me guess, he’s all about family values.
You are a Pirate →
This is so stupid but I couldn’t stop myself from smiling. For the curious, here is the original source. (via alexamayiborrowyourpencil and mayagantt)
“There’s a sort of Gresham’s Law of trolls: trolls are willing to use a forum...”
– Paul Graham: Trolls (via marco and azspot)
EVOL →
While it’s nothing amazing or new, EVOL is a short film about love and is entirely short backwards.
VG Cats - 100 Kirbies →
Cute poster imagining what Kirby would look like if he inhaled 100 different characters. I especially like 64 and 73.
How to really freak out a young lady.
Step one - set up a stepladder or such in the corner of the bathroom. Place video camera on step ladder and position so that the toilet is in view. Step two - video the unoccupied toilet for at least 10 minutes, the longer the better. Keep the sound off. Step three - wait until you have some mates round. A big party is best. Step four - wait until a young lady you wish to victimise goes to the...
WatchAm I the only one who is having trouble getting the least bit excited for Indiana Jones 4? HD version here.
What I Killed Today →
a beautiful tiny chocolate rex rabbit - eight years old and in GI stasis. her fur was like velvet and i burried my face in it while she was still alive. we touched foreheads and leaned into one another. Wow, this is one of the most depressing blogs in existence.
Gods that Christians don't believe in versus gods... →
Time Lapse Video of San Francisco Fog →
laughing squid:Hi-Def San Francisco has a beautiful time lapse video of east to west fog flowing through San Francisco on February 8th.
Sewickley Group Sends Super Bowl Losers'... →
I always wondered what happened to the losing team’s merchandise.