currently playing
finished it; now going back
to explore the places that I
missed)
minor planets that were in
the last movie)
more RPG than FPS; good
graphics though)
(I loved the movie "Tron."
This cartridge contains the
original Tron arcade game.
It was only $5 at Fry's. So,
"win-win-win")
currently reading
I've read every one of his
books. He can get preachy
and repeats himself a lot,
but still a great read. A lot
more characters to keep
track of in this one. The
ending is a little Disney/
Spielberg-ish.
Christian Lander. Material
taken from his hilarious
WordPress blog of the
same name.
currently watching
*comment withdrawn due to
lameness of the '07 season
good-looking people)
currently listening
David Byrne & Brian Eno,
"Everything That Happens
Will Happen Today" - BTW
Strange Overtones is brilliant
Garbage, "Version 2.0"
Cake, "Fashion Nugget" &
"Comfort Eagle"
Ben Folds Five, "Whatever
and Ever Amen" (rockin'
some grad school tunes)
currently surfing: news
currently surfing: tech
@1:30pm ET)
culture of ownership,
mostly lisa, Digital Kitty,
loaded, women of warcraft
& tasty blog snack ('cause
tech women rock)
currently surfing: sci-fi
other interests
my almae matres
(B.A. - Political Science)
(M.A. - Political Science)
(Ph.D. ABD - Political Science)
| Portal (PC) (also trying out | |
| some custom maps) | ||
| Star Wars: Republic | |
| Commando (PC) (already |
to explore the places that I
missed)
| Star Wars: Battlefront II | |
| (PC) (fun to do battle on the |
the last movie)
| Star Wars: Knights of the | |
| Old Republic II (PC) (Meh, |
graphics though)
| Tron 2.0: Killer App (GBA) |
This cartridge contains the
original Tron arcade game.
It was only $5 at Fry's. So,
"win-win-win")
| Google Earth (much easier | |
| to use with a 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator controller; works great with a lot of RAM, a widescreen LCD and self- made spaceship "wooshing" sounds; see projects page) |
currently reading
| Anathem by Neal Stephen- | |
| son. Just started and it's 900+ pages, so it'll take a while. | ||
| Next by Michael Crichton. |
books. He can get preachy
and repeats himself a lot,
but still a great read. A lot
more characters to keep
track of in this one. The
ending is a little Disney/
Spielberg-ish.
| Stuff White People Like by |
taken from his hilarious
WordPress blog of the
same name.
currently watching
| The Office (my favorite pro- | |
| gram; hands-down the best combination of writing, directing, editing and acting on television today; great characters; now far superior to its British counterpart) | ||
| 24 (ridiculously improbable | |
| but great fun to watch) |
lameness of the '07 season
| Lost (frustratingly vague at | |
| times; other times, like watching a live version of Myst or Riven - only with |
| MythBusters, Battlestar | |
| Galactica & Dexter (all worthwhile programs - but when are these shows on?) |
currently listening
David Byrne & Brian Eno,
"Everything That Happens
Will Happen Today" - BTW
Strange Overtones is brilliant
Garbage, "Version 2.0"
Cake, "Fashion Nugget" &
"Comfort Eagle"
Ben Folds Five, "Whatever
and Ever Amen" (rockin'
some grad school tunes)
currently surfing: news
| New York Times | |
| Washington Post | |
| LA Times | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | |
| USA Today (lightweight) | |
| BBC (non-US news? No way | |
| dude!) | ||
| Fark (daily dose of snark) |
currently surfing: tech
| Buzz Out Loud (weekdays, | |
| with live video streams |
| KFI Tech Guy (weekends; | |
| with live video stream) | ||
| TWIT Netcast Network | |
| Engadget & Gizmodo (the | |
| Coke & Pepsi of tech news) | ||
| boingboing.net | |
| tekzilla | |
| botropolis | |
| commandN, net@nite, | |
| openAlpha, geekbrief.tv, webbalert, pop17, icali.tv, |
mostly lisa, Digital Kitty,
loaded, women of warcraft
& tasty blog snack ('cause
tech women rock)
| mobile broadcasting | |
| (several past & current 'lifecasters' who broadcast: Justine (LA), web pioneer & domme Lisa (Tokyo), pilot & techhead John (Greenville), prolific vlogger Sarah (NYC) & several live videogame sites; click on the link at far left to see in a teeny-tiny window; ustream & stickam are also good streaming sites) | ||
| Tiki Bar TV (I don't drink but | |
| this Canadian video podcast is brilliant; I highly recom- mend Episode #19 of the two-part "Space Cadet" episodes for the uninitiated) |
currently surfing: sci-fi
| rebelscum | |
| Galactic Hunter | |
| Yakface | |
| Sir Steves Guide | |
| swcollector | |
| Jedi Defender |
other interests
| political psychology | |
| British politics | |
| intelligence studies | |
| local temporal anomalies | |
| Western European travel | |
| logic & epistemology | |
| postmodernism | |
| mobile computing | |
| FPS games | |
| toys & gadgets | |
| Lego | |
| steampunk conversions | |
| off-world technologies | |
| dark chocolate | |
| tea |
my almae matres
| Indiana University |
| Ball State University |
| Kent State University |
| press F5 (refresh) if the video stream stalls (which it will) |
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But not until May 8, 2009 November 15, 2008
Checking their Toys 'R' Us Wish Lists November 16, 2008
Lola was reading off the Christmas toys that Gracie and Sam
had selected on their Wish List from the Toys 'R' Us website.
had selected on their Wish List from the Toys 'R' Us website.
The screencap (above), from the HD version of the same trailer,
reveals the U.S.S. Enterprise under construction in Kirk's Iowa.
reveals the U.S.S. Enterprise under construction in Kirk's Iowa.
The box was never relinquished. November 17, 2008
A toy figurine is finally being issued (above right) to commemo-
rate this off-worlder incident, famous in Japanese folklore. The
red-haired and pale skinned observer came ashore over two
hundred years ago in Hitachi Province (Edo era Japan) in a da-
maged science capsule (pictured below). She dutifully protected
the ship's power core inside the box until her death, although
few people at the time could have figured out its true utility. The
lost crewmember and energy device have since been recovered
and returned off world. Historic records and numerous drawings
of the event can be found in the Iwase Bunko Library (Nishio
City, Japan). Click here (or above pic) to see the figurine.
rate this off-worlder incident, famous in Japanese folklore. The
red-haired and pale skinned observer came ashore over two
hundred years ago in Hitachi Province (Edo era Japan) in a da-
maged science capsule (pictured below). She dutifully protected
the ship's power core inside the box until her death, although
few people at the time could have figured out its true utility. The
lost crewmember and energy device have since been recovered
and returned off world. Historic records and numerous drawings
of the event can be found in the Iwase Bunko Library (Nishio
City, Japan). Click here (or above pic) to see the figurine.
(pics: Iwase Bunko Library; toy figurine: Sekiguchi Fan Direct Shop)
On sale again (but at 4X the price) November 18, 2008
Urban Outfitters is selling the old bare-bones 110 camera that
I had years ago in high school (below pic) but at four times the
original price. Finding Kodak 110 film cartridges could be a
problem, not to mention developing the exposed 110 film. The
photos that they posted online (above) are also a bit mislead-
ing because they only show the plastic camera portion, not the
110 film cartridge which essentially triples its size. Click either
photo above for their product page.
I had years ago in high school (below pic) but at four times the
original price. Finding Kodak 110 film cartridges could be a
problem, not to mention developing the exposed 110 film. The
photos that they posted online (above) are also a bit mislead-
ing because they only show the plastic camera portion, not the
110 film cartridge which essentially triples its size. Click either
photo above for their product page.
(top & middle pics: Urban Outfitters)
Gleaned from 2 minutes of footage November 19, 2008
One thing is for sure: these actors are dead-on with their facial
gestures. Actor Chris Pine gives the classic Shatner/Kirk smirk
(top pic), Karl Urban does an excellent Dr. McCoy (above middle
pic) and Simon Pegg is Scotty (above). Below are Zoey Saldana
as Nyota Uhura and Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov.
gestures. Actor Chris Pine gives the classic Shatner/Kirk smirk
(top pic), Karl Urban does an excellent Dr. McCoy (above middle
pic) and Simon Pegg is Scotty (above). Below are Zoey Saldana
as Nyota Uhura and Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov.
Below are a few secondary, but important, characters. Pictured
are an infant Spock with his parents: Winona Ryder as Amanda
Grayson and Ben Cross as Sarek. Below middle: Bruce Green-
wood as legendary Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike.
are an infant Spock with his parents: Winona Ryder as Amanda
Grayson and Ben Cross as Sarek. Below middle: Bruce Green-
wood as legendary Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike.
| *** BELOW ARE SPOILERS *** |
In these scenes (above pics), 'Acting Captain' Spock beams
down to Vulcan to save his parents (and Vulcan) from an orbit-
ing Romulan ship wielding a singularity weapon. Below: the
U.S.S. Kelvin battling 47 Romulan Warbirds earlier in the film.
down to Vulcan to save his parents (and Vulcan) from an orbit-
ing Romulan ship wielding a singularity weapon. Below: the
U.S.S. Kelvin battling 47 Romulan Warbirds earlier in the film.
Parachuting from a