Saturday, August 02, 2008

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Romans Used 20-Sided Dice Two Millennia Before D&D

Many of us geeks take great pride in the ability to recite the history of role-playing games based on the 20-sided die, but what about the history of the die itself? Apparently it predates the original Dungeons and Dragons by almost two millenia.

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Friday, May 30, 2008

Claire McCaskill on Colbert Report

Senator Claire McCaskill explains why Barack Obama is the best man or woman to be the next president of the United States.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Economics 101: The Price of Gas

Gas prices are up and oil executives are once again testifying before Congress. Clearly, many politicians, pundits, and consumers lament the rising cost of gas. Before we join them in their chorus, let us take a step back and ask this question: Are gas prices really all that high?

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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Rome Marks Anniversary of Founding

Rome was said to be founded on 21 April, 753 BC by the twin sons of the war god Mars, Romulus and Remus. Celebrations were held on Sunday to mark the anniversary.

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Jessica Rabbit Untooned

pixeloo's followup to the 'Real Mario' and 'Real Homer Simpson'. Jessica Rabbit!

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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Saturday, March 29, 2008

The Worldwide Network of US Military Bases

The Worldwide control of humanity's economic, social and political activities is under the helm of US corporate and military power. Underlying this process are various schemes of direct and indirect military intervention. These US sponsored strategies ultmately consist in a process of global subordination.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

"Liberating Iraq Would be a Cakewalk"

In what sense Mr. Adelman? All I see is a walk of death.

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How to guarantee a girl never leaves you



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Anatomy of an Icon: Inside the Apple IIc

At 7.5 pounds, the Apple IIc portable computer was the MacBook Air of 1984. Ever wonder what makes up a vintage classic? We took one apart to find out.

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

How to break up with your girlfriend in 64 Easy Steps.

Hilarious animation detailing exactly how to break up with your girlfriend in 64 EASY steps! Sadly I've been through just about ALL of these steps!



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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Amazing $200 inkjet - prints one page per SECOND on sale next year (VIDEO)

Secretive inventor with more patents that Edison. Spent 13 years developing the technology. Today released videos that have stunned the printer industry. Analysts have confirmed prototypes are real. Ultra-high speed $150 photo printer technology available 2007. Also promises color printers built into mobile phones, digicams, and handheld games...



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Sunday, March 11, 2007

I love you -- now go sleep in the other bed

More than 60 percent of custom houses will have dual master bedrooms by 2015. Sometimes it's snoring, sometimes it's children, but sometimes couples just want to sleep alone.



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Thursday, March 08, 2007

Real Picture of the Optimus Keyboard?

Sorry, now it is two days in a row with a post about that blasted Optimus keyboard. Today, this picture was posted on the Optimus weblog which appears to be an actual working (maybe) model. For the past year and a half we have seen the same old 3d renderings and this one looks a bit different, a little real.



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Saturday, March 03, 2007

NSFW - The mathematically perfect woman

When Khan Amore set forth to write this commentary, he decided that no such article would be complete without an illustration of the plurality of divine proportions which are to be found in Nature’s greatest work of art: the body of a beautiful woman



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Friday, March 02, 2007

Gen. Wesley Clark: Decison to Attack Iraq Made 9/20/01! Saw Classified Memo

This long interview with Clark includes many amazing comments and statements. He thinks about running for president every day. We should close Guantanamo. Bush & Co. planned to attack Syria, Lebanon, Iran and several other countries in Middle East. Surge is useless. Watch video here: http://www.democracynow.org/streampage.pl?show=2007-03-02



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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Saturday, February 24, 2007

James Cameron to announce Jesus tomb discovery

Brace yourself. James Cameron, the man who brought you 'The Titanic' is back with another blockbuster. This time, the ship he's sinking is Christianity. In a new documentary, Producer Cameron makes the starting claim that Jesus wasn't resurrected --the cornerstone of Christian faith-- in his new documentary.



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