Can you imagine a world with no bananas in it? No? Well, unless something drastic happens, you are going to have to not only imagine that scenario but be prepared to live it. Its a fact that is well under the radar considering all of the dismal news that keeps getting bandied about but bananas […]
Happy new year! To start off my 2008 recapping (I know, I’m later than the MSM as they do this type of stuff in Dec but I don’t care), ESPN has a great Strange Year in Review article about all of the flat out wacky shite that happened in the 2008 season. My favorite is […]
Many people think that SNL was hitting below the belt with the blind jokes in this skit but I love it, especially when NJ gets ripped on:
If you are the type of person who thinks that John Fogerty is singing “There’s a bathroom on right” instead of “There’s a bad moon on the rise” then you might think that Beyonce is singing “Oh my Singlet” instead of “All my Single Ladies” in her new hit song “Single Ladies (Put a Ring […]
The United States Army has turned over 100 years of science fiction into science fact as it has deployed a ray gun named Zeus in Iraq to blow up road side bombs. It works by shooting lasers at them and can do so from up to 300 meters away. It is named Zeus because this […]
Usually I try to write a witty original title for a post, something that sort of implies what the post is about but at the same time adds a touch of ironic detachment. There is no way I could do that here. My title needed to be as simple as Axl’s album is complex. After […]
2009 is shaping up to known as “Year of the Joe” as there will be a new animated series titled GI Joe: Resolute, a full length live action blockbuster movie titled GI Joe: Rise of Cobra and a new Hasbro toy line of GI Joe figures. Sweet. I have kept my VCR in large part […]
DARPA is asking for a Flying Submarine concept which technically should be called “a submersible aircraft, as an aircraft design can be pressurized and submerged far more easily than a heavy submarine could be made to fly.” I believe the word I’m looking for is cool. Another cool tidbit is that this is post #700. […]
I have no idea why I do not read io9 more often but that is about to change. For instance, I know how that outside of Cornwall, England lighting designer Bruce Munro has placed his outdoor installation, “Field of Light.” Thousands of fiber optic cables topped with acrylic orbs illuminate the countryside, giving the impression […]
I find it very odd that over the past year, my favorite NYT columnist has slowly become David Brooks (Sorry Paul, Thomas and Maureen). The reason why Brooks has vaulted to the lead is because he consistent writes thoughtful and pragmatic columns which come from the central moderate point of view. Even though I post […]