Archive for April, 2006
Color photos of Denver
I’ve finally scanned in the batch of my color 120mm photos from Denver, enjoy them over at Flickr.
Stephen Colbert roasts Bush & Co.
From the transcript:
But, listen, let’s review the rules. Here’s how it works: the president makes decisions. He’s the decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Just put ‘em through a spell check and go home. Get to know your family again. Make [...]
Renaissance Trailer
Interesting looking French movie: Renaissance. Here’s hoping it comes over to our side of the pond.
(Link courtesy of BLDGBLOG)
Step-by-step Karate Kid shower costume
Step-by-Step Karate Kid shower costume - this is friggen awesome.
Pictures of the Mac Lab at Microsoft
Pictures/Tour of the Mac Lab over at the Microsoft Mac Business Unit.
Going after “The Da Vinci Code”
From The Orlando Sentinel:
Before film opens, Christians rally to decry ‘Da Vinci Code’
Christians who mostly turned the other cheek as The Da Vinci Code climbed the best-seller list are launching a counteroffensive now that Dan Brown’s novel is set to hit the big screen.
As the movie’s May 19 opening draws nearer, Roman Catholic and other [...]
Touch of Death the collected edition now on sale!
Touch of Death: The Collected Edition is now on sale!
Here are the details:
Download: 1 documents (PDF), 178047 KB - $7.62
Printed: 90 pages, 6.88″ x 10.50″, perfect binding, 60# white interior paper, black and white interior ink , 100# exterior paper, full-color exterior ink - $13.95
ISBN: 978-1-4116-8746-2
Publisher: Brian Kirsten
Copyright: © 2006 Brain Scan Studios, Inc. Standard [...]
The Touch of Death Collected Consumer Remix edition
The Touch of Death Collected Consumer Remix edition
$13.95 - 90 pages, black and white interiors with full color covers.
Coming soon from Brain Scan Studios.
Candidate for New Orleans Mayor using Disneyland picture?
On the left, the header image of Butler’s campaign website. On the right, a picture of New Orleans Square in Disneyland. And, uh, we’re not sayin’, we’re just sayin’… frankly, we don’t remember what the trash cans looked like in the French Quarter, but the cleanliness of the street and the presence of fannypackin’ middle-Americans [...]
David Blaine drowns himself for an audience.
The 33-year-old magician will perform his latest stunt by living underwater for seven days and nights in a “human aquarium” in front of New York’s Lincoln Center.
He will conclude by attempting to hold his breath underwater longer than the record of 8 minutes, 58 seconds.
The finale of his latest stunt will air live in a [...]
Manga book pulled from San Bernadino County, CA Libraries
From ICV2:
Bill Postmus, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of suburban San Bernadino County, California, has ordered the county’s libraries to remove the scholarly text Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics from circulation. He proudly announced the move, calling the book “obscene comics,” on the county’s Website, saying, “That book is absolutely inappropriate [...]
No gambling ads for you…
From Wired:
The United States is taking aim at internet casino ads as tensions build in a high-profile trade fight over the country’s largely toothless online gambling ban.
Although many website operators insist internet gambling ads are legal, a recent crack down by U.S. authorities has led some website operators to disgorge online casino advertising revenues and [...]
A killer ride
From The Disney Blog:
“Sad news to report today. A second fatality in less than a year of a guest who complained of feeling ill after riding Epcot’s Mission: Space attraction. This time a 49 year old woman from Germany was reportedly ill after riding the g-force intensive space simulator. She was transported to a hospital [...]
Cake made out of Cadbury Creme Eggs
Well I guess it had to be done, for the good of science. Yes, a cake was baked and yes Cadbury creme eggs were used instead of real eggs.
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Morning joke
From 43 Folders:
Q: How many people with ADD does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: HEY! Let’s ride bikes!!!
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