Not the Worst Way to Waste 10 Minutes

Can you name all 50 states in 10 minutes? Not sure, try it out here (link). I know the game isn’t the most clever, but a good way to see how familiar you are with the USA.

What is Intelligence?

I read this story today written by Isaac Asimov:
What is intelligence, anyway? When I was in the army, I received the kind of aptitude test that all soldiers took and, against a normal of 100, scored 160. No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made [...]

Say What Again

As many of you know, i love Pulp Fiction.  So does a student (Jarrett Moody) who is taking a Typography class.  For a project in the class he had to take a piece of audio from wherever (movie, song, poetry reading, answering machine) and then represent that audio on screen using only typography.

So, he took [...]

Features for Google Reader

I love my Google Reader.  I like being able to stay in one “web inbox” and cruise through a stream of web clips.
One thing I don’t like is hassle of placing a comment on a blog.  To leave a comment, i have to leave Google Reader and go to the blog, then type in the [...]

The Grindhouse is a Double Dose of Awesome

Tarantino and Rodriguez are teaming up to do a double feature called The Grindhouse.  It’s a movie that shows 2 separate films back-to-back. The first (Rodriguez’s) is a horror movie called Planet Terror which includes has a chick with 1 normal let and 1 leg as an assault rifle.  The second (Tarantino’s) is an action [...]

The Real Animal House

I’m trying to make a point to blog about books i’ve read, so here goes….
Over the weekend i read “The Real Animal House” by Chris Miller. He’s the same guy who co-wrote the movie Animal House which went on to be come the largest grossing comedy of all time. Chris also went to [...]

Dylan’s Themed Radio Hour

I recently found a little gem on XM radio. Every week, for an hour, Bob Dylan hosts an themed radio show. In this hour, he chooses some of his favorite songs relating to the theme. Each song is usually at least 30-50 years old and pretty obscure. The themes [...]

New Guns N’ Roses Album is Coming!

You read it here first. The next Guns N’ Roses album called Chinese Democracy that’s been rumored for about the past decade is finally coming. And to prove it, there’s a single coming out from it. It’s called “Better” and i’ve got it right here (link).
This could turn out like Michael Jordan’s [...]

Hit the Gym With These

It’s COLD.
I used to be able to take it but i’m living below the Mason-Dixon line and have become a totaly softy. Because of this i’ve been confined to the treadmill for the past few weeks. I hate running on the treadmill. To make treadmill running less boring and sucky, i’m on a constant [...]

Plasma TV: 1080p and HDMI

I’m about to purchase a new Plasma TV and thought i’d post about the new acroynms that have become my obsession.
Let’s start with 1080p. There are 3 types of HDTV’s available today: 720p, 1080i, and 1080p. What do these mean. The numbers refer to the number of lines across the screen, [...]