So, here are some pictures from Day 1 of the AnimeUSA convention 2011, held in Crystal City. Enjoy, and if you see yourself in one of them, please leave a comment!
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Category: cool things!
These things are cool!
It’s coming, the Geek Singularity! A review of the webcomic “Weregeek”
This webcomic, “Weregeek”, is one of my favorites, mainly because it deals with all kinds of nerdy, geeky, fanboy things, like RPGs, sci-fi, games, comics, etc.
This webcomic, “Weregeek”, is one of my favorites, mainly because it deals with all kinds of nerdy, geeky, fanboy things, like RPGs, sci-fi, games, comics, etc. Continue reading “It’s coming, the Geek Singularity! A review of the webcomic “Weregeek””
Presenting The Oomphalapompatronium!
Now, if this thing doesn’t make you want to go out to the garage and throw together some kind of music-making thingamajig, I don’t know what would!
Apparently this guy, Leonard Solomon, makes all kinds of musical instruments out of, well, stuff. He gives performances of his musical and geeky machinery, since at least 1985. Check out the other videos on his page!
Impressive Photoshop painting skills
This person has them, by a long shot. Goes from a sketch, to a drawing, to a painting, to near photorealism. Catchy Russian music, too…
Occupy Wall Streeter, and Mom
“Oh, look at my little protester, all grown up! Continue reading “Occupy Wall Streeter, and Mom”
Cats and fire (taking a break before the next rant)…
I’ve never seen a cat deal with fire before, so this may be natural. I suspect not, though. The owner’s comment states that this cat likes the taste of its own singed fur, but I’m not convinced. It does seem to be licking its paws a lot, but then I’d be doing that too if my hand got too hot trying to handle an open flame. At any rate, the cat looks like it’s fascinated by the flame itself, almost like it’s analyzing it.
“Some day, I’ll learn the Big Ones’ secret about you, then they’d better watch out!”
(update: Then again…
Google is ruining our lives! (but not the way you think)
Comedian Pete Holmes has an interesting take on what the Internet and search engines like Google are doing to our lives. It’s funny and also thoughtful. Continue reading “Google is ruining our lives! (but not the way you think)”
Bad Lip Reading: Mitt Romney – Stuff the Ice Chest
This is hilarious, there’s a group of people “lipreading” political and other videos, and re-dubbing them with random silly words that actually fit the lip movements! Here’s one they did from a Mitt Romney campaign video, and one they made into a music video of one of Barack Obama’s videos.
Romney:
Obama: