And here's another funny Star Wars design:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
TypeRacer, fun, fast online game
I can't type, and it's still fun. It's always a pleasure to find a website that concentrates on providing a good experience rather than fancy bells and whistles.
Toy: Revoltech Jun
Clever Wall-E ad
Flickr link. Via.
(Can't say I'm excited about the movie. The robot looks like a combination of two of my least favorite robots - - ROB and Short Circuit, and I'm apparently the only person on the planet who hated Ratatouille.)
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
How to get traffic with StumbleUpon
I don't use any of the social sites, but if you're interested in using StumbleUpon, here's some tips.
Party Ideas For Math Nerds?
Slashdot has some funny ideas (mixed amongst a lot of bitter comments):
The trick is to do things she and her friends like in unexpected and subtle ways. For example, arrange the appetizers in the Fibonacci series (or get really daring and stack them vertically using Pascal's triangle). Use geometry to decorate (especially Pi)
Don't forget drinking games: It's not that hard, you just pick a card and drink half the sum of the prime factors in fingers. If you get it wrong, you have to stand on your head and recite pi backwards (as hard as it sounds.)
The trick is to do things she and her friends like in unexpected and subtle ways. For example, arrange the appetizers in the Fibonacci series (or get really daring and stack them vertically using Pascal's triangle). Use geometry to decorate (especially Pi)
Don't forget drinking games: It's not that hard, you just pick a card and drink half the sum of the prime factors in fingers. If you get it wrong, you have to stand on your head and recite pi backwards (as hard as it sounds.)
Monday, April 28, 2008
Nebula Winners Have Been Announced
Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union won for best novel. See the whole list here. (I'm not sure what to expect. I loved Kavalier and Clay, but Summerland and The Final Solution were boooring.)
Lego: Flash Gordon-style spaceship
One of many great sci-fi creations by "Lego2000" on display here. Via.
*Buy vintage spaceships at eBay.
Boxing Godzilla t-shirt design
Found in this store, which features a variety of t-shirts including two different designs for "Afro Boy." Via.
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