August 2011
The next episode of Doctor Who is called "Night...
rosalarian:
And the description says “The Doctor, Amy and Rory travel to the scariest place in the world.”
Why do I watch this show? Moffat, you are killing me.
A hot dog factory?
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“Nothing creates rage on the Internet like sincerely enjoying something. That...”
– Patton Oswalt: http://www.avclub.com/articles/patton-oswalt,61121/2/ (via itswalky)
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Things that are "all natural"
Arsenic
UV radiation
Deadly nightshade
Packs of hungry wolves
Bubonic plague
Cyanide
Mildew
Black widow spiders
Sunburn
Steep cliffs
Carbon monoxide
Cancer
Sharks
Cholesterol
Earthquakes
The flu
Rabies
The heat death of the Universe
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I hate that point in a video game...
…where you’re so close to the ending but there’s a ton of stuff to do and collect that has no bearing on the ending but OCD compells you to get it anyway before the ending even if you can continue the game after the ending and keep getting stuff but the ending is the ending and there is stuff aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh
I’ve reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaally been stretching out my playing of...
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The Great Mega Man Comic Opinion Switcharoo
ARCHIE MEGA MAN #4 - Now this is more like the comic I was hoping for! The Robot Masters got to be, well, characters, even in their limited appearance time. The “game guide walkthrough” method of storytelling was dropped. There wasn’t really forced Mega-Emo stuff going on. The only complaint I have is with Wily… since when did he calmly go “at least I die knowing...
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Let's all sing the Rhyming Song
Let’s all sing the Rhyming Song The Rhyming Song, the Rhyming Song Let’s take turns and rhyme together The Rhyming Song I was hungry, now I’m not The Rhyming Song, the Rhyming Song ‘Cause I ate some beans and grapes The Rhyming Song
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The Robot Monster: What? There's video? →
therobotmonster:
thetransformers:
gamelamer replied to your video: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots TV…
Ashamedly, I like nearly all of them -.-
Its nothing to be ashamed of :)
Why was I not informed?
Greg and I wrote two of the Rescue Bots kids’ books and the first several…
Hells to the yes.
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Borrowed compies, soon no more
The last few… well, months, I’ve been internetting on borrowed computers. A cat-pee-related problem blew up my prior machine and I’ve not really had the monies to replace it. Thus my very sporadic art and TFWIKI picture updating.
(The cat pee will not be a future issue, as the cat in question was old and persnickety, and has passed on.)
But new parts have been ordered....
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Earthquake? Really?
Wow. I’m… impressed, actually. I always knew an East Coast earthquake was possible, just not likely. And having spent only a little amount of time on the West Coast, I am unused to the notion of the Earth freakin’ shaking under my feet. The idea that someplace several hours away from here got it and I still felt rumbles is… I dunno if “unsettling” is the word....
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In a 20-country group of America’s peer countries... →
wilwheaton:
To our great shame, among the 20 major advanced countries America now has
the highest poverty rate, both generally and for children;
the greatest inequality of incomes;
the lowest government spending as a percentage of GDP on social programs for the disadvantaged;
the lowest number of paid holiday, annual, and maternity leaves;
the lowest score on the United Nations’ index of...
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None so blind →
As I sit, I squint at my computer LCD monitor, so I put on my prescription glasses to see better. I should’ve put them on earlier, because now I have a headache, so I take a couple of ibuprofens with a glass of fresh clean water from my tap.
I stretch my back a bit because it’s sore. I have a herniated disk — I found out last week when I got an MRI — and I’ll be going to the doctor in a few...
This video illusion will destroy your brain →
I love stuff like this because OH MAN MY BRAIN.
(I found this on Phil Plait’s blog, Bad Astronomy.)
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Fair is fair: Kindergarten and the American Dream →
rosalarian:
Excerpt:
Fundamentally, the assumption behind the American rags-to-riches ideal is meritocracy; everyone starts out equal and gets what they earn based on merit.
But that’s a legal fiction. It’s not true. American society is not a meritocracy. In fact, measuring by social mobility, it’s less of a meritocracy than many other Western nations. Americans, and especially ...
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Describe a movie as boringly as possible.
- A farm boy and his father do not get along.
- A theme park isn’t ready to open yet.
- Some college friends open up a pest control service.
- A rich guy misses his childhood.
- People stop going to the beach.
- A woman goes to a doctor, who discovers she has a minor physical abnormality. No treatment is prescribed. (from Graham)
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“Megyn Kelly is badass — that guy was calling maternity leave “a racket.” He was...”
– JON STEWART, on Megyn Kelly decrying a fellow conservative’s remarks calling paid maternity leave a “racket,” on The Daily Show.
Brilliant.
(via inothernews)
“They’re really only entitlements (to you) when it’s something other people want. When it’s something you want, they’re a hallmark of a...
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The many looks of Selina Kyle
dcwomenkickingass:
With all the buzz about the Catwoman costume, here’s a look at some Darwyn Cooke styling thoughts for Selina when he was drawing the comic.
You really need to embiggen to see his notes. Notice on the mid right the “no f-me pumps.” Gah, gorgeous.
Okay, seriously… this is classy and sexy all in one go. What happened to design like this?
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Flipflap.
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How canon has ruined comic books
krisstraub:
Has anyone done a chart of the number of reboots/reimaginings/restarts in the comic book industry over the last fifty years? Does it just shoot up exponentially?
What got me this morning was this story over at Comic Alliance. A big number 4. In case you didn’t know, the Human Torch died, and the remaining members of the Fantastic Four became the “Future Foundation.” But now, could...
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Rifftrax on Hulu!
I’m well behind on my MST-related news, so it was a joy to discover that Rifftrax has put several movies and shorts up on Hulu free for watching. Ahhhhhh. I missed this stuff.
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Joe Ruby on the American Mega Man cartoon!
Okay, a little backdrop first. A few years ago, Matt Karpowich (of the Obscure Transformers Website, among other projects) got in touch with Joe Ruby of Ruby-Spears Productions for some interview stuff. Knowing I was a Mega Man fan, I got the chance to do a dedicated set of questions based on the MM cartoon. Some interesting tidbits came from it, but for one reason or another, neither interview...
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The Robot Monster: Ultimate Spider-Man & The DC... →
therobotmonster:
A quick comment:
DC Disappoints by blandifying its lineup and making the most whitebread non-reboot ever made worse by bringing back ancient played out versions of legacy characters & by appealing to boring tradition and the same old audience. The internet erupts in justified criticism. I am…
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I'm bored and feeling stupid.
I’ve been fucking around playing old Capcom arcade games on the PSP most of the non-work day. I should really be more productive.
But Magic Sword won’t play itself.
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