Effigy

Lisa Evans

2008-05-21T15:00:00.001-07:00

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2008-05-04T14:08:00.001-07:00

Addictions

2008-04-30T18:52:00.000-07:00

So I was reading this article about 6 things that you can get addicted to that are pretty strange. I was thinking to myself..."wow I think I know of at least one person addicted to all of them.

Check out the article

Mars and the Moon

2008-04-24T17:21:00.000-07:00

Steven Hawking recently said that we should begin to colonize the Moon and Mars. He wants the world to give 2.5% of all the money it makes per year to fund the development! I'm no where near as smart as Steven Hawkins but I believe its a lot more worth while to develop orbital space colonies. Orbital spaces would be much cheaper to build and maintain because they would simply orbit the Earth instead of having us fly millions of miles through space. This would also make transportation of materials from Earth much cheaper and more efficient. Also we could create artificial gravity much easier by simply spinning the colonies and using centrifugal force to create gravity. This would also create seasons in the colony similar to Earth. Also because they're pretty much the same distance from the sun we would not have to worry about solar radiation and could grow the virtually the same plants as on Earth as in the colonies. Not sure if Steven Hawkins knows something that I don't but orbital spaces colonies seem like a much viable option to me.

What are people thinking?

2008-04-21T18:02:00.000-07:00

Apparently hybrid car sales have increased 38% in 2007! Its kind of nice to know that people care about the Earth enough to make stupid choices like being a hybrid car. I guess its sort of like recycling, people feel good about themselves for it and its "common knowledge" it apparently must be true. Its kind of nice and kind of distrubing at the same time. So apparently more and more like to feel about themselves and the environment these days (38% more). Anyway next you wanna do something good for someone or something do a little research and decide if what your spending your time and money is really doing what they tell you it does!

check out the article about increased hybrid car sales

New Hulk Movie

2008-04-17T15:33:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share this picture of the movie poster for the new Hulk movie. Looks pretty badass compared to the last crappy hulk movie they made. Enjoy.

Stickin' it to the man

2008-04-14T18:48:00.000-07:00

A new website called Trapster will inform users in real time of upcoming speed traps. The free service relies on users in the community to report in the speed traps, hidden officers, officers with lasar traps, or red light cameras.

Check out an article on Trapster.com

Blockbuster Steaming TV

2008-04-11T12:21:00.000-07:00

Blockbuster announced that it would soon release movies and television shows that stream directly to one's TV.

Heres an article about it

College student builds his own tank!!!!

2008-04-08T20:03:00.000-07:00

A college student from Flint, Michigan has built his own half-size replica of a Panzer tank. It has a working three cylinder engine and the turret can fire golfballs and red bull cans!

check out the article

Time Travel Possible?

2008-04-03T13:10:00.000-07:00

Prof. Kaku at the University of New York in his new book The Physics of the Impossible contends that time travel is possible using worm holes, but our current technology is not up to the task of taking on such an endeavor. He also contends that in the future we will also see the rise of teleportation (already feasible on an atomic particle level), telepathy, and lasar guns (already invented by require large power sources.

Check out the article

Pretty neat

2008-04-01T19:54:00.001-07:00

I thought this was really cool, so I just thought I would share it.

Holy Shit Facebook!

2008-03-31T18:38:00.000-07:00

A woman in Saudi Arabia was killed by her father for chatting with a man over the social networking site Facebook. Wooooow!!!!! Apparently six in ten people using facebook in Saudi Arabia are women which is causing great concern in Saudi Arabia....must be a lot of fun to live there..... anyway check out the article

Sims 3

2008-03-29T09:17:00.000-07:00

Wow just when our lives were getting boring, an opportunity at a new badass virtual life comes to be! The Sims 3 with a 2009 release date will save us from our mundane lives. The Sims 3 will give the player an opporunity to freely roam through a virtual world whether it be just walking around the neighbor or commuting to work. One will also be able to have a greater control of a characters appearance, clothes, and personalities.
Check out the official website or an article about it.

Yoshoku: Japanese take on Western Food

2008-03-26T21:21:00.000-07:00

I thought this was kind of interesting (yoshoku). Its a japanese take on western foods. It was orginally conceived because the Japanese though eating like a westerner would make Japanese people taller and blonde. Anyway a lot of the dishes sound really really good, guess ill have to check it whenever I get the chance....

Check out the article:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/26/style/26japan-food.php

Omg omg omg more MS Igloo!!!

2008-03-25T13:26:00.000-07:00

Bandai announced a new MS Igloo which will be a sequel to the previous two MS Igloo installments. All the same script writers and directors are on board so it seems like it'll be good. Only down side I see is that it is no longer from a Zeon perspective anymore. Apparently its about the ground war on Earth during the One Year War from the pov of the Earth Federation. Should be something to look out for in the future.....dear God I hope someone good fansubs it.......GG doesnt really seem to be around much anymore.

Check out the article at: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-25/gundam-ms-igloo-2-anime-announced

MPAA strikes again

2008-03-21T11:07:00.000-07:00

MPAA tries to push more unneeded crappy legislation through Congress....sticking their nose into places it doesn't belong. They themselves know colleges are only responsible for about 3% of all internet piracy. *sighs*

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080320-mpaa-to-congress-filtering-is-in-colleges-best-interests.html

Mobile Guitar Hero??

2008-03-20T22:18:00.000-07:00

Well if looking like a fool at home wasn't enough now you can look like a fool on the go. Nintendo just announced Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS complete with a mini-guitar and everything.

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN2042309220080320

Who knew vista was evil?

2008-03-19T19:54:00.002-07:00

Not too long after vista's sp1 out came out dozens of user report some pretty funny errors...... well just funny to someone who doesn't have vista.

Check out the article at: http://itnews.com.au/News/72401,windows-vista-sp1-wreaks-havoc-on-some-pcs-users-complain.aspx

2008-03-18T11:08:00.001-07:00

Many have said that art imitates life, so it would seem that games follow the same trend. The Guitar Hero series has capitalized on this, pulling the fan raging experience of rock stardom out of classic rock bands like taffy and brought the stage diving experience to the gaming masses. Most, though not all, gamers will agree that there is little correlation between your skill in Guitar Hero and actual guitar playing. Some even seem to find it infuriating when gamers enjoy Guitar Hero or similar games, claiming they would better spend their time learning to play the guitar. If you fall into this crowd of the musically inclined, or even if you don’t, Guitar Rising might be the game for you.

Guitar Rising is similar to Guitar Hero and like games in the sense that you hit notes in time with the music to score points, only the notes your hitting come from an actual guitar. The Guitar Rising website hosts a promotional video that shows a gameplay style not unlike Guitar Hero-esque games. The notes scroll from left to right instead of top to bottom, and the only head banging rocker in sight is the person playing the game. The game first appeared at the Austin Independent Game Conference with a playable demo and won the Developer’s Choice Award by popular vote. Guitar Rising is slated for release on the PC and Mac in late 2008. There is not much information on the game at this point, other than that it will contain thirty rock songs from more modern bands. Whether or not users will be able to create their own songs is not known at this time. Even with the slim details the game already seems to have one unofficial fan site, for the UK at least.

One of the possible downsides of Guitar Rising is actually having to get your hands on an electric guitar. Different iterations of a real Gibson SG seem to be priced anywhere from about $90 to $9,000, while the lowest price I found on any electric guitar was around $60. While establish guitarists will not have too much of an issue, as they probably will already have a guitar, most gamers new to the instrument will have to acquire one. Though the price point of the game is unknown at this point it will have to land around $80 (including guitar) to compete with Guitar Hero III. Though the game looks promising, it will be interesting to see if actually playing the guitar is as exciting and as profitable as a simulation of rock stardom.

- http://gotgame.com (written by Adam)

Welcome

2008-03-18T10:38:00.000-07:00

This is my first post and I just wanted everyone to know that this blog will contains news about video games, current events, anime, and television.

Almost anything goes, just try and keep it appropriate.