Juggling Ball and Playing the Piano

I didn't know this was possible!

Marriage Proposal al'la'iPhone ad

This is a marriage proposal al'la'iPhone ad.


I like at the end, "iPropose". She probably said iDo.

Endless Zombie Rampage

Use WASD to move your player.
Mouse is used to aim. Left button to shoot.
Mouse wheel or E/Q to switch weapons.
R or NUM 0 to Reload.

5 Reasons Super Shopping Centers Make for Good Zombie Defense Locations

In the inevitable zombie holocaust where the undead walk and cannot be quickly destroyed your own home will not longer offer you sanctuary, be it for lack of food or that zombies have worked their way through your defenses. Or maybe at the beginning of an outbreak you run and need to find a safe place to hide with you cadre of fellow zombie survivalists. As you search you will likely come across one of the now common super shopping centers. These centers may offer the appearance of safety along with a number of other attributes, but do not be fooled.

Apparent Advantages:

1. Ready Source of Food: These super shopping centers have sles upon aisles of food, canned, bagged, boxed, and otherwise. They even have dog food for rover so that when you run out of food he is fat and happy and ready to be consumed.
2. Several Exits: These centers have a number of entrances and exits so that if the undead do break in you can quickly escape without a prolonged battle. Also the centers will likely have build material so that you can barricade the entrances.
3. Weapons: Even if the store does not carry firearms the gardening section will give you plenty of weapons in forms of shoves, axes, and other handheld implements of zombie destruction.
4. Gear: When you have to leave the center that you have occupied you will also have a ready source of transportation in the form of bikes and be able to carry out food, medical supplies, and weapons as you flee the infestation.
5. Safety in Numbers: You will not be the only ones looking to take refuge in the store, be it employees, or others who have the same idea as you there will be other looking for a safe place. There is always the chance that those you let in to help you defend the shopping center will be infected and letting a zombie into your base can ruin anyone’s plans. Also one must consider that there could already be zombies inside and you could very well be walking into a kill box.

As we feel that safety comes with increased knowledge, we also like to offer potential counter-points to the positives.

Apparent Disadvantages:

1. Ready source of food: Though it is not question that these stores carry a large amount of food, the liability comes in on whether or not the outbreak was seen coming, if people saw the possibility of the walking dead then they would have stocked up on food leaving you with less provisions.
2. Several Exits: Though there are several ways out this also means several ways in. Several ways in means that you and your fellow survivors will need to watch them constantly, even barricaded if enough zombies push against it the barricade will fall, and if that comes to pass you will likely be surrounded and you hopes of escape will be almost non existent.
3. Weapons: In a crisis people buy weapons, from guns to baseball bats. Though gardening implements may still be available many of the other weapons will have been grabbed up by those trying to prepare for a home defense.
4. Gear: As with weapons useful gear will have been brought up by those who tried to prepare for a home defense.
5. You Are Not the Only One: You will not be the only ones looking to take refuse in the store, be it employees, or others who have the same idea as you there will be other looking for a safe place. There is always the chance that those you let in to help you defend the shopping center will be infected and letting a zombie into your base can ruin anyone’s plans. Also one must consider that there could already be zombies inside and you could very well be walking into a kill box.

In the end if you see one of the modern super shopping centers during an outbreak pass it by. You don’t know what could be lurking inside and whatever good you could come across by going inside are certainly not worth you life. This is not to say that one of these buildings could not be fortified, or scrounged but only that doing so in an unorganized or as a first choice effort is not recommended.

Stay safe. Stay informed. Stay alive.

This story via zombiesarecoming.com

Every Thirty Seconds, A Man Is Hit By A Drunk Driver

This is that man.

Bilbo Lives!!!

Bilbo lives!

After publicly feuding for more than a year, "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" a planned two-film prequel to the blockbuster trilogy.

Jackson, who directed "Rings," will serve as executive producer for two "Hobbit" pictures. They will tell the story of how the young hobbit Bilbo Baggins originally came to possess the nefarious One Ring that Frodo, his adopted heir, needed three films to dispose of.

A director for the films has yet to be named. Production is tentatively set to begin in 2009 with a release planned for 2010, and the sequel following in 2011.

Relations between Jackson and New Line soured after "Rings" despite a collective worldwide box office gross of nearly $3 billion. Jackson shepherded Tolkien's Middle-Earth saga to a combined 17 Academy Awards including best picture for 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" The trilogy also includes 2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."

"I'm very pleased that we've been able to put our differences behind us, so that we may begin a new chapter with our old friends at New Line," Jackson said in a statement. "We are delighted to continue our journey through Middle Earth."

Late last year, acrimony between the 46-year-old Jackson and New Line became very public, with the studio announcing they would move forward with "The Hobbit" without him. Jackson sued New Line over the amount he was paid including DVD payments for "The Fellowship of the Ring," the first installment of the trilogy.

"The low point was when we both started getting a little too personal about this whole thing," said New Line co-chairman and co-CEO Bob Shaye on Tuesday. "From my own perspective, I realized that I shouldn't be so thin-skinned about everything that goes on in my professional life."

Jackson's suit, the two sides announced Tuesday, has been settled. The terms of the settlement weren't announced, though Shaye cheerfully said: "One of the key terms was we all shake hands with each other."

In his statement, Jackson thanked Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) Chairman and CEO Harry Sloan for helping him and New Line "find the common ground necessary to continue that journey."

New Line, which is owned by Time Warner Inc., holds the rights to produce "The Hobbit," while MGM, which is owned by a consortium including Sony Corp. and Comcast Corp., has the right to distribute it. The two studios will split financing and distribution costs, with New Line handling distribution in North America and MGM distributing internationally.

Two "Hobbit" films are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, similar to how the three "Lord of the Rings" films were made all at once. Shaye and Sloan both said it was Jackson's idea to divide the story, adapted from Tolkien's first book about Middle Earth (which was about half the length of any from the trilogy that followed).

The film's production schedule is subject to how long the writers strike lasts, which some forecast could continue for many months. There isn't currently a script for either "Hobbit" film, and producers will be unable to even approach writers until the strike is over.

"If the writers strike drags on, then everything can change in terms of the time table," Sloan said Tuesday.

Sloan added that some patience has been necessary for making "The Hobbit" happen: "We've always taken the position that we wanted Peter to be involved in this project, but it's taken some time to work out the differences."

Jackson, who directed "King Kong" after finishing the trilogy, is currently finishing shooting for "The Lovely Bones," based on Alice Sebold's novel.

The three "Lord of the Rings" films rank among the 25 most lucrative films of all time, made more financially successful by the risky strategy of shooting all three together. The production budget for the trilogy has been estimated at around $300 million.

Tolkien's fantasy epic has been a cultural juggernaut since its publication in the 1950s, inspiring everything from the ubiquitous "Frodo Lives!" graffiti in the '60s and '70s to the Dungeons and Dragons phenomenon of the '80s. With the franchise now considered one of the most bankable projects in Hollywood, the "Hobbit" films will be expected to match the blockbuster success of "Rings."

Battlefield: Bad Company

This amazing game is scheduled to be released sometime in 2008
Made by Dice

Grand Theft Anime

It's like Grand Theft Auto, but with schoolgirls riding Sith speeder bikes and shooting up Pikachus. Does anyone know where this came from?

Zero Punctuation: Guitar Hero III

Another review from the Escapist magazine

How to Make Comics With Half-Life 2

The process is relatively simple. You only need Half-Life 2.  Counter-Strike: Source, and Day of Defeat: Source are reccommended, along with the other Half-Life 2 games. Follow these easy steps to make a comic:

1. Download Garry's Mod 9, or purchase Garry's Mod 10* via Steam. It's only 10 dollars.
2. Open up your version of Garry's Mod.
3. Begin to post models and ragdolls with the physics gun.
4. Take screenshots of the models.

NOTE: Photoshop is required for these steps.
5. Open up Photoshop.
6. Create a new document with whatever size you want.
7. Open up your screenshots and resize them to fit your new document.
8. Create speech bubbles and text.
9. Save it as a .jpg file, and you're done!

* Garry's Mod 10 is frequently updated, with new content as Source games are released. It has online multiplayer too.

Check out my comics here:
http://safetyatwork.x3nopro.com/

The Comic Book Community on the Garry's Mod Forums:
http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21

They have tutorials at Facepunch, and pretty much everything else you need.

Zero Friction: Supercooled Helium

When Helium is cooled below its freezing point, friction disappears, creating perpetual motion (as long as it is cold.)

The Rise and Fall of Digital Piracy

Before going on stage for a concert in Oslo, Norway, rap artist 50 Cent did an interview with Pål Nordseth. Although most of the conversation involved his denial of using cocaine on live tv, the conversation eventually turned to file sharing.

Pål asked 50 Cent “How are G-Unit Records (the recording company he owns) doing in these times of file-sharing?

“Not so good.” he responded. “The advances in technology impacts everyone, and we all must adapt. Most of all hip-hop, a style of music dependent upon a youthful audience. This market consists of individuals embracing innovations faster than the fans of classical and jazz music. What is important for the music industry to understand is that this [piracy] really doesn’t hurt the artists."

Organizations that support piracy like the Pirate Bay have been saying this for years, but this is the first time the words have come out of a successful artists lips.

50 Cent then went on to say: “A young fan may be just as devout and dedicated no matter if he bought it or stole it. The concerts are crowded and the industry must understand that they have to manage all the 360 degrees around an artist. They, (the industry), have to maximize their income from concerts and merchandise. It is the only way they can get their marketing money back.”

“The main problem is that the artists are not getting as much help developing as before file-sharing. They are now learning to peddle ringtones, not records” he said.
"They don’t understand the value of a perfect piece of art.”

To give a brief synopsis, 50 Cent believes that the fanbase that he would otherwise not reach because of the price of the music has a value in itself. Also, the merchandising from this fanbase makes up for the possible monetary loss.

In other news, Microsoft has devised a new system to make up for the recent doing away with some of the anti-piracy features of Vista. If one is willing to give up their computer privacy for three months, they can earn a copy of Vista or Microsoft Word 2007.

It works like this:

1. You install a program that monitors all input and output in your computer
2. Wait three months while doing nothing illegal lest the RIAA show up on your doorstep
3. Fill out survey
4. Free Vista!

Ok, first of all, what software pirate would give up their privacy for three months?
Secondly, what person in their right mind would give up their privacy for three months?
Third, why would anyone want Vista anyway? A new operating system is likely to come out in 2008 anyway. For more on this, see this article.

EDIT: Microsoft pulled down their offer on Tuesday, due to large demand.

Angry German Kid

The Adventures of Bob and Womanperson

Without further ado, I give you the product of several days work.

It all started when our over-heralded star, Bob, woke up in a secret vineyard. It was the eighth time it had happened. Feeling abundantly pleased, Bob deflowered a potato, thinking it would make him feel better (but as usual, it did not). Ever so extemporaneously, he realized that his beloved leg was missing! Immediately he called his lover, Womanperson. Bob had known Womanperson for (plus or minus) 200,000 years, the majority of which were enticing ones. Womanperson was unique. She was clever though sometimes a little... stupid. Bob called her anyway, for the situation was urgent.

Womanperson picked up to a very angry Bob. Womanperson calmly assured him that most Indonesian devil cats grimace before mating, yet South American hissing sloths usually wildly shudder after mating. She had no idea what that meant; she was only concerned with distracting Bob. Why was Womanperson trying to distract Bob? Because she had snuck out from Bob’s with the leg only seven days prior. It was a sassy little leg... how could she resist?

It did not take long before Bob got back to the subject at hand: his leg. Womanperson yawned. Reluctantly, Womanperson invited him over; assuring him, they would find the leg. Bob grabbed his hippopotamus and disembarked immediately. After hanging up the phone, Womanperson realized that she was in trouble. She had to find a place to hide the leg and she had to do it thoughtfully. She figured that if Bob took the curb-jumping ghetto sled (Impala), she had taken at least six minutes before Bob would get there. However, if he took the car Womanperson would be screwed.

Before she could come up with any reasonable ideas, two stupid lemurs that were lured by the leg interrupted Womanperson. Womanperson belched; “Not again”, she thought. Feeling displeased, she thoughtfully reached for her ninja star and deftly killed every one of them. Apparently, this was an adequate deterrent--the discouraged critters began to scurry back toward the imaginary desert, squealing with discontent. She exhaled with relief. That is when she heard the car rolling up. It was Bob.

As he pulled up, he felt a sense of urgency. He had had to make an unscheduled stop at Big Lots to pick up a 12-pack of gerbils, so he knew he was running late. With an apt leap, Bob was out of the car and went indiscriminately jaunting toward Womanperson’s front door. Meanwhile inside, Womanperson was panicking. Not thinking, she tossed the leg into a box of bananas and then slid the box behind her rhinoceros. Womanperson was concerned but at least the leg was concealed. The doorbell rang.

“Come in,” Womanperson scandalously purred. With a quick push, Bob opened the door. “Sorry for being late, but I was being chased by some oafish spite-toting jerk in a tricycle,” he lied. “Its fine,” Womanperson assured him. Bob took a seat right next to where Womanperson had hidden the leg. Womanperson sighed trying unsuccessfully to hide her nervousness. “Uhh, can I get you anything?” she blurted. However, Bob was distracted. With fist clenched and teeth gnashed, Womanperson noticed an annoying look on Bob’s face. Bob slowly opened his mouth to speak.

“...What’s that smell?”

Womanperson felt a stabbing pain in her taint when Bob asked this. In a moment of disbelief, she realized that she had hidden the leg right by her oscillating fan. “Wh-what? I don’t smell anything.” A lie. An insensitive look started to form on Bob’s face. He turned to notice a box that seemed clearly out of place. “Th-th-those are just my grandma’s dull pencils from when she used to have pet spotted wolf hamsters. She, uh...dropped “em by here earlier.” Bob nodded with fake acknowledgement...then, before Womanperson could react, Bob skillfully lunged toward the box and opened it. The leg was plainly in view.

Bob stared at Womanperson for what what must have been eleven milliseconds. Before the all-seeing eyes of a perpetually displeased deity, Womanperson groped explosively in Bob’s direction, clearly desperate. Bob grabbed the leg and bolted for the door. It was locked. Womanperson let out a saucy chuckle. “If only you hadn’t been so protective of that thing, none of this would have happened, Bob,” she rebuked. Womanperson always had been a little pestering, so Bob knew that reconciliation was not an option; he needed to escape before Womanperson did something crazy, like... start chucking ninja stars at him or something. Before anyone could take off their pants, he gripped his leg tightly and made a dash toward the window, diving headlong through the glass panels.

Womanperson looked on, blankly. “What the hell? That seemed excessive. The other door was open, you know.” Silence from Bob. “And to think, I varnished that window frame nine days ago...it never ends!” Suddenly she felt a tinge of concern for Bob. “Oh, are you okay?” Still silence. Womanperson walked over to the window and looked down. Bob was gone.

Just yonder, Bob was struggling to make his way through the swamp behind Womanperson's place. Bob had severely hurt his scalp during the window incident, and was starting to lose strength. Another pack of feral lemurs suddenly appeared, having caught wind of the leg. One by one, they latched on to Bob. Already weakened from his injury, Bob yielded to the furry onslaught and collapsed. The last thing he saw before losing consciousness was a buzzing horde of lemurs running off with his leg.

About eleven hours later, Bob awoke, his shin throbbing. It was dark and Bob did not know where he was. Deep in the muddy disease-infested jungle, Bob was very lost. As if it really mattered, he remembered that the lemurs took his leg. At that point, he was just thankful for his life. That is when, to his horror, a bloated lemur emerged from the secret vineyard. It was the alpha lemur. Bob opened his mouth to scream but was cut short when the lemur sunk its teeth into Bob’s face. With a faint groan, the life escaped from Bob’s lungs, but not before he realized that he was a failure.

Less than six miles away, Womanperson was entombed by anguish over the loss of the leg. “MY PRECIOUS!” she cried, as she reached for a sharpened gerbil. With a mighty thrust, she buried it deeply into her kidney. As the room began to fade to black, she thought about Bob... wishing she had found the courage to tell him that she loved him. But, she would die alone that day. All that remained was the leg that had turned them against each other, ultimately causing their demise. In addition, as the dew on melancholy sapling branches began to reflect the dawn’s reddish glare, all that could be heard was the chilling cry of distant lemurs, desecrating all things sacred to virtuous men, and perpetuating an evil that would reign for centuries to come. Our heroes would have lived unhappily ever after, but they were too busy being dead. Therefore, no one lived forever after, the end.

Battlefield 2 gun music

How to Clean a Scratched Disc with Your Microwave

Sorry about the string of videos, it has been a slow news week.

Zero Puntuation- Assassin's Creed

Yet another hilarious video review by Escapist writer, Ben Yahtzee.

Hey people

Visit Joshua's website at http://members.iquest.net/~cbooth/ourhomepage.html, lots of gaming and weird geek stuff.

POWERTHIRST!!!

400 BABIES!!!






POWERTHIRST 2!!!

Juggling Man Accidentally Spears Pidgeon!

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What are the chances of this!?!?!?!

Guy gets OWNED...by scissors?

One of the best vid's I have seen in a LONG time!

Future Prediction - Google Can Find Anything

A recent news leak from a Daily Mail article entitled Google is watching you says that they want to expand their mapping service to find anything with an embedded RFID chip. These will eventually be embedded in easy to lose items such as car keys, wallets, cell phones, and watches. There is also the possibility of embedding these chips in people for medical records, but they could probably also be harnessed for tracking purposes.

So, simply enter "Where are my car keys?" and Google will search through your previously entered information (I'm assuming this is a private opt-in service, otherwise it would pose serious security risks) and find it's location. Sounds like a great idea, but I'm not totally convinced how well this would work. Radio Frequency Identification chips don't emit radio frequencies, they modify a radio frequency sent to them. The range for an RFID isn't too large either.

One plan, which has already tentatively started, entails making literally everything in the world accessible at the click of a button.

....eventually, far-fetched as it sounds, Google boffins believe it can be extended to people and their personal belongings.

The idea is that we, and our treasured possessions, will be fitted with minute microchips which could be linked to the internet, via computers, by a digital radio frequency.

In this way, you would only have to type "Where is my watch" or "Find Joe Bloggs" into your PC or handheld computer, and Google could assist you.

The theory, at least, is that we will never lose anything and never be out of contact with oneanother - fine for parents wishing to check up on little Johnny at nursery, perhaps, but an unpalatable prospect for those who fear the temptation such a network would present to criminals or totalitarian regimes.

Original story here.

Yes, I am still here!

Yeah everyone, I'm still here working on the blog actively, but I am working on the backend adding everything from that nifty little calendar next to every post to the tag pool and search function. I would like to deem Griffin Content Moderator and me the head XHTML guy. I'll start posting once I finish on the backend! Cheers!

Hack Your 6 Volt Battery

By prying apart a simple $5 lantern battery, you can get 32 AA batteries at a cost of less than $0.16 per battery.

AJAX Rating Bar!

Look at the cool AJAX Rating Bar below! Rate those posts people!

How Lord of the Rings should have ended

I Hate Slow Shipping

I recently ordered an awesome airsoft gun, the Mk96/L96 Sniper Rifle, from airsoftgi.com.
Specifications:

Barrel Length: 515mm

Weight: 3340g

Magazine: 30 rounds

System: Spring Bolt Action

Muzzle Velocity: 500 fps with 0.2gbbs

Package Includes: Gun, Two Magazines, Bipod Adaptor, Bipod and Manual (No Scope)


I have no quarrel with the gun. The deal is the best I've ever seen. It shoots 500+ feet per second and only costs US$130. Clocking at a quarter of the real thing, used by the British Special Forces, the gun is extremely cost effective. The thing can shatter glass. Have a look at this vid featuring one of the most awesome songs ever (you might want to turn down your sound):

Let The Bodies Hit The Floor - Drowning Pool

However, slow shipping is making me go crazy. I ordered the gun on Wednesday, and it said the order was pending for 2 days. Today, it changed to "printing invoice" and it hasn't changed for at least 12 hours. How does it take 12 freaking hours to print and deliver an invoice? Its probably sent through e-mail and that fact makes it more unbelievable. I hope that this process is built into the 4-day shipping. Otherwise, I might not buy again from them.

If you can wait, the gun can be ordered from here.

Glen...Glen, Glen, Glen!

Just tryin' to bring back a classic!

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