Yet Another Video Game Movie : Max Payne Is there still hope for the movies made around games? Your guess is as good as mine. Personally, I will have an affinity for the ones made after games I’ve played and liked. My pal Ryan turned me on to the game when it came out and…
Throwback to ANSI Art
For those of us that remember things like connecting at 33 baud and acronyms like BBS, here’s a current tribute to the art of that era : = c
A Flag for the Internet
Countries all have flags. What would a flag for the Web look like? You can share ideas here. = c
Legos turn 50
It’s the fiftieth anniversary of LEGO Group founder Ole Kirk Christiansen’s patenting of the now-iconic brick. This year is also the 30th anniversary of the minifig and 10th anniversary of LEGO MINDSTORMS. (The company has actually been putting out toys since the ’40s but only settled on the perfect brick architecture in 1958.) Who can…
Neon Bible
Just can’t seem to get enough of Arcade Fire : = c
Geek Love
My pal Todd sent an email along with a link to goodreads, a site that let’s you share what books you’re reading/have read with your friends online. a great idea, no doubt. the only problem i have with such things is that i have to remember yet another miserable login for a site that does…
Machines learn to lie
Scientists in Switzerland have created learning robots that can lie to each other about food sources. The team at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at the Federal Institute of Technology created the little experimental learning devices to work in groups and hunt for “food” targets nearby while avoiding “poison.” Imagine their surprise when one generation…
Maddox : you are not a cuban dictator
“Fidel Castro hats were made to be worn by Fidel Castro. Not hipster losers trying to look ironic. Unless you have a beard and you led a coup in 1959 to establish a Marxist socialist state in Cuba, take it the fuck off. It wouldn’t even be so bad if you were Cuban, but you’re…
xkcd
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a video birthday card for charles
click on charles over there >>>>>
little big planet
fresh in from ces, margarita from sparklebot raved about little big planet : = c
another kind of tag
It would be an interesting first day on the job : sign the paperwork, W-2 and whatever else, and then roll up your sleeve for a microchip injection. Sounds like sci-fi, but it’s happened, and now a handful of states are making sure their citizens will never be forced to have a microchip implanted under…
don’t forget : spore is coming soon
From the mind of Will Wright, the creator of The Sims, comes SPOREâ„¢, an epic journey that takes you from the origin and evolution of life through the development of civilization and technology and eventually all the way into the deepest reaches of outer space. Tide Pool Phase Fight with other creatures and consume them…
if you give a mouse a cookie…
hiyas… some changes have been made to waxieus.net! since i moved all my shtuff to a new host, i figured might as well perform some upgrades as the site had been running quite well since this last incarnation but that was a long time ago. 2 years! that led to making some accurate backups, which…
bluehost is the most
i’ve been loyal to the same host for years. when i first got into external hosting it was way more expensive than it is now. since there are tons of affordable options out there now, i decided it was time to look for a new, more affordable host with the kind of digs i like,…
Good and Bad
Orexin A is a promising candidate to become a “sleep replacement” drug. For decades, stimulants have been used to combat sleepiness, but they can be addictive and often have side effects, including raising blood pressure or causing mood swings. The military, for example, administers amphetamines to pilots flying long distances, and has funded research into…
memes
thinking about my pal simon today and memes and how nutty it can all get if we let it: = c
Fonz sings the blues
I just found this footage in an old backup of a particularly beautiful afternoon this past summer when Fonz had his mojo workin’ on this little tune he sang for me: Thanks for the music, guey. : ) = c
StoryCorps : Listening is an Act of Love
Some cultures rely heavily on their oral traditions. Native Alaskan cultures, for example, rely solely on the spoken word to pass stories and lessons down through the generations. They do this because they had no alphabets or formal methods to write them down until the immigration of white culture into Alaska. There are certainly pros…