Love the new site Boing Boing!

Those pics are incredible.
That's the kind of stuff I'd love to stumble across some time.

Beautiful work in LEGO.

Now do the Star Blazers one!

-and if you only half-bake it it comes out looking like [INSERT WACKY WRITER HERE]!

I swear by my Leatherman Sideclip.
30 year warranty, people.

If this has a clip I'm SO in.

oonsk?

What page of the Ikea catalog are they found?

I REQUIRE FURTHER ENTERTAINMENT!!

BRING FORTH DIVERSION MODULE FIVE!!

{Not until you put away diversion module three!)

VERY WELL.

I do likes me some hot pepper action once in a while.
It generally does make me feel better! :D

Hey, "oily to bed..."

Please please PLEASE don't jump that shark, LEGO!

Woka Woka Woka!

This should coincide nicely with my own "big giant bowl of cereal" art project.

Now if I can only find someone doing a "big giant knife" art project, we'd have breakfast!!

Where have you gone, TV's Quincy?
Our nation turns it lonely eyes to you.

Wow.
This is gonna be GOOD.

Well now, it looks like I might have my next big reading project lined up for me!

I've wondered where all this started AND where to begin, and I'll take the print order road, if I can.

I'm taking a second run through the "Dark Tower" series at the moment, and would like to take on something new when I'm done.

Great article!

Indeed.
I started tinkering with electronics at an early age, I'm surprised they still let kids expose themselves to risk by sticking a wire in a spring terminal!
God forbid we learn anything.

Wear your goggles!
and your gloves
and your glove and goggle protectors

What kind of junk are you trying to push on us?

-what about that blue one??

No, he only cuts out the spaces where words aren't.

You know, to keep you from reading between the lines! :\

-and not one mention of "steampunk".

Awesome.

Boba Fett?

WHERE?

-might have been some swilling in there too, but I''m no expert textpert, just a choking smoker.

Don't you think the joker laughs at you?

My brother studied to be a vomitologist, but they threw him up, er out.

You just can't keep him down.

Yeah...clouds, sure.m ;)

Opulence like this makes me nervous and edgy.

"antiquate-it-yourself faux retro-futurism" ain't too shabby, though it does tongue trippingly from the falls.

Maybe they'll change stuff in the next version or something.

Hope springs eternal.

Incredible work!

It looks like a little license is taken here and there with positioning of some of the images to make them overlap, but the effect is just great.

Done in this way, the illustrations, photos, even written passages in the books tell more visually than if one were to simply flip through and look at them.

I really like this, well done!

Now I'd like to see the effect on some other works like Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series, or other better-known works.

Heck, it's the kind of thing I'd almost like to try myself, given the time and a really really good X-acto knife set!

THAT looks pretty cool.

Every once in a while I'll drag out my set, or re-install LEGO Creator on my PC to fiddle around.

THIS, however is in-credible.

Fortune and glory kid,
fortune and glory...

That picture DOES accurately predict some jackass talking on his phone during the picture show.

I've come very close to ordering one about three times already.

Hard to justify at 41. :\

He's heading towards-The FUTURE!

It is better than their first choice:

"Let's Fighting Love"

Wow. What a lucky kid!

Imagine pedaling down to the pond for some fishing while you listen to Fibber McGee and Molly or a Baseball game? -or SUPERMAN???

Gosh, it's like living on the future or somethin'.

Great stuff, BBG.
(If I may call you that.)

I still bear scars from those vectors, Hector...

Not Bear scars, but it was still pretty hairy, and my insurance didn't have clause for that.

Can an iPod Nano actually drive speakers on it's own?

This company should also make an Altoids tin lid replacement for the DIY amp builders out there, but I'd rather see some microdrivers in there as opposed to these tiny tinny speakers.

The wings attach there.

I work in a store.
It's "interesting" for us too. ;)

Profitable, but interesting.

Yeah.

Don't wear 'em on a boat!

I currently hold the rights to Davros-branded eyewear but man who doesn't like cookies?

And Dalek cookies no less!

Hmm hard to work a Dalekism into this one, lemme see...

Ingredients...blah blah blah ahh, here we go -Calcium PROPIONATE PROPIONATE!

Wow, Anonymous is it?

If you were shooting for coming off like an asshole I think you pretty much nailed it right there.

Physics is for everybody, and for everybody to understand in their own way.

"Ghetto Astro-Jax toy" indeed.

Forget about that whole bargain-basement "getting hit on the head with an apple" thing then.

That guy must have shit for brains, right?
Fruit, how very low brow of him.

I don't think I'd want to be associated with your comment either.

I'll wager 20 Quatloons on the newcomer...

I'll also agree that it will be strong.

I don't have the heart to tell him it's a non-functional demonstrator model.

The real one is twice as small.

I'm always surprised at the passion an OS discussion seems to bring with it.

I'm an XP user, but I dipped a toe into Ubuntu with a little box I threw together for just such tinkering.
I'm not a programmer, but I tinker with lots of stuff, PCs included.

(I came up in the DOS days but brother that terminal ain't no DOS!!)

It really is like learning a brand new language if you've used something else for years and years.
Different people are going to deal with that differently.

The way I see it, if it keeps older machines useful for folks when they would have otherwise gone useless then it's a VERY good thing.
Choices are good in any respect.

I myself went back to WinXP simply because it's what I've been using for years, it's comfortable for me and my hardware, and most importantly I own a couple of copies of it.

If you don't own an OS Ubuntu is a damned sight better than nothing at all.
Actually it deserves more respect than that because for a fair-to-middlin' user with at least fair-to-middlin' hardware it's an awesome choice.

Hey who doesn't like an nvidia-based 128MB PCI video card for about 7 bucks? I went for it!

It could probably handle older games like Enemy Territory no problem.

Newer games like Enemy Territory QUAKE Wars, however...not so much. :D

Thanks, BBG!

LOVE the new Doctor Who!

Must get this! Must figure out uses!
EXTRAPOLATE EXTRAPOLATE!

Uh oh, that pic was taken with an older, cheaper digital camera!

INTERPOLATE! INTERPOLATE!

Might be neat to attach to an RC car, as long as it doesn't wreck and wreck your phone.

-or go off out of BT range.

It's a running gag, and an Aliens reference.

Set undies for "unbunch"

The hard part is finding enough room behind it to pull it back prior to letting it go!

Very very cool.

Not a bad looker, but still, a watch in this day and age is more of a fashion statement unless it's critical for something you do.

Then you have an excuse to "watch out". :)

I won't trance.

Don't ask me.

What about the many freeware options for word processing?

The .doc file is so common that I would think it nearly impossible to get away from it entirely.

BAD recycling, BAD!

What a larf!
I'm loving this new site, Boing Boing!

Beauty from a more...civilized age.

@monopole: Exactly!

For a basic machine you could do much worse, and that gOS might be able to roll with worse from what I've seen.

Vee haff ways of dealing mit bats!

Fantastic!
I haven't seen that in YEARS!

Wasn't it on Saturday Night Live or something?

It would complement my Titanium wedding ring...

Those tiny cases from Pelican are awesome in their own right as well.

http://www.casesbypelican.com/pelican-cases-sizes.htm

Turn me on, dead man.

What's this about the Maori memo?

Based on the pic, they are probably pissed off at still having a GBA-SP!

Poor kid.

Nude cup conspiracy?

The problem is I think I would like it MORE as a simple useless item to look at!

I don't think I'd like using it as a phone.

Poppycock!

Won't someone think of the ADULTS??

CF bulbs are the bees knees.

When I compare the energy usage it's incredible.

I wonder if it tasted inept though?

Hope not.

That's beautiful!

Gimme that over a Tivoli any old day.

Ahhh.

As an adult it took a second to downshift, but it was well worth it.

Thanks. :)

Oh, my mom is certainly getting HD. :(

I'm not, but her setup is enviable, at least by me. :D

Fools always get exactly what's coming to them.

Well I don't know if I'd call it slimy.
That seems a little harsh.

I didn't originally think of the "quick on to check e-mail" thing, more the "the system is new/gone to crap and I need drivers or updates" thing.
(Sorry I've been tinkering lately)

I would call this a great start actually.

Yes, by all means let's put a full OS (like Ubuntu!) on some flash memory and use HDs for storage of settings and other-than-core apps. THAT seems like a great idea to me.

I recently set up a machine to tinker with Ubuntu, so it's the example I'm using.

Great stuff overall and a great post!

He's a witch, BURN HIM!!

Explosivo

I've thought of LEGOS and Star Wars together since long before the fist set.

As a kid I made my own LEGO X-Wing fighter with folding S-Foils!

This thing is just awesome.

Oh man we have a spare bedroom that is screaming for something like this.

It would allow us to use it for other stuff, but I'm having trouble bringing the wife around to the idea.

Thanks for the timely story and PICS! :D

Let me ask my wife if she has a quarter...

You know after a good workout it...oh, PROSTATE.

Never mind.

Ack, the fumes from all this evaporating self respect are choking me.

FUNNY!

ACCESSOR..ate?

Okay I gotta work on that one, I'll get back to you.

Please accept a reference to Davros-branded eyewear in lieu of something better.

You ate a nickel, and were able to throw in your two cents, so to me it looks like you're still 3 pennies ahead of the game!

I'll drink to that.

Nice that folks can use these posts to vent.

Hope you feel better.

Great stuff to wake up to!

Sorry to be "that guy" but Family Guy did what I thought was a great Star Wars episode last night as well.

I was blessed enough to grow up with the Life Science Library.
I'm pretty sure my nephew has them at the moment.

What a blast from the past. -and I do remember the thing with the cats and how it was supposed to have shown his mental deterioration!

"Time" is also a very good book from that series, although "Drugs" disappeared during the 70s at some point. (Two older brothers, cough cough)

We have an accusation of grandfaloonery!

Arbitration!

Arbitration!

I guess they have to work things out between themselves SOMEHOW.

You do generally think of these creatures as being kinda nice, but then again Hippos look like they'd be cool to hang out with too. -go figure.

I tend to churn through techno-stuff on a couple of levels, either recycling older broken stuff or trading or selling the stuff of value I don't want anymore.

Loving the new site, keep up the good work!

If you've never played "Tuna Hero" then you shouldn't be dissing it.

She got caught being stupid and should deal with it one way or the other.

If she can take it upon herself to open a couple of boxes next to each other, then she can take it upon herself to put the items back properly.

She's an adult, and should understand how things are nowadays, what with working for a newspaper and all.

That's if she merely made a mistake.

If she was truly ripping off the store then I'd say she wasn't humiliated ENOUGH, and should be made to go back for further humiliation.

Perhaps being made to stand in some kind of large, wooden restraint while shoppers taunt and stare.

Sorry, I'm old fashioned.

Greeeeat.
Then they'll let 'em advertise there too.

"Subject falls below the threshold for a terrorist, but they ARE highly suggestible to KFC and Pepsi!"

"Log that."

I'm going totally retro and dragging my kid behind me on a rig made of pine boughs and deergut.

It's good enough for 'em.

I remember watching that broadcast as a kid also!

Wow. They were so ahead of their time.

I think my main problem is that I'd really like to have TWO of 'em.

One to build and leave stock, and another to make my own walker creations with!

Yes, the more I look at it the more I like it.

Wacky Packs were the BEST! :D

Our feature movie, "Wet Silence" will not be seen tonight so that we can bring you this special presentation...

I'll be looking on with keen interest!

"Personalized Shar-Peis? NOW you're talking."

You can use the pens for that too!

Probably saved his life by taking the camera away.

I hope to [insert higher power here] that it never happens here.

Duck Magnum, DUCK!

I never bought into the Google philosophy with just these concerns in mind.

That's "SDHC" for that memory card.

No foul, it's early. :)

If you paid money for something you...oh, never mind.
Wrong argument at the wrong time.

I'm old school like that.
I buy CDs and rip 'em.

Surprising amount of detail for a LEGO creation.

Now do an Einstein one!

That's one table-humping robot.

Hey man nice shot!

I love stuff like this.

I like Spykee myself.

Oooh, I see now.

Click.

Pfft.

We have wrist ice boxes HALF that size now.

He was Able.

The X-Ray specs interfere with reception.

Sources say that the snake had a vested interest in this duty, as several pairs of the expensive footwear were made from close relatives.

Upon completion of this important task, the cobra quickly joined the ranks of those it had guarded, although it is rumored by those close to the situation that they will be 10% off in a coming sale next week.

Heedless excess.

Not for application whilst refilling one's automobile with petroleum distillate!

That is so completely bizarre that I can't help but be completely delighted by it!

Go Klingons! KA-PLA!

Now that they aren't locked into XD card format anymore I might give one a try.

That one thing was really my main issue with them.
I never liked XD.

Gas door stickers...

Is this going to lead to wildly pimped-out gas doors with like a ton of fiberglass and neon and stuff?

'cause that would be cool.

They didn't wet the sponge!

They didn't wet the sponge!!!

I eagerly await "Gobots VS the Cavity Creeps".

Tele-operated units seem much more likely, with some AI-assist perhaps.

I took a stab at building my own wheeled ROV a few years ago with some success.
(It was all about robot wars back then, but I wanted an outdoor-capable rover.)
It's in mothballs presently.

Controlling everything manually is stressful.

What, they couldn't make it SAY that when the box is being opened?

Now THAT would be something!

(something hideously wasteful, but something)

Poopa-tron.

I guess this could be useful in all those shit-starved locations across the globe...?

Good thing they didn't mention the dirty knife...

They don't put products for the blind in plain boxes, do they?

They could use it as a way to get the recipient to put the thing on and learn to use it. You know, to learn what it was the stupid box was trying to say!

I dunno.

I think fury would taste more like biting into a Habenero pepper stuffed with rock salt, but that's just me.

Good info.

I'm currently pursuing a Lemon Law claim and am gratified that I've handled everything well thus far.

I bookmarked this too.

What gave it away was the strange markings on what appeared to be a round door painted green with a large brass knob in the center.

Locals had also reported an increase in Dwarf traffic and several Wizard sightings, but still contend that the darkness over the nearby mountains is just a passing weather phenomena.

couldn't I just write my name on my own Sharpie using another Sharpie?

They'll be poopy of course, but great fun for about 15 minutes or the second charge gives out.

Nuke 'em from orbit.

It's the only way to be sure.

Yes, it's the combination of brute force and intricate clockwork that does it for me.

So strong, and yet balanced and...intricate.

Meh.
Give him a buck and let's go get lunch already.

The Vampire and the Werewolf should be friends!

I had this realization after watching "Oklahoma" and "Underworld" back to back.

I'm gonna go lie down for a while.

Next time you're wondering what to give The Reaper this holiday season...

So what are "Dykes"??

Don't answer that.

I don't know why, but I find these various skulls to be quite entertaining!

When you look at the collection it's VERY creative.
Cool project!

Putting that drive train right out where it can eat everything will prove to be difficult maintenance in the future.

Jebus, I'm treating them like they'd be someone's daily driver(s).

ROCKETS OF COURSE!!!
(sounds of scribbling)

Who else were they gonna call?

Dammit.

Excuse me.
I have a lunch order to take back...

Super.

What's it do?

I try to avoid high fructose corn syrup also.

It's evil, pure and simple.

I'm also a fan of "Stop Me If You've Heard This One, But I'm Fairly Certain That This Is A Butter Substitute"
and also
"I Don't Know If You've Noticed, But This Isn't Butter"
I tend to stay away from "This Ain't Butter" as they're just phoning it in and I don't trust 'em.

I guess it's better than the Crimson King's Eye Camera from The Dark Tower.

Woe Discordia!

I'm sure she's sorry she spoke up.
Was it a major chain of hotels?

Either way, dems da brakes!

Wow.

That's beautiful, and very tastefully done!
The case looks like it was very well taken care of too, so it's a ten in my book.

They fix that WiFi and I might just get one, Mr. Johnson.
I have some pre-defined technical and philosophical boundaries there I can assure you.
The killer firmware upgrades made them go up a notch or two with me though.

With all due respect however, you can't blame people for mistrusting and disliking Microsoft.
If you chose an unpopular team with poor marketing (among other things) you just have to live with any criticisms.
That's just the way it is.

Microsoft isn't some fem fatale who's been swept up into circumstances they didn't create for themselves!

I personally like Sandisk's products, but I don't give a floating crap about what people say about them. Opinions are like...well, you know.
(Mine included by all means!) ;)

As for the iridescence, it's cool.
I hope we see it on lots more stuff because that's what the future is supposed to look like kinda, isn't it?

Did they knit a towel to throw over it to...oh, never mind.

Nice work!

They couldn't just leave well enough alone with the propellers...

I know "The Honeymooners" wouldn't be quite the same...

I weep for our country and it's misplaced...everything.

Does it get AM?

@Joel Johnson: I see your point there.
MS can make some pretty nice hardware when they want to.

I'll keep it simple and just stay on the pavement thinking 'bout the government, thanks.

Safer in one respect, perhaps, but you won't get mugged for THIS.

I just DLed the live disc for gOS and played with it a bit on an old Dell Optiplex GX240 of mine.

I would say the article is right on as far as the OS is concerned.

It looks like the all-in-one motherboard for that Wall Mort machine is available for about 65 dollars too.

I have to look into how much the ram will cost me, but I'm considering picking on up to replace a crappy old K7SEM all-in one board I have in a tinkering machine I built recently.

Neat stuff to be sure!
And for a tinkerer like myself it's cheaper than an ee!

I would really like to purchase a large print of this for my den.

Now THAT is a collection of beautiful things! :D

I also could have used this a while back.

When cookies are banned, only criminals will have cookies. :(

That's nutty!

-with a decidedly dank overtone yet not without it's own charm.

Oooooh yeah, switchpron FTW baby!!!

I've always liked that jet-fighter flip-cover safety-type one myself.

-also teeny-tiny toggle switches, Cool as well.

I think we have a call of recapitulation of phylogeny out there on the field...

...officials are heading onto the field now, and we're waiting for a call...

All of them are incredible, but I'm especially liking Despain's works.

Excuse me, waiter, but there are covalent bonds in my chocolate milk...

Actually, selling a costly stamp means that philately could get you to Phila. lately.

-or on time.

Pretending is fun.

I haven't really seen "RW's" work before.

Wild stuff.
I like "The Hot Rod Race" for it's classic imagery and bright colors, but then I'm no hipster at 41.
(kinda tame compared to others)

The gallery I looked at was one picture after another that invited closer and closer scrutiny even while some of the subject matter was a little unsettling.
Each could spark an entire evening's worth of lively conversation all on their own.

For what it's worth, I appreciate that Boing Boing turned me on to it just as they turned me on to Brian Despain.

Thanks for the art, Boing Boing, and happy holidays!

I have one that looks like a bottle of cooking wine.

My sherry armoire?
Lovely as a summer's day!

I'm a sucker for a cool looking radio, and while the panel at first struck me as being too busy, it then made me wonder what the thing does.
It does have a certain retro appeal to it.

Sorry it didn't work out.

It's a bummer how many just plain crappy radios are out there nowadays, good looking or no.

I can see this REALLY pissing people off, but you can always jump to a different server, right?

-but I'm just talkin' 'bout Shaft!

Reminds me of "The Guardian of Forever"

"Time is as it was. Many such journeys are possible. Let ME be your gateway!"

I also enjoy my electrical toothbrusher, however I do not follow its commands.

What a great read.

I'm sorry about your troubles, but reading about them is quite entertaining.

I also would love to use that anti-EULA some time.

loo loo loo...

Sounds Hawaiian, doesn't it?

There's also the Webcam Timershot powertoy for WinXP if you want to use a PC/webcam, but I'm not sure if it's comparable.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Don't get me started with Radio Shack.

They haven't had a clue since the TRS-80.

(And they blew that too.)

@ BRAVO: Hear hear! (sorry)

It sure makes sense to me.

Will it...oh yeah it will.

Terrorists FTW apparently.

They have us chasing our own tails to prevent an attack that happened seven years ago.

I kinda dig stuff like this.

The problem is how it will hold up over time and how it's supposed to be dusted!

Wow that was great.

Somehow I still expected it to hit someone in the eye. (stupid programming)

I know I've always wanted to so something similar, but my idea revolved around lofting a large foam glider with a balloon.

A large foam glider from that window might be fun, but might also cause undue concern and or unintentional mayhem.

So be sure you record that too if ya do it.

Have you seen the remote?

I don't know about you, but I'm worshiping Big Toe!

HE'LL tell us what to do!

mmmm slashdot bitmap!

-and where's the minifig that gets it from the prop?
What, no blood spatter stickers?

Let them IMAGINE the stupid swastikas.

So the guy was a pain in the ass, huh?
Sorry to read that.

Have some tea. :)

This'll go great with that pen I bought that can write under whipped cream!

(Thanks, Three Stooges)

Man that's terrible.

Yes, leaving a note was incredibly stupid.

Mickey ate the ears off his own burger.

Cook's prerogative.

Many Bothans died to bring us this information...

Now i want to find a couple of X-Pods!

Don't be treasonin' up on them knives boah.

The timing of this article is interesting, as I'm moving into a point in my life where "cool stuff" isn't just stuff that SEEMS cool, but stuff that is actually cool and useful.

(Like the LCD Solitaire I picked up for less than 2 bucks that is actually PLAYABLE.)

I weed out the stuff that doesn't appeal and I jump on the stuff that does.

For instance, a while back, BBG posted about a 20 Dollar 128MB PCI video card that was free after a 20 Dollar rebate.
I just got the rebate check yesterday making the heavily used card a mere 6 Dollars after shipping.

Cool, cheap, useful -and CHEAP!!

I wouldn't have found that but for the post here.

I thought cell phone reception bars are where the execs hang out when introducing the new models?

If Emperor Ming had a mouse, this might be it.

When breakfast is outlawed only outlaws will have breakfast.

Green eggs and BLAM!

I do not like them in my face
I do not like them any place

Shitting on humor is so in, isn't it?

@Sorcerer Mickey: Painful!

(Fantastic!)

I'm experiencing a waning of my gadget lust as well, also possibly due to my advancing age (41) and a realization that most of it occupied me for a short time only to end up being sold at a loss, given, or thrown away over the years.

It's a new year and maybe time to rethink some of this shit.

"...a breath of fresh air." -agreed.

Wow, it's like Beer DRM.

I'm a Yuengling drinker. Original Lager.

So shoot me.

That is a VERY nice case, but YOWCH that's expensive.
Between the panels and the batteries I understand, but it still puts it well outside the common man's reach. (If not his grasp.)

I agree with wanting the utility of a backpack, but that's a whole new nest of snakes from the design standpoint.
Perhaps flexible or textile technology will help eliminate the problems in the near future?

LOL nice reference!

Nice looking instrument too.

Does it leak little LEGO pieces until it gets up?

I thought it would be dumb, but I found it rather amusing.

Sorry, but I was promised a future that was both amazing AND...bad.

I know I should not eat thee...

MMMM Sacrelicious

What's wrong with just wanting to play with the thing?

It's...SO COOL!

Portal demo?

I just read about it on Wiki and fell in love with the song.
I was on the fence but this might kick me over if Steam doesn't piss me off somehow.

-Thanks!

You could pretend?

Oh man that's so cool.
I can't wait for civilization to fall now!

Maaaan, if I hadn't JUST ordered a GPS to hack the crap out of I'd be all over that little motherboard.

I love these Morning Tech Deals.
Even if I've only actually had a use for and ordered a couple of them, it's ALWAYS cool to read about this stuff.

Maybe it's the coffee kicking in, but this site rocks folks.

I'd like to THANK you for not overdoing it like so many others do at this time.

I'm not a fan OR a user, but I'm open to different ways of doing things for different people, therefore I DO enjoy reading about Apple's latest.
(and hey, their stuff is pretty cool!)

It's when it's OVERDONE and EVERY piece of minutiae becomes a story is when I become annoyed and tune out.

So for what it's worth I say you're right on.

Mine too.

Awesome.

It sure would.
Either under XP OR under Ubuntu using VLC Media player, although there are various other ways and means.

Who else was singing to this? (show of hands?)
Oh, so it WAS just me. :(

I'm impressed!
Not everyone can make that stuff go anymore.

I was running two monitors as far back as my 7Mhz Turbo XT, although it worked best on a small form factor 12Mhz 286 rig I had later.
I ran a CGA and later a VGA adapter right alongside a monochrome one, using a little DOS TSR to copy/paste BBS system info from lists to the monochrome monitor. It worked flawlessly, but I didn't do anything more with it than that.

What time of day was the photo taken?

Even if they washed both cups in the morning the dirty one could oh never mind they aren't washing those cups, are they?

I try so hard to think the best of things.

Good against remotes is one thing, but against the living?

I'd rather have a good blaster at my side.

Why would you bring a video game to the...oh yeah the LINES RIIIGHT!

My first thought would be to leave that stuff behind in the room or car, but I'm also the bored guy staring off into space in those lines too...

Suitable for podracing?

As cool as that looks I've learned over time that simply having a device with the games on them doesn't make me magically want to play them again.

I ran through my NES,GB, and GBC games so many times that I don't really find myself wanting to do it again, although they do stay with me in spirit.
(I have the ROM images)

Maybe after a few more years or if the price drops significantly or something...

@dculberson: Excellent point!

I forgot that there is a GB/GBC emulator that will run as a portable application under WinXP.

I've had it and my games on my 4GB flash drive for so long I completely forgot about them!

(So you see my point)

I used to peg Womp Rats in one of these back home.

They had a size restriction back then of course...

Wow.
If I ever wanted an omelette, NOW'S this time!!

Don't waste your time.
They don't do real stuff there anymore.

If anything they're getting ready to make it a tourist attraction.

"Sift for shards of composite materials in the sand!"

Christ man it's just a picture of some delicious mushrooms. What are we supposed to discuss?
The molecular structure of them?
Not that that wouldn't be interesting mind you, I'm simply not privy to that information.

OHHH you have an ongoing "thing" happening here!
Little ongoing bitchfest with the management eh?

Sorry, your comment didn't elicit enough thought above a certain level there, sorry.

Back to my turnips...

That's what you get for letting the days go by...

It's got Van Allen belts for her detection!

As well they should be.

Dirty hairy robot hippies!!

Oh man that was GREAT!

-and look at how Lego brings together different Tech Blogs!
I'm sure Jesus's will be awesome too.

Thanks for bringing this to us!

As well they should!

Look at all the extra time it leaves them for collecting S&H; Green Stamps, buying Tupperware and Betty Crocker cook books!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be smoking my pipe in the den.

Very very cool.

I'd love to see it personally.

I do not like them.

Use IR LEDs in this and it would make an awesome light source for night vision or low light cameras.

(Actually most video cameras can see into the IR a little bit. Try aiming your TV remote at your cell phone camera. See?) I love this stuff.

An IR array of this size could be useful.

In the past I've found that rubber bands tend to dry rot and fail over a long period of time.

I've taken to re-purposing the pull-apart sheet of wire ties you get with boxes of bags.
They are easy to scrounge if you know where to ask for 'em. (anywhere that uses lots of plastic trash bags, as many people tend to tie up the bag itself if they can)

Keep on making your smartass jokes about the reptilian overlords...

What a perfect time to be swearing of of "foods" like this.

Bastards.

-from the makers of Happy Fun Ball!

I was fortunate enough to attend the Kutztown Folk Festival in beautiful Kutztown, Pa. during all theat noise about the release of the iPhone. (retro relief)
I was delighted at the large display of small to medium-sized antique utility gasoline engines, many of them running examples of machines that were used by farmers over the years.

As cool as shiny machines are, and as much as I appreciate a well serviced up-to-date piece, there is something special about a (sometimes extremely) improvised machine that has then been made to work hard and continue to do so successfully over a long period of time.

Not only does it reflect the strengths of the machine itself, but also upon the person or people who have operated and maintained them over time.

Industrial archaeological chewiness abounds! :D

All the best on this happy occasion!

Leaving out vowels is annoying.

Well, all except U.

F-U! (and sometimes Y!)

I was going to say something snide about having the same seven or so figures repeated ad nauseum through the magic (?) of re-painting, but I've probably done worse myself in the past.

Hey I've even considered buying that big set of Star Wars Astromech Droid figures they sell and THAT'S just three or four of the same design simply re-painted, so there ya go!

I think we're all Bozos on this bus. :)

Isn't camping the perfect time for frozen drinks?

I think so.

I just carry a recording Fred Travalena doing his impression of Shatner at the end of "Trekkies" saying, "Your bible is a lie!".

If you are near Dulles Airport check our the Ugvar_Hazy center out there.

It's one awesome Air and Space museum.

I hardly ever find torn onions so I don't know what the problem is.

Ha! Where's your savior NOW?

No, seriously.

Oh my god!

Funny stuff!

Yeah, see?
There's always a (nifty little) catch.

"It would be nice if there was some way to make media outlets face some consequences for all the mindless, trumped -up "human interest" crap all of the major news sources have been churning out in increasing quantities."

It's all many have _ever_ done.

Utilize different media outlets.

Fantastic.
Does he have any idea how many kids have been influenced by his work?
Even if the set is broken up and the pieces used for another project entirely the pieces are still there because of him so he still gets PARTIAL credit at least!

As one of those kids in his 40s all I can say is, "Thanks!"

How much for that other one?

Just tried Outback last night with my wife for an early Valentine's Day celebration.
We both wanted to try it and they built one close by.
We did the Crap Dip for a starter and it was really quite good.
My steak was slightly over done but not sub-par.
Everything else was great down to the Chocolate Thunder and coffee.

Keep in mind that we don't go out to dinner EVERY NIGHT or even every month.

We only eat dinner out a few times a year, so who gives a shit how many calories our meal was?

2:06:02 "You smell like oil."
:D

As always, enjoy the show.

No Lego is for very very boring grownups.
-sorry.

Yoko Ono giving a crap will help her in the long run.
I say run with it, soak it up, use it, cash in and move on, because a 70-something Yoko is going to hold our attention for about as long as hey Family Guys is on...

I love that stuff!
It's amazing what those things can do!

When we were growing up we mom had a toaster that would detect when a piece of bread was dropped in and would lower it in and raise it slowly when it was done.

It was an extremely cool toaster and we all cried a little inside when it couldn't be repaired any more.

Good toast.
Good times!

I've always held that balloons have something spiritual about them.

Good work.

This story is way more entertaining than I originally thought it would be.

Great stuff folks!

It sucks that so many people are fighting over the corpse of a dead child so they can hold it over their heads as a banner for their cause.

All I know is that this is a huge mess and I wish I could fix it.

This isn't the America I love. It's a monster.