I found this IRC quote today.. very interesting, and very revealing:

Purely in the interests of science, I have replaced the word "wand" with "wang" in the first Harry Potter Book
Let's see the results...

"Why aren't you supposed to do magic?" asked Harry.
"Oh, well -- I was at Hogwarts meself but I -- er -- got expelled, ter tell yeh the ( Read more... )

Well, this kinda puts everyone's livejournal to shame.

http://www.wibsite.com/wiblog/dull/

I just got this e-mail ( Read more... )

CG art has gotten really amazing.

http://www.xcomicx.com/animation/finalkkk.jpg

Incredible.

That's all 3D, by the way.

This is a fantastic explanation of amplitude in home entertainment sound systems, and amusing as well ( Read more... )

Amazing how drywall senses activity within 3 feet of its surface and then develops black marks.

I went through the townhouse today with a coworker, under the pretense of seeing ( Read more... )

(>'-')> <('-'<) ^('-')^ v('-')v <('-'<) ^( )^ (>'-')> ^(^-^)>

awww yeah.

Yesterday I managed to pick up a copy of Roger Zelazny's "Lord of Light ( Read more... )

I recently purchased a "The Art of Laputa" book from www.animebooks.com, imported from Japan, and I'm extremely pleased with it. Somehow I feel like this validates me as a genuine fan of Miyazaki's works, instead of just someone who has seen (and thoroughly loved) his movies. Most of the art in the book is fascinating, including the engineering ( Read more... )