OK, the 2006 DragonCon photos are up and ready for viewing. I did a lot better withthe flash in the hall this year, but the Dawn shots came out a bit dark (which is irritating since I had done some test shots at the beginning and it lookedfine).

OK, the writeup for The Great Tossout of 2006 is up for anyone who either wants to see a dumpster fill up or say goodbye to the JACO library one last time.

Not all things should be pink...

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/sony/pretty-in-pink-ps2-due-this-november-195475.php

PS3 vs. Wii spoof done in the style of the PC vs. Mac ads found via Gizmodo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJEcD4wKlc

Edited to fix link.

Well, I got a bit of a late start but dug in around Noon. First hour was moving a bunch of keepers from the pool table to the shelves in the spare room, then a bunch of collapsing boxes and going through the pile. So far I have found a bunch of action figures, Wizkids LEs, and over a dozen anime cels from various series. (Mostly You're Under ( Read more... )

Well, I have been trying to clean out some of the completely useless clutter out of the house, to no great effect. My last brilliant plan was to put things in boxes a little at a time, and put that out on the curb. Yeah, that didn't work at all, and now I also have a few dozen cardboard boxes that also need to be disposed of ( Read more... )

OK, I think I might have just found my next expensive hobby. If I move everything out of hte spare room I could set up a work area in there....

Model RollercoastersCheck out the photos section. Some of those are damned impressive. Maybe this could be my reward to myself if I get rid of a lot of clutter. A good clearance is most needed, but ( Read more... )

US Army sparks a fashion craze in militant GazaOoooo-kay.... At least the guy who didn't read English gets a bit of a pass, that isn't really any worse than having random Chinese characters on your clothing or a tattoo without checking what they mean. And I kinda understand the whole rise of militancy in the area considering recent and current ( Read more... )

This is so hilarious it is beautiful: Scamming the Nigerian scammer

But, a commodore 64?

Be afraid, very afraid.