Archive for the 'diversions' Category

Wayback when with the Internet

This video made me smile and think back on all those days of dial-up.
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Stargate done in Lego

Somehow, someway I missed this. How could I have missed a super cool version of the Stargate done in Lego. Luckily my sister-in-law was nice enough to help me remedy that particular oversight and sent me the link to it on YouTube.
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One steamy Dalek

In honor of the new season starting on Doctor Who, you will be exterminated!!!
Seriously, I saw a cute steampunk Dalek on Neatorama (it originally came from Alex Holden) and it made me smile, so I decided to share it with all of you.
He made it out of a plastic bubble bath bottle and [...]

if a pig had a better personality

What I am getting ready to say is probably heresy to some of you, but it must be said. I never cared much for the movie Pulp Fiction. I thought it was a pretty good movie, but it could have been so much more. It never really lived up to its potential. And I [...]

Colorful plastic guitars

This post is for all those owners of cheap plastic guitars - all other readers be prepared to roll your eyes.
If you have ever taken your Guitar Hero guitar over to your friend’s house to play (as I have), you know how hard it can be to figure out which guitar is which. Never fear, [...]

The iguana flies again

The other night I actually had control of the remote control for the big TV in our house. This of course meant I was able to flip channels and watch commercials to my heart’s content. At least until I stumbled onto a repeat of The Last Starfighter movie. I only missed about the first 10 [...]

Tainted Love on Ukulele

Life just doesn’t get any better than this…
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Found on Metafilter.

Blu-ray vs. HD DVD

There is no longer much of a contest on this one (read the New York Times article for more info). It looks like Blu-ray is emerging as a pretty clear winner over HD DVD. I have been watching this battle since it began - it reminded me of the Beta vs. VHS wars back in [...]

Merry Christmas

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
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Hubba, hubba - Star Trek style

A must see Flickr set is being posted (last count showed 73) by Poletti showing “The Galactically Hot Women of Star Trek” - I am not sure I agree that all of them are hot (or even would have been considered hot in their day). However, I love the concept and I think it [...]