11/28/2007

Quote of the Day

Filed under: Fun and Games — Tim @ 1:12 am

I’ve played a lot of football and watched even more. Yet I’ve never heard of this explanation before:

Update: an encore celebration and perhaps the first use of “giving him the business:”

11/26/2007

What about Bionic Commando?

Filed under: Fun and Games, TEH INTARWEB — Tim @ 12:36 am

I was an orch dork, but most of my friends were in the band so I can appreciate this effort:

Oh, and more gaming news, a remake of the classic Bionic Commando is in the works.

See also: Nintendo Acapella

11/18/2007

I’d probably buy a used car from these guys

Filed under: Culture, TEH INTARWEB, Technology — Tim @ 3:16 am

In the most recent edition of Fortune magazine, a seemingly interesting geek piece somehow managed to find itself within its pages: The PayPal mafia.

It’s an in-depth overview and history of where the key players in PayPal’s birth and rise have all matriculated to. The gist of it is, if it is a hot web service, they probably helped fund it (like YouTube and Facebook).

Their lifestyles and personal philosophies are reminiscent to some of the key players of both Apple and Google, especially the innovative managerial style in pursuit of having a flat organization.

And while I was aware that Peter Thiel was a fan of all things “singulitarian,” based on a couple of quotes, it turns out he “thinks about it all the time.” Not too unlike Sergey Brin of Google.

11/15/2007

Are they both fake?

Filed under: Culture, Highly Comical — Tim @ 6:01 am

Remember when John Stossel, the enterprising reporter, asked David Schultz if wrestling was fake? Here’s a blow-by-blow:

Similarly, investigators at The Onion blew the lid on the fakeness of their fans:

Controversial Tell-All Book Reveals Wrestling Fans Are Fake

11/13/2007

Visiting the inner-minds of Biblical creationists

Filed under: Jebus, Cheesus and Buddy JHC, Science — Tim @ 6:45 am

sombrero.jpgNope, not in Korea, at least not yet. I mention this because I have been witnessed to ten times more here than I ever was in Texas.

For instance, last week I was waiting for a friend near the subway and a couple of Korean girls approached me. While their sales pitch was not too dissimilar to the Bible-belt variety (e.g., what is the meaning of life), it struck me as an odd way to befriend foreigners (i.e., if you’re caucasian here, it is assumed that you speak English, why not talk about something else first?).

I suppose its because I look really evil, right?

Anyways, an enterprising soul ventured into the newly opened $27 million Creation Museum in Kentucky.

While his report was rather bland (how many time can you say “horseshit” in an essay?), the photos were quite interesting.

Based solely on the look of them, one of my favorite exhibits would be Noah’s Ark.

Because after all, animals indigenous to specific diets and climates would have easily been able to traverse the thousands of treacherous miles to reach his wooden boat. Mountains, oceans, deserts, storms, famine, disease, predators — obviously nothing would have stood in the way of their journey.

And then do the same thing 40 days later.

What a miracle!

See also: Neo-Creationists Love Neo-Pets
Intelligent Falling Theory
Incompetent Design

11/4/2007

This inspires me…

Filed under: Culture, Highly Comical, TEH INTARWEB, Video — Tim @ 3:14 pm

… to grab a copy of Oregon Trail and Tetris off BitTorrent.

Though, I might die of dysentery or lose a wagon axle.

See also: RIAA Christmas PSA