GEWar v2 Released

GEWar v2 is an interactive game built using Google Earth. The game is both simple and incredibly complex at the same time, it will provide you hours of fun and entertainment. All you need is Google Earth and a web browser.

The basic idea of the game is this:

You build armies to go around the world capturing and then defending cities. The cities all have a value, which is based upon their population. The total value of all of the cities in your control is called your "total value". The person with the highest "total value" is the one that is currently winning the game.
Armies (and other items) can be purchased using "Geos" that you earn by selling resources and jewels that you collect all over the world.

What's New?

• Completely new game code and layout including a community portal where you can interact with players from all over the world.
• Oil is not only a resource to earn geos, but necessary to move armies.
• Uranium resource is used to construct nuclear weapons which are fired from silos you build in your cities.
• Armies gain experience with every fight they win
• Separate training level boot camp for new players
• New market to trade resources and nukes
• Fish added as a resource

So grab your friends, form an alliance and conquer the world!

Hip-Hop Violin?

Hip Hip Violin And DJ - video powered by Metacafe

Get Ducked

Marit Larsen

Marit Elisabeth Larsen (born on July 1, 1983) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo M2M with childhood friend Marion Raven. More recently she pursued her own music career releasing her solo debut album, Under the Surface, in 2006. Her second album, The Chase, was released in Norway on October 13th, 2008.
The debut single from the second album is called "If A Song Could Get Me You". Here's a live rendition recorded on a moving train.

LEGO solves Rubik's Cube

Hans Anderson has created a robot from an off the shelf Lego Mindstorms NXT Retail-kit that can scan the cube, calculate a solution and then solve the cube in an average of 6 minutes.

Pretty darn impressive!

Domino Day 2008

Domino Day 2008
The New World Record: 4,345,027 dominos

Wake Up People

Take 10 minutes to watch this video, open your mind. Stop giving power to that which has none. The full video can be seen here.

A house robbers may want to consider skipping?

Quality Time With The Kids - Watch more free videos

Mackenzie is 11 years old!

Morbid Facts about the day I was born...

124,487 People

"It's just appropriate, that's all."

Shut Up and Let Me Go

Yup, iTunes has done it again, its uncanny how they continue to find the catchiest tunes for their commercials. This is The Ting Tings from their debut album due out on 19May in the UK and 20May in the US. Pretty good sound, reminds me a lot of Blondie, only a little more on the rough side.

4 Dead in Ohio

Unretouched original version of John Filo's iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio kneeling over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller after he was shot by the National Guard.
After Richard Nixon announced the escalation of the Vietman War into Cambodia on April 30, 1970, students in universities across the country began protesting the war in earnest. Kent State students had rallied on May 1st peacefully on The Commons. Later that evening, riots broke out in town and about 100 protesters were dispersed by police. On May 2nd, arsonists lit fire to the ROTC building on campus, pelting firefighters fighting the blaze with rocks and destroying their equipment. Kent's mayor had already reached out to the governor to declare a state of emergency on campus, the first guardsmen arrived late in the evening, arrests were made and order was restored. On May 3rd, another protest was dispersed by the troops and a sit-in in downtown Kent was broken up at 11 P.M. that evening. On May 4th at noon approximately 2000 students gathered, 77 guardsmen with little training in crowd control advanced on the students with bayonets fixed on their weapons, the crowd retreated and began to break up. As the troops began tor retreat and regroup, a small group of hooligans advanced on them pelting them with rocks and spent tear-gas containers. Noone knows for sure what happened next, but 29 of the 77 troops opened fire for 13 seconds, a total of 67 rounds were fired.
Killed:
Allison Krause
Jeffrey Glen Miller
Sandra Lee Scheuer
William Knox Schroeder
Wounded:
Thomas Mark Grace
Joseph Lewis Jr.
John R. Cleary
Alan Canfora
Dean Kahler
Douglas Wrentmore
James Dennis Russell
Robert Stamps
Donald Scott MacKenzie

30 Years Ago This Week

On April 22, 1978, John Belushi, Dan Akroyd, et.al. preformed for the very first time on Saturday Night Live as The Blues Brothers. The rest they say, is history.

AA12 Shotgun

OMG this is one awesome weapon. Fully automatic 12 guage shotgun fires 300 rounds per minute!

Engineers Guide to Cats

The title says it all. Cat Yodeling FTW!

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

On American Idol last night, Jason Castro did a fantastic rendition of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole arrangement of Over the Rainbow. First the original, then Jason's rendition. Enjoy.

Bring 'em on...

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Happy Easter

As you may know, Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20).
This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.
Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that hardly ever happens.
This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early. And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier!
• The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you're older than 95, you are the only ones that were alive for that!).
• The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Was searching around ou YouTube to get a Flogging Molly clip to post up for St. Pats Day. Found a very nicely done mash-up done to Beyond Good and Evil where Uncle Pey'j becomes the lead singer. Be warned though if you are a gamer, there are spoilers in the video. Enjoy.

RIP Jeff Healey

Canadian blues great Jeff Healey has passed away, he was 41 years old.

Enjoy this video from an appearance in London in May of 2007.

"Singing" Tesla Coils

Here is a clip of some twin solid state musical tesla coils playing Super Mario Brothers, Tetris, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and more. They were constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson. Lightning On The Lawn 2007 - A Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox Resonance Research Corp in Baraboo WI.

Awesome stuff! Thanks headtrip

Groundhog Day

Sorry folks, 6 more weeks of winter predicted by Punxsutawney Phil.

MacBook Air Commercial Music

So once again I find myself intrigued by the music from an Apple commercial. This is Yael Naim, she is a French National I believe from what I've read on the web. Her official website is here.

The Day the Music Died

In case I forget between now and Sunday...

Patriots Perfect Season

Only one win away now from 19-0 and Super Bowl XLII Championship!!!

Win a PS3 !!!

Pretty morbid but not far from the truth. The media is ensuring that we the public are eyewitness to the demise of Britney Spears. Win a PS3 here

Happier times, the Mickey Mouse Club days

Montgomery Redemption

Sorry all, I couldn't resist...

Happy Birthday Paul!!

Inspired by the iTunes commercial (second vid), but anyway, Happy 65th to Paul McCartney!!

Don't Blink...

Speaking of 24...

24 Minutes

Make way CTU, here come the Simpsons.

New Technology

OK so I'm a bit of a geek, but this is absolutely fascinating new technology. The video is 6 minutes long, but don't be discouraged at the first couple of minutes. You can play with the pre-beta version here.

For Gruss

35 Years Ago This Week

According to Billboard Magazine, Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull was the Number 1 album for this week in 1972. Released in England during April of 1972, Thick as a Brick got as high as the number five spot, but when it came out in America a month later, it hit the number one spot, making it the first Jethro Tull album to achieve greater popularity in America than in England.

Mike Tyson Interview Compilation

It's funny how ignorant and arrogant he really was. Definitely NSFW!

Time for some Dee Dee Dee

If you don't know, soon you will...

Stop Motion Animation Videos with Toys

There are definitely some people with way to much time on their hands.
First is a video all done with regular 6 sided dice, it must have taken them quite a while to do. Maybe some of it is CG?



Then, all LEGO's...



Then a Lite Brite...

WWII in chatspeak

LOL

the_fOOL

He doesn't like my blog...

Main Ingredient 1972 (the singer is Cuba Gooding Sr.)

The Kaye Effect

The Kaye Effect is a strange property of complex liquids which was first described by the British engineer Alan Kaye in 1963.

While pouring one viscous mixture of an organic liquid onto a surface, the surface suddenly spouted an upcoming jet of liquid which merged with the downgoing one.

This phenomenon has since been discovered to be common in all thixotropic liquids (liquids which thin under shear stress). Common household liquids with this property are liquid hand soaps, shampoos and non-drip paint. The effect usually goes unnoticed, however, because it seldom lasts more than about 300 milliseconds.

Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay is one of those character actors you have seen a hundred times on TV and in movies but never knew who he was. Most recently he has played the CIA handler on The Unit. I can also remember seeing him on the X files. Anyway, he is also a whiz with a deck of playing cards, not only with the slight of hand stuff, but also throwing them. Couple of vids, first dealing from the bottom of the deck (watch it all, the end is amazing), then card throwing.

1000+ Hits !!!!

OK, so my little blog has over 1000 hits now! w00t!!!

I've been searching for something to post up to commemorate this auspicious event, and this one kinda fell into my lap.



Maxim Magazines HOT 100 issue hits the news stands this Saturday, and #29 Sarah Silverman is on the cover. In honor of that, I present to you a couple of Sarah Silverman clips.
Any of you that know her comedy, know that this is completely NSFW, but way to funny.

First one is at the roast of Pamela Anderson: (Viacom removed it from YouTube due to copyright infringement) Replaced with a few minutes of stand-up. Sorry.





And this is a nice Christmas song:

Pachabel Canon in D

This guy has a real issue with this piece of music.

Adult Swim

Robot Chicken ROFLMAO, thanks a lot Kirstie, I'm hooked...

SNL

Last night, NBC had a special on with the best of SNL from the 90's. These are 3 of my favorite moments from recent shows, not too sure if they are from the 90's or 2K's. The first one is an episode of Debbie Downer where no one could keep a straight face, the second is an interview of Paris Hilton by Jimmy Fallon, and the third is the famous "More Cowbell" skit.







OK, one more...

The Zimmers!!!

Their debut CD release is coming up the end of the month, and their tour dates have been announced!
Oct 14 2007 8:00P The Groucho Club London, South
Oct 18 2007 11:00P The Chic Paris, Centre
Oct 20 2007 10:00P Los Marbles Nightclub Alicante, Alicante
Oct 21 2007 10:00P Ram Club Barcelona, Barcelona
Oct 22 2007 8:00A Mad in Madrid Party Madrid Central, Madrid
Oct 27 2007 7:00P The Beerkeller Berlin, Berlin

Formed in early 2007, The Zimmers are not only the oldest gigging band in the world (with an average age of 78), they are also the most celebrated, having recorded their debut album at the famous Abbey Road Studios, under the watchful eye of Acclaimed Producer Mike Hedges.
http://www.myspace.com/thezimmersband

Stewies Sexy Party

First the making of the video, then the finished product. Enjoy.

Cool Trick

An opportunity to win a bet!

Was the Warren Commission part of the cover-up?

Over my lifetime, I have probably watched the Zapruder film dozens of times. It is interesting to hear and see some of the inconsistencies that this film points out. It is a bit over 9 minutes long, but certainly worth watching. Our government involved in a cover-up? C'mon...

The Great Global Warming Swindle

Accepted theories about man causing global warming are "lies" claims a controversial new TV documentary.

'The Great Global Warming Swindle' - backed by eminent scientists - is set to rock the accepted consensus that climate change is being driven by humans.

The programme, to be screened on Channel 4 on Thursday March 8, will see a series of respected scientists attack the "propaganda" that they claim is killing the world's poor.

Even the co-founder of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore, is shown, claiming African countries should be encouraged to burn more CO2.

Nobody in the documentary defends the greenhouse effect theory, as it claims that climate change is natural, has been occurring for years, and ice falling from glaciers is just the spring break-up and as normal as leaves falling in autumn.

A source at Channel 4 said: "It is essentially a polemic and we are expecting it to cause trouble, but this is the controversial programming that Channel 4 is renowned for."

Controversial director Martin Durkin said: "You can see the problems with the science of global warming, but people just don't believe you - it's taken 10 years to get this commissioned.

"I think it will go down in history as the first chapter in a new era of the relationship between scientists and society. Legitimate scientists - people with qualifications - are the bad guys.

"It is a big story that is going to cause controversy.

"It's very rare that a film changes history, but I think this is a turning point and in five years the idea that the greenhouse effect is the main reason behind global warming will be seen as total bollocks.