Archive for October, 2005

Stallone’s brain transported back in time

Friday, October 28th, 2005

First we find out that ol’ Sly is working on another installment of the working-class palooka hero in Rocky Balboa.
And now, even more unbelievable, is the announcement that Rambo IV is coming to the big screen. After reading the early plot description, it’s safe to say that Stallone simply downloaded the script of Commando, […]

Halloween Photoshopping

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Worth 1000 is a schweet site that sponsors regular contests for Photoshop enthusiasts. Being a Photoshop amateur myself, I’m awed by the talent and work that goes into these. The recent halloween-themed contest, Jack-O’Lantern Challenge has some great entries, like the following m.c. escher mashup…

Isn’t it ironic? Dontcha think?

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

[CNN.com - Crossing guard hits, kills another - Oct 26, 2005]

Why make robots when we can control humans?

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

With the wonders of galvanic vestibular stimulation at our fingertips, soon we’ll be able to pop a headset on someone and control their movements with a remote control…[CNN.com - Japan developing remote control for humans - Oct 25, 2005]

Googling

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Bored as I am today, I googled Rhuberg and perused through the listings. As you can imagine, there aren’t many Rhubergs out there, and I’m always surprised when Rhubergs pop up that I’ve never heard of before. I assume they must be related to me somehow, but have no idea how. George Rhuberg appears to […]

Still hurting from a weekend in Toronto

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

I’m foolish enough to go all the way to another country to physically torture myself - this time in the form of a half marathon. I managed to finish in decent time, and although my official results have me clocked at 1:47:40, I didn’t cross the start line until almost 4 minutes after the gun […]

GMaps Pedometer

Friday, October 14th, 2005

Here’s an awesome use of Google maps. For those of you unaware, Google distributed an API for their map program, allowing people to create useful applications with Google Maps at their cores. For anyone who runs, walks, or bikes outdoors, this program is fantastic. Just double-click on the map to create a route, and this […]