Thought For The Day
“Cats are like potato chips, you can’t have just one.” 
Archive for 10th May 2008
The Iron Man Movie — Sheer Geek Genius
GoddessJ and I went to see the Iron Man movie a couple days ago. Even she loved it, which is saying something, but I thought it was awesome. I’m definitely going to get the DVD as soon as it comes out… I hope it includes an extra about the scene where the red-and-gold armor is being put on him for the first time, showing exactly how much of that was done with CGI. It couldn’t have been all CGI, but there’s no way it could all be done in reality either.
The Weirdest Piece of Hardware I’ve Ever Seen
I was at a Radio Shack today, and discovered a package labeled “High Speed USB 2.0 Beverage Warmer!” I had to read it several times before I convinced myself that I wasn’t misreading. A hot-plate plugged into your computer is fairly weird in and of itself, but it would only need to draw power from a USB port, so why would the person drawing up the packaging insist on pointing out that it’s specifically USB 2.0, instead of 1.x?
It wasn’t until I read the small type that I discovered that it was also a USB hub. It’s still humorous, but I found it a lot funnier before I saw that.