…because he was protected by the DVD in his pocket. Maybe we’ve finally found a good use for all the “Waterworld” DVDs that were made. 😉
“How Hard Could It Be?: Inspired Misfires”
“Germans send teen tearaway to Siberia”
Wow… don’t mess with Germans, their idea of a vacation sounds pretty harsh. Though I suppose it’s arguably better than being locked up in a US jail.
UPDATE: Really harsh.
“Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells”
Science meets science fiction, and people benefit, once again. 🙂
John Dies At The End To Be Made Into A Movie?!
Someone actually purchased the movie rights to John Dies At The End.
In case you hadn’t run across it yet, John Dies At The End (JDatE) is a “ridiculous horror novel” from David Wong, the mind that brought you the Pointless Waste of Time website (and is now an editor at Cracked Magazine).
Un-frickin’-believable. To quote the announcement:
So there it is, kids. No matter how incredibly retarded your dream is, it can still come true.
“Pop-bottle rocket headed into orbit?”
Interesting, but do we really need more garbage floating around in Earth orbit?
Last Total Lunar Eclipse Until December of 2010 is Tomorrow Night!
Tomorrow night, 10:01pm US Eastern time, a total lunar eclipse begins. Don’t miss it, it’s the last one for nearly three years.
“Don’t Turn Your Back on Your Brain”
An amusing look at the trustworthiness of your memories, perception, and other facets of your brain.
“What are some movies that have either drastically changed the way you view the world or changed the way you live your life?”
This page made me think… not so much about the movies mentioned (I’ve never seen most of them, and don’t care to), but about how fiction can teach us the more important things about life better than reality can, in some cases. I learned much of what I know about people and their relationships from certain fantasy books (ones by Mercedes Lackey in particular), strangely enough, just as I learned a good portion of my farther-out science hypotheses (along with a large helping of mainstream science) by reading science fiction, “the last great literature of ideas.“
“Microsoft battles Vista perception issues with $15,000 prize”
This quote pretty much covers it:
In what can only be described as an act of utter desperation to overcome Vista’s mostly negative public perception issues, Microsoft Australia has put together an online “Fact or Fiction†quiz all about Windows Vista.
Un-frickin’-believable. Squared.