Firefly guest starring Windows 95 and Christina Hendricks

So in s1e11 of Firefly, right when Jayne and Kaylee are reprogramming the dumpster, I noticed something on the computer screen. Apparently the dumpster is running windows 95 and is using the CD burning wizard.



Also since my Zac Efron in Firefly post gets me so many hits, I will also point out that this is Christina Hendricks of Mad Men fame, which I would not have realized unless the opening credits didn't spell it out for me. Also guest starring some guy who played Duck on 20 episodes of days of our lives and starring a bunch of people who are in a lot of other Joss Whedon things.

View Google Maps in 8-bit mode (viewable on a NES also)

Makes me want to play Earthbound. See it in action
http://maps.google.com/?t=8&utm_campaign=8bit

Saturday Chatterbox

"A 65-year-old man who's angry is a loser. A 20-year-old angry man is a sexy leader. Nothing makes me angry anymore". -- John Waters in The Wall Street Journal

Speaking of my Baltimore roots, Your blogger is greatly anticipating having his relative or childhood friend, schoolmate, or neighbor from Baltimore County spend a tiny portion of their new Mega Million winnings to buy him a nice lunch... And maybe a new apartment?

 Goodbye Keith Olbermann... Actually I gave up on you after your first tantrum at Current TV. Too many "issues".

John Waters on Neurosis: "Routine is not the enemy of creativity. I'm very organized. I go out to get the paper within 20 seconds of the same time each day; my hangovers are scheduled a year in advance. I don't have time to be nuts. If I was retired, I might be completely out of my mind, because I'd have time to give in to neurotic thinking. Now I just have to work it into a schedule. That neurotic behavior has to produce". from the WSJ.

Celebrities spotted (and chatted up) in Manhattan this week: Danny Aiello, Richard Kind, Chip Zien

 Manhattan pizza slices down to 75-cents per slice as part of a pizza war reports today's New York Times.

Note to Self: Look out for artist John Currin. John Waters sez he's interesting.

Rest in peace, Anthony Razzano. You'll be missed by so many (including for your Activist efforts on behalf of your neighbors and doormen)... The laughs... Your big eyes... Your great spirit, Tony. Tragic loss.

39 degrees as I write this... Seasonably cool, for a change...

 Less than a full work week to Spring Break. Am so ready!

Am once again on a modified self-styled vegetarian version of  Phase One of the South Beach Diet... I want to drop 10-15 lbs of winter weight...

And now... I gotta go clean this apartment... Cleaning burns calories, you see...

Friday Music Break: Saint Etienne Tonight

Just to complete the food-comes-to-you trifecta, I had to post this

http://tacocopter.com/

Occupy

Your cat will love the feeling of having really smooth legs

I want to know more about this. Like, how did the person find all the right scraps of things to piece together?

SKYLANDERS FIGURES BACK IN STOCK!

Great News! We have finally received a restock shipment of Skylanders Spyro's Adventure figures. These figures have proven to be very popular and have been sold out everywhere for quite some time. IN STOCK ONLINE AND IN OUR RETAIL LOCATIONS!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THEM ALL

2 NEW XBOX 360 GAME REGION FREE TESTS

We have region free tested both Ridge Racer Unbounded - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) and Capcom Digital Collection - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) on our PAL XBOX 360 console and we can confirm they are both region free.

Look for more North American XBOX 360 game PAL region free tests soon.

It's the future, you guys. When are they going to start preorders for the Mattel Hoverboard?

The Consumerist reports "Google's Helpful Self-Driving Car Brings Blind Passenger To Taco Bell"

While testing the company's new self-driving vehicle, Google had the Toyota Prius navigate city streets to take its blind "driver" to Taco Bell, as seen in a video of the test. [...] Along with grabbing some grub, the man also went to pick up some dry cleaning. Just a nice little day running a few errands -- something that he said isn't always so easy to do.

I don't know why he didn't just hit the Taco Button on his fridge though.

Synthetic Life

As anyone who knows me will testify, I could never be accused of being a science geek but I do admit to a fascination with the more awe inspiring and fantastical theories and developments in contemporary science – especially in physics and biology (none of which I would ever claim to understand in any great depth – just deep enough to generate as sense of wonder). So I was delighted when Alec Bartos, on behalf of the Purdue University in Indiana USA, asked if they could use an image of my And When I’m a Man sculpture to advertise today's talk 'Synthetic Life: A New Industrial Revolution?' The talk is being given by Dr Gregory Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report and Bioethics Forum.

Although unable to make it to the lecture myself (what with it being in the US and me being here in little old London) I'm led to believe that the theme is synthetic biology and the idea that there might be a new industrial revolution: combining non-living parts to make a living thing, or a combination of living and non-living things - with Dr Kaebnick talking about whether or not this is even possible and what the implications might be for the ways we view humanity and the non-living world.
As I said, I'm a sucker for that kinda thing so I hope that it all goes well and that someone thought to film it and stick it up on the web.

Poster design by Alec Bartos.

As if Hot and Ready Pizzas didn't make it easy enough to get fat

Now there's this company that has a button you can put on your fridge. When you press the button, it automatically orders you your favorite pizza (by connecting via bluetooth to your phone and dialing programmed response to the pizza store)

Source with more info:
http://consumerist.com/2012/03/living-like-the-jetsons-push-a-button-on-your-fridge-and-instantly-order-a-pizza.html

Andrew Bird: Give It Away

I like Andrew Bird.

Here is his "Give it Away".

Title Free Tuesday

"I won't look for love today. I will just give it. It will bless me tenfold." - Marianne Williamsonn

Totally not happy that every day, lately, just as it's time for my afternoon meditation (read: Nap) some workers in a building out back decide it's time to start noisily stacking their construction debris...

Too much Spam... Yahoo is getting it the worst. Their Spam filters do a pretty good job... But still...

Perhaps I should just skip the nap and go right to the fresh brewed spiritual beverage (read: Coffee)...

Today was more seasonable after several days of record breaking heat...

Shit Twinks Say (on ShitTwinksSay on Twitter): "I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the fact that I'm more attractive than you are."

Rest in Peace: cabaret singer Teri Lynn Paul after a long illness. We were once colleagues in the cabaret days... She was a good cook, too.

Soup of the day at the local Hell's Kitchen Irish Pub? Guinness!

Since there was a nice chill in the air... I'm craving Indian food... I guess I'll hit Basera later...

Set the Tone: Don't Take Anything Personally

"Don't take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you."
- Don Miquel Ruiz

Support Starbucks Against Anti-Gay Boycott

Thank You Starbucks

Starbucks stuck its neck out to publicly support the right of all people to marry, regardless of the gender of their partner.

Now it is under attack by the ironically-named, ultra-conservative American “National Organization for Marriage”. Already over 4,000 NOM members have pledged to boycott Starbucks.

Let’s blow the right wing out of the water by getting more than ten times as many consumers from around the world to thank Starbucks for standing up for gay marriage.

Join us in showing our support for Starbucks by signing our giant Thank You card. If 40,000 of us sign it, we’ll deliver it to Starbucks executives to give them moral support to keep standing up for equality.

NOM is targeting Starbucks because the company recently stood up publicly to support gay marriage legislation in their home state of Washington in the United States. When it passed, the bill’s lead sponsor said that support from business convinced moderate legislators to vote for it. Without support from companies like Starbucks, the gay marriage law might have failed.

Now, if Starbucks backtracks because of opposition, then it will set the gay rights struggle back to a time when big corporations couldn’t come out and support gay people for fear of public backlash. Even worse, it will embolden anti-gay activists around the world to target other companies that support gay rights, and serve as a lesson to other companies to stay out of the fight for equal rights entirely.

Starbucks isn’t perfect — and in the future we’ll probably be asking it to improve its policies on other issues. But it’s a big deal when a giant multinational corporation with no particular connection to the gay community realizes that there are real business benefits — from better employees to happier customers — to standing up for progressive ideals. As SumOfUs members and ethical consumers, we can’t just criticize corporations when they do bad. We also want to encourage them when they do good.

Let’s show that supporting equal rights is good business: Add your name to this thank you card.

Have you heard about all the awesome shows coming to the 1-800-ASK GARY AMPHITHEATER

The Consumerist has a great list about of the 10 weirdest named sporting venues that have had their naming rights bought out by companies:

10. Jiffy Lube Live; Bristow, VA
9. Gexa Energy Pavilion; Dallas, TX
8. Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood; Atlanta, GA
7. Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach; Virginia Beach, VA
6. Sleep Train Amphitheatre; Wheatland, CA
5. Comfort Dental Amphitheatre; Greenwood Village, CO
4. Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion; Phoenix, AZ
3. Jobing.com Arena; Glendale, AZ
2. Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center; Hopewell, NY
1. 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre; Tampa, FL

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Friday Music Break: Kylie Minogue - On A Night Like This

Special thanks to Joe My God....

Blekko has the Right Idea

Try Spam Free Search with Blekko.

Here's the Wikipedia entry on Blekko.

I put Blekko on my toolbar for search results w/o spam links!

Whoa awesome

This is what the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo DVD looks like

GAME OF THRONES PRE-ORDER CONTEST

Anyone who pre-orders either Game of Thrones (Season 1 Boxset Give-a-way) - 360 (Preorder) or Game of Thrones (Season 1 Boxset Give-a-way) - PS3 (Preorder) will automatically be entered in a draw for a chance to win a Game Of Thrones Season 1 Blu-Ray Box Set.

Winner will be announced on games release date of May 15, 2012!

Warm Up Wednesday: 1952 Beefcake Sweeney and Seipke

Early Lineup For Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City At The Office

Wow, we had a couple of early cutsomers lineup for Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City today. I think next time a big game is released we'll have to hire crowd control!!

It Might As Well Be Spring

The great Margaret Whiting,

"It Might As Well Be Spring"

Set the Tone: Be Happy for This Moment

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life"

~ Omar Khayyam

Make G-Mail Smarter

If you don't have Gmail yet.... What are you waiting for?

I've had it for years and have never had a problem...

Yes, if you are transferring from AOL or something, it will require a learning curve... But nothing that you can't handle,

And it works great from day one... Even if you don't know how to use labels, archives, search, contacts, Google Docs or shortcuts yet... You will!

Get with the program!

Gmail is the best... And ESPECIALLY if you are on Android...

IMHO, of course...

11 ways to make Gmail smarter | How To - CNET

St. Patrick's Day on a Saturday in Hell's Kitchen? Oh, Lordy.

"Yo... Tourist... You there in the green t-shirt... I don't believe for a second that a Slurpee is really in that Slurpee cup of yours"...

Your blogger is wishing his neighborhood wasn't such a magnet to marauding gangs of rowdy tourists wearing shiny green things today...

In honor of St Patrick's Day... I had a sushi lunch today... The wasabi was a wee bit o' green after all...

Will 2012 NYC St Pat's parade be the last one to exclude gays? asks the Irish Central

Soup of the Day at local Irish Pub?: Guinness....

Why does the NYC St Patrick Day Parade always have to feel like a Re-elect Bush-Cheney rally?

PS VITA 32GB MEMORY CARD ON SALE

For a limited time we have put the PlayStation Vita Memory Card 32GB [Sony] - PS VITA (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER on sale by $10.

If you're looking for more memory or planning on buying a PS Vita soon this is a great time to save $10 and pick up the PS Vita memory card that offers the biggest GB space.

2 NEW XBOX 360 GAME REGION FREE TESTS

We have region free tested the North American versions of both Silent Hill HD Collection - 360 (Region Free) (Preorder) and Ninja Gaiden 3 - 360 (Preorder) on our PAL XBOX 360 console.

We can confirm that Silent Hill HD Collection is region free but unfortunately Ninja Gaiden 3 is not.

Look for more region free tests soon.

NEWSLETTER FOR FRIDAY MARCH 16, 2012

Our latest newsletter is now live online CLICK HERE to check it out!

RADIANT HISTORIA DS BACK IN STOCK!

We have received our shipment of Radiant Historia - DS (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) .

Channeling the heart and soul of fan favorite 16‐bit RPG classics, Radiant Historia combines a unique position‐based battle system, intricate hand‐drawn details, and one of the best soundtracks in recent memory as it takes gamers on a steampunk adventure back and forth through time.

Don't Delay! Order Today! NOW SHIPPING!!

Friday Dance Break: Tooji Stay (Norway)

Special thanks to Joe My God

4 NEW XBOX 360 REGION FREE TESTS

We have region free tested the 4 latest North American XBOX 360 game releases on our PAL 360 console and 2 out of 4 are region free. Here's the rundown:

Region Free

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 360 (Region Free) (Preorder)
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Special Edition (LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER) - 360 (Preorder)
Dirt 3 Complete Edition - 360 (Region Free) (Preorder)

NOT REGION FREE

Armored Core V (5) - 360 (Preorder)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations - 360 (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

Look for more region free tests soon!

Become a Film Mogul With 'Box'

BoxTheMovie from Chris Dolman on Vimeo.

This is from my friend Donner's latest project.

And it stars the incomparable and legendary Mink Stole.

You, too, can be a film mogul.

Only 49 days to go for Box.

DIABLO III RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED

The highly anticipated Diablo III (3) - PC (Preorder) has finally gotten an official release date. This huge title will hit the streets on Tuesday May 15th, 2012!

Pre-order Today!

Warm Up Wednesday: Rapper Nelly for Sean John

Orifice Tower

Admittedly my latest sculpture isn't completely finished (there is just one small finishing touch to add but I'm waiting on the arrival of some resin hardener before I can do that) and this isn't the greatest quality photo in the world but I thought that I'd let you see how it's coming along – especially since I first started work on it quite some time ago. To be perfectly honest I enjoyed constructing this piece so much that I was more than happy to squander days just working on the tinniest of details - most of which no-one but myself will probably even notice. I think sculpting, and probably art in general, is as much about the process as it is the end result.

Although it might look like it's just been thrown together all the individual box sections and framework have been carefully constructed in such a way that the pieces interlock, creating a deceptively sturdy structure – not that I'm encouraging anyone to try and climb it. After the recent destruction of my City sculpture on it's way back from last year's show, The Event 2011, I don't fancy having to undertake more repair work than I already have to.

Discounting the glue, all the materials used in the construction of this piece (mostly wood but some copper piping and small metal fixings) are recycled – even down to the screws. This isn't purely for environmental reasons. It's mainly because I love the patina and 'resonance' of old materials. A lot of the wood comes from the backs of old picture frames or early to mid-20th Century packing cases from the Victoria and Albert Museum, here in London.

With this quick sketch you can see, in the drawing on the left, my initial idea for the Orifice Tower. I drew it whilst waiting for a talk to commence at the Jerwood Space in Bankside. I can't remember now what the talk was about but I remember that at the time I was working on some small sculptures that were basically wooden boxes with carved apertures or orifices in them. By this stage I'd become aware of the fact that much of my work was getting smaller and smaller so I decided to remedy this by creating elevated versions of my new Orifice Box sculptures – which also tied in with my love of tower structures.

In the (almost) finished piece you can see that the top section is basically another of my orifice boxes, with the front panel having been carved from a solid block of wood. One of the problems of exhibiting awkward sized sculptures (this piece is 2 metres tall) is getting them to and from venues so I designed this one so that it bolts together in four sections – making it easier to transport/package and making the bolts a feature of the work.

Sidekick to Take A Hike

The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G is being retired...

Well, it did have a good keyboard...

And it isn't half bad...

Though almost immediately, I wished I had a dual processor as I was faster than the unit...

So, I guess I'll just use this one til it dies...

Though, I really would like a good dual processor with an equally good keyboard...

Or maybe it's time to jump ship to another carrier altogether?

Not sure.

Thanks to Android Spin for the heads up!

Set the Tone: Gratitude

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more." 

-- Melody Beattie

Peace

There HAD to have been advance warning signs that this guy was a danger to himself and others...

Army Sergeant Accused of Slaying 16 in Afghan Village

Everything will be hush-hush and we'll never know the real story...

Thoughts, prayers and wishes of peace for all the victims and their families.

Soooo sorry.

Jessica Biel tops

Many of today's popular actresses and pop stars are now training beneath the guidance of Hollywood's high Personal Trainers to maintain their tops dress and Jessica Biel is no exception.

These are a progression from traditional lunges by where instead of alternating or returning to the beginning position, you use your front foot to propel yourself forward and into subsequent lunge. With added weight they will be really challenging.

Natalie Portman tops

When you've got already shown off your bottom, this actually seems like ensuing logical step.Wearing nothing quite a bit black headband, Natalie Portman poses topless during a new perfume ad for Miss Dior Chérie whereas serving up her best come-hither stare.

Natalie Portman has been getting plenty of attention lately, what with all the praise for her sure-to-be-nominated-for-an-Oscar performance in Black Swan additionally as the recent news of her engagement and pregnancy.But, hey, a bit further, er, exposure can't hurt. especially when it's this smart, right.

Halle Berry hot tops dress

Halle Berry releved her hot tops dress secret it appears that Halle Berry has taken some fashion inspiration from one very unlikely person, he boyfriend's ex, Kylie Minogue.After watching the popstar  prance around onstage in some small denim shorts, the actress stepped out in an virtually identical combine the day when.The 44-year-old wore the super short hot pants to go looking at Bristol Farms in Beverly Hills yesterday.

Halle showed off her unimaginable toned legs in the flesh-baring attire pairing them with an exercise top worn beneath a white t-shirt.She carried a studded black leather bag and slipped on a pair of aviators.Halle conjointly looked as if it would be giving boyfriend Martinez some refined hints as she slipped a hoop on her wedding finger.

Don't Forget the Clocks

It's that time of year again...

Clocks spring forth at 2AM Sunday!!

I'll lose an hour of Spring Cleaning time... And I really need every minute!

Mila Kunis in Bikini dress

Mila Kunis releved her bikini secret to look sensible in Bikini, she say the primary and most significant tip is to be self-confident of yourself, particularly of your body. It doesn't matter if you're a trifle overweight or if you're a standard human and have some cellulite. Being assured of your body can perpetually cause you to look sensible. as a result of within the finish its a lot of regarding temperament.Choosing a bikini appropriate to your structure will enhance sure elements of your body and minimize others and cause you to feel nice.

The gifted Milena "Mila" Markovna Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, USSR now freelance Ukraine, to a Jewish family. Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she or he has an older brother named Michael. after attending one semester of school between gigs, she realized that she needed to act for the remainder of her life. She started acting when she was simply 9 years recent.

Cameron Diaz hot tops dress

The daughter of a Cuban-American father and an Anglo-German mother, model-turned-actress Cameron Diaz is one of Hollywood's hottest stars. She was born on August thirty, 1972 in San Diego, California. When she was 16 years previous, she travelled round the world for 5 years before returning to California at age 21. She was modelling for the Elite Modeling agency when she won her 1st huge flick role in the Mask opposite Jim Carey.

Cameron has the proper long legs simply created for the super short hemlines that she likes to wear however if you have ever puzzled if you may escape with sporting a number of the small skirts and dresses that Cameron loves there are some easy rules to follow, which is able to have you ever wanting as trendy as Cameron whenever.

Rachel Weisz blouse and Top dress

The proposition of the blouse and Top dress we’ve been seeing on the runways for the past few seasons has continually seemed slightly questionable, if not completely daunting.That is, till we have a tendency to saw Rachel Weisz donning a leather dress from See by Chloe’s Resort 2012 collection therefore effortlessly mid summer .Take a cue from the relaxed ease and classic, uncomplicated shape of her striped frock that’s got a kicky a-line hem to assist your body breathe.

In a demure, lady-like form with graphic ivory stripes, she takes the aggressive nature out of blouse and Top dress garb by updating a prim stand-by in the season’s must-have cool.