27 posts from May 2009

Pitchmen

Billy Mays has died this morning.  Get the story here.

The Discovery Channel has brought us Pitchmen, think of it as America's Greatest Inventor type show.  Hosted by two guys you have definitely seen before, through tons of infomercials, Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan. 

 Airs Wednesdays at 10pm eastern. 

Now, whats the deal with Discovery Channels lack of full online episodes?  Get with the program guys.

Thanks goes out to the guy who youtube'd an episode.  Check out Parts 3-6 here.

Holy jumpin jesus can it be?  The worlds oldest virgin may finally get some.  Archie is going to propose to Veronica!  This amazing issue will hit the shelves in August and I have to say, I'll be buying one.  Not that I'm a usual buyer, I honestly haven't read Archie since I was 5, but this thing is gonna be worth some money.  Well,...... probably not..... 

Archie

What is your favorite classic video arcade game?
Submitted by northerngeek.

(I can't believe I missed my own QotD)

Although I'm pretty sure I dumped over 1 millions quarters in Ms Pacman, Moon Patrol has to be my favorite classic game.  Great music and fun game play kept me hooked.  Thankfully, through emulation, I can play Moon Patrol for free using MAME.

Coming to theaters June 18th, 2010

Wiki:Geek Pride Day, is an initiative which claims the right of every person to be a nerd or a geek.

This day is celebrated on May 25 since 2006, celebrating the premiere of the first Star Wars movie in 1977.

Find your geek, give him a hug and say "Thanks, for being a geek!"  Now leave me alone, the Science of Star Wars is on the Science Channel.

Geek

Basic rights and responsibilities of being a geek.

Rights

1. The right to be even nerdier.
2. The right to not leave your house.
3. The right to not have a significant other and to be a virgin.
4. The right to not like football or any other sport.
5. The right to associate with other nerds.
6. The right to have few friends (or none at all).
7. The right to have all the nerdy friends that you want.
8. The right to wear witty t-shirts
9. The right to not be "in-style."
10. The right to be overweight and have poor eyesight.
11. The right to show off your nerdiness.
12. The right to make an attempt at being as nerdy as Morgana Summers, and the right to fail. (Topher Stumph came quite close, but he too, failed).
13. The right to develop serious crushes on Randall Munroe, Shane Carruth & Bo Burnam, as opposed to say... James Franco. (See 11).
14. The right to carry a Thesaurus with you at all times, as opposed to an iPhone. (See 11)
15. The right to execute shameless self advertisement via the Wikipedia Geek Pride Day page. (See 11).
16. The right to falsely assume the surnames Finkleton, Waldman, Stratzer and Krukemeyer.
17. The right to take over the world.

Responsibilities:

1. Be a nerd, no matter what.
2. Try and be nerdier than anyone else.
3. If there is a discussion about something nerdy, you must give your opinion.
4. Save any and all nerdy things you have.
5. Do everything you can to show off your nerdy stuff as though it were a "museum of nerdiness."
6. Don't be a generalized nerd. You must specialize in something.
7. Attend every nerdy movie on opening night and buy every nerdy book before anyone else.
8. Wait in line on every opening night. If you can go in costume or at least with a related t-shirt, all the better.
9. Don't waste your time on anything not related to nerddom.
10. Befriend any person or persons bearing any physical similarities to comic book or sci-fi figures.
11. Try to take over the world! 
    Tech Support
     

Get a great list of Nintendo themed papercrafts.  Mario, Star Fox, the works.  Check them out here.

Star Fox

If they could figure out some way to not have to chase after the balls this could be a fun, yea I know "nerdy", game.

It looks like they finally did Ghostbusters some justice with this great looking game.  If any of you can remember the 80's Ghostbusters video game, then you'll remember how bad it was.  I mean, it stunk!