…not Gandalf. The huge winter storm that was wreaking havoc on the northern plains of the U.S. last week was NOT a misspelling of the Grey Wizard’s name or the news industry’s attempt to be “relevant”. In fact, the name “Gandolf” is the character from an 1896 fantasy novel by William Morris called The Well […]
deviantARTist Jian Guo is a huge Tolkien fan. Take a look at his stained-glass inspired artwork! ย ย [Jian Guo / Via Kotaku]
A government agency has announced a significant increase in the amount of unlicensed spectrum available for high-speed WiFi. But it may be some time before the average user sees the benefits. The announcement came today at the Consumer Electronics Show from Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He says the commission has taken […]
The internet is over-saturated with fan films, but this one is one of the best I’ve seen, production and effects-wise. The folks that brought us the “Megaman” fan film are back, withย an attempt to show how a live-action “Sonic the Hedgehog” film might work. And the best part? Jaleel “Steve Urkel” White reprises his voice […]
Nicholas Beales, an artist and video game designer, had to write a partial game design and lots of concept art for his final year project. The result was Blood 48:14 (referencing Psalms 48:14 “This God is our God forever and ever. He will lead us beyond death.”) The game takes the human immune system fighting […]
I need to start doing this! [Sketch MacQ – Too-Many-Ideas]
Initially, I was going to title this post “Iron Lemon Cat”, but a lemon obviously wouldn’t fit on this cat’s head, so the only possibility in this case is a yellow grapefruit. [Via Geektrooper]
For $500, this hand-assembled HAL replica from 2001: A Space Odyssey can be yours…and it WORKS! It’s made from aircraft-grade aluminum and based on actual studio blueprints. It features a red LED eye and will spout 1 of 15 movie quotes WHEN YOU TALK TO IT. [ ThinkGeek / Via Uncrate]
http://youtu.be/zOj8oTF54Vs The history of one of the universe’s greatest gifts to mankind: nachos. Om nom nom nom. There’s almost nothing that beats a large plate of Nachos served while playing a game of your favorite tabletop RPG with friends. I cast infinite Nachos. [Via The Presurfer]
Each time I see Star Wars comforter sets such as this one, I get a massive bout of nostalgia. Back in the early 80s, my parents got me the traditional bed sheet set that everyone had back then, and seeing stuff like this always bring me back to that era. [Amazon]