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Emo Band Name Generator. Seems to work rather well!

Now that's what I call fire water.

I'm loath to say anything about the iPhone: there's more than enough coverage already. Still, I'd like to say that I'm impressed with the interface demos I've seen.

I love the picture of a young Tony Blair from this article.

The Transformers movie gets an 8.5/10 on IMDB? We shall see.

Check out this Master Chief costume. Killer! Thanks, Artoo.

I love this comic book cover of Samson taking down a Unicorn.

The Hauntening. Spooooky! Thanks, Robin!

A really beautiful picture of the Earth. I won't ruin it with a thumbnail.

Spacediving. Looks like fun!

This is original: magic with lasers. Thanks, Barrett!

Crash testing a deathtrap. The only way it could be worse would be to deploy spikes rather than airbags.

Seriously, what is the frame of this car made out of, marshmallows and wishes?

Neat line drawing video. Thanks Heather!

Benny Benassi is coming to town on Thursday July 19th. You may recognize his mildly NSFW video for "Satisfaction". Pounding dance music: come on!

Business Time: some more Flight of the Conchords.

Improvaganza! pictures, not necessarily in order: Improvaganza Gallery 1, Improvaganza Gallery 2, Improvaganza Gallery 3, Improvaganza Gallery 4, Improvaganza Gallery 5, Improvaganza Gallery 6, Improvaganza Gallery 7, Improvaganza Gallery 8, Improvaganza Gallery 9, Improvaganza Gallery 10, Improvaganza Gallery 11, Improvaganza Gallery 12, Improvaganza Gallery 13, Improvaganza Gallery 14, Improvaganza Gallery 15, Improvaganza Gallery 16.

Depressed? You need a good ass-whipping. Apparently...

Let's watch some more Transformers! I'm up for Wednesday and Thursday. What about you folks?

You Deserve A Cock Today.

Substitute any word into a corporate slogan. More fun than you'd think! Link from b3ta.com.

The making of the Dr. Who theme song.

One of my favourite theme songs ever.

Correspondence with the best lawyer in the world.

This blog is fantastic: My Crazy Roommate. It chronicles the adventures of this one poor guy's insane roommates.

Dramatic prairie dog. Dun dun dunnnnnnnnn!

ATAT stroller: the greatest stroller ever.

I love that picture. Link from Music Thing.

Hey AOL: get your own marketing! I guess they figure if it works for the Wii, it will work for them.

Japanese Game Show Nonsense: Cookie Treadmill.

I saw this a while ago but only just checked it out. It's great... foul-mouthed guy narrates very difficult Super Mario Brothers level. NSFW audio.

One of my coworkers showed me this Mr. Potato Head complete with Spider-Man costume. The box says "With great potato comes great responsibility."

Well, SznakFest 2007 has come and gone, but where was the music and dancing? The games were awesome, but SznakFests must have more variety of activities. SznakFests also need awards ceremonies. Some truly fantastic comments deserve applause. It is armed with this knowledge and a healthy respect for revisionist history that I am redubbing June 16th's activities, "SznakFest 2007: The Gaming Session".

Yes: 2007 will see a proper SznakFest. Your award-winning comments will get their recognition. There will be viewing of ridiculous videos, awards, music, rating of other people, and still games downstairs.

Lego Xenomorph. The most awesome Lego creation I've ever seen.

Shadow art.

Something Awful: Comic book covers.

Improvaganza Gallery 1. Improvaganza Gallery 2.

In case you didn't know, Improvaganza is happening for the next week and a bit: improv teams from all over the world are competing in Edmonton at the Varscona Theatres. Shows nightly at 8PM with additional shows at 11PM Friday and Saturday. Sunday and Monday are public workshops instead.

Of course, all of you will be at my place on Saturday night.

Very clever Rube Goldberg machine to open curtains. Very innovative, I thought! Thanks, Shanny.

Welcome to Funtime Follies. My new minimal effort webcomic. It will not be updated regularly. It will also not be funny and not be drawn well.

Line up, guys: Jessica Alba wants one-night stands. Thanks, Artoo.

Quickie Movie Review: "Away From Her"

I saw this movie last night and it was so sad! Ladies: get your mini-Kleenex boxes ready.

This movie is about an older couple dealing with the wife's descent into Alzheimer's. Grant, played by Gordon Pinsent does everything in his power to maintain the happiness of his "perfect girl", Fiona, played by Julie Christie. The movie shows the strength of their relationship through a shattering upset, and fortunately their relationship is complex enough that the story is interesting.

And so tragic.

It's tough to find fault with the movie, as the acting, cinematography, and story are all excellent. My only complaint is the obvious foreshadowing of what happens at the end of the movie. I understand why it had to be there, but I feel like the ending would have jerked more tears had it been a surprise. I think I just expect to be surprised by movies all the time, which isn't always necessary.

So go see it: I say it's a 8.5/10. It's playing at the Princess Theatre.

Staircase drawers are a brilliant idea.

Psycho shower curtain.

Something Awful: Field Guide to North American T-Shirts.

Check out HeroMachine to create your own superhero. Pictured: GunWhip 423 (randomly created).

Awesome Japanese Game Show. Reminds me of the Onion headline: "Game Shows Now Leading Cause of Death in Japan".

The Onion AV Club interview with Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik: creators of Penny Arcade. I love the shot of them "gaming". Skillfully done.

Mars is holy. Hyuk hyuk.

Paris Hilton was supposed to be in jail 23 days. She was there for 5. WTF?

The Shatner Show! Thanks, Eric.

Powerthirst! The ultimate energy drink. Thanks Andronika!

Sound the alarm! You're going to be uncomfortably energetic!

This demo starts out just "neat" and by the time you're halfway through, it's pretty amazing.

Photosynth is this insane application for presenting visual information spatially. It is also capable of generating 3D models based on several photographs.

Kid pulls off some phenomenal DDR moves.

Animal and Rita Moreno performing "Fever".

Also, YouTube has added irritating navigation crap to their video player. Sad day.

Steam Trek: Star Trek silent film parody. Thanks, Gregmita!

The guy is a bit douchey but very talented: Beatboxing / flute Inspector Gadget and Axel F. He also does the Super Mario Brothers.

Wii controllers are awesome! Thanks, Rob.

Imagining the Tenth Dimension. Thanks for the link, Rob!

Fallout 3 is coming out in Fall of 2008. Check out the teaser trailer.

For those of you who don't know, Fallout and Fallout 2 were the best RPGs ever made.

Alien Abduction lamp.

A magnificent Bellini sculpture I made this weekend.

Kitten Cannon is another one of those "launch the X as far as you can" games. I love the Google ads that were chosen for display...

The Onion chimes in on the Kentucky Creation Museum.

It's going to face some tough competition when the nearby Flat Earth and Gravity Schmavity Museums opens up.

This is a brilliant idea... a 3D scanner built from LEGO. A webcam snaps pictures of the object placed in the bowl, and milk is slowly added to show "slices" of the object. I love the Geekologie comment:

Which is perfect, because I really need a scan of some Lucky Charms.

Ok... I hadn't seen the original clip when I saw this, but that doesn't make it any less awesome. I guess Shatner was in a race car doing 160MPH and there's video of him yelling "wooooh!" the whole time. This video brilliantly uses the footage from the Conan O'Brien show where the car video was played to create music... Thanks to Andronika!

The dude who did the voice of Optimus Prime in the cartoons is doing the voice for the upcoming Transformers movie and video game. Here's a clip of him talking about the role and the video game.

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer is officially going to suck. Jessica Alba said it would be "the best family comedy of the year" in the MTV Movie Awards pre-show...

Penny Arcade brings us The Internet on a shirt.

Kirk Cameron and Bill O'Reilly are hard to listen to. I keep expecting someone to cut in and either laugh at them or explain where they're making a leap to bypass logic.

Paris Hilton totally gets ripped a new one (which she may end up using, you never know) by Sarah Silverman at the MTV Movie Awards.

Also, Paris is serving time in jail.

Bumblebee speaks! Check out this new ad for the Transformers Movie. Apparently, Bumblebee either squeaks or speaks in a deep voice.

Video of ultra-slow-motion lighter ignition.

How to make your very own M41-A Pulse Rifle. What is a M41-A Pulse Rifle, you ask? Why, only the coolest sci-fi movie weapon ever.

As you may know, certain cities on Google Maps now feature "Street View" where you get to see what it looks like from a certain point on a street. Here are some interesting street view sightings.

Something Awful: Children's Books.

Hot on the tail of LOLCats, it's LOLBots. Thanks Nick!

Do you have $20k burning a hole in your pocket? Are you a fucking retard? Then have these guys got the trip for you. Visit the inner Earth!

Zipline ride. Thanks, Jesse!

The funniest Bill Gates clips. The first one is awesome! It's John Heder as Napoleon Dynamite doing a whole bit with Billy G.