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Entertainment || Badass Movie Villain Bracket – Seeding Poll [June 1, 2009]

After spending a month watching some pretty Badass TV Characters, we now head to the movies! For our second bracket we’ll be tackling: “Who is the Most Badass Movie Villain?”
Below you’ll find 50 characters (sorted by movie title) that were selected based on many of the suggestions from this post and some of our own [...]

Entertainment || Badass Movie Villains [May 29, 2009]

By the end of Saturday we will finally know who you think the most Badass TV Character really is. Will River Tam be able to hold onto her lead, or will Dr. House be able to diagnose a cure for his current predicament? If you haven’t voted yet, head on over and let your voice [...]

Science || Wolfram|Alpha [May 18, 2009]

I’ve always loved the products that Wolfram has developed – I spent countless hours on Mathworld and the integrator in college. I always wished that I could have afforded this.
On Friday, they rolled out Wolfram|Alpha. In the introduction video by Stephan Wolfram, he describes the project as follows:
We’re trying to take as much of the [...]

Entertainment || Robot Dinosaurs That Shoot Beams When They Roar [May 5, 2009]

For those of you bored at work, procrastinating school work, or just looking for a good time, might I suggest Robot Dinosaurs That Shoot Beams When They Roar. It’s a fun flash game that is made even more awesome by such an epic title. And if you ever get tired of shooting beams from roaring [...]

Entertainment || Happy Star Wars Day! [May 4, 2009]

May 4th is Star Wars Day! Since I enjoy good science fiction (yeah, yeah, the prequels, I know) and wordplay, I just can’t let this day sneak by. So embrace your inner nerd – May the 4th be with you!

Life || Google Celebrates Samuel Morse [April 27, 2009]

If you’re like me and tend to use the Google search bar that comes standard in many browsers (gogo Firefox!), you may not actually make it over to the Google homepage. If that’s the case, you’ll miss out on today’s gem. As you may not know, today happens to be Samuel Morse’s birthday. To [...]

Entertainment || VGXPO and a Whole Lot of Kart [April 16, 2009]

In 2006, the Video Games Live concert tour hit town. Unfortunately, I found out about it the day AFTER the concert. Oh well. Definitely not going to miss it the next time it comes to town! Well, it took over 3 years but they’re finally coming back, and it’s going to be awesome. Corey points [...]