Sweded Tron

Here's a CG (cardboard graphics) swede of Tron:


(via EPIC-FU via Neatorama)

Here We Go With Another Ridiculous Flash Animation

The Old Gray Lady has a fun interactive feature on Al Jaffee's fold-ins for Mad magazine. I was amazed to learn the following from the main article:

And while other Mad features, like Spy vs. Spy, have changed artists over the years, only Mr. Jaffee has drawn the fold-in. Since the first appeared in April 1964 all but a handful of specialty issues of the magazine have had one.

My favorite of the fold-ins featured is probably "Drug Trip", which is not as funny as the others, but has a powerful message. What's your favorite?

Extra Credit: How many Charlie Browns can you spot?

scott caan where are you?

Never woulda figured Scott Caan to rip it up in the bowl at Supreme on Fairfax. Here's to another celebrity skater.

Check out this page that I'm sure will change once they add more articles to the blog. It's under the video "Wednesdays With Reda" (second week). I couldn't figure out how to link just one posting.

Just thought it was pretty interesting.

Guitar Hero on DS

Guitar Hero to go!

Mr. Show: The Fairsley Difference

It's about time for me to post another Mr. Show video. Enjoy!



[via Waxy]

Simplicity in Software Products

This comic is both funny and true at the same time.

Spy Hunter car come to life

Ad for the Pontiac G8 GT channeling Spy Hunter.



Update: Looks like previous video link died. Added youtube video.

A Dozen Bytes Free

For the video game (or tech company) historians out there: Landon Dyer talks about creating the cartridge version of Donkey Kong for Atari. My, how far gaming has come ...

(via bb)

useful calculator

With the recent passing of Gary Gygax, we were trying to determine what an original Dungeons and Dragons would cost today (10.00 in 1974) and nanoflux and I found this calculator.

This calculator uses all sorts of different methods. We arrive at:

Current data is only available till 2007. In 2007, $10.00 from 1974 is worth:
$42.03 using the Consumer Price Index
$34.47 using the GDP deflator
using value of consumer bundle *
using the unskilled wage *
$65.35 using the nominal GDP per capita
$92.29 using the relative share of GDP

* Data for consumer bundle is only available till 2006.
* Data for unskilled wage is only available till 2006.

Microsoft Excel: Revolutionary 3D Game Engine?

Is this touch-in-cheek or not? You decide.

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Garfield Minus Garfield

Before this becomes the last blog on the internet without a link to it: garfield minus garfield