Tron Fan Flick
French filmmaker Freres-Hueon pays homage to the light cycles using cardboard and stop-animation.
Kraftwerk Koming to Myth
Kraftwerk is coming to the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood, MN on April, 19, 2008. Not sure who they are? This German quartet influenced artists like: David Bowie, Gary Numan, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Human League, Depeche Mode, Devo, Joy Division, Telex, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Giorgio Moroder, New Order, Front 242, Cabaret Voltaire, Art of Noise, Yello, Ultravox, Visage and Thomas Dolby. Not a bad crop of artists and most certainly not a comprehensive list.
This show will take place just days before the Coachella Festival in Irvine, California so they should be honing their show. Tickets are available at the Myth Box Office or through Ticketmaster.
That’s Why I Choose to Only Shop From Skymall on a Plane
Normal stores stuck on the ground, they strike me as mundane.
That’s why I choose to only shop from Skymall on a plane.
I’ve got a watch that sets itself with satellites in space
And glasses with a fifty inch TV for on my face.
My luggage is the kind preferred by golfers who are pro.
In my my pocket there’s a GPS to tell me where to go.
My grill at home’s accessorized with lights and other things,
Like a doodad on my belt that when my steak is done it dings.
A hanging upside down device keeps my back from getting sore
But when it is I’ve got a plastic stick to rub it more.
I have a toaster oven that’s designed by Wolfgang Puck
And an underwater vacuum–what an extraordinary suck!
My vest has weights. My pet-foods timed. My shoes have built in springs.
I’ve hundreds of alarm clocks, one shoots helicopter things.
There’s a device that’s made specifically to help me fall asleep,
A whooshing sound or waterfall, it sure beats counting sheep.
A stress reducing wrist band that needs a battery.
A pair of golfing glasses make my balls easy to see.
My bike fits in a back-pack1 that I wear when I can’t ride
Like when I walk to aerate my lawn with spikes on my shoes outside.
Speaking of lawns mine’s always well lit for my lights have solar powers.
The sun also charges a vibrating thingy that keeps the moles out of my flowers.
The walk to my house has a gazing ball that’s twenty-three inches and glows
And you can’t tell how I water my grass ’cause a flower pot hides my hose.
I’ve got a step to help my dog get up into my bed,
A gate to keep him from the kitchen, an urn for when he’s dead2.
My golf cart looks like an Escalade1, it cost me twenty grand.
There are hanging seats I hook on my truck, when I tailgate I don’t have to stand.
For my wife I’ve gotten a lot of things like roses dipped in gold,
and her make up mirror has a light so she won’t look so old.
The largest crossword in the world, the smallest helicopter too.
A Star Wars traveling battleship game and litter robot for poo.
A robot shark and floating black jack game–My pool is full of shit!
A little boat that brings the drinks to the chair in which I sit.
Theft is no concern of mine. I’ve cameras all around
And a folding ladder just in case my house is burning down.
There’s a spot on my mantle for Harry’s wand and other wizard things.
I’ve also a copy of Frodo’s sword ’cause he’s the Lord of the Rings!
There are handles for my toilet so I don’t fall down when I poop
And life is so much easier with a heated ice-cream scoop.
A robot Elvis talks to me and sings at my command.
Oxidation I fear not with my rustproof towel stand1.
Believe you me, I’ve got more things, this list is only some
But my plane is boarding. I’ve got to fly! SKYMALL HERE I COME!
1 This used to be in skymall I swear… they must have stopped selling it.
2 Not actually sold by skymall… slackers.
GHIII Patent Infringement!?
Gibson is claiming that Activision’s Guitar Hero III is violating a patent filed by Gibson in 1999.
According to their complaint filed in US District Court in LA,
Gibson’s 1999 patent covers a virtual-reality device that included a headset with speakers and that simulated participating in a concert.
If this is the basis of their legal claim, then I would suggest they start filing patents for things like, “possible future profitable thing that simulates something we not yet created or thought of but if someone else creates something nobody else is currently producing and selling we will use this patent to stake our claim.”
C’mon Gibson. You may have thought of something about simulating a concert, but clearly, if you were going for a VR headset-type thing, you were watching too WAY many pornos (or maybe the same skin-flick over and over over and and - OH MY!) where a lone stroker sits in a room with a VR headset and enjoys act after act of mind-blowing orgasms.
Activision is being sued not for patent infringement, but for producing a profitable game franchise. There may be some behind the scenes things going on we will never know about, like Gibson licensed something to Activision or vice-versa and one of the companies thought nothing of whatever legal arrangement they signed off on, when suddenly this game took off like a rocket and now the company who signed the crappy agreement is feeling robbed. Who can say?
Ah hell, I am heading down to the courthouse to file a patent on something not yet created but might produce a profit for someone at some future time. Or maybe I’ll just go play Virtually Jenna.
Jeopardy! Brainbus Visiting MN
If your ego is bigger than your brain then mark Friday on your calendar! Hell, if you just want to have fun or see if you can hang with the local competition, you’ll want to stop by the Mall of America to test your brainpower mettle under the pressure of competition!
Date: Friday, March 7, 2008
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: Mall of America, Sears Court
It looks like they’ll give out prizes, host “just for fun” games and also present pre-screening for auditions to get on the actual show. Want your fifteen minutes of fame? Can’t sing? Got no other talent?
Your quest for glory could start Friday! You could be the next Ken Jenningsor Brad Rutter,but get your buzzers ready, you can’t answer unless you ring in first!