Sounds very tin-foil hat, right? Another diabolical conspiracy theory? Let me assure [those of you who trust me as a technological authority] that this is on the up-and-up. I'm a huge supporter of the EFF (think ACLU for the Internet), being a card-carrying member † for just about 5 years now. This may be the biggest story they've broken.

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Speaking of the jumping up and down and the joyous cursing caused by the sheer magnificence of a movie one is watching...

What? We weren't?

Well, pretend and follow along:

Final Fantasy: Advent Children is the best goddamned movie ever made. Get this: it's a sequel to the brilliant RPG, Final Fantasy VII. No one who hasn't completed the game ( Read more... )

This guys is clearly... I don't know... some kind of genius.

Brandon Bird Paintings

My favorite is either "Norton by Bird" or the one the features Christopher Walken building Optimus Prime. Yes, seriously.

So, I read the latest Harry Potter book a few weeks ago. As many of you know, I have a deep and abiding love of Severus Snape. And so The Halfblood Prince left me a little... conflicted you might say. As a show of solidarity and support, I thought I'd start a little underground thing - like those who went around the subways of New York tagging " ( Read more... )

Oh my... This is the... So wrong? So right? No, it's just...
Why didn't I think of this first?!?!

Watching The Godfather Part II until 10pm, buying fresh prosciutto and parmesan from the all night deli, cooking up some gourmet angel-hair pasta while sipping merlot, and mixing it all together with some Five Brothers maranara, to be consumed while watching The Daily Show. This may have been the perfect day.

Tom Cruise kills Oprah!

The NYPD is hanging new adverts in subways. The story's over at deadpr0gramer's cafe.

If you run OS X and have ever played MegaMan 2, run - do not walk! - to download The MegaMan Effect.

Start it up, and then launch any other program.

Well, what can I say? It's a cross genera fan comic but in a good way. A very good way.

And when I say "cross" I do mean cross. Harry Potter, Kill Bill, Chappelle's Show, Evangelion, Futurama...

Seriously. Not kidding.