I recently had the pleasure of attending SXSW Interactive in Austin Texas. This is one of the geek meccas where the techies all gather together in one city for 5 days. SXSW has always had several user experience panels, and…
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Geek, Trek
VIDEO REMINDER: March 22nd is International Talk Like William Shatner day!
The Shat shares the same birthday as my youngest son (don’t get me started about how much planning THAT took), which is March 22nd. The great Maurice Lamarche has instituted that date as International Talk Like William Shatner Day and here is a new video explaining the concept, featuring Maurice and the best. Shatner impersonator. EVER: Kevin Pollak.
Geek, Music
VIDEO: DEVO focus group from South by Southwest
I had the great pleasure yesterday to participate in a live focus group that the members of DEVO did in order to get a better understanding of how they can re-imagine their brand through the power of marketing. Here is video of that focus group:
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Sydney, Australia
Some video, all shot with the iphone 3gS, from a recent trip to Sydney, Australia.
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Unboxing photos of Windows 7 Party Pack
In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft partnered with houseparty.com to let select individuals host Windows 7 launch parties in their homes. Well, I was one of the lucky ones who got approved for a party and I got my party…
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Photos: Edgar Allan Poe’s grave and home
Being a huge fan of Poe’s work (he did create the detective genre) it was a given that I had to visit both his historic home and his gravesite when I was in Baltimore today. Here’s some photos:
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Geppis Entertainment Museum, Baltimore
See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via web from josephdickerson’s posterous
Geek, TV
Video – 2009 Emmys “In Memoriam” Video montage
Here’s the “In Memoriam” segment from Sunday’s Emmy awards. I post for one reason only: to compliment the producers of the Emmys for remembering my idol Patrick McGoohan, unlike the Oscars ceremony earlier this year, who completely ignored him in their celebration of our fallen dead (even though McGoohan was nominated for an Oscar for Braveheart). Thanks, guys.
Geek, TV
Holy Hole in a Doughnut! Adam West is 81 years young today!
Adam, all of us here in the Dickerson household love ya, and wish you the very best for your 81st birthday. [youtube]FdVJWyoncdU[/youtube] UPDATE: The song on this video is from the great animation voiceover actor Wally Wingert, who just got…
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Video – Doctor Doom, TV Pitchman.
With the loss of Billy Mays, someone had to step in and fill the vacuum. Enter comic book’s own Doctor Doom:
(caution – some bad language)
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Photos from Dragon*Con, day four
Here’s the last of my photos of note… See ya next year!
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Dragon*Con 2009 wrap-up: The good, the bad and the ugly
Atlanta’s Dragon*Con 2009 is now in the books, and here, in abbreviated form, are my impressions of the good, the bad, and the ugly… Mostly good, cause I had a blast. Please keep in mind I did NOT do anything…
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Photos from Dragon*Con, day three
Well, I did not go to the Masquerade (my son was too tired, and I was not very motivated myself) but here’s some photos from today… Karen Allen is the sweetest woman on the planet, and Mary McDonnell is a…
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Photos from Dragon*Con, day two…
Here’s more photos… Commentary on the insane line for Patrick Stewart later…
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Photos from Dragon*Con, day one
Ah, it’s that time again in Atlanta… Time for geeks of all races, colors and creeds to come together… And stand in really long lines. Yes, Dragon*con is upon us, and here’s quick not-that-high quality pics from day one (or,…
Disney, Geek
Disney buys Marvel – so what happens to Universal’s Super Hero Island? UPDATED!
Comic geeks across the globe felt a tremor in the force this morning when it was announced that Disney is acquiring Marvel Entertainment for 4 (Doctor Evil voice) BILLION dollars. Disney hopes to capitalize on Marvel’s 5000 characters (a long…