After reading about this on Ain’t it Cool News, I took a leap of faith and ordered it. And boy, am I glad I did. Knight Rider was one of my favorite shows when I was 12 and it still…
Author: Joseph Dickerson
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Joelanta 2010
Some video, all shot with the iphone 3gS, of the Joelanta 2010 collectors show this March in Atlanta Georgia. This
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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-31
Neighborhood kids who come to visit, won't leave, and are rude to my wife and I: that is my current pet peeve. #getoffmylawnyoukids # Enjoying some nice wine while I await tonight's LOST. #wehavetogoback # @BurnettRM Wow, that's great news.…
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Fanmade trailer for 1982’s Tron makes it even awesomer
This fan-created trailer for the original Tron is full of awesome win. Thanks to Chud.com for the heads up.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Lego set is high on style, low on pieces
Lego, how you tempt me so. The company has released a new series of sets called the Architecture series, and one of it’s featured editions is a set based on a design from my favorite architect ever, Frank Lloyd Wright.…
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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-29
Home, and exhausted. I did good – did not buy a single thing… my sons, however, spent lots of leftover Christmas/birthday money. #joelanta # Rewatching the last episode of one of my favorite programs, ever: The Larry Sanders Show. #…
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Joelanta 2010 1/6th scale diorama: a German Castle stronghold
The diorama at the Joelanta show is amazing: a full G.I.Joe-scale Nazi stronghold. Look at this…
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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-28
Comic industry responds to Dick Giordano's passing: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dick-girodano-1932-2010-100327.html # Today's awesome weirdness is Pooh vs. Alien. Yes, as in "Winnie the." http://godxiliary.com/alienvspooh/Medium/ # Wow, this day is full of WIN: the differences between geek, nerd, and dork, detailed via venn…
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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-27
Off to the Apple store to see what's the deal with my iMac's hard drive… # @Televixen The paperwork filed by Dennis Hopper's attorney in his divorce claims he's "terminally ill". Very sad. in reply to Televixen # Yup, the…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-27
Well, my youngest son's birthday party is done. Now, the general collapsing commences. # Buying a new dishwasher. Woo, par-tee! # 10 greatest Saturday morning shows in history: http://coedmagazine.com/2010/03/20/10-greatest-saturday-morning-cartoons-in-history/ # Don't forget, only one more day before International Talk Like…
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Thoughts on SXSW Interactive 2010…
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…
TV
The LOST end-game: it’s a cross between The Wizard of Oz and Milton… UPDATED!
OK, I’m just a fanboy with no connection to the show LOST but I have been there since the beginning, when it first debuted on September 22, 2004 (which is also my birthday, BTW) and after last weeks episode I…
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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-25
OH NO. Robert Culp has died. A great actor, and a fine man. http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/24/obit.robert.culp/ # Just watched last night's LOST. Even more convinced my theory on how it will end is right. Hint: "The Wizard of Oz." # @breezyskies Well,…
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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.
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Citizen Kane, man-child: The ultimate American
I recently had the great pleasure of re-watching Citizen Kane, one of my favorite films, with the added pleasure of watching it while I listed to Roger Ebert’s great commentary track. Ebert, as many of you may know, has had…
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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-21
Buying a new dishwasher. Woo, par-tee! # 10 greatest Saturday morning shows in history: http://coedmagazine.com/2010/03/20/10-greatest-saturday-morning-cartoons-in-history/ # Don't forget, only one more day before International Talk Like William Shatner Day! # All three boys are building Lego sets received at youngest'…