I had the opportunity to take my son to the Civil War museum about an hour away (in Kennesaw, Georgia) and had a great time. Lots of authentic Civil War (or, as we call it in my home, the “war…
TV
Emmy thoughts: Horrible show, but three highlights…
First, the show was really really bad. I mean, seriously. I don’t know what was worse last night, watching the Emmys or watching Green Bay choke against Dallas on Sunday Night Football (through the magic of DVR technology, I did…
TV
Holy Octogenarian, Batman! Adam West is 80 today!
Adam, you’re still on my bad side for not showing up for your DragonCon panel a few weeks back, but I can’t let that stand in the way of issuing you a happy birthday. Those fiendish criminals haven’t stopped you…
Disney
Photos from Disneyland…
Here’s some photos from a recent trip to Disneyland…
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Finally! Good Star Trek apps for the iPhone!
Three Trek-themed apps, actually: The first is a really good reproduction of the Next Generation tricorder display that has semi-authentic sound effects and a lot of great interactivity. The second is SpaceBlaster which is a soundboard with some sounds you…
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Dammit Jim! My tricorder has been delayed!
Just checked, and the Art Asylum classic tricorder prop has been pushed back to January (was supposed to come put next month). Drat.
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VIDEO: New James Bond theme, courtesy of.. Coke Zero?!?
This video, I think, was not supposed to come out yet. It’s a large chunk of the new James Bond theme… in a Bond related Coke Zero ad. Yes, Bond has apparently abandoned the martinis for diet sodas. The times,…
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Wow, Ohio State just got totally pwnd…
USC 35, OU 3. No championship for you, OU. Not yours.
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VIDEO: New Quantum of Solace trailer….
The “holy crap!” moment: 1:21 in.
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Sample Spore spaceships look awfully familiar…
…as in, A Dalek and the Enterprise…
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Farewell, Star Trek: the Experience…
Star Trek: the Experience, a geek Mecca located in the Las Vegas Hilton, had it’s last voyage on Monday. Trekmovie.com has a story on the decommissioning ceremony…
Geek
Robots at DragonCon 2008
An R2 unit, Robot from Lost in Space and a Dalek
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Qik: Streaming video from your iPhone!!!
Many people in the tech community have used/played with Qik, which allows you to stream live video from many mobile devices, including (jailbroken) iPhones. I had not had the chance to install/play with it yet and I finally tried it…
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VIDEO: Great Don LaFontaine clip “Five Guys in a Limo”
This video, feating Don and five of the leading VO actors in Hollywood, is fantastic. [youtube]JQRtuxdfQHw[/youtube] I’ll miss hearing him…
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VIDEO: Olmospalooza continues, with my video from his Q&A panel
Here’s the first of three clips I’m uploading to Youtube, from the end of his DragonCon Q&A panel… [youtube]KZi4smi4PX8[/youtube] Here’s the second one: [youtube]MSKqw7sRWAA[/youtube] Here’s the end of the panel: [youtube]A62SgTUu03I[/youtube]
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In a world… Don “the Voice” LaFontaine RIP
The man whose voice has teased thousands of movies Don LaFontaine passed away yesterday. The world will never be (said) the same again.