Archive for July, 2008

Tron 2 Teaser Blows My Mind, I Nearly De-Rez

Movies, Internet, Tech, Video| 1 Comment »

Oh my gosh! Please tell me I’m telling you something new. I was so excited when I heard about this new sequel to an old movie from our childhood that looks like it will freaking rock! The video in the link is a terribly filmed bootleg of a ComicCon teaser that just rocked my world!
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This is Heavy!

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If anyone wants to buy this for me…

…I love you for being that cool and that generous but I’d rather have the cash ($30K-$50K). For sale on eBay, an original Back to the Future hoverboard prop. (opens in new window)
PS - However, I would take this in a heartbeat ($170,000):

Sleep, or Time to Myself?

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This being my 4th day of work in a row, with 2 more to go (all 8.75 or 10 hour shifts–I’ll have worked at least 58 hours by the end of those 6 days) and of course I’m tired. My clock never really got settled after taking the cat to the airport at 3am last […]

Hand Gesture Study: We Think Like Yoda Talks

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An interesting study published recently demonstrated that when native speakers of languages with various word orders were forced to communicate only with their hands, they all used Subject-Object-Verb syntax.
“‘Not surprisingly, speakers of different languages describe events using the word orders prescribed by their language. The surprise is that when the same speakers are asked to […]

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