Watch for flying nuclear crystals - That show was so great.
FPS Doug's new album goes platinum! - I can dance all day
New Ask-a-ninja episode - December 5th. Yes. Any excuse to terrorize peaceful citizens, do wallflips, and sneak around....
The end of the world is coming - Yes! Die blue ball factory! Watch this once a day
Flickr time - neat little app. Check out my photostream. I'll try to be using it more often.
How to cook with no knives or utensils - CHAIR SLAM. It looks like his beard is drawn on with a pen...
Thursday, November 30
Wednesday, November 29
Fish smoothie
Best invention ever - Totally awesome
A bunch of new will it blend segments have recently been released:
Thanksgiving leftovers
Bottled beverage
Oysters
Fish
A bunch of new will it blend segments have recently been released:
Thanksgiving leftovers
Bottled beverage
Oysters
Fish
Tuesday, November 28
Stopcoaster wii-gun
Great stopmotion short - Very neat
Like roller coasters? Hate long lines? Then just go out and build your own like this guy did.
Paintball minigun - Who needs accuracy? ^.^
Colbert on the wii
- I guess only Al sucked at it
Like roller coasters? Hate long lines? Then just go out and build your own like this guy did.
Paintball minigun - Who needs accuracy? ^.^
Colbert on the wii
- I guess only Al sucked at it
Monday, November 27
Wii
Yesterday after Church my family and I went to the mall to do some Christmas shopping. I finished very quickly as I normally do, and had a few hours to kill. After falling asleep in a $5,000 massage chair, I saw a game store demoing the wii. I grabbed my 9 year old sister and went to try it out.
The wii controller, as most of you should know by now, is what makes this console stand out. Dubbed the "wii-mote", it offers freedom that conventional controllers haven't been able to offer up to this point. For example, in some games you can swing the remote around like a tennis racket. Others make use of it like a gun. Demo unit designers encountered some problems when trying to use the traditional method of bolting the controller to the demo unit. A tether wouldn't work either. So in order to make sure people wouldn't run away with the controller, stores have set up a collateral system. It's quite humorous.
I had heard that stores were thinking about making customers hand over a credit card or an i.d. card in order to demo the wii. I guess they reconsidered though, since many kids don't have anything like that to offer as collateral. When I first walked into the store with my sister, I saw that two guys were using the demo. So, as is traditional, I took up the hawk position over their shoulders, waiting in line. When they were done, I asked if I could have a go. The guy said, "just a sec man, I wanna go get my shoes back". Since the guy didn't have a cell phone or wallet on him, he gave up his shoes in order to demo the game!
When I went up and asked to demo it, they took my cell phone, and needed something from my sister. She, being 9 years old, didn't want to take off her shoes or jacket *rolls eyes*. So I ended up playing shoeless too.
We ended up playing a few rounds of excite truck. It was really great. People were walking by and looking in the window and shouting for their friends to come over. We drew quite a crowd (Unlike the guys using it before us... one of them was looking at the wrong side of the screen the whole time and wondering why the controller lagged so much. Yea, they had skills).
The control is very intuitive. You hold the controller like a steering wheel. One button accelerates, one brakes, and the D-pad is used to boost. My 9-year old sister picked up on it right away, and I'm embarrassed to say, was in first place for the first 1/2 of the first lap. The control is very responsive. It's very easy to over correct. Smooth controlled movements are key.
I was disappointed that they weren't demoing any of the sports games, because I think that the control scheme used for those is a better test of the system. I did have a great time though, and felt more connected to the game than if I was just messing around with a regular system. My sister and I were laughing the whole time, watching each other crash, or land a sweet jump, or boost off a cliff by accident. It was great fun.
The built in rumble and speaker in the controller also adds to the fun. It's neat to hear the sound of getting a powerup right next to you.
So, that pretty much wraps up my 'review'. I recommend the system to anyone, serious gamer or not. I'm definitely going to snag one as soon as I can.
The wii controller, as most of you should know by now, is what makes this console stand out. Dubbed the "wii-mote", it offers freedom that conventional controllers haven't been able to offer up to this point. For example, in some games you can swing the remote around like a tennis racket. Others make use of it like a gun. Demo unit designers encountered some problems when trying to use the traditional method of bolting the controller to the demo unit. A tether wouldn't work either. So in order to make sure people wouldn't run away with the controller, stores have set up a collateral system. It's quite humorous.
I had heard that stores were thinking about making customers hand over a credit card or an i.d. card in order to demo the wii. I guess they reconsidered though, since many kids don't have anything like that to offer as collateral. When I first walked into the store with my sister, I saw that two guys were using the demo. So, as is traditional, I took up the hawk position over their shoulders, waiting in line. When they were done, I asked if I could have a go. The guy said, "just a sec man, I wanna go get my shoes back". Since the guy didn't have a cell phone or wallet on him, he gave up his shoes in order to demo the game!
When I went up and asked to demo it, they took my cell phone, and needed something from my sister. She, being 9 years old, didn't want to take off her shoes or jacket *rolls eyes*. So I ended up playing shoeless too.
We ended up playing a few rounds of excite truck. It was really great. People were walking by and looking in the window and shouting for their friends to come over. We drew quite a crowd (Unlike the guys using it before us... one of them was looking at the wrong side of the screen the whole time and wondering why the controller lagged so much. Yea, they had skills).
The control is very intuitive. You hold the controller like a steering wheel. One button accelerates, one brakes, and the D-pad is used to boost. My 9-year old sister picked up on it right away, and I'm embarrassed to say, was in first place for the first 1/2 of the first lap. The control is very responsive. It's very easy to over correct. Smooth controlled movements are key.
I was disappointed that they weren't demoing any of the sports games, because I think that the control scheme used for those is a better test of the system. I did have a great time though, and felt more connected to the game than if I was just messing around with a regular system. My sister and I were laughing the whole time, watching each other crash, or land a sweet jump, or boost off a cliff by accident. It was great fun.
The built in rumble and speaker in the controller also adds to the fun. It's neat to hear the sound of getting a powerup right next to you.
So, that pretty much wraps up my 'review'. I recommend the system to anyone, serious gamer or not. I'm definitely going to snag one as soon as I can.
smart flatus power and wii skills? O_O
Mythbusters answer the questions of life, the universe, and everything - This wasn't aired in the US, but I don't see why. I guess the discovery channel has problems with high science like this.
She's a keeper - Totally brilliant Norwegian model
Energy drinks give you super powers? - Only on Japanese tv!
Example 1
super cool example 2
Remember that Al roker vid I posted, that showed his lack of skills with the wii? Not all news announcers are failures like him. Check out this clip of the wii being demoed on Japanese CNBC.
Skip to about 2:30 to see the sweet moves. Ignore her first try, she's was facing the wrong way. She owns the second one. ^_^
And the little pig went wii wii wii all the way home - I forget how it goes...
She's a keeper - Totally brilliant Norwegian model
Energy drinks give you super powers? - Only on Japanese tv!
Example 1
super cool example 2
Remember that Al roker vid I posted, that showed his lack of skills with the wii? Not all news announcers are failures like him. Check out this clip of the wii being demoed on Japanese CNBC.
Skip to about 2:30 to see the sweet moves. Ignore her first try, she's was facing the wrong way. She owns the second one. ^_^
And the little pig went wii wii wii all the way home - I forget how it goes...
Saturday, November 25
performances
So last night (Friday), my family and I went to see the Golden Dragon Acrobats perform at Zellerbach Theatre on the Cal Berkley campus. It was quite an amazing performance. I'm a tough critic, since I can normally do half the tricks that we see performed. This time however, I was thoroughly impressed. There were numerous acts, and the performance went on for more than 2 hours, with a short intermission. The troupe travels all around the world. If you hear of them stopping nearby, definitely check them out.
You can see some great pictures and video here. The video is excellent and really gives you a good idea of their style of performance.
Then, today I went out and saw The Prestige with my sister. It was a very solid film. While I know that it's a tad complicated for some people (I had to sit around explaining the plot to my 14 year old sister for 5 minutes after it was done), I ended up seeing what was going at a little past the half point. A friend of mine had tipped me off, and said to look out for some major plot twists, and so I paid extra close attention throughout the film. I don't want to ruin it for anyone, so I'll just say that the first twist (the secret to Danton's prestige) is notoriously easy to figure out. The second one (Borden's prestige) is much more difficult, but there are a few hints. It was a very neat film, and I recommend you go see very soon it before it leaves theatres.
While watching the previews at the theatre, one in particular caught my eye. The Fountain is a sci-fi/drama that asks some serious questions about immortality, and manipulating the body in general. It looks interesting. Anyone had a chance to see it yet?
Anyways, have a nice night
You can see some great pictures and video here. The video is excellent and really gives you a good idea of their style of performance.
Then, today I went out and saw The Prestige with my sister. It was a very solid film. While I know that it's a tad complicated for some people (I had to sit around explaining the plot to my 14 year old sister for 5 minutes after it was done), I ended up seeing what was going at a little past the half point. A friend of mine had tipped me off, and said to look out for some major plot twists, and so I paid extra close attention throughout the film. I don't want to ruin it for anyone, so I'll just say that the first twist (the secret to Danton's prestige) is notoriously easy to figure out. The second one (Borden's prestige) is much more difficult, but there are a few hints. It was a very neat film, and I recommend you go see very soon it before it leaves theatres.
While watching the previews at the theatre, one in particular caught my eye. The Fountain is a sci-fi/drama that asks some serious questions about immortality, and manipulating the body in general. It looks interesting. Anyone had a chance to see it yet?
Anyways, have a nice night
Friday, November 24
sick double jointedness - *cringe*
Gradius ownage by 6 year old autistic girl - such a hard game.... >_< Trippy - Experience acid, but without all those pesky side effects such as brain damage, addiction, and death
New 60 minutes hosts - Captain planet for the win [brief language]
And lastly, the power of cheese
Gradius ownage by 6 year old autistic girl - such a hard game.... >_< Trippy - Experience acid, but without all those pesky side effects such as brain damage, addiction, and death
New 60 minutes hosts - Captain planet for the win [brief language]
And lastly, the power of cheese
Wednesday, November 22
Tomahawk throwing skills! - ow
New 'hyperactive' style video from Lasse - Definitely not as good as his first one, but still pretty neat.
Real life Yoshi's story - struggle jump!
YTMND Mastercard commercial - Sadly enough, I've seen all the referenced sites. They don't take long to find, so here, watch them first so you get it
revenge: nedm fad
epic geordi maneuver: epic maneuver fad
lohan: facial expressions fad
bike: ______ stole my bike fad
what is love: what is love fad
massive damage: ps3 fad
n64 kid: n64 kid fad
darth vader: noooo fad
barrel roll: do a barrel roll fad (medieval style - lol)
ps3: Lex > Kaz fad
transformers: rave fad
brian peppers: brian peppers fad
fps doug: uh... he's just himself (note: this site owns)
enjoy
New 'hyperactive' style video from Lasse - Definitely not as good as his first one, but still pretty neat.
Real life Yoshi's story - struggle jump!
YTMND Mastercard commercial - Sadly enough, I've seen all the referenced sites. They don't take long to find, so here, watch them first so you get it
revenge: nedm fad
epic geordi maneuver: epic maneuver fad
lohan: facial expressions fad
bike: ______ stole my bike fad
what is love: what is love fad
massive damage: ps3 fad
n64 kid: n64 kid fad
darth vader: noooo fad
barrel roll: do a barrel roll fad (medieval style - lol)
ps3: Lex > Kaz fad
transformers: rave fad
brian peppers: brian peppers fad
fps doug: uh... he's just himself (note: this site owns)
enjoy
Tuesday, November 21
Snow Days
You may have noticed the new holiday themed icon I've added on my sidebar. PopularFront's 'Snow Days' is a surprisingly addictive snowflake creation toy. You can create snowflakes just like you did in times past, but with the added benefit of having an undo option. It's far too easy to lose track of time making flake after flake. Each time you make a flake, you get to see it drift slowly down in the simulated snowfield. You also get to see the creations of thousands of other users at the same time. As in real life, no two flakes are ever the same, and you'll definitely see some amazing artwork. The snowflakes you create can be titled, and you can also leave a nice holiday message that people viewing your snowflake will be able to read. Comments can be left, so that you can let people know how skilled they are (hint hint). On a completely unrelated note, if you'd like to see my various creations, search for:
Name: Austin
Location: Alameda Ca
Leave some comments, and get some ideas, then get out there and make your own!
And don't feel guilty about making too many flakes, because each one you make helps raise money for a salvation army donation.
Have fun!
Name: Austin
Location: Alameda Ca
Leave some comments, and get some ideas, then get out there and make your own!
And don't feel guilty about making too many flakes, because each one you make helps raise money for a salvation army donation.
Have fun!
Monday, November 20
Potato fad super log
Yes, yes, more of the reoccurring Japanese theme.
Popular YTMND Fads Japanized - Awesome! Snape as blackmage for the win.
SupR EaZY PotaTOE peeling - Ok, they don't quite spell it like that, but they sure seem that energetic about it. When would you ever need to peel a potato though...? I don't think I've ever eaten a skinless one come to think of it O_o
Super Sentai - Wha..a.aaa.......? *aneurysm*
Logging skills - This one is really from China, but it doesn't make too much of a difference
Enjoy! ^_^
Popular YTMND Fads Japanized - Awesome! Snape as blackmage for the win.
SupR EaZY PotaTOE peeling - Ok, they don't quite spell it like that, but they sure seem that energetic about it. When would you ever need to peel a potato though...? I don't think I've ever eaten a skinless one come to think of it O_o
Super Sentai - Wha..a.aaa.......? *aneurysm*
Logging skills - This one is really from China, but it doesn't make too much of a difference
Enjoy! ^_^
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