As of Feb 22, I'm 20. One step closer to 30!I try to be Plime's resident grammar police, but I focus mainly on apostrophes - which no one seems to be able to get right! Hate misplaced apostrophes? Join the revolt:http://u2019.blogspot.com Do you like my vampiric colours on this profile page? I've tried to blend ease-to-read with darkness, taking cues from HAL 9000 and, probably subconsciously, vampires.I AM ALSO THE PROUD DEVELOPER OF THE PLIME TOOLBAR (PLIMEBAR)>>>DOWNLOAD IT HERE!!! (link broken, I'm working on it)The Step lives his life by being very public about his biggest phobia: steps.Born in the only air-raised salmon farming village in the world, TheStep's suggestion that the fish might live longer if they were given some water was met with derision, a violent beating by the town's resident stair sculptor, and a gentle catapulting from some nearby cliffs.As luck would have it, a traveling battalion of marmosets had just parked their shared Harley and were napping below the cliffs, providing a soft, if messy, landing.Rejected by the people of his homeland, and now in possession of a large amount of marmoset skins, TheStep fashioned a stylish riding outfit and took off on the Harley to find his place in the wide world.He hasn't been seen since Monday. (biography courtesy of DaftGretel)
Stuff God Hates Posted: 3 months ago by TheStep
The Almighty created the universe and, by and large, did a good job of it. But there's some things that even He dislikes - nay, hates - so He has decided to record them on this blog.
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Paul is dead Posted: 4 months ago by TheStep
Conspiracy: Paul McCartney was killed in a car crash and secretly replaced by the other Beatles. They left subtle clues in many albums, but I don't know why.
Truth: Paul isn't dead, but after Heather Mills, he might want to be.
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Hamlet - the text adventure Posted: 4 months ago by TheStep
As if 'Speare, the Shakespeare videogame, wasn't enough, here's one of the Bard's most famous plays as a text-based adventure. Try typing in "to be or not to be"!
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Rolling Rock's "out of this world" advert Posted: 4 months ago by TheStep
On March 21st, beer company Rolling Rock are planning to shine their logo onto the full moon with lasers.
Apologies for the pun, but it's better than their own "moonvertising".
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Star Trek: Bohemian Rhapsody Posted: 5 months ago by TheStep
If you combine clips of Star Trek with the music of Queen you get this sort of thing. Also available: the Time Warp.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 300 [+].
Dawkins to write another book Posted: 5 months ago by TheStep
Sold to Free Press for $3.5m, Richard Dawkins' latest book will be called Only A Theory?, which will provide empirical evidence for evolutionary theory and will also provide more conversation about evil atheists from the church.
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15 Misconceptions About Evolution Posted: 5 months ago by TheStep
It's not "just" a theory, fossil record gaps prove nothing and science classrooms should shun creationism. Overzealous creationists might want to pay particular attention, and those who accept evolution may learn something, too.
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Children's stories that will never be Posted: 5 months ago by TheStep
No childhood memory is sacred on the Internet, as this collection of Photoshopped book titles.
(example in theme pic)
[some users reported nsfw pop-ups]
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Typewriter keyboard Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
If you loathe the modern keyboards or like to meddle with your computer, grab an old typewriter and convert it into a computer keyboard with some clever circuit mapping.
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Blake's 7 Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
The first episode of classic British sci-fi series Blake's 7 may be full of wobbly sets and unconvincing gadgets, but the show is well-remembered by many.
(requires DivX player)
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The Madness of Nikola Tesla Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
He gave us the brilliant tesla coil, developed an X-ray gun and thought you could watch memories through the retina. Just some of the facts about Nikola Tesla, the twentieth century's first mad scientist.
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The Twilight Zone: LOST Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
What if Lost were a ten-minute Twilight Zone episode? Now's your chance to find out...
Embedding disabled, so click here to see it.
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Pope allows condom use Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
After apparently seeing sense, the Pope is prepared to relax the Catholic "condom ban", but only if the condoms are being used to prevent AIDS.
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17 Uses For A Tennis Ball Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
Besides being rather useful in a game of tennis, tennis balls have many uses. Make your screwdriver super, clean pools and even improve your grip.
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The Last Man On Earth Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
Now in the public domain is this sci-fi/horror film starring Vincent Price. Based on the same source material as I Am Legend, as discussed here, this is the '60s take on the last man on Earth, struggling to survive when plague victims attack at night.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 341 [+].
Jilted boyfriend distributes sex tape with a twist, then gets arrested Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
Kenneth Morris was disappointed when his girlfriend left him. But then he found his ex-lover's secret sex DVD and showed it to friends. The twist? Let's just say the DVD redefines "doggy style"...
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 491 [+].
Star Trek XI - Trailer Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
JJ Abrams, fresh from making Cloverfield, is on his way to delivering the latest Star Trek film. Here's the trailer for it.
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Wave goodbye to long-term pain with...a virus Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
Tests on rats shows that long-term pain can be eradicated for three months at a time using genetically-modified viruses, reducing (or eliminating) the need for drugs.
Side note: have these scientists seen I Am Legend?
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 248 [+].
Bush: The Movie Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
From Oliver Stone, the director who dwells on the worst parts of American history, the story of George W Bush. Who'll play the "misunderestimated" President? Josh Brolin, actually.
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 366 [+].
Line Golfer Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
Take the line-creation of Line Rider, the play-the-course-yourself aspect of Free Rider and then mix with golf. Sit back, create a course or play someone else's.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 127 [+].
Top 50 Atheist T-Shirt and Bumper Sticker Aphorisms Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
He's Dead.
It's Been 2,000 years.
He's Not Coming Back.
Get OVER It Already!
And many more classics.
Comments: 20 Score: [-] 439 [+].
The biggest prime number Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
With its 9,808,358 digits, this number is the biggest prime yet found by very bored mathematicians. It is 2^32,582,657 -1 and the number itself is probably larger than the number of sub-atomic particles in the Universe.
Comments: 11 Score: [-] 269 [+].
Welcome to Hell Posted: 6 months ago by TheStep
Hell, the small Norwegian village, that is. Oh, and temperatures in winter reach -20°C...
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The Powder Game Posted: 7 months ago by TheStep
Remember those Falling Sand games? This is sort of like that, but introduces features like wind, air pressure and a variety of elements to play with.
Help regarding what elements do and what fun things you can make are here.
Comments: 12 Score: [-] 385 [+].
Frankenstein Posted: 7 months ago by TheStep
Your chance to read, for free, the horror/sci-fi classic that was published 190 years ago today and sparked one of the most iconic figures of fiction ever.
This is Project Gutenberg's .txt version. Other versions from Project Gutenberg are to be found here.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 215 [+].