As Gag Halfrunt once said, "Vell, Zaphod's just this guy, you know?" Me too.
Free game sweepstakes Posted: 5 months ago by runninutes
Just send an email to enter to win one of five free games from Good Old Games (gog.com), courtesy of rpgfan.com. Don't want to give a bunch of "I swear this is real," because that would make this look like a spam post.
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The Ombudsmen Posted: 9 months ago by runninutes
Like Watchmen? Like newspaper comics? Then you might like this short series of comics from PVP.
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Uncle Jay explains the year 2008 Posted: 11 months ago by runninutes
Very funny video where good old Uncle Jay reviews the top stories of 2008.
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Cool info on Heroes Season 3 Posted: 1 year ago by runninutes
Great stuff about the upcoming Season 3 of Heroes (which starts in September), as well as the DVD release of Season 2 (this August). No spoilers of Season 3, but there are some from Season 2.
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Free online novel: "Timely Persuasion" Posted: 1 year ago by runninutes
"Back to the Future Meets Quantum Leap in Rock and Roll Heaven." A novel you can read online for free, download for a few bucks, or buy in paperback for a few more. I've read the first few chapters, and they're pretty good stuff.
For book jacket kind of info:
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Birth of a supernova Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
An astronomer today captured a supernova as it was happening. Awesome photo!
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Flea Market Montgomery Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
It's just like a mini-mall!
Another funny video I may be the last to have heard of. :)
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An Engineer's Guide to Cats Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
"Two professional engineers illustrate the proper care and practical benefits of cats."
I may be the last one on earth to see this, but it's still hilarious. (I'm told that's true even if you DON'T own a cat!)
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Coolest stop-motion Transformers video you'll see all day Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
Bumblebee fighting Optimus? Say it ain't so!
It is so, and there's a bit of silliness, but some great work with stop-motion animation anyway.
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I want my Princess Leia Headphones! Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
Rejected Star Wars merchandise. You know, if Bluetooth had been around back then, those headphones would have been awesome. (Scroll to the bottom if you just want the pics without reading the background.)
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Cutest explanation of Star Wars you'll ever see. Ever. Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
"Here is my daughter, age 3, explaining the plot of Star Wars Episode IV." Extreme cuteness alert. Nuff said.
(Not runninutes' daughter, BTW.)
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Play it again, Ronald Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
Check out the upscale McDonald's near Wall Street in Manhattan, which "might be one of the only McDonald's in the world that has a live piano player."
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Lindsay Lohan didn't think her nude pics would be published Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
"The plan to publish nudes—a monumental move in her career—was never made clear, Lohan's rep says."
Followup to ImNotBlue's post:
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Searchable Dilbert Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
Ever wish that you could find that one Dilbert that was so hilarious... but it's been years since you saw it? Use this to search for text in old Dilbert comics and resolve that problem.
Doesn't include the actual strips, but this post by neilharvey's got you covered on that count:
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The "Luke" arm Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
An amazing new prosthetic arm by the inventor of the Segway. He just might make a useful invention after all! (And yeah, its name is a Star Wars reference.)
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How old are you on other planets? Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
We've probably all seen the calculators for how much you weigh on other planets, but have you ever wondered how old you are on their scales?
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World's Slimmest Waterproof Mobile Phone Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
I didn't even know they MADE waterproof cell phones, let alone one that you could hold underwater for 30 seconds...
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Podcast full of great cover music Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
I swear this isn't my podcast - it's just one I love. Coverville is a show that's all cover songs, and it's great stuff. The price is definitely right - free. :)
(For anyone who doesn't know, cover songs are songs that someone made famous, sung by someone else afterwards.)
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Some classic TMBG to start the work day Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
A cute cartoon music video for the They Might Be Giants song Minimum Wage. Felt like an appropriate way to start the work day today.
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Monster Hunter International Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
Check out the (free) first chapter of what looks like a pretty decent novel. It begins: "On one otherwise normal Tuesday evening I had the chance to live the American dream. I was able to throw my incompetent jacka** of a boss from a fourteenth-story window."
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Pronouncing English? It's easy! Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
Check out this poem - it'll help you learn how to pronounce English. (With helpful audio links.) Holy tongue twister, Batman!
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VG Cats are Still Alive Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
I just finished Portal and love the end credits song, Still Alive. This is a music video the creator of the online comic VG Cats made for it.
Spoiler alert: since this is from the end of the game, it does mention things that happen in the game. They didn't mean much to me before I played, though.
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The New Dawn of Solar Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
"Imagine a solar panel without the panel. Just a coating, thin as a layer of paint, that takes light and converts it to electricity... Consider solar-powered buildings stretching not just across sunny Southern California, but through China and India and Kenya as well, because even in those countries, going solar will be cheaper than burning coal."
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Solar power backpacks Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
Going camping and still want your mp3s? Here's the answer - a solar power backpack. You can use it anywhere there's sun to charge up your phone, PSP, iPod... They're pricey, but a very cool idea.
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Complete text of "Who Goes There?" Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes
I love free books, and this is a great one - the book on which the movie The Thing (by John Carpenter) is based. You can read it from start to finish online here.
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