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The "x" in "xkcd" is for "X-TREME!!1!11!"
A lot of nerdy nerds, myself included, enjoy a webcomic called xkcd. A much smaller subset of xkcd fans participate in the practice of “geohashing,” that is, calculating specific GPS coordinates based on several specific input factors that vary each day and then visiting said coordinates to photograph the moment. Slashdot is reporting that yesterday’s coordinates happened to lie a smidge off the beaten path and resulted in several nerdy explorers being chased by guy with shotgun. You can read the full story on the geohashing wiki. Oh, LOLFR.
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Video Game Wedding Placecards
It would appear that some talented Photoshopper has created a ton of adorable WoW and other video game inspired wedding table assignments. (What, no Grand Theft Auto? Apparently Doom was family friendly enough…) Props for the creativity and execution, though I must use this opportunity to self-reference my own place card setup, where each table was dedicated to a different modern or contemporary artist. Badass.
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TRS Ponders Zombie Escape Plan
Skip to 44:20 (and then go back and watch the whole episode of rad!) to hear the TRS guys’ answers to a recent internet meme, for which I will throw in my two cents below:
You are trapped in a mall and zombies are attacking. You can have ONE weapon, ONE song playing, and ONE famous person (character?) to assist you in the ensuing slaughter. Choose wisely.
Ok…. I’m gonna go with
- Weapon: A huge, Final Fantsy VII style Katana
- Song: Red Right Hand by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
(I love the juxtaposition of weird, offbeat songs with massive carnage. Fuel’s Hey Man Nice Shot would be a close second.) - Person: Tough call… I’ll just go back to the well and call out Agent Mulder since he’s been my go-to choice for stuff like this since 1993.
Yeah, I’d probably get my ass zombified, but man would it be fun.
- Weapon: A huge, Final Fantsy VII style Katana
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Video: The Website is Down
The Website is Down: Sales Guy vs Web Dude
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FontGeek is a special kind of Geek
- him: ugh
- me: ?
- him: opened my resume in word 2003.. looks like ASS!!! compared to 07.. not just the layout, also i guess because of the font
- him: so i have to use an ugly font :( i hate that ppl insist on getting this in word!.. i want to throw up
- me: zomg try helvetica or something u will recover
- me: geek
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- time passes
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- him: i think tahoma is my only feasible option
- him: because there is no helvetica.. no idea what you're talking about
- me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetica
- me: "Monotype's Arial, designed in 1982, while different from Helvetica in some few details, has identical character widths, and is indistinguishable by most non-specialists"
- him: i think on the web helvetica refers to a "family" of fonts
- me: ummmm
- me: sans-serif refers to a family of fonts
- me: but yes, if helvetica is not available, arial is used
- me: there is a family like that, but i believe that mac has a default font specifically called helvetica
- him: family ... grouping... a list of fonts that get replaced by others if available.. we agree :)
- me: but helvetica doesn't define a family, it is a first choice specific font, replaced with other options when not available
- me: sans serif is a family of similar styled fonts, all being equal
- him: ok i agree
- me: ok
- him: you are right
- me: so tahoma?
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How My Day Just Got Better
Confession: When I was eleven years old I went to an X-Files convention. And I loved it.
Flash forward 14 years, and in anticipation of the new X-Files movie coming out July 25th (plug, plug) I have an old school Mulder & Scully image as my desktop background at work. (It was Spore, but September is a loooong way away in release date-oriented wallpapers.) My coworker just ambled by and made a big deal out of the image finally triggering her memory as to which actress she kept wanting to tell me that I remind her of when I wear my fancy work suits.
Now I’ll admit, I do rock the suit much moreso now than when I dressed up as Dana Scully for Halloween (more than once) back in the day. And somehow (entirely subconsciously, I assure you), my hair has migrated from long, blond, beach-bunny hair to the short-cropped, auburn bob over the years. And I did look forwards to being forced to get all “professional” for the New York finance world after years in the business-casual-means-jeans-every-day finance microcosm of South Florida.
But my question is - how much did you end up following in the footsteps of the heros of your youth? Even secretly - I feel that much as the early universe magnified minute mass differentials to eventually create massive galaxies, our lives compound upon themselves even as the cone of probability expands outwards into time. What do we carry with us, and how does that drive our seemingly prescient decisions?
Hmmmm. The truth is out there.
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Gillian Anderson Is So Badass
Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemmingway, from the NYT
I admit, finally seeing the preview for the new X-Files movie is getting me pretty hyped up. I plan to be in Times Square for the premiere, maaaaybe wearing a vintage X-Files tee. It’s always been a bit of a disappointment to me that despite its rabid fan base, the show never lent itself to Star Wars / Lord of the Rings / Harry Potter style decked out crowds. A crowd of cosplayed out X-Philes would look like an investment banking convention. Not so exciting. No one wants to be That Guy that dressed up like the flukeman.
But I digress. The point of this post is that Gillian Anderson, aka Agent Scully, is now set to play Martha Gellhorn in her biopic. Gellhorn was a troubled and risque journalist who married Ernest Hemmingway and ended up committing suicide. Sounds like a demure romp; I can’t wait!
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Terror Alert Level Bert
Commercial Flights: Ernie
Everything Else: BertLet everyone know how seriously you take our nation’s terror alert level by adding it to your website of choice. Brilliant little graphic sourceable from Geek and Proud, shamelessly stolen by me from Cheshire Catalyst.
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We Are Not Alone
As I previously mentioned, I’m a huge X-Files fan and Dana Scully was always my hero. Reading the comments on this Jezebel post makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, as I am certainly not alone (though it seemed that way in 1996, save for my bestest friend who would do XF marathons with me).
I actually haven’t seen the movie yet (::aghast!::) but only due to logistical issues. I’m so sad to hear it isn’t doing well at the box office, but really, did anyone expect better? Definitely at the top of my out-and-about to do list - this weekend, one would assume.
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I wear a lot of turquoise.
I started out trying to build a fanciful superhero, then realized that most of the wardrobe choices were things I actually owned in real life.
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You Can Laugh, I Won't Tell Anyone
There is not one, but FIVE X-Files movie related cards on someecards. Rejoice!
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Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld Make
Sweet LoveA Vista CommercialAfter the first, much hyped video, I thought this was the worst idea ever. It was over produced and tragically unfunny in its attempt at Daliesque, absurdist humour.
This second attempt, while still managing to stretch 4 minutes and 30 seconds to feel like a full eight, at least made me giggle. A lot can be achieved with quick cuts and fancy editing, but it seems like the two actually have a kind of interesting dynamic. Bill comes off as… endearing. (shudder) Who knew? In fact, by the end I totally loled. Yeah, loled.
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Geek Test Time
30Created by OnePlusYou
Wow, I got just over 50%. Usually, that’s a failing score. =P
I will say it’s much harder to arbitrarily name HTML elements than to call on them for some real use when you’re actually coding. I mean, I forgot <CENTER>. Lulz.
Based on Postage by Greg Cooper. Everything heavily modified by me.
*Unlikely to find your lost post using this but you can try...
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