Browsing archives for September 23rd, 2008

Late Night Work Break: This Week in Blackness

Fluff Stuff, Late Night Work Break 23 September 2008 | 0 Comments

“This Week in Blackness” is a web series appearing on the site of the same name. Each segment (there are 6 so far) stars Elon James White and is presented by the Brooklyn Comedy Company. The episodes are as follows: 
#1: Black Vs. Black (no direct link but if you go here, the video’s in the [...]

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LHC Down Until Spring 2009

Uncategorized 23 September 2008 | 0 Comments

It is hard out there for the Large Hadron Collider. A magnet failure that happened last Friday caused a tonne (about 2205 pounds) of liquid helium to spill out into the tunnels. The LHC contains 1200 dipole magnets throughout its structure. Super cooled helium is used to keep the magnets at a temperature lower than [...]

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McCain Relents on Media Access to Palin

Election08, Politics 23 September 2008 | 0 Comments

Sarah Palin has only faced one real interview (Fox News doesn’t count) since becoming the vice presidential nominee for the Republican Party. During that interview, she revealed that she didn’t know what the Bush Doctrine is, implied she’d be all for a war with Russia and came off as underqualified and ill informed. So it [...]

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Indie Retailer of the Day: Liapela

For Kids, Indie Retailers 23 September 2008 | 0 Comments

I’ve done a few posts now on vinyl wall art for adults and noted how easy they are to apply and remove. Liapela has wall decals for adults in training (aka children) that can make it easier to  keep their room in tune with their ever changing interests. 

Elephant and Mouse Vinyl Wall Decal, 26″ x [...]

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EA Easing Up on DRM After Spore Backlash

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Spore had high expectations before its release. Designed by Will Wright (SimCity), Spore allows the player to chart the evolution of their customized creature through five phases (played in order): cell, creature, tribe, civilization and space. Early demos generated a positive buzz but when it was finally released earlier this month, performance didn’t meet expectations. [...]

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Late Night Work Break: Sia

Fluff Stuff, Late Night Work Break 23 September 2008 | 2 Comments

I mentioned to my friend from Australia that I had just discovered Sia (aka Sia Furler, an Australian singer with three solo albums to her name). He said that she was also involved with the band Zero 7 and it didn’t immediately click in my mind why I recognized that name. Once I hit YouTube, [...]

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