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Arthur C. Clarke, author of one of the most important works of science fiction ever (2001: A Space Odyssey) died yesterday at age 90.
Respect.

Don Herbert (aka Mr. Wizard) was one of the biggest influences in my early years as a nerd-in-training being raised by the teevee. His show on Nickelodeon, Mr Wizard’s World, was one of my favorites; it was cool, it was fun, it was smart, it was educational, and it had girls my age on it…
He […]

This morning, the Charlotte Coliseum was imploded.  For those of you who don’t know or remember, the Coliseum was built to house the Charlotte Hornets. George Shinn’s design was as bad as ability to run the team and, after 14 years, Shinn took the Hornets elsewhere, basically stealing our city’s colors, mascot, and innocence (when […]

I used her toothbrush.
I used it to clean my flops.
They deserved better.

Disco D (Dave Shayman) apparently committed suicide last night.  His future was too bright for this early end.  Fuck.
Respect.

Respect.

If you haven’t tried the new Xbox Live Video Marketplace, DON’T!

[UPDATE: Results at the bottom]
Nick Diaz Vs. Gleison Tibau : Nick is on his way out of the UFC, and Tibau is on his way in. I would like to see Nick win again, he has let me down continuously over the last year, but I don’t have any reason to think that […]

Did anyone else notice the worlds greatest Office Linebacker, Terry Tate, does the voice acting for Cole in Gears of War?

I have no clue if this will work, but there are only 4 ways to find out.
Attempt #1…———————————————————————-Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way… you become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions. - Aristotle