Monday, January 31, 2011

Oh hell yes.


RESTYLED AT-AT's! THIS IS POSSIBLY THE NERDIEST THING EVER!

FUUUUUUUUUUUU---!

Just found this out. So the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commision) has moved to allow usage based billing(UBB). This basically means you get charged for how much interwubz you use. They're pretty much curbstomping cheap and accessible internet into the ground. This usage applies to ANYTHING you do online-video streaming, email, skype, etc.- not just downloads. This is bad. Apparently it's all the Conservatives fault though. As usual.

Useful sites! Here and here

More reason to be a pirate!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Holy shit.

So the U.S. Embassy sent this cable after having dinner with the Tunisian president's son in law. I just have to say holy shit batman. When you're population has an unemployment rate of over 13%, and you have a pet tiger? Not chill bro.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Egypt's in chaos!

If you didn't know, Egypt's been having all sorts of protests against their autocratic government. I for one approve of this, as dictatorships and monarchies are ass, and tend to get really corrupt really fast.In response, the government has knocked out the internets to try an stage a media blackout. Unfortunately, Egypt is also one of the biggest recievers of military aid from the States, who have said they're staying out of this one in a press release. This means that the government is pretty well armed, and most likely quite organized. Buckle down folks, this is probably gonna get ugly. Here's a handy dandy website with all sorts of updates and generally explians the whole thing!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

This is why they'll never get rid of pot.

That my friends, is a bona fide maryjane catapault.Parrently the smugglers were using it to launch their stuff over the border into the States. At this point I'm going to say that trying to bust drug operation is quite the waste of time. If the dudes you are trying to bust are inventive enough to come up with a $50 buck solution to a problem you spent several mil to create, then it's time to throw in the towel. It would honestly be twice as devastating to just legalize weed, as then people would have legit sources, there'd be competition, and you could tax the snot out of it. Or you could make more fences, and add a marijuana laser interception system. (Note: nobody steal that idea. Gonna sell it to the americans.)
Sources here and here.

My soul is dead.



I just finished playing Dead Space 1, and am now downloading Dead Space 2. This is honestly the most frightened a game has ever gotten me, save for the well in Ocarina of Time when I was 8. I'm usually pretty chill when it comes to horror and scary shit, but this is intense. Fucking space zombies fly out from nowhere randomly, and combining that with dissonant chords and the loud heartbeat of the character makes it crazy suspenseful. That and you can get ripped apart really gruesomely. That doesn't help.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011

Saturday, January 22, 2011

MUTHAFUCKING CAPTAIN CANUCK!

So no one believes me, but there is such a thing as Captain Canuck. He was essentially the Canadian version of Captain America or Captain Britain. Apparently there may be a movie on the way for him! Can I get a FUCK YEAH! ? Try and tell me he isn't the most badass thing ever. Can already hear the taglines...

Watch out criminals! He may be Canadian, but he won't be very polite to you! The only apology you'll be getting IS HIS FISTS!

With his trusty companion, Beaver Scout, Captain Canuck shall make the coutries criminals apologise!

Captain Canuck, Eh? He knows what  it's all aboot.

Anyways, aside from all the canadian profiling I got when I was a kid in the states, this is going to be fucking awesome if it comes through.

MOAR SCIENCE BITCHES!



Graphene. Another badass material.

Totally going to try this with the car when I get home.( Note: don't tell the muzzah)



Skip to about 6:38 to see the one that's the point of this. Bonus Points to those who can figure out which movie it reminds me of.

Friday, January 21, 2011

SCIENCE BITCHES!




This dude stuck a non-Newtonian fluid in a speaker!For those of you who don't know, I find non-Newtonian fluids one of the most interesting things ever. Basically when you apply a stress/ shear force to it, the viscosity increases, or it decreases in some!

TL:DR Too much science: It can turn all solid and stuff when you poke it.

BONUS SCIENCE FUN OF THE DAY!: Make your own non Newtonian fluid! Fire some corn starch into water! Have hours of fun with that sucker! Amaze your friends! Confuse your enemies!