O Fickle Jupiter!

Jupiter-Io

Last week, our solar system’s friendly neighborhood giant, Jupiter, took a shot to the mid-section for its little blue buddy, planet Earth.

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Auto-Tuning the Scatological

Mark my words: The Auto-Tuning phenomenon is the next big thing in viral videos. My kingdom for a talented musical engineer.

Anyway, here’s Hall of Famer, George Brett, re-telling some charming dinner tales to anyone who will listen (or who happen to be trapped in ear-shot via mandatory calisthenics).

(Warning for language and those who aren’t regaled by poop-humor).

Britain’s Conservative Leader on Twits

future Prime Minister of Britain answering the riddle, “What happens when you put a few too many Twits in one place?”

Link via The Awl.

ComicCon 2009: The Floor

Here’s a quick taste of what it was like in the sprawling San Diego Convention Center.

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ComicCon Excursion: Home of TRON

This weekend, we sent the emu down to San Diego to the nerve center of the fanboyverse.

Our first ComicCon artifact is footage of a vintage arcade built by Tron character, Kevin Flynn.

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Another Day, Another Dollar

The setup is a little too long here, but it pays off nicely.

LA Surrenders

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Apparently having heard enough criticism from Anti-Angelinos (or virtually everyone who doesn’t reside in the city), a local blogger for Metblogs LA has decided to simply post a standard list of grievances against the city and offer up her comments page as a modern day version of the Ninety-Five Theses.

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Naked Cowboy Running for NYC Mayor

Human tourist-attraction the Naked Cowboy has decided to throw his hat (one of a paltry few articles of clothing) into the ring for Manhattan’s next mayoral election.

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Blizzard Announces WoW Movie

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Ready your empty crack vials. Digital pusher Blizzard Entertainment has just announced that Sam Raimi will direct the official World of Warcraft movie.

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The Digital Revolution

Via Pie Chart…

exploding internet

Yes, that’s right. China has added over 150,000,000 internet noobs in the last three years. And still only one-fifth of its population is connected.

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