Please. God. No.
Well, thankfully, this is a photoshop job and not an actual product under development.
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Previously: For Rohan!
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Please. God. No.
Well, thankfully, this is a photoshop job and not an actual product under development.
Link via Geekosystem
Previously: For Rohan!
Craftster user astrangeone makes hand-carved stamps. Here's one that she made of Master Chief from the Halo franchise. What a fascinating medium! I've never encountered it before.
Link via Geek Crafts | astrangeone's store
The Mona Lisa on the left is by Murdock Scott. I'm not sure who's responsible for the Klingon variation.
Now before you get worried about Miss Mona's safety: yes, she's wearing a red uniform. But females red shirts tend to be more durable, provided they can avoid Captain Kirk's roving hands.
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Oh, Gimli! You know just how to inspire us to acts of courage.
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This French-language Dragon Ball Z fan film has impressive special effects. Google Translator renders the YouTube notes as "a magnificent struggle between Great Saiyaman and C-17 and C-18 LIVE."
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Noel Neill, 89, played Lois Lane in the original Superman 1940s and 50s Superman serials. She was recently honored by the town of Metropolis, Illinois with a statue of Lois Lane modeled after her.
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Actor Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime, fulfills a fan request in this video. I've never seen a picture of Cullen before. Somehow I expected him to look more metallic and modular....
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How adorable! And the hands are a good illustration of the eternal utility of duct tape. More pictures at the link.
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"Run this Raid" is a World of Warcraft-themed parody of the Jay-Z song "Run this Town".
You think we need to achieve more?
What you PvP for? Honor f@#kin’ rewards?
But you know I'm done level grinding
Killing creeps and mobs, that ain't nothing
I came to fight a real war, not go hunting
Only gear you got is gear from gold farming
While you're out spending all day in the real sun
I'm in-game, what, having real fun
Shift function, I'll target you, son
Holy Light so bright you wish you had one
You like a n00b who don't know how to auto-run
Hit my level cap you haven't even begun
You sleepin', AFK? Come on, pay attention!
This is Warcraft, not a Neopets session!
Full lyrics and credits are available at the video link.
Previously: Galactic Empire State of Mind
Go the homepage of Newsweek magazine. Enter the following keystrokes: up, up, down, down, left, right, left right, B, A, and Enter.
And to think that some people think that weeklies like Newsweek are dead.
via io9 | Image: DustMyLemonLies
UPDATE: Well, that was nice while it lasted. Yesterday, when users entered the code, Newsweek reported on a zombie attack. You can view a screenshot at io9.
And to think that some people think that weeklies like Newsweek are dead.
via io9 | Image: DustMyLemonLies
UPDATE: Well, that was nice while it lasted. Yesterday, when users entered the code, Newsweek reported on a zombie attack. You can view a screenshot at io9.
Lost Wars: Because Adding Jedis Can Fix Anything -- powered by Cracked.com
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The 501st Legion Project is a program that invites artists to creatively modify life-sized stormtrooper helmets. This was one response by Denise Vasquez. You can view profile shots at the link.
Link via Geekologie | Photo: Denise Vasquez
This is a simply amazing crafting project. That's really only evident at the link when you can see the process photos of what went into its creation. Stargate Information Archive forum member mango and his father planned the project in AutoCad and made the rings so that the inner one actually spins, just like on the show. Outstanding job, guys!
Link via Sci Fi Wire
The wife of redditor maggoty made this amazingly detailed cross-stitch inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog. She estimates that she spent about 300 to 400 hours over 2 to 3 years on the project. The completed work measures 58 cm by 40 cm.
Link via Geekosystem
That's the thesis of otaku Michael Pinto, who argues that the simple mistake of shrink-wrapping new manga in bookstores is preventing potential customers from discovering new artists:
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Many social media from Facebook to Flickr live and die by discoverability. It’s the idea that from a casual glance you may find something that you weren’t looking for that engages your attention. Part of what killed the music business was that outlets like radio and MTV stopped playing their product. When this occurred most people stopped discovering new artists — and the result is that the while a Lady Gaga may occur occasionally break out, for the most part you have a stagnant business in sharp decline. And what happened to music CDs is now happening to manga.
Now many folks in Japan read their manga via weekly publications, but for those who aren’t that means that there’s no reason to buy a volume of manga. So an entire market for casual readers will die out over time. Many of the artists published in the self contained volumes of manga are the best of the best, but if a few years go by their series may not be running in a weekly publication anymore. The result is that a kid discovering an older artist for the first time will be stopped dead in their tracks at the shrink-wrap. Add to that fact that Japan is graying so there are less kids to buy the older back titles in the first place. And just so you know many of the titles that were shrink-wrapped were aimed at non-otakus like kids titles and romantic girly girl manga.
Link | Image: Kodansha
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