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stackopolis - another way to waste time

In fun on 13 November 2006 with no comments

Perfect.  Another mind-puzzler that is sure to waste precious hours.  I present: stackopolis.

Hooked on disc golf

In fun, photography on 10 November 2006 with no comments

We’ve continued playing disc golf obsessively, and have even taken to scouring the Internet for tips and tutorials. Last Saturday we ended up playing 47 holes of disc golf out at Sandy Creek, and we’re looking forward to checking out another course just outside of the city.
I’d love to bring my camera along, but […]

Tetris: From Russia with Love

In art, fun, video on 29 October 2006 with 1 comment

Tetris (google video)
A hard to find documentary about Tetris and its creator Alexey Pajitnov. Also covers the rivalaries between Nintendo and Atari and the absurdities of buying copyrights for software from a country that doesn’t believe in property, much less intellectual property. Ultimately, a great documentary about a very important game.

Disc Golf

In fun on 14 October 2006 with 2 comments

It could just be a confidence thing, but I was on fire today on the urban disc golf course with my new discs.  I’ve been most impressed with birdie, the buttery smooth and perfectly straight putter.  The Leopard is the midrange, and I’ve yet to really harness the power of the long-range Teebird.  It’s incredible […]

Line Rider

In fun on 2 October 2006 with 2 comments

Far too much fun and the last thing I need to be doing is wasting time with this: Line Rider - the game

Jenga!

In fun on 26 September 2006 with 3 comments

Between hours of work and studying, we spend our free time playing Jenga at the professional level.

Spear me the details

In fun, sports on 25 September 2006 with no comments

That’s gotta hurt:
Track and field line judge Lia Mara Lourenco is helped after a javelin hit her in her foot during ‘Brazil Trophy,’ a national track and field competition, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006.

Jenga!

In fun, wikipedia on 17 September 2006 with no comments

Jenga: taking the world by storm again
Jenga is a game of physical and mental skill, marketed by Hasbro, in which players remove blocks from a tower and put them on top. The player who causes the tower to collapse loses. The word jenga is derived from kujenga the Swahili word for “build”, jenga is the […]

Balloons filled with words

In fun, history, literature on 3 September 2006 with no comments

The Evolution of Speech Balloons
During the 18th century, British caricaturists changed the shape of speechballoons from gothic speech-bands or flags into fluffy balloons, our modern speechballoons.I’m using the word speechballoon as the general, inclusive term. (The gothic form of speechballoons are speechbands, flags, scrolls or sheets of paper, the modern form of speechballoons are balloons, […]

Wayne Coyne’s Commencement Speech

In fun, humor, video on 19 August 2006 with no comments

Make sure you watch the entire thing.
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=4SzWtkMVBRI]
Part 1, Part 2