Article Archive for March 2012

The Art of LEGO Minimalism …
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Posted in Lego on 26 March 2012
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Brain teasers and just plain cool fun … A few LEGO stacked together – guess who/what they are? 🙂 This is a little tougher … You can view the rest at Ignant. BRILLIANT!

Old Soviet Arcade Games: Large Mario, Zelda & Galaga Gap …
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Posted in Video Games on 26 March 2012
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Looks like the West wins the Arcade Video Game arms-thumbs race …the new Museum of Soviet Arcade games … Visitors are given a cup of Soviet-minted 15 kopek pieces and set loose to explore and play the various games, whether shooting down N.A.T.O. jets or playing goalie for the Soviet hockey team, it’s the standard […]

Disney California Adventures: Virtual Radiator Springs Racers Test Ride
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 26 March 2012
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Spoiler Alert Preview … And let’s meet at Flo’s – I feel a couple quarts low … Thanks for the heads up, Tammy D.

NFL Gear: Tim Tebow New York Jets & Manning Broncos Gear
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Posted in Sports on 25 March 2012
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Literally, hot off the t-shirt presses … No, he won’t actually be wearing ZERO-ZED. If you click through, he’s been assigned #15. Apparently 0 or 00 are not allowed in the NFL right now (older players wearing them were grandfathered in). you can see the full chart of allowable numbers by position in the NFL […]

Mystery Machine Van For Sale: Fixer Upper Version
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Posted in Gadgets on 25 March 2012
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Not quite the real deal – more like the Scrappy Doo version but you’re set for life for halloween parties … On Craigslist.

Google Street View Now includes the Amazon (the River)
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Posted in Travel on 25 March 2012
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Pretty cool – now traverse down the Amazon and check out the nearly 360 degree view from the comforts of your work chair. “… Our Brazil and U.S. Street View and Google Earth Outreach teams were invited to the Amazon Basin to collect ground-level images of the rivers, forest and communities in the Rio Negro […]

Disney Pixar: Xbox Kinect Rush – A Disney Pixar Adventure
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar on 25 March 2012
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The new Xbox Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure game is pretty cool … You can even scan yourself in using Kinect to become a character in five different Pixar movie worlds! And of course, what’s cool is you don’t need to learn any real VG skills, just move and jump around. 🙂 Put yourself into […]

Your Bobsled Olympic Dreams Can Come True
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Posted in Sports on 24 March 2012
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The Whistler Sliding Centre is now open for your usage … The two-hour training for newbies includes an orientation, a helmet fitting, and a sliding session walk-through, which covers sleigh positioning, track etiquette, and safety guidelines. On the bobsled, three amateurs are paired with a professional pilot, while skeleton novices get strapped to their own […]

Transparent PermaFlow Never-Clog Drain
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Posted in Gadgets on 24 March 2012
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If you tend to lose a lot of stuff into your drains or it gets clogged often, PermaFlow has a drain pipe that is transparent and with a side “door,” for easy access … At Amazon – there’s also a video! (Spoiler Alert – it drains!)

Disney Pixar CARS: Videogame Character Models
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar on 24 March 2012
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From artist Mark Van Haitsma. Yes, we won’t be getting these diecasts either …