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A couple of interesting things from io9:

CO2-Absorbing Crystals
Project neuroArm

Know this, Shol'va, I will see to it that you suffer slowly.

Aries' Prime: Know this, Shol'va, I will see to it that you suffer slowly.
Teal'c: And I will see to it that you die quickly.

If there's any MMORPG that I'm looking forward to, other than WoS (I hope) is Stargate Worlds. The show was just hilarious, and given their universe, there should be many possibilities for the game. Here's some concept art from io9.

Also listed on io9 is a pretty neat landscape of san fran using various kitchen utensils/silverware.

Sooo purrrrrdy

I just found out about www.spaceweather.com from io9 and damn it's got some fantastic photos. They really help to put things into pespective, esp. the ISS pics.

Rat-a-tat-tat

I wonder how many titles I can make that uses the word "Rat" in honour of the year of the Rat? Anyway, As I've had enough of RPGs for a while and want something quick, I picked up Taiko Drum Master DS as I kinda like rhythm games. And wacow, I think it's so much harder than Osu >< Unlike when I first saw the gameplay vids for Osu, I'm not confident I can approach ANYWHERE near this level: Taiko no Tatsujin DS - Tenjiku 2000, Oni, 100% hit, non-auto. So. Damn. Hard. T_T

Rats!

Dang, Remy can cook better than me ^^ I finally got to see Ratatouille and I must admit, I was very pleasantly surprised! I was quite disappointed with Finding Nemo and the Incredibles after being spoiled with the awesomeness of TS1&2 and Monster's Inc, so I didn't really have high expectations for this (I didn't see cars though). All I can say is hooray for Pixar going back to making movies the way I like them :D I just gotta remember to pick up a copy next time I go to costco or something... Now dare I hope TS3 will be just as good and continue the rebound?

Got Snow Cont'd

In addition to the link to some pics of the Sapporo Snow Festival I recently posted, here's a cool one posted on kotaku: Space Invaders Invade Snow Festival. Oh, and Happy New Year :)

Boom boom boom

I'm really loving io9 now - just today I saw a few pics of explosive goodness:
The Navy's Explosive Super Weapon Crushes Speed Records
When Nano-Wires Explode
Massive Detonation Leaves A Permanent Scar

On a separate note, I just finished FFXII: Revenant Wings and I am quite disappointed. I usually like most game endings, but for some reason this one was unsatisfactory. And it doesn't help that the gameplay was kind of annoying as you're essentially playing RTS on a tiny TINY screen with dumb AI (pathing to be exact, and no HOLD - wtf is an rts with no hold? stupid units running around...) Ah well, I guess I expected a better ending due to the barely tolerable gameplay. Hit up their site for some gameplay footage if you want. They do also have some nice artwork on the site.

Got snow?

When I saw the first pic on this page (Happy fun snow creatures), all I could think of was Calvin and Hobbes :P Some of those are actually really cool!

"Present hall pass"

Saw a blurb about this robot: Robovie droid helps lost shoppers - although it looks freaky, it's kinda cool!

Maybe the tin man should look into this...

or the scarecrow... i forget.... anyway, here's an interested vid posted on io9 - "Repo! The Genetic Opera" is an Epic of After-Market Body Parts - and it actually looks very interesting :D

Free falling...

If this actually happens, it'd be kinda interesting... but I wonder if they can track where it lands...
Origami spaceplane to launch from space station.

I've also put up the results of my playing with Colors! on my engterm... I wonder how long the site will last before account gets wiped...

Christobel wannabe...

I've always used the fact that I'm left-handed as an excuse for my poor drawings on my comp (as I use my mouse with my right hand)... Now, I don't have an excuse anymore, well sort of anyways as apparently there's a homebrew DS program called Colors! that's been out for a while and it lets you Paint in your DS, save the drawing AND playback your drawing step-by-step as well! Oh, and apparently you can email it from your DS as well, but I need a proper access point to test that since my router's a POS, and I think they're working on functionality to allow for collaboration on a drawing... So cool >< Anyway, here's a collection of drawings done by others. I basically tried to copy part of the art posted on Kotaku (before I saw the collection site has the actual file AND drawing history so I can review it later on :)) and have included it here:

Guess now that I can use my left hand to draw, I wonder how long it'll take before I can make something worthwhile...

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I forgot to mention that one of my favourite games, Soul Calibur, is now adding Star Wars into the mix... Yes, you read that correctly! More info here from 1up. Man, with XBLA and this, soooo very tempted for a 360....

Strong enough to be a Phoenix Down?

Like what the OP said, some ppl may find this vid... nasty...
Final Fantasy Potion (With Added Vomit)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! What better way to start it off than this interesting flash game: Cursor*10. Pleasant surprises are always good :P

Random

Came across this on Japanprobe:

Giant Sticky Man Climbs Down Skyscraper

Their second attempt is actually kinda cool :)

Machine Girl!

Pure pwnage.... If this movie is real, which seems like it is based on IMDB and Horror-Movies, then finally, a tempura I can look forward to :) The trailer for it can be seen here.

Kame Hame Ha

Soooo many anime to live action movies... argh, why not just keep them as anime!!! First there's Battle Angel, but I believe in James Cameron... then Speed Racer (a trailer here) and finally I think the confirmed DB adaptation (link1 and link2). I really hope the latter movie isn't real, but if it is, I guess on the bright side, it'll be easier for Mr Lee as he won't have to pretend to be able to speak Japanese...

They are coming!

Sheesh, and ppl still thought I was crazy saying they're gung-ho with robotics to help with the aging population even after media has stated it... but meh, here's an awesome clip recently released:

Toyota robot violinist

Wii stuff

Now that I've time to do some light reading, I've been doing a lot of browsing at kotaku recently. Here's a few Wii related things that I found interesting/hilarious:

Swarovski Crystal Wii Owners Can't Complain Ever
The Wii Brings Families (And Pets) Together
The Chinese Wii Rip-off TV Spot

Finger licking good?

Ho just sent me this link... oh I can just feel it looking at these pics >< Full article can be found here.

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Chinese State TV