puzzel of the day . . . .

A stray black cat, sits in the middle of an intersection paved with black asphalt. The entire town is painted black, and due to a massive power failure there are no streetlights. A Chevy Tahoe with two broken headlights drives straight through the intersection, straight towards the cat-but at the last second, manages to swerve out of the way just in the nick of time. How is this possible?

The creativity is shot

(I may have just proved myself to be the biggest nerd for posting that picture)

Pre/Sequels are one thing...remakes, totally different story (but I have to admit I'm kinda into the idea of a Total Recall remake, imagine what Quatto will look like!)

Heathers
Total Recall
Short Circuit
Footloose
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
The Evil Dead
Dune

and so on....

Every so often

I am totally stoked on how technology is being used. Plus how cool is Google Earth on its own?

Caprica?

How compelled will BSG fans be to watch Caprica, the prequel series to Battlestar Galactica (the pilot was released on DVD today)? I think I prefer the Adamas in space (although the trailor kinda got me with the Adams/Adama differentiation, might have to watch long enough to find out what that's all about).

I told you . . . .

Puzzle:
Two men are found dead in a room, there is a table and 53 Bicycles on the floor. What happened to the men?

Need to restock on invisibility paint?

Program your transporter to 372 5th Avenue Brooklyn NY 11215 United States, the Brooklyn Superhero Supply is ready to answer all of your superhuman needs.

Wall of Sound

Introducing the 'Flat, Flexible Loudspeaker'

Lightweight and inexpensive to manufacture, the speakers are slim and flexible: they could be concealed inside ceiling tiles or car interiors, or printed with a design and hung on the wall like a picture.

Sidenote: I just learned that Phil "the Wall of Sound" Spector produced the Ramones End of the Century...I'm seeing life a little clearer now.

Sometimes I wish the Onion reported the truth...

Obama Depressed, Distant Since 'Battlestar Galactica' Series Finale

"I'm a little concerned," first lady Michelle Obama was overheard saying at a fundraising event Tuesday. "When Firefly was canceled, he walked around like a zombie for a week, and Serenity was the only thing that snapped him out of it. Last night he said he felt like he had just discovered David Axelrod was one of the Final Five, whatever that means."

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

Sheep herding w/ LEDs

This is freaking RAD! Another reason to love the Welsh, dogs and technology.

Paris Bling Bling

A nine-month study commissioned by Pres. Sarkozy to make Paris the first sustainable “post-Kyoto city” (aka post Kyoto Treaty) has resulted in 10 plans by both French and international achitects. The aim? To create a plan for a greener, more sustainable city, and to break down the isolation between the outlying neighborhoods and the historic center. Those outlying neighborhoods include the poor immigrant neighborhoods that erupted in violence in 2005.

One design calls for a massive greenbelt to circle the city and all new construction to be limited to that space. Another promotes the idea of a new elevated train system...my fav was proposed by Richard Rogers, whose amazing work (i.e. Bodegas Protos, Spain and Lloyds Register, UK) has made him an architectural superstar. His design is pictured above and includes a underground rail system that would cut the city into pie-like wedges that all converge on a singular center. I wish there were more pictures!!!

PS: apparently Pres. Sarkozy is often dismissed as President "Bling Bling". Must sound even more ridiculous with a French accent.

Oh my gods!

Battlestar Galactica creators David Eick and Ronald D. Moore were joined by the Admiral and President Roslin at UN headquarters to discuss the correlations b/w BSG and the real world UN. To top it off it was moderated by Whoopi-frakin-Goldberg! A highlight of the evening: Edward James Olmos stood and delivered (hehe) a moving speech demading we cast off the idea of race. I'm scouring the internet to find video, I hate myself for missing this!