September
29

Gung Ho Lego

OK, looks like we get two geeky gun stories in the same week from The Firearm Blog, so I guess it’s a good thing I subscribed to the feed, you should too if you’re into firearms because today we learn about Lego Guns! :)

These toys come from Brick Arms; you can get firearms for your Lego figure ranging from the Uzi to the 1911 to the ‘Broomhandle’ Mauser, you can also get weapons packs, accessories and custom military figures.

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September
28

Free Games That Don’t Suck.

Posted In: Games by Patrick

I’m always on the search for good games to play that are decent, and not just a side-scrolling clone from some flash scripting noob.  There are lots of free game web sites full of flash games that look like random scrawlings from a two year old.  I’m talking about games that can be had for nothing that have some substance, and a credible following of players.

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Here is a comprehensive list of games that deserve a gander and some play time, if you so desire.  My fave in this list is F.E.A.R. ;)

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September
28

Here we have two versions of the same object, don’t herniate yourself if you struggle with it, though if you have a wild guess then let’s hear it in the comments. Don’t be bashful.

What is it?

 

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WIT 9-28-07 second version

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September
27

Chernobyl is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in the Kiev Oblast (province) near the border with Belarus.

There has been an exciting(!) new biological discovery inside the tomb of the Chernobyl reactor. Like out of a B-grade sci-fi movie, a robot sent into the reactor discovered a thick coat of black slime growing on the walls.

This slime, a collection of several fungi actually, was more than just surviving in a radioactive environment, it was actually using gamma radiation as a food source. The fungi appear to use melanin, a chemical found in human skin as well, in the same fashion as plants use chlorophyll.

Enjoy the rest of the article on the World Time News Report.

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September
27

dictionary

From Reuters:

About 16,000 words have succumbed to pressures of the Internet age and lost their hyphens in a new edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

Bumble-bee is now bumblebee, ice-cream is ice cream and pot-belly is pot belly.

And if you’ve got a problem, don’t be such a crybaby (formerly cry-baby).

Link to the full story.

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