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Khan For Star Trek 12?

Andy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:30:00 +0000

One of the two biggest gripes I had about JJ Abrams remake of Star Trek was the old and busted plot involving time travel. If we’re supposed to role over and take a story line involving Khan for the next Star Trek movie then I’m holding out for the DVD on Netflix so I can spend as little as possible to view it.

China Banning Golf Farming?

Andy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:11:49 +0000

Good luck with that.

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Getting Poker Fever Yet?

Andy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:30:06 +0000

The World Series of Poker is happening right now, this 40th annual event started May 26 and ends July 15th. If you’re like me and not a good poker player but want a couple of tips to get involved in the game, I tracked down a few resources to get you going.

First, get yourself a copy of Winning at Internet Poker For Dummies. Once you think you have knack of it, find an online poker room. For god’s sake, spend within your limits

Bonus tip:

Follow all the poker Tweets to keep up with your favorite players and events during WSOP: http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-twitter.asp

How Twitter is Changing the World of Professional Poker

Andy — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:23:39 +0000

Poker players bluffing opponents at the table and via tweets?

Snippet:

Doyle Brunson is seventy six years old and he says he was up late last night in Vegas. He’s in a $10k game on the 24th day of the World Series of Poker and he just sent out a Tweet. "Still in 10k split," he said. "Didn’t sleep much but feel OK…." Is that an intimate look inside the minute by minute, high-stakes life of a poker veteran – or is that a head-trip of a bluff intended to make his opponents think he could be slow on his game today?

Firefox Has a New Icon

Andy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:22:46 +0000

Mozilla showcases a new icon for Firefox. I have to admit, this thing rocks and is so different!

ASUS Laptops

Andy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:45:32 +0000

Has anyone else noticed ASUS smartly capitalizing on it’s win in the EEE PC netbook market by providing more than simply minimalistic netbooks? Look at the ASUS N10E for example, this device appears to be bridging the gap between netbooks and notebooks.

It has a 10.2 inch screen, SD Card reader, 1.6GHz Atom proc, out of the box it has 1GB ram w/ 256MB video. And definitely unlike the netbooks it has a fuller size keyboard and touchpad. Those tiny keyboards are the number one thing that irks me about the smallish netbooks and makes it hard for me to use in meetings for extended periods or throughout the day.

Another cool feature called ‘Splash Top’ is the ability to boot directly into a VM with a suite of applications like Games or E-mail or Skype without having to boot into Windows if you just need quick access to one of the supplied apps. This should be very handy for when you’re on the road and don’t need the full OS. Popular Science recently awarded Splashtop with the ‘Best of What’s new’ award.

Last but not least, one of the best aspects of this laptop is the outstanding 1 year warranty for accidental damage!

Check out Laptop Reviews Central for full specs and details on the ASUS N10E.

Gay (Geek) Pride Parade in WoW

Andy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:14:00 +0000

The Rough Trade Gaming Community (RTGC) is a social, ‘umbrella’ organization for gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered (GLBT)/friendly gamers. They have a strong presence in several popular multiplayer games, including World of Warcraft and City of Heroes/Villains.

RTGC, along with The Spreading Taint and Stonewall Family are hosting their 5th annual Proudmoore Pride Parade Saturday June 20, 2009 in World of Warcraft.

The parade route:

Horde will be meeting just north of Camp Taurajo in the Barrens. Alliance will be leaving from Theramore to join up with the Horde directly south of Crossroads. Then they all head to Ratchet to board the boat, which they traditionally crash due to so many people in one locale. After they’ve shipped everyone to Booty Bay from Ratchet, they’ll have and aquatic dancefloor for dancing, frivolity, contest, a craft fair, and photo ops!

Sound like fun?:

Think this sounds like fun? Watch this video and revel in the good times had in last year’s parade.

I wonder if my server will have a parade, you don’t have to be gay to participate in the parade…do you?

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[via gaywired]

Women of Star Trek and their Uniforms

Andy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:07:00 +0000

Juliette Fretté is a self described artist, writer, feminist and Playboy Playmate. After watching the new Star Trek movie, she wrote about a topic that geeks worldwide have wondered since they first watched ST:TOS in reruns. She asks: The women of Star Trek: Why are they wearing those uniforms?. This is a thoughtful article and not a diatribe by any stretch.

In this snippet she contemplates what she’s seen in the recent ST movie from JJ Abrams:

Though I did not condemn the garments as particularly offensive (especially in light of the film’s other valiant attempts at egalitarianism), I still found the notion particularly hilarious: that several hundred years into the future, where humans and extraterrestrials are portrayed as united in their intergalactic relationships, women workers are still wearing short skirts while men are wearing pants.

Here’s a random sampling of women from Star Trek, decide for yourself whether she has a point of not. I couldn’t find a pic of Zoe Saldana, the new Lt. Uhura in her old school mini skirt. I believe the answer to Juliette’s question is because the new movie incorporated some of the look and feel from the The Original Series, this includes the skirts.

Back to the Future For New ‘Futurama’ Episodes

Andy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Six years after cancelling the Futurama series, Comedy Central will resume production now that it has ordered 26 new episodes.

Looks like the DVD sales have revitalized interest in this great show. Woot!

Speaking of Futurama, here’s a classic motivational poster…(clicky)

A ‘Time Bomb’ for World Wheat Crop

Andy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:09:00 +0000

The Ug99 fungus, called ‘Stem Rust’, could wipe out more than 80% of the world’s wheat as it spreads from Africa, scientists fear. The race is on to breed resistant plants before it reaches the U.S and Europe. It’s called Ug99 because it was first discovered in Uganda in 1999.

Soon it’ll be poised to invade the crops of India, Pakistan and Russia. After reading the LA Times story, I have to admit, this is scary ‘end of the world’ stuff.

Here’s more on the topic: