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October 31, 2008
Forum Tidbits for this ghoulish weekend!
GrumpySteen comments about Obama's infomercial, then falls in love with Braaains... om nom nom, ... Sxeptomaniac wonders What will happen to the GOP after Nov 4?, ... Grummash is Calling all chemistry geeks! and Snaggy buzzes about Isabella's Rossellini's "Bees".
Posted by Snaggy at 05:54 PM
When We Left Earth, the DVD series.
We are huge fans of NASA here at Geek Culture, in fact they were the inspiration behind Geek Culture's creation! So when we had a chance to review When We Left Earth, a new DVD series on the NASA missions, we blasted off at the chance.
There's a wealth of great stuff here, as the series tells the story of the US space program, from Gemini to Space Shuttle. The behind-the-scenes footage is incredible and the interviews with astronauts, engineers, and flight controllers are superb. It features tons of footage I've never seen before, and that is a real thrill for a space geek like me. Especially exciting to see is the first-man-on-the-moon, Neil Armstrong, who has shunned the spotlight and is rarely does interviews, talking about his experience.
Neat tidbit... the average age of the flight controllers was 26, and one of the oldest guys was 36!
My only complaint is that the series focuses only on the USA space program. I would *love* to see a similar series about the USSR's program.
Here's the official blurb...
Since the dawn of mankind we have stared up at the stars and wondered about the unknown. Now, join the heroic men and women who have dared to do the impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken... the quest to reach out beyond Earth and into the great mystery of space. To celebrate 50 years of amazing achievements, the Discovery Channel and NASA partnered together to reveal the heroic struggles, triumphs and tragedies in a bold chapter of human history. Priceless footage was transferred from NASA's own secret film vaults, finally making these unprecedented treasures available for the masses. Along with candid interviews of the people who made it all happen, hundreds of hours of never-before-seen film footage from the NASA archives, including sequences on board the actual spacecraft in flight, have been carefully restored, edited and compiled for this one-of-a-kind, truly epic collection.
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions available everywhere on DVD and Blu-ray High-Def. Check it out on Amazon here... When We Left Earth.
Posted by Snaggy at 09:32 AM | Comments (0)
October 30, 2008
Thursday's Forum Tidbits!
The Famous Druid unearths Ronald Reagan endorses Obama , ... while Snaggy notes after 40 years, "A Hard Day?s Night" chord discovered, ... GrumpySteen dishes out Free software and junk food while geekygoddess presents Your commander in bikini!
Posted by Snaggy at 12:21 AM
October 28, 2008
Build your own Jobs o' Lantern!
Forget those trendy Barack o' Lanterns, we have a fun tutorial on building your own Jobs o' Lantern. That's right, turn your boring pumpkin into something insanely great... just download our pattern and follow our easy directions! Soon you'll have the inspiring and glowing face of Steve Jobs watching over you, as you devour the Halloween candy you supposedly bought for the kiddies!
Posted by Snaggy at 02:41 PM | Comments (0)
October 26, 2008
Don Draper's Guide to Picking up Women...
If you are a fan of Mad Men like we are, you will love this clip from SNL...
Posted by Snaggy at 06:00 PM | Comments (1)
Forum Tidbits to launch your week!
The Famous Druid says Vote early, vote... accurately, ... Bibo makes OS X 10.5 Backups, ... Snaggy FW's Help end Alaska's aerial gunning of wolves, ... Oz, the Wizard of doesn't like Soylent Broccoli, ... Nayowhmee posts Hello , ... an Aaaaaaa... don't miss Opie, Richie, and the Fonz!
Posted by Snaggy at 10:37 AM
October 23, 2008
I'll be frank, I love my Plank.
I just love my iPhone and all the apps and games that are available for it. One of my favorite new games is Plank, (iTune link) from our friends over at Strange Flavour (who created such classics as Airburst and Bushfire) and Freeverse. Plank is similar to their ToySight games, only it's been shrunk down for iPhone, steampunked up, and utilizes the iPhone's accelerometer as a control.
It's a simple game... balance the marbles on the plank by tilting the iPhone left and right, and roll them to match falling marbles of the same color. Match up three or more to score points and remove the marbles. Your goal is to clear the marbles quickly or the weight will be too much for the steam-powered plank, and it will do as overloaded steam-powered planks do... explode!
I like Plank because it starts out rather relaxing, as marbles drift down from the sky in front of serene backgrounds. But of course you know this won't last forever, and Plank gets more and more challenging as new marbles drop down to wreak steam-powered plank havoc. The graphics are just gorgeous, the gameplay is really fun, audio is superb, and there's some neat easter eggs too! It's a perfect example of a perfect iPhone game... visually stunning and fun, perfect for a quick play while in a line-up, or a longer session while traveling, watching TV, or just geeking out.
Plank has three difficulty levels, from Normal to the aply named Nnnnaaaarghh! It's only $1.99, so you won't blow all your marbles on it, and I think you'll love it. (Unless you are the guy who has to repair those overloaded steam-powered planks. :D )
Read more for another screen shot, and a video of the gameplay!
And be sure to check out the developers Plank tips and tricks!
Here's a video!
Posted by Snaggy at 02:56 PM | Comments (0)
October 22, 2008
Some utterly fantastic Forum Tidbits... enjoy!
Snaggy shares Dark Knight VS Superman, ... and wonders how much Palin's scarf cost?, ... NEWS FLASH: geekygoddess says Men are no longer the devil, ... garlicguy hosts a South Park style debate, ... Sxeptomaniac pounds out *headdesk*, repeat, repeat, repeat, ... and quantumfluff reveals he's got a T-Mobile G1.
And in SuperFan Clubhouse Tidbits: Snaggy is testing testing... changes on the Board.
Posted by Snaggy at 11:50 PM
October 20, 2008
Tidbits of the Forum kind!
Ashitaka is thinking of Joining a sports team, ... GrumpySteen wonders if you ever been Caught talking on a cell phone while driving?, and warns about Another addictive physics-ish game, ... and Colonel Panic says Play Econopoly!
Posted by Snaggy at 11:26 AM
October 16, 2008
Tidbits for National Boss Day.
The good news is Xanthine Got a job! and Callipygous fires off Geeks in Spaaaaace! but snupy has Bad news from home... and TheMoMan has a bad Yearly mens PSA. meanwhile The Famous Druid thinks This guy is going to feel so stupid, ... and Snaggy surfs Barrack 0' Lanterns!
Posted by Snaggy at 10:51 AM
October 13, 2008
Monday's Forum Tidbits!
The Famous Druid has The kind of scare he don't need, ... Shredder565 has Back up questions, ... TheMoMan captures ISS SSTV, ... tim-e reports Scavenging madness!, ... Bullvinne is a DnD Geek looking for DnD Geekette (or a Geekette at least willing to give DnD a try).
Posted by Snaggy at 12:45 AM
October 10, 2008
Forum Tidbits to take you into the weekend!
Zwilnik's first iPhone game is out :) (check it out, it's great), ... Callipygous asks the big ones... How did we get here? and Is this Heaven?, ... snupy sees Blackadder:The Whole Rotten Saga and Snaggy likes Biden laughing at SNL Biden.
Posted by Snaggy at 12:58 AM
October 08, 2008
Your fantabulous midweek Tidbits!
geekygoddess is Sick to death of all the bad news... so Snaggy starts a Good News section, featuring We found great pizza!, ... Shroom Moved (again), ...did you catch the Special Comment on Sarah Palin by Olbermann? and don't miss Take On Me: the Literal Video Version.
And in SuperFan Clubhouse Tidbits: Nitrozac says Let's give a hand for...
Posted by Snaggy at 12:00 AM
October 06, 2008
Monday's Forum Tidbits!
Snaggy gives a toast to DigitalBill, ... and posts If the world could vote, ... Definitely Helen says Whenever I hear the words 'pop culture'... and Peebs shares A sweet story, God knows we could use one.
Posted by Snaggy at 12:46 AM
October 04, 2008
Count to 4 with Feist and Sesame Street!
Something to bring a smile on this weekend... (courtesy of Prose Befoe Hos)
Posted by Snaggy at 08:10 AM | Comments (2)
October 03, 2008
Lil' O'Reilly...
OK, in case you haven't seen it yet, this is a hilarious. And if you have already, it's still hilarious.
Thanks to Cap'n Vic for finally making me click a link to it. :)
Posted by Snaggy at 11:10 AM | Comments (0)
Your post-VP debate Tidbits!
quantumfluff starts off the conversation about the VP Debate, ... CP watches McCain & Palin Cut & Run from Michigan, ... Snaggy shows you the Door to (Frozen over) Hell and says warning, you will waste a lot of time! and Azalie is Cold!
Posted by Snaggy at 09:35 AM
October 02, 2008
Forum Tidbits for VP Debate Day
Snaggy presents Palin Bingo for Thursday night!, ... Tom- geeking around needs some help with HDD exchange on MacBook, ... lots of suggestions in The bailout - any suggestions?, ... YaYawoman says check out this foreclosure video and congrats to The Famous Driud, who is Free at last!
Posted by Snaggy at 12:04 AM
October 01, 2008
The fracking NDA is dropped!
Great news for iPhone developers, Apple has dropped the NDA for released iPhone software!
You can read the full text after the jump, or check out the official Apple Announcement here.
Of course, this had nothing to do with our recent NDA comic, now did it? :P
To Our Developers:
We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software.
We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology, the NDA added yet another level of protection. We put it in place as one more way to help protect the iPhone from being ripped off by others.
However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software. Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.
Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter.
Congrats to the developers, and to Apple on this one. :D
Posted by Snaggy at 08:23 AM | Comments (0)