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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Geekosystem Newsletter - The A-B-Cs of Cinema Has All the Geeky Hits

	The A-B-Cs of Cinema Has All the Geeky Hits Animator Evan Seitz has put together a neat little video that will test your knowledge of film in what he calls "ABCinema." If you're a film buff, you'll probably have no trouble picking out each reference, but if you're familiar with such geeky classics as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Inception, then you'll have a fighting chance. Given the speed at which they go by, just processing the imagery is half the battle. I think I've got most of them, but the choice for "z" is still eluding me. Any ideas? Video has some course language, so consider yourself forewarned. See it, after the break. Read More »
	Cross the Streams and Enjoy This Delicious Ghostbusters Cake I think we can all agree that everything about this Ghostbusters cake is fantastic. First and foremost is the excellent assembly and frosting of the Stay Puft marshmallow man -- not to mention the fact that he's bleeding actual marshmallow fluff. Personally, my favorite aspect is how the baker chose to use a collection of vintage The Real Ghostbusters action figures for the creation. A true master stroke! If you ain't afraid of no cakes, read on for more images. Read More »
	Real Life Doesn't Require Prince of Persia Skills [Video] Prowling the streets of Israel, we find a pixelated Prince of Persia, imitating the 8-bit character's movements spot on. It turns out Prince of Persia-style parkour skills don't exactly help much in real life -- probably because it's a little rare when people need to get somewhere that stairs or an elevator don't go. At least weirding people out on the street is a bonus, though. Read More »
	You Probably Own More Stuff Than Gary Busey Gary Busey is broke, and apparently nearly half a million in the hole. In the face of enormous debt and a meager $19,000 a year income, Busey has declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy. This involved him not only itemizing all of his monetary assets, but also everything else that he owns. If it shocked you to learn that you probably make more than Busey does, you'll probably be twice as shocked to learn that you have more stuff than him. Read More »
	Geekolinks: 2/17 The Pirate Bay says the RIAA is delusional and must be stopped (TorrentFreak) 110 geek tips to manage your life (GeekSugar) Thomas Edison's eccentric job interview questions (Mental Floss) WB is working on an I Am Legend sequel (TDW: Geeks) 12 ways companies spy on you (Business Insider) 6 supervillain lairs just waiting to happen (Cracked) Check out more of OS X Mountain Lion's new features (Lifehakcer) (title pic via Neatorama) Read More »
	Man Who is Crushed by Cute Baby Goats is the Envy of Us All It's late afternoon on a Friday and, odds are, you're probably reading this at work. If that's the case, then we can be collectively envious of this yellow-shirted man (who is almost certainly someone's uncle) as he lays down in the grass and allows some goat kids to jump on his back for a while. It's probably the cutest thing you'll see all day. If this doesn't make you flip over your desk and run off to become a farmer, I don't know what will. Read More »
	Why Oblivion Ruined Skyrim The Elder Scrolls series is, and has always been, one of the most immersive series in video games. When Morrowind first released, I'll admit, I was too young and my gaming palate to unrefined to enjoy it. About ten minutes in, I realized I could click just about everything and put it into my inventory. That was when I gave up. Years later, I gave Oblivion a shot; older, with my gaming palate more refined. I have never been as immersed in a virtual world as I have been in Oblivion's, and I played a MUD for fourteen years. Over 200 hours logged in Oblivion, with my character's skills trained high enough to where he could literally standing jump over a single story building, I never even completed the very first quest. My character still has that amulet in his inventory. So, I was obviously stoked for the next installment in the series, Skyrim. I got the game the day of release, eschewed my daily gym routine, and booked it home straight after work in order to spend the next hour making my character and ignoring the game's main quest line in order to get lost in the world. It's been months since the game's release now, and I only have a few hours logged into my save file. I really hate to admit it, but I just can't seem to bring myself to play Skyrim. Here's why. Read More »
	Angry Birds Are Heading Back to Space, This Time You Can Join In Sure, some of the Angry Birds have already been in space, but starting March 22 they're going to be launching a whole new campaign to settle once and for all the question of who is the best at space. Details are pretty sparse at the moment, but really there isn't much that "Angry Birds Space" doesn't say for itself. With Angry Birds having spun themselves out into so many different aspects of our Earthly culture, it's only logical that they tackle the dark abyss. Read More »
	Taco Bell Announces Doritos Taco Shells Coming Nation-Wide, has Already Made Millions of Shells Careful readers will remember those Taco Bell tacos impregnated with Doritos flavored dust that we reported were popping up in out-of-the-way places across the U.S.. At the time, I was confident that the shells were real but that they would never be making a nation-wide appearance. They would remain a test-market curiosity, beloved by a few. However, that seems to not be the case as Taco Bell has announced that the shells will be debuting nationwide next month. What's more, they've already made millions of them to anticipate demand. Really. Read More »
	This Noiseless USB Microphone Is For When You Really Need To Sing In Public, But Privately The idea of a karaoke app for a mobile device is kind of frightening. I am vehemently against anything that might encourage people to sing on public transit. Fortunately, someone has invented a Noiseless USB Karoake Microphone that lets you sing your little heart out without inspiring the violent rage of those in earshot. The only downside is looking like a lunatic, but chances are if you're interested in buying this sort of thing, looking like a lunatic probably isn't your biggest concern. Read More »
	Edible Helium Balloon Makes Your Voice Sound Funny, Tastes Like Green Apple Food is just food until Grant Achatz, a chef in the field of molecular gastronomy, gets ahold of it. At his Chicago restaurant Alinea, Achatz takes the idea of a light dessert to new heights with an edible balloon filled with helium. The lighter-than-air confection is delivered to diners on a string of Granny Smith apple and the balloon itself appears to be some kind of sugar confection. Diners are invited to suck the helium from the balloon and sound thoroughly weird as a result, or they can pop the balloon with the included pin. It looks pretty great, but lord only knows I couldn't afford it. See the video, after the break. Read More »