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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Web Digging: Yellow Jacket iPhone stun gun case
Via Indie Gogo
iPhone case that houses a 650K volt stun gun and is capable of giving your phone up to 20 hours of additional standby battery!
It’s sad to say that crime is pretty rampant worldwide, but it is especially so in the US. And while carrying a stun gun around with you may not do much if you’re faced with someone with an actual gun, there are many situations where it can tip the balance your way. The YellowJacket is an iPhone 4S case that also pulls double duty as a 650,000V stun gun. Simply activating it will generate a loud and visible spark across the two terminals and could serve as a deterrent to the casual assailant. Should they get closer to you, touching them with the tip of the case will incapacitate even a large male, giving you time to run away to safety. Yes, the case is pretty bulky, but on the bright side if you know you’re not going to be in any potentially dangerous situations, you can flip a switch and provide up to 20 additional hours of battery to your phone. There are safety features built in to prevent accidental discharges too, so you don’t have to worry about hurting yourself with it.
It’s currently a project on IndieGogo, and a $100 pledge will get you yours. You should of course check not only your local laws for the legality of carrying something like this, but also inquire into specific places you visit, like airports or some venues, which might not allow them. Read more here via Indie Gogo
iPhone case that houses a 650K volt stun gun and is capable of giving your phone up to 20 hours of additional standby battery!
It’s sad to say that crime is pretty rampant worldwide, but it is especially so in the US. And while carrying a stun gun around with you may not do much if you’re faced with someone with an actual gun, there are many situations where it can tip the balance your way. The YellowJacket is an iPhone 4S case that also pulls double duty as a 650,000V stun gun. Simply activating it will generate a loud and visible spark across the two terminals and could serve as a deterrent to the casual assailant. Should they get closer to you, touching them with the tip of the case will incapacitate even a large male, giving you time to run away to safety. Yes, the case is pretty bulky, but on the bright side if you know you’re not going to be in any potentially dangerous situations, you can flip a switch and provide up to 20 additional hours of battery to your phone. There are safety features built in to prevent accidental discharges too, so you don’t have to worry about hurting yourself with it.
It’s currently a project on IndieGogo, and a $100 pledge will get you yours. You should of course check not only your local laws for the legality of carrying something like this, but also inquire into specific places you visit, like airports or some venues, which might not allow them. Read more here via Indie Gogo
Web Digging: ‘Fan’ Creates Facebook Page For James Holmes
Via CBS
DENVER (CBS4) – James Holmes — more accurately, someone pretending to be the jailed gunman online — has created a Facebook fan page for himself.
The description of the “public figure” page plays up the alleged Aurora shooter’s comment to police that he is The Joker. The page’s description parodies the Jay-Z song “99 Problems” – “If you like batman, I feel bad for you son. I’d kill 99 people and a baby is one.”
The posted profile photos are edited versions of the smirking University of Colorado photo that was released once it was uncovered that he is a medical school dropout. One photo has been edited to show him holding a Joker playing card and another has painted his face and hair white and green like that of the comic book villain.
Holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. Naturally, there are a number of inflammatory comments on the public page that lists “Best aim” as one of his awards and has been “liked” by nearly 450 people and growing.
A series of morbid memes have been written over Holmes’ profile photo that make light (or dark) of the event that is being described as the worst mass shooting in American history. Read more here via CBS
DENVER (CBS4) – James Holmes — more accurately, someone pretending to be the jailed gunman online — has created a Facebook fan page for himself.
The description of the “public figure” page plays up the alleged Aurora shooter’s comment to police that he is The Joker. The page’s description parodies the Jay-Z song “99 Problems” – “If you like batman, I feel bad for you son. I’d kill 99 people and a baby is one.”
The posted profile photos are edited versions of the smirking University of Colorado photo that was released once it was uncovered that he is a medical school dropout. One photo has been edited to show him holding a Joker playing card and another has painted his face and hair white and green like that of the comic book villain.
Holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. Naturally, there are a number of inflammatory comments on the public page that lists “Best aim” as one of his awards and has been “liked” by nearly 450 people and growing.
A series of morbid memes have been written over Holmes’ profile photo that make light (or dark) of the event that is being described as the worst mass shooting in American history. Read more here via CBS
Monday, July 30, 2012
Web Digging: It's legal - cops seize cell phone, impersonate owner
Via Arstechnica
n November 2009, police officers in the state of Washington seized an iPhone belonging to suspected drug dealer Daniel Lee. While the phone was in police custody, a man named Shawn Hinton sent a text message to the device, reading, "Hey whats up dogg can you call me i need to talk to you." Suspecting that Hinton was looking to buy drugs from Lee, Detective Kevin Sawyer replied to the message, posing as Lee. With a series of text messages, he arranged to meet Hinton in the parking lot of a local grocery store—where Hinton was arrested and charged with attempted possession of heroin.
Hinton wasn't Sawyer's only target. According to a court decision summing up the facts, "Sawyer spent about 5 or 10 minutes looking at some of the text messages on the iPhone; he also looked to see who had been calling. Many of the text messages that Lee's iPhone had received and stored were from individuals who were seeking drugs from Lee."
So Sawyer texted one of the individuals on the list and asked him if he "needed more." The individual, Jonathan Roden, replied, "Yeah, that would be cool. I still gotta sum, but I could use some more. I prefer to just get a ball, so I'm only payin' one eighty for it, instead of two Ts for two hundred, that way." (The court helpfully explained that a "ball" is "a drug weight equivalent to approximately 3.5 grams.")
But can cops legally do this with seized cell phones? When their cases went to trial, Hinton and Roden both argued that Sawyer had violated their privacy rights by intercepting, without a warrant, private communications intended for Lee.
But in a pair of decisions, one of which was recently covered by Forbes, a Washington state appeals court disagreed. If the decisions, penned by Judge Joel Penoyar and supported by one of his colleagues, are upheld on appeal, they could have far-reaching implications for cell phone privacy. Read more here via Arstechnica
n November 2009, police officers in the state of Washington seized an iPhone belonging to suspected drug dealer Daniel Lee. While the phone was in police custody, a man named Shawn Hinton sent a text message to the device, reading, "Hey whats up dogg can you call me i need to talk to you." Suspecting that Hinton was looking to buy drugs from Lee, Detective Kevin Sawyer replied to the message, posing as Lee. With a series of text messages, he arranged to meet Hinton in the parking lot of a local grocery store—where Hinton was arrested and charged with attempted possession of heroin.
Hinton wasn't Sawyer's only target. According to a court decision summing up the facts, "Sawyer spent about 5 or 10 minutes looking at some of the text messages on the iPhone; he also looked to see who had been calling. Many of the text messages that Lee's iPhone had received and stored were from individuals who were seeking drugs from Lee."
So Sawyer texted one of the individuals on the list and asked him if he "needed more." The individual, Jonathan Roden, replied, "Yeah, that would be cool. I still gotta sum, but I could use some more. I prefer to just get a ball, so I'm only payin' one eighty for it, instead of two Ts for two hundred, that way." (The court helpfully explained that a "ball" is "a drug weight equivalent to approximately 3.5 grams.")
But can cops legally do this with seized cell phones? When their cases went to trial, Hinton and Roden both argued that Sawyer had violated their privacy rights by intercepting, without a warrant, private communications intended for Lee.
But in a pair of decisions, one of which was recently covered by Forbes, a Washington state appeals court disagreed. If the decisions, penned by Judge Joel Penoyar and supported by one of his colleagues, are upheld on appeal, they could have far-reaching implications for cell phone privacy. Read more here via Arstechnica
Web Digging: The Rock Could Play DC’s Alien Bounty Hunter Lobo
Via Giant Freakin Robot
It’s a sure sign that we’re in a comic-book-movie golden age when characters such as Green Lantern are getting their own movies. That’s not a commentary on whether the GL movie was any good or not, just on the fact that the movie exists at all. While Green Lantern isn’t that obscure, he’s certainly more obscure than the likes of Superman or Batman. But if you thought Green Lantern was as deep as Hollywood would dive in its search for four-color cash cows, buddy, were you wrong. We may be getting an Ant-Man movie, Marvel is planning a Guardians of the Galaxy adaptation, and now comes the word that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may be playing DC’s ultra-violent Lobo.
The news comes straight from Johnson himself, who tweeted the following a couple of days ago.
The first word of a possible Lobo movie came back in April, when it was reported that director Brad Peyton (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) would be directing the film, as well as rewriting the existing script. Johnson’s involvement would make sense, since he starred in Journey 2, but Peyton’s being given the director’s chair in the first place is still a head-scratcher. Lobo is a notoriously violent character, and at one point was contracted by the Easter Bunny to murder Santa Claus (in 1991′s The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special). Peyton’s resume, on the other hand, is filled with family-friendly fare such as Journey 2 and Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Could they be aiming for a watered-down, PG-rated Lobo? A short plot description found on IMDb Pro doesn’t provide many answers: “A teenaged girl partners with a seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible creature to stop a gang of fugitives from wreaking havoc.”
For those of you currently squinting at the screen and thinking, “Who the hell is Lobo?” here’s a quick primer. Lobo was created by writer Roger Slifler and artist Keith Giffen way back in 1983, first appearing in Omega Men issue #3. He spent most of the ’80s as a bargain-basement bad guy but found a surge of popularity in the ’90s. Strangely enough, that newfound popularity came about because he was embraced by fans as the very thing he was originally created to satirize. In a 2006 interview, Giffen said, “I have no idea why Lobo took off. I came up with him as an indictment of the Punisher, Wolverine hero prototype and somehow he caught on as the high violence poster boy. Go figure.”
Of course, since we aren’t expected to see any new DC Movies until 2015 after The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel hit theaters, any potential Lobo movie is still a long way down the pike. So if this news makes you furious, take heart: it’s still got plenty of time to fall apart. Read more here via Giant Freakin Robot
It’s a sure sign that we’re in a comic-book-movie golden age when characters such as Green Lantern are getting their own movies. That’s not a commentary on whether the GL movie was any good or not, just on the fact that the movie exists at all. While Green Lantern isn’t that obscure, he’s certainly more obscure than the likes of Superman or Batman. But if you thought Green Lantern was as deep as Hollywood would dive in its search for four-color cash cows, buddy, were you wrong. We may be getting an Ant-Man movie, Marvel is planning a Guardians of the Galaxy adaptation, and now comes the word that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may be playing DC’s ultra-violent Lobo.
The news comes straight from Johnson himself, who tweeted the following a couple of days ago.
The first word of a possible Lobo movie came back in April, when it was reported that director Brad Peyton (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) would be directing the film, as well as rewriting the existing script. Johnson’s involvement would make sense, since he starred in Journey 2, but Peyton’s being given the director’s chair in the first place is still a head-scratcher. Lobo is a notoriously violent character, and at one point was contracted by the Easter Bunny to murder Santa Claus (in 1991′s The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special). Peyton’s resume, on the other hand, is filled with family-friendly fare such as Journey 2 and Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Could they be aiming for a watered-down, PG-rated Lobo? A short plot description found on IMDb Pro doesn’t provide many answers: “A teenaged girl partners with a seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible creature to stop a gang of fugitives from wreaking havoc.”
For those of you currently squinting at the screen and thinking, “Who the hell is Lobo?” here’s a quick primer. Lobo was created by writer Roger Slifler and artist Keith Giffen way back in 1983, first appearing in Omega Men issue #3. He spent most of the ’80s as a bargain-basement bad guy but found a surge of popularity in the ’90s. Strangely enough, that newfound popularity came about because he was embraced by fans as the very thing he was originally created to satirize. In a 2006 interview, Giffen said, “I have no idea why Lobo took off. I came up with him as an indictment of the Punisher, Wolverine hero prototype and somehow he caught on as the high violence poster boy. Go figure.”
Of course, since we aren’t expected to see any new DC Movies until 2015 after The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel hit theaters, any potential Lobo movie is still a long way down the pike. So if this news makes you furious, take heart: it’s still got plenty of time to fall apart. Read more here via Giant Freakin Robot
Monday Randomness
These aren't my glasses
Why yes you are
Throw King Kong a brewski
These f*ckers make great burgers
Level Up!
Saturday, July 28, 2012
"B" Rated Film of the Week
Girls Gone Dead
Rebecca is set to spend her first Spring Break home from college with her old high school cheer-leading friends. As luck would have it, the group of six sexy girls have been granted the usage of a rental property in the Florida coastal town of Manatee Creek. However, they are soon to find that their vacation may be anything but… Just down the road, in Daytona Beach; “Crazy Girls Unlimited” – a company famous for it’s drunken topless DVD releases – had been throwing a event for their latest video series. However, the shoot ended early when a killer, complete with medieval weaponry, showed up to end the festivities. Unaware of what has transpired at the “Crazy Girls” party, Rebecca and her friends decide to throw a Spring Break Free-For-All — But the girls get more than they bargained for when one-by-one the party-goers disappear. It seems an uninvited stranger has been literally cutting through the guest list – straight from the party in Daytona.
Rebecca is set to spend her first Spring Break home from college with her old high school cheer-leading friends. As luck would have it, the group of six sexy girls have been granted the usage of a rental property in the Florida coastal town of Manatee Creek. However, they are soon to find that their vacation may be anything but… Just down the road, in Daytona Beach; “Crazy Girls Unlimited” – a company famous for it’s drunken topless DVD releases – had been throwing a event for their latest video series. However, the shoot ended early when a killer, complete with medieval weaponry, showed up to end the festivities. Unaware of what has transpired at the “Crazy Girls” party, Rebecca and her friends decide to throw a Spring Break Free-For-All — But the girls get more than they bargained for when one-by-one the party-goers disappear. It seems an uninvited stranger has been literally cutting through the guest list – straight from the party in Daytona.
Toilet Reading of the Week
Bazooka: How To Build Your Own
If you get a bang out of the flash and thud of an explosion and are intrigued by soft munitions, propellants and weapons, why not build your own bazooka? Anthony Lewis takes you through the process, from constructing the cartridge, barrel, grip and sights to mixing the propellant and igniter to assembling, loading and test-firing.
If you get a bang out of the flash and thud of an explosion and are intrigued by soft munitions, propellants and weapons, why not build your own bazooka? Anthony Lewis takes you through the process, from constructing the cartridge, barrel, grip and sights to mixing the propellant and igniter to assembling, loading and test-firing.
Weekend Randomness
Excuse me sir, are you going to pay for that?
Must be a date night
Getting a tan should do the trick
Nothing is more refreshing than urinal water
Congrats!!!
Friday, July 27, 2012
Web Digging: Tokyo’s new Robot Girls Restaurant will bring out your inner cyber-fetishist
Via io9
Business owners in Tokyo's racey Shinjuku Kabukicho district are constantly having to push the limits in order to stay ahead of the competition. And now, a new neon-lit "robot restaurant" that combines fembots with real flesh-and-blood cabaret girls promises to do exactly that. Built at the impossible-to-believe cost of 10 billion yen (about $130 million), the establishment will surely warp your sense of reality.
A recent blog post by Patrick Macias, editor-in-chief of Crunchyroll News, offers some vivid descriptions:
For an entrance fee of around US$37.00, patrons can stare slack-jawed as enormous Cutey Honey-esque robots roll around controlled by comely "pilots".
Army girls patrol the allies of smiles for enemy robots on armored vehicles that would shame anything in Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade!
They also zip around through technicolor LED landscapes on actual motorbikes!
There's even musical shows and revues performed by the girls, including Japanese taiko drumming and a marching band!
And if this is not your thing, you can always partake in some cheap whiskey and hit a pack of cigarettes. Macias concludes:
In truth, the joint is more like a kyabakura, or "cabaret club", than an actual restaurant. Three measly food items in all are listed on the menu, a perfunctory measure probably because it's easier to get a license for food service than to apply for a "giant robots plus army girls and marching bands and motorcycles" license. Either way, here's wishing the Shinjuku Kabukicho Robot Restaurant the very best of luck as it awkward rolls the human race one step closer to a well-deserved Robopocalypse.
Read more here via io9
Business owners in Tokyo's racey Shinjuku Kabukicho district are constantly having to push the limits in order to stay ahead of the competition. And now, a new neon-lit "robot restaurant" that combines fembots with real flesh-and-blood cabaret girls promises to do exactly that. Built at the impossible-to-believe cost of 10 billion yen (about $130 million), the establishment will surely warp your sense of reality.
A recent blog post by Patrick Macias, editor-in-chief of Crunchyroll News, offers some vivid descriptions:
For an entrance fee of around US$37.00, patrons can stare slack-jawed as enormous Cutey Honey-esque robots roll around controlled by comely "pilots".
Army girls patrol the allies of smiles for enemy robots on armored vehicles that would shame anything in Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade!
They also zip around through technicolor LED landscapes on actual motorbikes!
There's even musical shows and revues performed by the girls, including Japanese taiko drumming and a marching band!
And if this is not your thing, you can always partake in some cheap whiskey and hit a pack of cigarettes. Macias concludes:
In truth, the joint is more like a kyabakura, or "cabaret club", than an actual restaurant. Three measly food items in all are listed on the menu, a perfunctory measure probably because it's easier to get a license for food service than to apply for a "giant robots plus army girls and marching bands and motorcycles" license. Either way, here's wishing the Shinjuku Kabukicho Robot Restaurant the very best of luck as it awkward rolls the human race one step closer to a well-deserved Robopocalypse.
Read more here via io9
Web Digging: Spike case with QWERTY keyboard for the iPhone
Via
Many have tried and failed to offer a good qwerty keyboard for the iPhone. Spike might be the best attempt yet. Developed by SoloMatrix, Spike turns a physical QWERTY keyboard into part of a protective case so that it doesn’t stand out and bulk things up too much.
It comes in 3 versions. Spike1 has a keyboard that rotates to the back, leaving a slight bulge. Spike2 lets you store the QWERTY in the back, flush with the body of the iPhone. Spike3 is an aluminum body special edition.
The project is being funded via Kickstarter. So far they have 169 backers and almost $16,000 of the $75,000 goal. If you like this design, there are 34 days left to help out. Spike1 will retail for $35 and a $20 pledge will get you the unit for the iPhone in black. Pledge $25 and you can get the Spike1 in black or white. $40 or more gets you the Spike2 version which will retail for $60. Read more here via
Many have tried and failed to offer a good qwerty keyboard for the iPhone. Spike might be the best attempt yet. Developed by SoloMatrix, Spike turns a physical QWERTY keyboard into part of a protective case so that it doesn’t stand out and bulk things up too much.
It comes in 3 versions. Spike1 has a keyboard that rotates to the back, leaving a slight bulge. Spike2 lets you store the QWERTY in the back, flush with the body of the iPhone. Spike3 is an aluminum body special edition.
The project is being funded via Kickstarter. So far they have 169 backers and almost $16,000 of the $75,000 goal. If you like this design, there are 34 days left to help out. Spike1 will retail for $35 and a $20 pledge will get you the unit for the iPhone in black. Pledge $25 and you can get the Spike1 in black or white. $40 or more gets you the Spike2 version which will retail for $60. Read more here via
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Web Digging: The War Z takes zombie-survival into the massively multiplayer arena
Via Venture Beat
Not even the massively multiplayer online (MMO) space is safe from the shambling corpses of the undead: The War Z is an upcoming “survival horror” MMO developed by Hammerpoint Interactive, an independent Los Angeles-based studio formed just last year. Arktos Entertainment Group, a privately held investment firm, clearly believes in the developer’s vision as it has previously invested $4 million into the studio.
Set to release this fall on Windows PCs, The War Z tasks you with the immense challenge of fighting against both zombies and other survivors in huge, open-world maps (ranging between 200 to 400 square kilometers), including large, infested cities. The developers stress the inclusion of “strong role-playing-game elements” with an experience-point system that can be used to purchase new skills for your character.
Safe settlements are scattered across the post-apocalyptic world, and they provide opportunities for you to purchase supplies or sell your own. The developers also tout “unique social elements” in the game, like placing bounties on and sending help requests to other players, who of course may or may not help you, depending on their own agendas.
“The whole team is obsessed with zombie culture as well as with post-apocalyptic games like Fallout,” said Eric Nordin, the senior game designer for The War Z, in the press release. “At the end of the day, we want to ship a game that we want to play ourselves, and we’re hoping that other gamers will recognize our passion and be excited about playing as well.”
It sounds a lot like the popular zombie survival mod, DayZ, for Bohemia Interactive’s ARMA II, right down to The War Z’s Hardcore mode where death is permanent (in DayZ, this is the only option). DayZ, however, is just a side project still in alpha being managed by a one-man team, with constant updates being made almost every week. The War Z, also currently in alpha, has a full-fledged development studio behind it.
Hammerpoint bucks the usual trend of the MMO-subscription model for The War Z by only requiring a single purchase, and it promises free content updates upon release, as well as dedicated public and private servers. For those looking to get in on the action early, a closed beta is in the works. Read more here via Venture Beat
Not even the massively multiplayer online (MMO) space is safe from the shambling corpses of the undead: The War Z is an upcoming “survival horror” MMO developed by Hammerpoint Interactive, an independent Los Angeles-based studio formed just last year. Arktos Entertainment Group, a privately held investment firm, clearly believes in the developer’s vision as it has previously invested $4 million into the studio.
Set to release this fall on Windows PCs, The War Z tasks you with the immense challenge of fighting against both zombies and other survivors in huge, open-world maps (ranging between 200 to 400 square kilometers), including large, infested cities. The developers stress the inclusion of “strong role-playing-game elements” with an experience-point system that can be used to purchase new skills for your character.
Safe settlements are scattered across the post-apocalyptic world, and they provide opportunities for you to purchase supplies or sell your own. The developers also tout “unique social elements” in the game, like placing bounties on and sending help requests to other players, who of course may or may not help you, depending on their own agendas.
“The whole team is obsessed with zombie culture as well as with post-apocalyptic games like Fallout,” said Eric Nordin, the senior game designer for The War Z, in the press release. “At the end of the day, we want to ship a game that we want to play ourselves, and we’re hoping that other gamers will recognize our passion and be excited about playing as well.”
It sounds a lot like the popular zombie survival mod, DayZ, for Bohemia Interactive’s ARMA II, right down to The War Z’s Hardcore mode where death is permanent (in DayZ, this is the only option). DayZ, however, is just a side project still in alpha being managed by a one-man team, with constant updates being made almost every week. The War Z, also currently in alpha, has a full-fledged development studio behind it.
Hammerpoint bucks the usual trend of the MMO-subscription model for The War Z by only requiring a single purchase, and it promises free content updates upon release, as well as dedicated public and private servers. For those looking to get in on the action early, a closed beta is in the works. Read more here via Venture Beat
Web Digging: Voltron Movie Is Still In Developement
Via Geek Tyrant
It's been awhile since we've had a status update on the big screen adaptation of Voltron. But today we've learned from World Event Productions vice president Robert Kopla that it's still is in active development!
It’s currently in development with Relativity Media. Josh Oppenheimer and Thomas Donnelly are working on the script and they have some cool ideas. It’s going to be a big action adventure flick and we’re really excited about it. We have some talented producers on it.
Relativity Media officially announced the film last year at Comic-Con, so a year later it's nice to hear that things are still moving forward. Like many of you, I grew up on the original series, and a live action film has the potential to be extremely epic! I hope it's done right, and after seeing what Guillermo del Toro is doing with giant robots in Pacific Rim, I don't see how Voltron can't turn out insanely awesome - unless the script and story sucks, and unfortunately for us, the screenwrters working on the script also wrote that god awful Conan reboot script.
In Voltron, an elite battle force defends the fate of mankind in the spectacular action adventure. Five young warriors are responsible for the future of the galaxy when they become pilots of a battalion of ultra-high-tech Robot Lions, powerful vessels with the ability to join together to form a fearsome mega-weapon known as "Voltron." Read more here via Geek Tyrant
It's been awhile since we've had a status update on the big screen adaptation of Voltron. But today we've learned from World Event Productions vice president Robert Kopla that it's still is in active development!
It’s currently in development with Relativity Media. Josh Oppenheimer and Thomas Donnelly are working on the script and they have some cool ideas. It’s going to be a big action adventure flick and we’re really excited about it. We have some talented producers on it.
Relativity Media officially announced the film last year at Comic-Con, so a year later it's nice to hear that things are still moving forward. Like many of you, I grew up on the original series, and a live action film has the potential to be extremely epic! I hope it's done right, and after seeing what Guillermo del Toro is doing with giant robots in Pacific Rim, I don't see how Voltron can't turn out insanely awesome - unless the script and story sucks, and unfortunately for us, the screenwrters working on the script also wrote that god awful Conan reboot script.
In Voltron, an elite battle force defends the fate of mankind in the spectacular action adventure. Five young warriors are responsible for the future of the galaxy when they become pilots of a battalion of ultra-high-tech Robot Lions, powerful vessels with the ability to join together to form a fearsome mega-weapon known as "Voltron." Read more here via Geek Tyrant
Thursday Randomness
Chivalry lives... faith in humanity restored
Iron Batman... Twice as dangerous and twice as rich
Move over Dear Abby
You like cock?
You can't judge a sandwich by its cover
Literally...
Iron Batman... Twice as dangerous and twice as rich
Move over Dear Abby
You like cock?
You can't judge a sandwich by its cover
Literally...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Web Digging: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Sex at the Olympic Village
Via Tressugar
What do Big Macs and condoms have in common? They're both available in spades at the Olympic Village, along with thousands of athletes at the top of their games. Mixed in with human-interest stories of dramatic stuggles and triumphs, you may have heard tales of Olympians gone wild. It's true, to a degree. Every four years, some athletes do hook up with each other when they stay at the athlete headquarters. Of course, not everyone gets in on the fun. Some competitors opt for quiet hotels away from the party scene, rather than the raucous village; and then there's at least one outspoken virgin athlete (see US track and field star Lolo Jones). Before the opening ceremonies kick off later this month, here are five things you might not know about sex and the Olympics.
There's an unofficial condom sponsor. At this year's London games, British-owned Durex will be providing the tens of thousands of free condoms at the Olympic Village. But don't expect the brand to advertise that connection, like Coca-Cola or McDonald's would. Durex didn't put down $1.6 billion to become an official sponsor, so it can't.
The condoms are branded. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Olympians were given condoms covered with the games' motto: "Faster, Higher, Stronger." Very fitting. Sport-specific condoms — for, say, curling — have also appeared.
There are "days of glory." An anonymous female Olympian told the New York Post that the days following competition are dubbed Days of Glory. Once athletes are finished with their sports, some take part in partying and hooking up.
McDonald's makes breakfast the morning after. According to the Post's source, after a night of drinking and sleeping together, Olympians hit up McDonald's at 4:30 a.m. for breakfast.
Condoms run out — but not for the reason you think they do. Apparently 70,000 condoms weren't enough to hold over Olympians at the 2000 games in Sydney. But that's not because the athletes were having marathon sex sessions. Todd Lodwick, a former American Nordic combined gold-medalist skier, says, "It's a tradition — taking so many that they have to replace them." They also make great souvenirs. Read more here via Tressugar
What do Big Macs and condoms have in common? They're both available in spades at the Olympic Village, along with thousands of athletes at the top of their games. Mixed in with human-interest stories of dramatic stuggles and triumphs, you may have heard tales of Olympians gone wild. It's true, to a degree. Every four years, some athletes do hook up with each other when they stay at the athlete headquarters. Of course, not everyone gets in on the fun. Some competitors opt for quiet hotels away from the party scene, rather than the raucous village; and then there's at least one outspoken virgin athlete (see US track and field star Lolo Jones). Before the opening ceremonies kick off later this month, here are five things you might not know about sex and the Olympics.
There's an unofficial condom sponsor. At this year's London games, British-owned Durex will be providing the tens of thousands of free condoms at the Olympic Village. But don't expect the brand to advertise that connection, like Coca-Cola or McDonald's would. Durex didn't put down $1.6 billion to become an official sponsor, so it can't.
The condoms are branded. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Olympians were given condoms covered with the games' motto: "Faster, Higher, Stronger." Very fitting. Sport-specific condoms — for, say, curling — have also appeared.
There are "days of glory." An anonymous female Olympian told the New York Post that the days following competition are dubbed Days of Glory. Once athletes are finished with their sports, some take part in partying and hooking up.
McDonald's makes breakfast the morning after. According to the Post's source, after a night of drinking and sleeping together, Olympians hit up McDonald's at 4:30 a.m. for breakfast.
Condoms run out — but not for the reason you think they do. Apparently 70,000 condoms weren't enough to hold over Olympians at the 2000 games in Sydney. But that's not because the athletes were having marathon sex sessions. Todd Lodwick, a former American Nordic combined gold-medalist skier, says, "It's a tradition — taking so many that they have to replace them." They also make great souvenirs. Read more here via Tressugar