Today’s insane WTF: Wookieepedia

I’m actually not going to give you much more forewarning than “what it says on the box”. Go check it out. [Link: Wookieepedia]

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Han Solo P.I.

Ever noticed the similarity between Han Solo and Thomas Magnum…or Harrison Ford and Tom Selleck for that matter? Neither did I, till now. As an interesting co-inky-dink sidenote, Tom Selleck was originally cast for the role of Indiana Jones, but his commitment to Magnum P.I. kept him from taking this role, which as we all [...]

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Caption time: Movie mash-up edition!

Your best caption/explanation of what’s going on in the comments, please!

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YouTube

Is anyone else getting an intermittent message on Yout Tube that says “We’re sorry, this video is no longer available”? It’s been frustrating me a lot. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. If you know how to get rid of this, please let me know. Anwyay, I found this online. Saw it a couple of [...]

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Today’s insanity: How to decipher alien languages (for real!)

Dr John Elliott of Leeds Metropolitan University believes that he might have a solution for humanity should we ever encounter an alien species that doesn’t possess a) Babel fish,b) a TARDIS,c) telepathy, ord) C-3PO. I think the article explains it all better than I ever could: …John Elliott of Leeds Metropolitan University believes he has [...]

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Time for a game review, but I’ll do it a bit differently: I will give you my rating first, then a reason behind it (oh, this was played on xbox360 btw) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed gets 5/10 Graphics: 9/10 – brilliant enviroments and cuts scenes Using the force: 4/10  - fecking annoying to aim [...]

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Today’s insanity: Star Wars Imperial March played on floppy drive

We’ve featured some really strange musical instruments here before, but this one is not only strange, but really cool in a geeky way. Behold the Imperial March from “The Empire Strikes Back”, played on a standard floppy drive. With floppy drives becoming more and more obsolete (I can’t recall when last I saw a PC [...]

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Star Wars used as a teaching aid in school

I think it’s about time that teaching in schools has moved on from the tired old pre 70′s stuff, and Hazel Green teacher David Golden has done just that: Each semester, Golden’s ninth-grade students watch the original trilogy of the Star Wars movies, with Golden pointing out the situational, character and symbolic archetypes as well [...]

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