January 2010
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Zelda Reorchestrated →
Six years ago, an eager 14 year old had the idea of remaking all of the songs from the hit video game series “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” to sound like they were being played by live musicians. He took his idea, and three demo songs to a few web forums and a few music professionals. The feedback was clear: the idea was original, but quite a daunting task.
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King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown remade with... →
I was never a fan of the original series but the amount of love and effort these guys have put into this remake is worthy of note. The narration is really good and reminds me of the way a father tells a story to his children. The graphics certainly won’t make you think next generation but you have to applaud the effort of so much hand rendered imagery.
December 2009
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'Poltergeist' Star Zelda Rubinstein Taken Off Life... →
According to RadarOnline, 76-year-old Zelda Rubinstein has only a short time left to live after being taken off life support at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. It seems she has been in the hospital for over a month, and has now been taken off life support after the failure of two major organs. Their source, said to be a friend of the actress, says: “Her lungs and kidneys have failed...
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I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like... →
Author Neil Gaiman contributed a story to Tor called “I, Cthulu, Or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126°43′ W).” As usual, Mr. Gaiman’s humor is fantastic and fun. (This little gem is from 1986.)
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Set Up 2010 For a 365-Day Photo Project -... →
One of my new year’s resolutions is to shoot at least one photo a day to publish on my photoblog. I always start these things and then quickly fall off the project never to return. Hopefully this year I will find the resolve to stick with it.
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How to Start Freelancing (Without Quitting Your... →
I hope that by the end of 2010, at least a portion of my income is from freelance work. Anybody need a photographer?
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20 Photoshop Tips & Tricks That You Should Know... →
Some of these I already knew, but some were a total surprise to me.
the willendorf twins in frankincense & cedar crush →
pixxxiepie:
the willendorf twins 001, originally uploaded by the madame. :Of Treasures: Behold… “Our Fair Maiden of Willendorf in Finest Frankincense & Cedar Crush” soap. Said bars are gifted with an aroma that…
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Own the 'Back to the Future' DeLorean and Be... →
The Back to the Future Delorean is now for sale. You know you want it!
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One of the best old-school funny...
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Doctorow, How to Destroy the Book | Electronic... →
At the Canadian EFF conference, Cory Doctorow gave a speech on the erosion of the value of books. His words were inspiring and puts a spotlight on how the marketing people and private interests are trying to kill the notion that a book is something to be owned, traded, resold… whatever you want as it’s your property. With the trend of DRM in eBooks, the field is changing into one where you...
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Picasa Web Albums - D&D Covers →
I’ve uploaded my collection of classic Dungeons & Dragons cover scans. Enjoy.
From D&D Covers
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Good night
Good night, Galyunyu, already we are...
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Vin Breau Photography →
My new photoblog is up and looking sharp if I do say so myself. The old one was broken for months so I nuked the entire thing and started from scratch.
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Handcarved Cthulhu Christmas Tree Ornament →
I would love to have this one of a kind, hand carved Cthulhu Christmas tree ornament. I’m definitely doing a Cthulhu tree next solstice.
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7 Video Game Predictions for 2010 and Beyond →
In the future:
In the year 2012, Microsoft will release details on its upcoming game system: First Person Shooter Box. First Person Shooter Box or FPS-Box will revolutionize the world of first person shooters with such classic games as First Person Shooter, First Person Shooter: Reloaded, and First Person Shooter: Final Shooting.
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The Unfinished Swan →
I saw a demo for this game earlier this year on Offworld. I’ve been wondering what it was all about… The Unfinished Swan is a game where the world is entirely white and you have to paint in the details to be able to see. Really hard to explain, check it out, it’s something entirely new.
The Unfinished Swan is a first-person painting game set in an entirely white world....
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John Keatley Blog » Christmas sweaters and a... →
Merry Christmas Everybody!
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Gal Gamers Geekier Than Guys: Scientific American... →
I always suspected this:
A study in the Journal of Communication found that women who engage in a role-playing game online actually spend more time in the alternate reality than the guy players do. Karen Hopkin reports.
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Anatomy of A Brain Fart | DISCOVER Magazine →
It’s easy to just call people stupid or dumb for making grand mistakes but the honest truth is it happens to all of us. Here is the science behind the “Brain Fart”, how our minds make grand mistakes while in the throes of deep boredom.
The Steam Holiday Sale is now ON! →
Ooooh, up to 80% off selected items It’s time to finally buy Dawn of War II among other things.
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2009's Most Ridiculous Uses Of Photoshop: Pics,... →
A collection of 2009’s most egregious and disastrous uses of Photoshop. Of course this is only a best-of list. All the images on this list originated from Photoshop Disasters.
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Don't believe the hype
“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
-Malcolm X
“Those who make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities…”
-Voltaire
“Don’t believe the hype!” -Public Enemy
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Kim Peek, the original Rain Man, dies - Times... →
Kim Peek passed on this week, so sad to see him go. If you’ve even seen a documentary about him then you know the world lost a truly beautiful person. He was 58 years old:
“I wasn’t supposed to make it past about 14, and yet here I am at 54, a celebrity!”
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game review
I just finished Ghostbusters: The Video Game and the best way I can describe it is lackluster. The game is very pretty, the graphics are surprisingly good on some stages, but that fails to cover the boring game play, thankfully it’s only about 3-4 hours so you won’t be bored for very long. You play “The Rookie”, a Ghostbuster in training while accompanying the original cast...
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Daft Punk tomorrow
Tomorrow’s shoot involves filling most of the floor space in my den with an audience of paper models and building a stage for Daft Punk. Tim and Eric is a re-shoot; we lost the soft light from my window before I really got started and then the battery died. My only complaint about my Pentax K10 is that the battery indicator doesn’t give enough warning that it’s about to expire....
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I stumbled upon this public domain song in the...
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I wanted to test the audio posting feature. So...
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Tomorrow I have two photoshoots; Tim and Eric as Casey and his brother, and Keyboard Cat.