Maybe Mr. T is pretty handy with computers

Don't Wear the Ring!

Lately I've been watching Flight of the Conchords. This episode the band (Bret and Jermaine) end up making a music video as part of their "record deal". It helps to know that they are from New Zealand and that apparently the only thing anyone knows about New Zealand is that Lord of the Rings was filmed there. Oddly enough the actor that plays Bret was in the LotR movies (he played Figwit) and even got some speaking lines in Return of the King. Enjoy:

Onomatopoeiatic Organism

Is the chickadee an onomatopoeiatic organism or just a Google Whack?

Mr. Wizard

Mr. Wizard died yesterday at the age of 89.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Herbert

Perfect Tommy: "Dr. Lizardo? Wasn't he on TV once?"
Buckaroo: "You're thinking of Mr. Wizard."
Reno: "This guy is a top scientist, dummkopf."
Perfect Tommy: "So is Mr. Wizard."

The End of Dragon Magazine

Wizards of the Coast and Paizo announced that issue #359 of the Dragon will be the last and that future content will be Internet only. While I can understand it, it does seem to be and end of an era of sorts. I've still got my dusty Dragon #1 in the closet somewhere and fondly remember Trampier's Wormy (before he became more famous for Titan in my circle of friends).

Here is the official announcement.

Super Sky-Cycle!

Okay, so riding a motorcycle is cool but dangerous. For me, the dangerous outweighs the cool. Now this looks way more cool and is probably also way more dangerous... hmm.

Best company to work for?

Yep: Google.

Runner up? Genentech.

I wonder if Janis and Mike have a unique claim to fame there.