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Few comics are printed on recycled paper, less use soy-based inks and most are looking into digital distribution. The Gardener and April Showers are actually plantable due to their mixed herb, seed-infused paper. Few comics are printed on recycled paper, less use soy-based inks and most are looking into digital distribution.
(via ComicsAlliance)
Bryan Lee O'Malley, creator of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series tweeted this recently:
"Telltale wanted to do Scott Pilgrim, but I said no... I couldn't see it as an adventure game. All respect to them, though."
(via Gamespot)
Check out this YouTube video link about how far away the moon is. Someone asks people on the street to guess using a tennis ball and a basketball. I had no idea:
Today's Google Doodle is based on the works of 1800s sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi. The works included in the doodle are Prometheus (1911), Leda, The New Born (1915), Sleeping Muse (1908), Mademoiselle Pogany (1913), Bird in Space (1919), and The Kiss (1908).
Brâncuşi was born in the Romanian village of Hobiţa, Gorj, near the Carpathian mountains. On this day 135 years ago. is interest in sculpting began with his carving of wooden tools as a child. 18-year old Brâncuşi then attended Craiova School of Arts and Crafts, and after, Bucharest School of Fine Arts.
(via Argophilia)
"The bill, titled “The Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act,” was drafted by Richard M. Evans, an attorney from Northampton. The bill would legalize the possession, consumption and sale of marijuana for people over 21 and establish a series of licenses requiring annual fees."
"The bill contains a lot of rules concerning cannabis packaging and licensing fees, but that is a good thing. Marijuana laws need to be specific, lest they get lost in the mire of “what ifs.” People want to know exactly what they are voting for.
Besides, the more specific a bill is, the less it can be demonized by lies from its opponents.
Massachusetts is going to be another legalization battleground, and it is a place where we have a good chance of winning. But it is up to us – the marijuana activists – and to those in MA who want to see this bill passed. Share stories and speak out; if you live in MA, contact your representative and let them know you want this bill passed. And let them know that your vote depends on theirs."
Check out the420Times for much more information on legalization of marijuana.
In yet another nod to the Bats, check out the 
differences between the comics, movies, and video games of Batman.
series is an excellent beginning to a five-part video game series that starts just after the third film ends. $20 on the PlayStation Network allows access to all episodes once available.
Further to the the top picture of HIV, check out the rest of the Best Science Pictures of 2010 winners.
#3:
(via NationalGeographic)
From NewScientist:
"No, your monitor colour settings aren't wrong. This is picture of the red planet of Mars, snapped by NASA's Mars Reconaissance Orbiter.
The image shows blue sand dunes covering part of the Rabe Crater, a 100 kilometre diameter impact site in the planet's southern highlands. The dunes are an accumulation of basalt sands from the crater's floor, shaped by Martian winds. This close view reveals the thumbprint-like texture of the ridges, troughs and ripples formed there."
Science Daily:
HIV apparently looks like a freaky one eyed monster.
The 3D visualization has won first place in the 2010 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. It really is incredibly what scientists are capable and it will be interesting to see how all this knowledge and innovation will change the face of humanity.
(via NewScientist)
"This is the result of a bachelor thesis made by a group of students at Chalmers University of Technology in 2010. The result is a development of “Minifabriken 2009″. The whole factory is programmed in Matlab and it starts just by clicking on the start icon on desktop."
Check out the YouTube video of the Chalmers Functional Lego Factory!
(via Neatorama)
Not much to say her but to check out the trailer for the Da Vinci Disappearance, the downloadable content for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.
Sony has warned that anyone using pirate software such as downloading applications or going around PS3 security could have their PSN accounts and/or consoles banned permanently.
A sony rep stated, ""Circumvention devices and game piracy damage our industry and can potentially injure the online experience for you, our loyal PlayStation customers, via hacks and cheats... By identifying PlayStation 3 systems that breach our guidelines and terminating their ability to connect to PlayStation Network, we are protecting our business and preserving the honest gameplay experiences that you expect and deserve."
Full statement:
"Unauthorized circumvention devices for the PlayStation 3 system have been recently released by hackers. These devices permit the use of unauthorized or pirated software. Use of such devices or software violates the terms of the "System Software License Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System" and the "Terms of Services and User Agreement" for the PlayStation Network/Qriocity and its Community Code of Conduct provisions. Violation of the System Software Licence Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System invalidates the consumer guarantee for that system.
In addition, copying or playing pirated software is a violation of International Copyright Laws. Consumers using circumvention devices or running unauthorized or pirated software will have access to the PlayStation Network and access to Qriocity services through PlayStation 3 system terminated permanently. To avoid this, consumers must immediately cease use and remove all circumvention devices and delete all unauthorized or pirated software from their PlayStation 3 systems."
Per Gamespot, the banning has already begun in the US and in Europe. The following screen is seen and an email received:
"Notice: Access to the PlayStation(R)Network and access to Qriocity(TM) services through your PlayStation (R)3 system has been terminated permanently due to the use of unauthorized circumvention devices and unauthorized or pirated software on your PlayStation(R)3 system. This use violates the terms of both the "System Software License Agreement for the PlayStation(R)3 System" and the "Terms of Services and User Agreement" for the PlayStation(R)Network/Qriocity(TM) and its Community Code of Conduct provision."
(via PS3.IGN)
"You’ve probably seen Mark Laita’s commercial photography – the cherry red Mini Cooper, glossy iPad, and ever so drinkable bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue – but you might not guess the same photographer is behind Created Equal, a provocative series of diptychs portraying Americans from all walks of life."
(via TurnstyleNews)
Regardless of the content, it seems that Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is a worthy progeny of the previous games. A better and more lively background, improved graphics, better lighting and physics.
Check out My Anime Girlfriend, new online episodes on Atom every other Tuesday.
"Sid is getting back in the dating game, and his friend John has the perfect girl for him, Yuruki. She's cute, fun, and extremely animated. If anything, maybe too animated. Featuring Patrick Shepherd and SNL's Abby Elliott."
It definitely made me laugh out loud. "One thousand apologies for my most dishonorable lateness. I left work early but then was attacked by a 30 tentacled laser octopus!"
This kind of makes me laugh. While I can understand why people are finding this horrifying, and rightly so, it also seems comical and understandable from the teachers point of view.
The only thing I would say is that she shouldn't have put her picture up there.
I think that the comments are probably relatively accurate and a good statement on how people, specifically in the Western world, are raising their children. (Though, calling it "raising" implies the parents are actually doing something, which seems not often likely.)
"30-year old, Doylestown, Pennsylvania native, Natalie Munroe, a teacher at Central Bucks East High School, doesn't apologize for a blog she created that lashed out against students and teachers in general. Comments such as: "A complete and utter jerk in all ways," "although academically okay your child has no other redeeming qualities," "I hear the trash company is hiring," and "There's no other way to say this, I hate your kid." "Out of contol," and "rude, lazy, disengaged whiners." or "rat-like," "dresses like a streetwalker," and "frightfully dim."
Check out NewsontheEdge for the full article.
Professional $100,000 Grand Prize and $15,000 EEDAR DesignMetrics Winner: LIMBO
LIMBO - Playdead, an independent game studio from Copenhagen, Denmark. LIMBO, a 2D sidescroller puzzle-platform video game released on Xbox Live Arcade, is Playdead's first production.
Non-professional $100,000 Grand Prize and $15,000 EEDAR DesignMetrics Winner: Inertia
Category winners include:
(via ps3.ign)
Check out this funny and surprisingly well done trailer for a never-to-be-made Zelda movie (80's style). It's filled with little details that made me laugh out loud.
was definitely one of my favorite Wii games. It was just so innovative, different, and positive. It was cute, and yet, with Wii controls, it was very fun.
is coming on February 22nd.
