Dork Out Completely

What’s your score?  Mine’s 97/100

http://www.walkscore.com/

Now, I’d also like to see a neighborhood bike score - one that takes into account hills!  Some kind of topo-google mashup, I guess.

Elfquest — one of my earliest introductions to concepts like the graphic novel, open marriage, fan-fiction, and wolf-elf hybrids — has announced a movie!  Again.  For the third or fourth time since 1978.   Hey, maybe it’ll get made this time around.  These are some of my most favorite books ever, in all their technicolor, elves-wolves-swords, 70s-hippie awesomeness.

About the movie (Read the comments for the cynical fan responses).

Re: picture left.  If this movie were to be live action, Rayek should played by Johnny Depp, about 15 years ago.  Discuss!

Re: picture below.  Don’t look if you’re a vegetarian.

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From one of the most dorktastic comics around: http://xkcd.com/442/

I went camping this weekend - it’s good to get out into the big wild world and remember there is more to the universe than people and cities.  But I’m also glad there’s people in the world to love it ….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at_f98qOGY0

Lion love:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U

Warm fuzzies for everyone!

For even more awesomeness, I recommend the BG composer’s blog - if you are at all interested in music, movies, or how tv shows are made. Or if you are just a giant dork and BG fan like me: www.bearmccreary.com/blog

ps - I learned how to embed youtube in this blog! First, copy the “embed” code from youtube. Paste it into code view of your post. Then, VERY IMPORTANT, surround it with <code> </code> tags. Et voila!

The development of organic food into big business

Construct a regular pentagon with a compass and straightedge (my version of the directions)

Global social, economic, and environmental statistics over time

It is amazing.

But I think it would be more fun if the floors were squishy and not concrete.  Also, I’d let children inside.  And then laugh as they fell over.

House of destiny:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/garden/03destiny.html

Like all this!

Wind powered beach walker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Ny5BYc-Fs

More beasts on the beach (designed with a genetic algorithm!): http://www.strandbeest.com/

Robot dog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

These are all made of math. Beautiful, beautiful math. And some staples or something, I don’t really know the details.

Hi all! Here’s something awesome from one of my favorite blogs:

strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/254-ludacris-rap-map-of-us-area-codes/

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