Fifteen geek movies to see before you die | TechBlog | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
I am as much a film geek as a tech geek. In a previous life, I reviewed music and movies, and had lots more fun with the latter. If someone offered me a film-review job that paid my mortgage, I’d take it in a second, but I have a feeling that will remain a part of my past rather than become my future. Sadly, most of the film reviews I wrote back then are not online . . . I’d love to share the absolutely horrible review I wrote of The Story of O for the Daily Texan, circa 1975. Geeks and movies go together quite nicely. These are in no particular order, except that the first one is my No. 1 Must-Watch-for-Geek-Cred film. • Brazil – There are some geeks who’d argue you should just list “any film directed by Terry Gilliam,” but I’m only putting three on my list. • The Matrix – Yeah, the second two in this series almost ruined the legacy of the first, but The Matrix remains an icon of geek culture. • Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan — William Shatner’s cry of “Khaaaaaaaaaaan!!!”
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Jakub Gałka, Agnieszka Szady, Konrad Wągrowski ‹10 najlepszych polskich zbiorów opowiadań fantastycznych›
Oczywistym dopełnieniem naszego rankingu najlepszych polskich opowiadań jest ranking najlepszych zbiorów opowiadań. Selekcja była prosta – wybraliśmy te tomiki, które zawierają najwięcej wyróżnionych przez nas tekstów. W ten sposób otrzymujecie listę 10 książek, które każdy szanujący się fantasta musi mieć na swojej półce. Kolejność alfabetyczna. Marek Huberath ‹Balsam długiego pożegnania› „Balsam długiego pożegnania” to nie jest rzecz specjalnie nowa. Opowiadania ze zbioru, które trafiły do rankingu 100 najlepszych opowiadań wszech czasów polskiej fantastyki: „Balsam długiego pożegnania”, „Kara większa”, „Wrócieeś Sneogg, wiedziaam…”. Stanisław Lem ‹Cyberiada› Sam Lem uważał „Cyberiadę” za swe najlepsze dzieło i chyba trudno się z nim nie zgodzić. Stanisław Lem ‹Dzienniki gwiazdowe› Opowiadania ze zbioru, które trafiły do rankingu 100 najlepszych opowiadań wszech czasów polskiej fantastyki: „Podróż 13”, „Podróż 14”, „Ratujmy kosmos”. Maciej Żerdziński ‹Korporacja Wars’n’Guns›
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
September 20, 2010 New video! (maybe NSFW) If you like videos like this, check out our Facebook fan club! Discuss this comic in the forum September 19, 2010 Hey kids! September 18, 2010 Man, Buttersafe is on a roll lately. September 17, 2010 I'll make you a deal, turbogeeks: If this makes its goal of 500k I'll start adding voteys to all of the old comics, once a day, until they're done.
10 Most Amazing Extinct Animals
From the Quagga --half zebra, half horse-- to the Irish Deer --the largest deer that ever lived--, an impressive list with pictures of amazing animals we will never see. Tyrannosaurus Rex (extinct 65 million years ago) [Wiki] Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time, measuring up to 43.3 feet long, and 16.6 ft tall, with an estimated mass that goes up to 7 tons. Like other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail. Relative to the large and powerful hindlimbs, Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were small and they retained only two digits. Fossils of T. rex have been found in North American rock formations dating to the last three million years of the Cretaceous Period at the end of the Maastrichtian stage, approximately 68.5 to 65.5 million years ago; it was among the last dinosaurs to exist prior to the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event. Quagga: half zebra, half horse (extinct since 1883) [Wiki]
25 of the Scariest Science Experiments Ever Conducted
Most of that stuff (aside from animal torture and torture/experimenting with prisoners, obviously) isn't half as bad as it's made to sound here. For example, the mouse that has human neurons still has a mouse brain - just made out of human neurons. It's not the type of cell that determines creature's intelligence, but how they are arranged. Mouse's physiology can't produce anything remotely resembling a human brain. Also, the death ray was bogus. Incidentally, where are the plans for the cobalt bomb.
Legendary Guitars - AskMen.com
Click to launch the Top 10 © Everett Collection Start with No.10 Today, the late guitarist Les Paul would have turned 96. From the international theft of George Harrison’s “Lucy” to the raging inferno that gave birth to B.B.
10 Greatest TV and Movie Devils
10 Greatest TV and Movie Devils Monday, June 08, 2009 He goes by many names. It was recently announced that Supernatural will be adding Lucifer to its cast for season 5, so we decided to look at what kind of competition he'll be up against. {*style:<b> Vote for Your Favorite TV or Movie Devil>> </b>*} Welcome to Hell-diddly-ell, sinner-inos. #9 John Glover, <i>Brimstone </i></b>*}He's been Lex Luthor's dad on , Sylar's dad on and Bane's creator in the horrible movie , but Glover's most evil role was as the Devil in the very short-lived FOX drama Brimstone, which was essentially , only as a drama. #8 Harvey Keitel and Rodney Dangerfield, <i>Little Nicky </i></b>*}Satan and Lucifer are often used as different names for the same evil being. Lovitz had many memorable characters, but the most evil had to be Satan himself, in spite of the world's worst costume ever. One of George W. Al Pacino is pretty damn scary in any movie, even when he's the hero. Loading... </b>*}
Ten mystery diseases you've never heard of
Top 12 Oprah Mistakes, Lies and Embarrassments
Oprah Winfrey has legions of faithful followers across the country, but they’d do well to keep a careful eye out as they tread the trail that Oprah blazes: the aftermath of her “good works” and “good judgment” is sometimes messy—and even dangerous. Recent news reports have warned of the dangers of taking medical advice from Oprah and her guests, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It seems that when your reach is as long as Winfrey’s, there are a thousand little (and not so little) ways to be wrong—and unlike most of us, Oprah manages to inspire millions to join in her mistakes. The television diva, who Forbes magazine estimated in 2007 had made $1.5 billion in her career, seems to be able to sail through the glitches undamaged. Free Cars for Everyone In 2004, Oprah “gave” 276 people in her audience brand new cars. Inspirational Candles An Overnight Bestseller Oprah Winfrey started her book club in 1996, and launched many authors to fame and fortune. Lesson (Not) Learned Skype Sucks
