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Rickrolling Gets Written Up in the New York Times
It’s mainstream now: Rickrolling has been written up in the New York Times.
A Great Geek Meme Diagram and a Gary Gygax Elegy Too!
Included with this nice New York Times elegy to Dungeons and Dragons creator Gary Gygax is a pretty cool diagram of geek memes. Read the article to see the whole diagram.
The Star Trek:TNG Episode Song
It’s painfully geeky, yet mesmerizing: some guy has taken the names of every Star Trek: The Next Generation episode in order and turned them into a little vaudeville piano rag, resulting in this video.
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility!
With great power comes great responsibility: This could very well be the greatest movie re-enactment photo ever.
The “Random Harlot Table” from the Original Dungeon Master’s Guide
Here’s a blast from the past in honour of Gary Gygax’s passing: the Random Harlot Encounter Table from the original Dungeon Master’s Guide:
Gary Gygax: 0 HP
I’ll have you young whippersnappers know that I only played the first edition of AD&D, the One True Version of the game.
E. Gary Gygax, who as co-creator of the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game, died this morning at the age of 69 at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. As a former dungeon master, I feel the urge to get some mead and pour 2d20 ounces on the ground outside the former Yonge Street location of Mr. Gameway’s Ark for my dead homie.
Requiescat in pace, Gary. You were a natural 20.
Zero Punctuation’s Review of “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune”
The quick version of the Zero Punctuation review of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune: Some very nice visuals, nothing new either gameplay- or plot-wise, and if you’re a white supremacist, you’ll love this game. Watch the full review!
Internet House Party
What if some of the most popular sites went to a college house party? Here’s what Those Aren’t Muskets! think:
The Best Reinterpretation of Pac-Man I’ve Ever Seen…
…is this Threadless T-shirt design whose title is The Madness of Mission 6:
Click the image to see the t-shirt order page.
The Outcome of the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Fight as Illustrated by “RoboCop”
Animation courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
New Rock Band Tracks Available for Download
New tracks for Rock Band available for download via XBox Live have been announced: Complete Control by The Clash, Truth Hits Everybody by The Police and Teenage Lobotomy by The Ramones. They’re available for 160 Microsoft Points each for 440 Microsoft Points for the set of three.
Linuxcaffe
It’s yet another one of those things that’s helping make Toronto a great place for techies to live, work and play: Linuxcaffe, where coffee, code and community meet. Read on for more…
Animator vs. Animation
It’ll be really amusing to Flash developers, but I think that nerds of all stripes who like action movies will love Animator vs. Animation.
“Star Wars” Stills in 1080p
Need desktop images? How about these Star Wars stills in 1080p?
Grand Theft Auto IV Release Date: April 29, 2008!
Mark April 29, 2008 on your calendar: that’s the day when Grand Theft Auto IV hits the shelves!
“MP3-Ready” George Foreman Grill
There have been times when I have been grilling and wished that I had some music. My prayers have been answered…
Toronto Ajax Pub Night - Monday January 14th
It’s the only time you should mix Ajax and beer: at Ajax Pub Night, which takes place here in Toronto on Monday, January 14th. Read on for details…
Boing Boing Bingo
This is amusing: BoingBoingBingo.net generates Bingo cards in which the squares contain the Boing Boing editors’ pet topics…
About Global Nerdy
Global Nerdy is Joey deVilla's technical blog. It covers all sorts of nerdy things, whether they have to do with life, work or play -- from a short blurb on the latest tech news to a book or game review to full-length articles on some aspect of programming that he finds interesting.
Joey is the Nerd Wrangler at b5media, a Toronto-based startup behind a global media network of 320 blogs which get a total of 10 million pageviews a month. He brings a combination of software development skills, blogging experience and rock and roll accordion to b5.
(The standard disclaimer applies: the opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of Joey deVilla and do not necessarily reflect those of b5media.)
He's an active participant in TorCamp, a community of people interested in building up Toronto as a creative high-tech city.
Joey's best-known extracurricular activities are playing rock and roll accordion and blogging at his personal weblog, The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century.
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