It’s cheeky, it’s sharp, it’s intelligent, it’s hilarious, it’s…Calvin…and Jobs? Yes, Steve Jobs of Apple in a comic strip we’ve always loved. Unfortunately I don’t really know how to explain this other than to link you to some High Res versions in the Flickr album that they were originally found in.
Speaking of comics…stay tuned for the new Geekadelphia comics due out soooon!
via Gizmodo - Thaks for the tip Kraz!
I started to do yet another Bacon post today but opted to postpone it for tomorrow. Granted, it has to do with the fact that there are cooler things than Bacon to cover in a geek blog based in Philadelphia..such as a vanity license plate based on World of Warcraft.
More importantly, the license plate proudly proclaims FIRESPC as in “Fire Spec” as in.. “A Mage in World of Warcraft that has chosen to primarily deal damage using deadly and destructive Fire spells.” …this also translates to the best source of damage possible in the game. (Do not attempt to argue this, I refuse to change my opinion)
The license plate featured here also was posted about yesterday on WoWInsider.com and has since been a source of newly found (albeit fleeting) internet celebrity status for a player that also happens to be part of my in-game Guild. Grats Mia!
Link via Wowinsider.com
We here at Geekadelphia love geeky cakes. From the epic Super Mario Bros wedding cake to Zoe Lukas’ always awesome creations (Battlestar Galactica cake, anyone?), cakes that are frosted with geek never cease to make us happy.
Ken over at GeekDad reports in with this amazing Star Wars AT-AT Walker cake, complete with a mini Adminral “It’s A Trap!” Ackbar. And yes, those are Ewok cupcakes on the side.
The couple, whose wedding photos have racked in over 50k in views, have an awesome Flickr set of their Star Wars wedding. Have a look and join with me in wishing that Tim’s fiance allows him such a wonderful celebration of their love in 2010.
Chiptune party! Yes!
Head on over to Liberty Lands Park (3rd and Poplar here in Philly) for a free chiptune bash, featuring performances by 8GB (here from Argentina!), Animal Style, Auto Da Fe, Cheap Dinosaurs, minusbaby, and our personal favorite, Nullsleep. Wild 8-bit visuals will be streaming thanks to Philly’s own No Carrier and vBlank.
The event is called 080808. We’ve got the entire press release after the jump. Be there! For more information, hit up No Carrier’s website.
Chiptune Party @ Liberty Lands Park
August 8th, 7PM – 11PM
3rd and Poplar, Philadelphia, PA
The Hacktory will be presenting a fun Geeks & Toys event over at Philly’s favorite geek hang-out, National Mechanics in Old City, Philadelphia on August 7th.
What goes on at one of these parties? The Hacktory folk have all kinds of fun things planned. An LED throwie wall with controlled visuals by Don Miller (No Carrier). Robots, toys, videos, you name it, there will be lots of great geeky goodness (say that three times fast) served up at National Mechanics.
LED Throwie Wall
Make sure you try the bacon vodka while you’re there. We’ll straight up try anything infused with the essence of bacon, and propose The Hacktory’s next event be called Bacon Hax. They could team up with Fork You and see how many recipes they can hack bacon into. Sounds heavenly to us.
But I digress.
You can RSVP for Geeks & Toys over on The Hacktory’s website. Have fun!
The Hacktory’s Geeks & Toys Event
www.thehacktory.org/meetings/geeks-and-toys-at-national-mechanics
The greatest thing about all of these beautiful, stained glass pieces? Not a single one of them are photoshopped. That’s right, you’re looking at some legit art. This here stained glass Link was put together by Lynda Macrae of The Glass House in Canada.
Check out a full, high resolution image on her Flickr page. Wow.
My God. This here Pyramid Head stained glass, from the awesome Silent Hill video game series, will keep me horrified for days. The movie scared the hell out of me as well. Remember when he showed up outside the church, and what he did to that crazy chick? *shudder* check out a high rez version here.
The always incredible Deputy Dog has several more stained glass images on his site, including one of our beloved Master Chief and an outstanding Mega Man. I’d include them after the jump, but I’d really like to encourage our readers to pay his site a visit. He’s a great talent in this here blogosphere, and we don’t want to steal his thunder.
We’d like to say a big thank you to the awesome people over at the Philadelphia Weekly, especially Liz Spikol and Alli Katz (who you might know from her Etch-A-Sketch art). Liz did nice write up about us in the Weekly (Page 27!) in her Lit Gloss column, and Alli stopped by the Tim Quirino household to shoot a video interview with Tim and I. Be sure to watch it and check out our pretty faces.
You can read the Philly Weekly article online here, and check out the video on the Philadelphia Weekly website here. We’ve also put the article after the jump.
Thanks Liz, Alli, and all our readers!
Liz Spikol’s Lit Gloss Article
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/17397/a-e–lit-gloss
Authentic Geek: At Home With Geekadelphia Video
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/?inc=vid&id=1114015
In case you missed this last week as the internet flooded with Dark Knight reviews, IGN’s Scott Cullara provides us with side-by-side comparisons and screengrabs of all the wonderful gadgets that peppered Batman’s many on-screen appearances.
I enjoyed it thoroughly, as it was also accompanied by witty captions. Silver medal goes to the screen-grab of ice-skates popping conveniently out of Batman & Robin’s boots, with the Gold going to a comment about bat bombs (with a disclaimer that it doesn’t refer to Batman & Robin.)
Check out the full Article, complete with a plethora of images!
There’s no point in denying that your favorite Robot Chicken episode is the Star Wars one. That’s probably the reason they received an Emmy nomination for the 22 minute geektastic episode. It prompted the greenlighting of a sequel scheduled to premiere November 16th with guest appearances (as always) like Carrie Fisher (Leia), Billy Dee Williams (Lando), and Conan O’Brien.
This news is so exciting I might need a change of pants in a min..wait. Nope. I need a change of pants now.
Via The Underwire
Photo of Robot Chicken: Star Wars via Adult Swim
A few months ago, my desk was moved, a la Office Space, into the back corner of my company’s office. I didn’t mind. I had some good neighbors, a movie fan and a celebrity internet chef, to keep me company.
This week, I went digging around in the former resident’s desk, and discovered this large box of ancient 8 inch floppy disks. Now, many tech blogs receive the awesome opportunity to un-box gorgeous products. iPhones, the Macbook Air, personal digital assistants, video cameras, and so forth.
Since no one tosses any free products the way of the Geekadelph, we’re doing an un-boxing of an 8 inch floppy disk box. Cause really, who has ever done that? No one, that’s who.
Thank God these things are Wang compatible.
Behold the entire un-boxing after the jump. Special thanks to John Freeborn for leaving these in my desk.
Wow!
Check out this beautiful Flickr set by artist Paul (The Wine Guy).
He’s amassed a collection he calls “IT Everywhere“. Unfortunately these photos aren’t actually real. They’re photoshop jobs he’s created. They look pretty damn fantastic though. Bravo Paul. Bravo.
Joey Mariano, a local Philly Chiptune artist better known as Animal Style, created this glorious Gameboy Color Foot Controller, on which he has managed to create some amazing eight bit madrigals. Check out some additional photos of his gear here.
Using the power of the Gameboy sound chip, Mariano’s madrigals blend the body of early role playing and puzzle video games with awesome, powerful electro-dance beats. Since the Gameboy only has three melodic monophonic channels to create melodies to begin with, this helped Mariano stay true to the traditional madrigal form of 2 to 3 voices.
Here’s a video of him in action.
You can download his EP, full of these songs, for free via his net label’s website. Titles of the songs include Gather ‘Round Retrograde, Tokyo Cornfield in Antigravity, and more. If you enjoy the Madrigals, which you will, you can donate some funds to support his music.
For his next release, he’ll be releasing the music on his own Nintendo Cartridge playable via the original NES system, with help from his pals Alex Mauer and No-Carrier.
Check him out at his official website, www.animal-style.com, and add him as your pal on Myspace.
