Science Is Awesome!

Improving fuel cells through farting!

It works like this: giving small jolts of electricity to single-celled microorganisms known as archea prompts them to remove C02 from the air and turn it into methane, released as tiny "farts." The methane, in turn, can be used to power fuel cells or to store the electrical energy chemically until its needed.

Maker Faire!

Where all (or most) of my interests collide in one big pile of awesomeness.

Maker Faire Bay Area is at the San Mateo County Expo Center on May 30th and 31st. We will be going on the Saturday, I don't care what I have to do to get there. Tickets are already on sale, and will be at the discounted price until 5/20.

I can't wait! I may have to rent a wheelchair just to haul my butt around without collapsing, but I am SO excited!

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I just had to give public props to Elex for delivering the IT Crowd's emergency number on the fly, the other day. If you don't know what I'm talking about go here and be enlightened.

Battlestar 9

Far too perfect.

Giddy, Yes, Giddy

I will be buying a Wii or PS3 by September.

Why?

Well, go here and that'll tell you why.

I am giddy.

It'll have a Höfner Bass in the bundle pack.

I am so very giddy.

EDIT: The funny in today's Penny Arcade! has been expanded with this knowledge. (It's possibly very offensive for some people out there. Oh, well.)

Who Was Which Star Wars Character?

Former President Jar Jar, from scanners, attempts to give some answers.

This is NOT a Fail!

This is just spider FTW!

Yay World!

An Advance Review of the Final Three Episodes of "Pushing Daisies"

This review gives me hope for a satisfying conclusion to Pushing Daisies (Mildly spoilerish).

alternate alternate universe.

It always bothers me a little when someone claims that a fiction is set "in an alternate universe," because every fiction is. That's a common way to describe Watchmen though. I guess an "alternate universe" has to have some sort of physical or historical pivot point. Like: If you put on a costume and work out a bunch, you can be a bad-ass; let's explore this. Or: Nixon is awesome, lets make him President for life; what would that be like? Or how about: Sam Hamm writes a screenplay for Watchmen in 1989; what would that movie have been like? (not good)