Warping it up!

Fini Alring’s Glossy Tech Zine

Star Wars Sickout

Thursday, May 12th, 2005

/. Brahmastra writes “The New York Post reports that it will cost employers $628,880,000 in lost productivity on the first two days of Star Wars Episode III - Return of the Sith . How many of you are planning to skip at least part of your workday on the first two days?”

* Slashdot | Star Wars Sickout

Mecha ‘Walks’ in Japan

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005

[/.] EtherAlchemist writes Sakakibara Kikai has pictures and even a movie of their Land Walker robot (Babelfish translation here) which appears to work. Powered by a 250cc gas engine and armed with several guns (including 2 that fire Nerf-like balls) it stands at a little over 3 meters. What makes this one interesting is that it is actually armed and it is piloted instead of being an exo-skeleton.
Makes me wonder if the creators of shows like Robotech or comics/RPGs like Battletech have any kind of licensening rights on appearance. I’d like to see a Warhammer…”

Slashdot | Homemade Mecha Walks in Japan

Star Wars Fan Film Awards

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

BE SURE TO VOTE BEFORE APRIL 5TH!

They came from all over the galaxy, but only these select few Star Wars fan films made it past Padawan. Which one will become Master? Watch all the finalists and cast your vote to determine who will be the Audience Choice Award winner! Check back on April 22 when we announce who’s won top honors in this year’s competition — including cash prizes and the respect of George Lucas!

Star Wars Fan Film Awards — Only on AtomFilms

Jay Maynard’s TRON costume

Friday, March 18th, 2005

Words cannot describe what’s behind this link…

tronguy.net: All about Jay Maynard, the TRON Guy

KOTOR2: The Incompletion Controversy

Tuesday, March 15th, 2005

It seems many people are angry because they feel that ‘Knights of The Old Republic 2′ (KOTOR2) was rushed out to have the game released before Christmas of 2004.
This pretty much sucks, since I’m more than half thru the game…

TheForce.Net - Video Games - KOTOR2: The Incompletion Controversy