Sunday, January 17, 2010

Odds and Ends, Sun 17 January 2010

1. "Proof" that Avatar is actually Pocahontas in 3D 
  <http://scifiblock.com/news/2010-1-5/look-at-this-avatar-pocahontas.htm>
"Matt Bateman has taken it upon himself to create a fake leaked document
 with a Pocahontas plot description altered to include the names and
 locations of Avatar."

I can't comment, as I haven't seen either movie.  People have been
posting videos comparing the two movies...
  <http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=pocahontas+avatar>

2. "Cute Things Falling Asleep"
  <http://www.cutethingsfallingasleep.org/>
As the title suggests, this blog collects videos of cute things falling
asleep, with ratings for cuteness and sleepiness.

3. "Nic Cage as Everyone"
  <http://niccageaseveryone.blogspot.com/>
"Founded on the belief that everything in life would be better with a
 little more Nic Cage, the most unique and versatile actor of his
 generation."

4. "Star Wars Weather"
  <http://www.tomscott.com/weather/starwars/>
"The weather forecast, as described by the planets of Star Wars."

5. "Back Story: What's Your Superpower?"
  <http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/back-story-whats-your-
     superpower>
"Google engineers debate the best superhuman abilities."

6. "Succeedblog"
  <http://succeedblog.org/>
"A collection of the world's most epic, awesome, mind blowing Succeeds."

7. "YikeBike"
  <http://www.yikebike.com/site/about>
A folding electric bike.

8. "Christmas Price Index"
  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Price_Index>
"The Christmas Price Index is a tongue-in-cheek economic indicator,
 maintained by the U.S. bank PNC Financial Services, which tracks the
 cost of the items in the carol 'The Twelve Days of Christmas.'"