tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206760802024-03-07T04:24:00.255-05:00Eight GeeksCoraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1083295597513001352009-12-05T22:16:00.004-05:002009-12-05T22:23:42.858-05:00TMBG Cool!Gotta love the stylophone.Ph1lom4nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223524184360705717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-77592617100535302172009-10-20T09:53:00.001-04:002009-10-20T09:55:11.505-04:00Since Ph1lom4n Likes It So Much ...Hat tip to PZ over at Pharyngula, of course.Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-54031185485130079012009-10-01T10:57:00.004-04:002009-10-01T11:33:04.765-04:00Free will...RevisitedNow that I've exercised my free will and had a few beers, I think I can respond to the comments. Thank you so much for all the great comments. I started to type this in the comments section of "Free will...?". Then I wondered whether anyone would have seen the comment being the post is three years old, plus it was getting long for a comment. So I did the old cut 'n' paste and here we are.In Ph1lom4nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223524184360705717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-58499490221627139792009-09-28T08:36:00.004-04:002009-09-28T09:47:45.039-04:00Extended Arm of the Republican PartyWhy does it seem to me that the white evangelicals have become the extended arm of the Republican party? I mean I know that they vote Republican for the obvious reasons of gay marriage and abortion. They don't stop there though. They're vehemently against the Democrats new Health Care proposal, and not just because of abortion funding and alleged death panels, but also because of fears of Ph1lom4nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223524184360705717noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-87968745258066095592008-11-04T01:39:00.000-05:002008-11-04T01:40:30.505-05:00Sylvia Browne's Evil Internet MinionSylvia Browne doesn't even come close to deserving the respect she deserves. And now she has evil minions doing her intartubes dirty work for her. Check out what you can do over at Skeptools.(Note: It's always possible that the person who did this is not related to her in any way. I don't know. Nor do I care. He's a douche any way you slice it, which means he fits in quite nicely with the Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1155041777017481682006-08-08T08:54:00.000-04:002006-08-08T08:56:17.033-04:00I win.Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1151707613186967432006-06-30T18:46:00.000-04:002006-06-30T18:46:53.200-04:00YouTube FunnyIt's a little choppy, but still worth a watch.Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1151036407640858572006-06-23T00:18:00.000-04:002006-06-23T00:20:07.653-04:00Nifty Optical IllusionCheck out this nifty trick with a picture of a castle.Optical Illusion(Hat tip to BAB, Phil Plait is awesome)Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1150883648824989752006-06-21T05:43:00.000-04:002006-06-21T05:54:08.836-04:00The Oldest Book I OwnHere's a little meme I found out about over on Abnormal Interests. The oldest book I own, to my knowledge, is a copy of Tom Swift and his Planet Stone by Victor Appleton from 1935. The link leads to a cover, but it doesn't match the one I have. Mine's plain brown. The book's not in the greatest condition, but it's still readable, if you're careful. After that, it's probably one of my Heinlein Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1149103794810589452006-05-31T15:27:00.000-04:002006-05-31T15:29:54.830-04:00PZ Myers Is A True GeekDoes PZ Myers of Pharyngula fame....*gasp*....play Dungeons & Dragons? You be the judge:Pharyngula Possible D&D LinkI'm shocked. Truly shocked. Pleased, but shocked.Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1147978602780106092006-05-18T14:55:00.000-04:002006-05-18T15:01:12.313-04:00Away Put Your WeaponYodaYou scored 12% airiness, 10% squishiness, and 73% edginess! According to our patented JawamaticTM technology, you are most like Yoda in personality.A traditionalist at heart, Yoda has honed his intuition through hundreds of years of meditation and study. But don't let that fool you -- he believes the old ways are the best ways. To him, the known is preferable to the unknown.Yoda is, in a wordCoraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1146418769582371352006-04-30T13:39:00.000-04:002006-04-30T13:39:29.596-04:00My Theme SongYour Theme Song is Back in Black by AC/DC"Back in black, I hit the sack,I've been too long, I'm glad to be back"Things sometimes get really crazy for you, and sometimes you have to get away from all the chaos.But each time you stage your comeback, it's even better than the last!What's Your Theme Song?Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1146022253682963422006-04-25T23:29:00.000-04:002006-04-25T23:30:53.696-04:00Silent Hill ObservationWell, Aradia and I got to go see Silent Hill yesterday, and I only have one thing to say. The hot police woman was sure as hell not a real WV state trooper because her flashlight wasn't a six-cell maglite!Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1145885911697751912006-04-24T09:27:00.000-04:002006-04-24T09:38:31.720-04:00How Very PredictableYour results:You are BatmanYou are dark, love gadgets and have vowed to help the innocent not suffer the pain you have endured. Batman65%Hulk60%Spider-Man55%Green Lantern55%Catwoman50%Superman45%Iron Man45%The Flash35%Supergirl32%Robin27%Wonder Woman17%Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1145110625060076802006-04-15T09:41:00.000-04:002006-04-15T10:17:05.446-04:00Online GamingI've spent a lot of time gaming online over the years. From MUDs to puzzlers and strategy games, I've probably played on thousands of different sites. Here are two that I'm currently playing:Cyber NationsThis is an online, massively multiplayer nation simulator. Frankly, it's the best I've ever come across. There's real depth to the factors you control in your nation, from religion to taxes to Ransonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05118563419139182503noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1144788000199648932006-04-11T16:36:00.000-04:002006-04-11T16:40:00.213-04:00Master Ninja RocksI don't check out Master Ninja as often as I should, but when I do, man, is it ever fun.As most of you gamers out there know, Vin Diesel is a big fan of roleplaying. Chuck, the MN webmaster, mastermind, writer, webmonkey, whathaveyou, put up a list concerning Vin Diesel, a la the Chuck Norris list. Here's a link: Vin Diesel.I don't know about anyone else, but this is my favorite entry:- Vin Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1143062563404382652006-03-22T15:58:00.000-05:002006-03-22T16:22:43.486-05:00Hellboy: Makoma ReviewMike Mignola continues to ease back into Hellboy duties with the two-issue mini Makoma, or A Tale Told By A Mummy In the New York City Explorers' Club on August 16, 1993.Quite the title, that.The action of Makoma takes place mostly as a dream/flashback. We learn that Hellboy has a strange history with the continent of Africa, and has only been there once in his distant youth. While in the Ransonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05118563419139182503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1143030399123448772006-03-22T07:21:00.000-05:002006-03-22T07:26:39.146-05:00Good AdviceI found out about this guy over on the James Randi forums. He's one of the most insightful people I've come across in a long while, and he has a blog. Recently, he was asked for some advice he'd give to someone making their way out into the world. Here's what he came up with, and I can't say I disagree with a bit of it. What do you think of it, and what would you add?Ransonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05118563419139182503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1143015579292899242006-03-22T03:17:00.000-05:002006-03-22T03:33:50.486-05:00Fresh Meat Morphs Into.....Morpheus?!?Heh. I'm trying to entice my new lab partner, who insists I refer to him as "Morpheus" on my blogs, into joining us here on Eight Geeks. He said he would like to get back into writing, and I jumped all over him! We need more content!________________________________________Edit: I just had him take the Sci-Fi quiz and he came up the Matrix! Just goes to show that this test is pretty cool.Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1141581725317058802006-03-05T12:58:00.000-05:002006-03-05T13:09:28.800-05:00Yes! Mal, Here I Come!You scored as Serenity (Firefly). You like to live your own way and don't enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you should do different. Now if only the Reavers would quit trying to skin you.Serenity (Firefly)94%Millennium Falcon (Star Wars)75%Deep Space Nine (Star Trek)69%Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica)63%Babylon 5 (Babylon 5)56%Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda)56%Nebuchadnezzar (The Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1141406521183515552006-03-03T11:44:00.000-05:002006-03-03T12:22:01.270-05:00"Watch On The Rhine" reviewWow!I have to say it again.Wow!I just finished Watch On The Rhine by John Ringo and Tom Kratman, and I gotta say, it was an amazingly cool book. The concept of Germany having to revive the SS to fight off an alien invasion, combined with all the moral quandries involved, was pretty gripping. As usual, of late, John Ringo's (and I presume, Tom Kratman's) politics came through pretty strongly. Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1141215805015199592006-03-01T07:15:00.000-05:002006-03-01T07:23:25.026-05:00New Witchblade Art TeamAccording to the Top Cow newsletter, there's going to be a new art team on their hottest title, and my personal favorite comic book of all time: Witchblade! And my oh my, is it unorthodox, to say the least. Starting with issue #99, and then taking complete control on issue #101, here's the new line-up.Artist: Adriana Melo (Star Wars: Empire, Birds of Prey)Inker: Mariah Benes (Superman)Colorist: Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1140414075029599442006-02-20T00:33:00.000-05:002006-02-20T00:41:15.076-05:00Sin City extended cut DVD reviewHeck, I know it's late. Shut up!I just got around to watching our copy of the recut, extended version of Sin City and I gotta say, it's pretty nifty. It not only has the extended scenes and everything in it, it also lets you watch the different storylines like they were individual books. That's freakin' cool, man! If you only like some of the stories, you can go right to 'em and skip the restCoraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1139953424539510432006-02-14T16:39:00.000-05:002006-02-14T16:46:47.673-05:00Philoman's New Bundle Of JoyPhiloman and his wife just had the beautiful little bundle of joy pictured above, and since he's a bit busy right now, he's asked me to post his first picture for him. Rangy Lil' already favors her mother, and I can't decide if that's a good thing or not.Congratulations, Philoman and family! We love you, man!(cross-posted to Revolvo Inritus)Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20676080.post-1139259693387332832006-02-06T16:00:00.000-05:002006-02-06T16:01:33.406-05:00I wonder if he takes my insurance?Awesome.Ransonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05118563419139182503noreply@blogger.com0