Feb 24, 2011  •  In Entertainment, Funny, Geek, Personal

No Need to Worry About a Robot Apocalypse (Yet)

Last week, IBM’s supercomputer software Watson made headlines when it competed against two humans on the popular trivia gameshow Jeopardy!…and won.
My first thought immediately turned to the famous line from the 1984 film Terminator:

They say it got smart.

In other words, OH NOES! A PENDING ROBOT APOCALYPSE!!!
But before I could start stockpiling weapons, ammo, and canned food — while reminding myself that I need to begin training Claire the way Big Daddy trained Hit-Girl in the movie Kick-Ass — I read an article in Wired’s GeekDad titled “Why Watson’s Jeopardy! Win Is Mostly Meaningless — By a Former…

Feb 8, 2011  •  In Entertainment, Geek, Infographics

Transformers: Cars to Decepticons Infographic

Remember the Cars to Autobots infographic which left me wondering when the Decepticon version will be released? Well, the wait is over, as the good people at http://www.carinsurance.org have followed up swiftly:

It is regrettable that not all of the art was available as is stated at the bottom of the chart. It also sucks that Megatron is not depicted because he does not transform into a vehicle. (But he deserves a special place on the infographic as leader of the Decepticons, no?)
Via Geektyrant.…

Links Roundup: Super Bowl XLV Edition

With just an hour before kickoff, I figured that there has to be some Americans (like us, who are stuck home with the baby) who will not be attending a Super Bowl party tonight and will be enjoying the game at home instead.
And I’m sure there are those who won’t be watching the game at all.
So this post is for us. Enjoy, and let’s go Packers!

Who’s rooting for whom? Go see if you’re in Steelers or Packers territory by inputting your zip code at this Super Bowl FanMap.

Still not sure who to root for? Check out…

Feb 2, 2011  •  In Entertainment, Geek, Infographics

Transformers: Cars to Autobots Infographic

Carinsurance.org has created an infographic which illustrates the cars behind the Autobots. I didn’t watch Transformers much as a kid (I preferred the likes of Thundercats and Masters of the Universe), but J tells me that it was one of his favorite cartoon shows while growing up…and had the toys to prove it!
He probably could have authored this infographic himself, but I know that he — and other fans of the original show from the eighties — would still get a kick out of it. Enjoy!

I wonder if a Decepticon version is in works…?
Via Bit Rebels.…

Jan 21, 2011  •  In Entertainment, Funny, Web

America, America, This is You!

Remember America’s Funniest Home Videos? This comic, entitled The World Before the Internet, sure brought back some great memories. (America’s Funniest Home Videos was one of the few television shows that my family watched together, since fluency in English was not required in the comprehension of the majority of the videos.)…