Graphic artist Raphael Phillips has combined the beloved Mega Man with my favorite childhood toy: Lego. The imagining of these two fantastically geeky worlds can be seen over at The 8-bit Cubist, where Phillips not only depicts the original Mega Man particularly well (and instantly recognizable), Mega Man’s various powers are also beautifully rendered.
I would definitely be tempted to pick up the set if it were to exist in real life. What about you?
Via Kotaku.…
J likes to tease me and call me a “twinkie” (yellow on the outside, white on the inside) because I’m not too familiar with the Asian culture. Sure, I like to pretend — and write about it on this blog — but the truth of the matter is that I routinely research and triple-check my facts before writing anything Asian/Korean-related on here.
One of the many trends I still have trouble deciphering are Asian emoticons. After a bit of head-scratching, I was able to figure out simple ones like ^_^ (happy face) and ^_~ (wink), but more often than not…
Love this! I would buy it if it were ever to be released as an actual board game, but like the Social Network map, it will probably get outdated very quickly.
My only gripe: does anyone use Photobucket anymore? I would think that Picasa Web would be a better choice…
The Board:
Mashable Cards:
Technorati Cards:
Via Bite Daily.…
I’m loving the idea behind these ads for Pilot’s Extra-Fine ballpoint pens!
See Flavorwire for more from this series by Grey Agency of Barcelona.
Via Boing Boing.…
Although I thoroughly suck at science, I received a chemistry kit as a present one birthday some twenty years ago and loved it for years on end.
J owned multiple chemistry kits as a child and also has fond memories of mixing strange compounds together and “blowing sh*t up.”
We fully intend on gifting our children with chemistry sets when they reach the proper maturity level, but I have become discouraged at the types of kits that are available at toy stores these days. No actual chemicals? Nothing sharp or breakable? Glass beakers and test tubes that have been replaced by shatter-proof…
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