Article Archive for April 2012
Posted in Internet, movies on 7 April 2012
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Amazon Instant Video On Demand is now available to PS 3 owners. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, it’s an nice additional option as you can now stream several thousand additional choices for free. Add the AMAZON option on your PS 3 – and ask to generate a “code.” Then log into www.amazon.com/mytv and enter […]
Posted in History, Internet on 7 April 2012
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Why 8-bit pixel art (animated or not) will always rule as it’s fun for us to fill in the blanks … as only a few blocky pixels are all you need. You can check out the rest at Thaeger.com.
Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 7 April 2012
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Last day of the $.99/BOGO off and price match from the major retailers … And Kmart. You can see the WM and the TRU ads here … Sears & Kohl’s will price match if you bring in the ad. Walmart will also price match – in most cases, you don’t need the ad, you just […]
Posted in Internet on 6 April 2012
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If you need a free cross platform “dropbox” where you can drop files for friends or so you can access them yourself with another PC, a Mac or with your smartphone – try Dropbox! What’s great about DROPBOX is how easy it is to use. It creates a folder right on your computer. You can […]
Posted in History on 6 April 2012
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Yes, it’s real … “It promised to be an “authentic” re-creation of the London of Charles Dickens’s novels, complete with soot, pickpockets, cobblestones, gas lamps, animatronic Dickens characters and strategically placed chemical “smell pots” that would, when heated, emit odors of offal and rotting cabbage. Its centerpiece was the Great Expectations boat ride, which started […]
Posted in movies on 6 April 2012
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The New Zealand location and Shire set of Lord of the Rings has been taken over by sheep … You can see more photos at DesignRulz.
Posted in Disney Pixar on 6 April 2012
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Via BuzzFeed. #10 – Mattel originally didn’t want Barbie in the film because they thought the film would be a failure. They also didn’t want Barbie to have a defined personality, preferring to let children imagine Barbie’s personality traits on their own. When the film proved a huge success, Mattel allowed Barbie to appear in […]
Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 6 April 2012
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High res look at the Ultimate Chase – Vitaly Petrov – Russia (Max Schnell body). Presumably he’s the 3rd ultimate chase – but unknown – also unknown if they will out out in each case assortment or spaced out with some cases with no ultimate chase … You can find the full list of Ultimate […]
Posted in Science on 5 April 2012
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Finally, why zebras are all stripey … besides the camouflage thing. “Zebra stripes evolved to keep biting flies at bay.” Read all about it at BBC Nature. And in case you’re wondering, zebras are black with white stripes. Lisa Smith, Curator of Large Mammals at Zoo Atlanta, reports that the coat is “often described as […]
Posted in Science on 5 April 2012
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You can view the video HERE or download it here from NASA. No embedding available.