Leno Can Suck it!

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New Atwood tool caught my eye

The New Atwood Fixer caught my eye early this morning whilst trolling through Peter Atwoods tool blog, ive been a fan of looking at his creations for a while now( sadly i am yet to make enough moolah to purchase one of the beautiful tools myself) my favorite being his bladed series and this new addition is just one more thing to drool over. while it lacks the captive bit feature of the Ringthing or sharktooth it still looks fantastically usefull

for more info about atwood tools and where to get them follow the link in the Bloggerific! section

or click the image of the fixer above

Cheers!

the Unknower

NEEDED KNOWLEDGE!

When people ask me about myself, one of the first things i always say is i am a tinkerer. My eighth and ninth grade science and humanities teacher Mark Bell helped me sculpt my base of ethics and my way of life by helping me blow things up, carry a pocket knife, and take apart any piece of machinery i can touch all during school hours.

it is very rare that i find someone who so utterly agrees with my system of ethics and how i lead my life, but being a TED addict i recently came across a man named Gever Tulley who is the founder of the Tinker school.

it is an odd occurrence when i almost automatically gain respect for someone but this man has earned my respect.

Watch his TED Talk   Here

Hi-Res Tetris Game over

This is what a game of Hi res Tetris looks like if left alone for nearly seven hours with the Up arrow taped down (it stopped after two)

Hi Res Tetris

Boing Boing Article

Picture Of the Day

Picture Of The Day

Picture of the day

Due to popular demand every day for as long as i can manage it i will be posting some odd or interesting image on the site, if you have an image you'd like to see featured you can send it to me VIA my contact page.

 

Cheers!

The Unkower

2009, a new beginning

Hey everybody, sorry about the long Post Hiatus, Ive been busy with everything from the holidays to the common cold and Im finally starting to feel better so the posts will start rolling again ASAP expect some more movie and trailer reviews, my picks for Golden Globe winners, the Oscar Nominations, and a few well deserved Geek Gear Reviews. So I wish everyone a Happy New year and lets try and stick to those Resolutions!

Cheers!

The Unknower

Wizards and fairies and Zombies, Oh My!

recently in my never ending quest for the perfect desktop Wallpaper i came across a collection by a man named Jason Chan. i was immediately impressed by the workmanship of his art and the dark almost comedic nature of some of them. his art has been featured in such more well known things as the companion comic to I am Legend. As i am typing this i am admiring my new favorite desktop, Zombie Playground By Jason Chan

check out his blog Here

and his gallery Here

Cheers!

The Unkower

Movie review- Changeling

Changeling is a movie that kept me literally on the edge of my seat, moment for moment the movie twists and turns but at no point seems unbelievable. with most "based on a true story" type movies there are large chunks of the actual story that are sacrificed in either early stages of productions or in moments where the editors make the critical choice to keep the timing and flow of the movie smooth, in changeling these details do not seem to be lost in the least bit, i actually took the time to research the actual events that the movie is based on and the movie stay true to the original story almost "to a T" the imagery in the movie is incredibly striking and very historically accurate, Angelina Jolie is absolutely incredible as the Christine Collins, the mother of a young boy who disappears one day leaving no trace of himself or his suspected abductor. After a five month long investigation the LAPD tells christine that they have found her son! and that he is arriving by train the next day. but when Christine meets the train and sees the boy that has arrived, he is not her son. this is just the first of the many gut wrenching twist and turns that the movie has to offer

check it out Here

Cheers!

The Unkower

Movie review- Milk

It is a rare pleasure for me to see a movie that is so utterly moving that it makes me want to change the way i treat people of any color, any creed, any orientation and any opinion. It was my distinct pleasure to see the Gus Van Sant's telling of the life story of Harvey milk. i cannot in the 350 word limit text box supplied here express how thoroughly i enjoyed this movie and how touched i was by devotion to this movie of the people both on an off the screen. since i was a young child i was always confused why it should matter whether a person is Gay or straight, white or black, muslim or catholic or anything else for that matter, to me people have always been merely people. after watching this film i now see the true face of sheer hate and pride, i cannot describe the anger i felt watching the newsreel footage of people like John briggs or Anita Bryant who are so Obviously Blinded by conservative religious views that they begin to compare homosexuality to Pedophilia or Bestiality listening to these incredibly ignorant people made my blood boil. 

but this film is a true emotional masterpiece and is truly worth taking time out of your day to see it.

check out the website Here

Who Watches the Watchmen?

Watchmen, based on the most critically acclaimed Graphic Novels of all time thunders its way into theaters this coming march. The year is 1985 and because of the Controversial Keene Act it is now a federal offense to be a masked Hero. Watchmen dives deep beneath the normally shallow colorful world usually portrayed in comic books to a darker more violent and fearful world of 1985 Manhattan.

Check out the Movie Site Here

Buy the Animated Novel on Itunes here

And you thought making a paper hat was hard

Peter Callesen has brought Origami into a whole new dimension

looking at some of the incredibly intricate sculptures that he creates

out of 8.5/11 plain paper the sheer complexity of these pieces are

stunning but their elegance and sometimes very profound imagery is 

just as stingingly impressive.

check it out here

Trailer review-12

12 is director Nikita mikhalkov's retelling of the classic stage-play 12 Angry men i had the pleasure of seeing 12 angry men live on stage a few years ago and i have never felt that much power emanating from a play. the story encapsulates Human nature at its most primal form and perfectly displays doubt,trust,hate,and mercy from 12 very angry men. the movie is a retelling of this classic story and promises to be a thrilling tale.

check out the trailer here

Episode VII attack of the cubes

CubeeCraft strikes again!

about two months ago i came across a post on BoingBoing about a small paper sculpture created as a companion for Cory Doctorow's Novel Little Brother. and after perusing the site i was intrigued by the intricate little pieces of sortagami that were printable from the site.

CubeeCraft has a ton of these sweet little sculptures of all of your favorite characters, from  Rorschach to kirby, or Marcus Fenix to Dwight Schrute they have everyone.

Mushrooms galore... Not really.

Hey, this is Systemphreek,

And I'm here to bring you a band that you metal-heads will like, almost guaranteed. This band is not really up-and-coming, but I just found them and they're much better than some other crap that's big right now. This band is titled Mushroomhead, and although that brings a picture of a guy wearing a Mike Myers mask with a KFC bucket on his head to mind, Mushroomhead is a Slipknot-esque alternative metal band. If you want KoRn lyrics put to a sensible beat (don't get me wrong, I love KoRn, but...) and a low growl for the ages, listen to them. Amazing, makeup wearing freaks is what they are, but freaks with good music!

 Check them out here. So go, listen, and be happy.

REMEMBER!

Remember Remember the Fifth of november the Gunpowder Treason and plot, I can know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes this day twas his intent to blow up King and Parliament, a fiery blast beneath the floor echos through England forevermore!

Trailer review- REPO!- the genetic opera

The year 2056 organ failure has reached epidemic proportions but GeneCo has a solution! for a price of course, but if you fail to pay your dues you'll soon get a visit from a Repo man  and you'll pay for that surgery with your pound of flesh.

This trailer sparked interest with me, because I am not a fan of horror movies as a genre i find they sacrifice quality for sheer Gore, but i think REPO! might be the exception i've been looking for. this musical bloodbath comes out this friday and judging from the numerous clips,featurette's and trailers on the site, looks like it'll be worth checking out

check it out here

Political PWNAGE

with the elections looming just around the corner we probably all could use a break from our favorite politicians, maybe sit down, relax play a little X-Box... wait! they're there too!

in the game Mercernary2: world in flames you can Now play as Blastin Barack or Pwnin Palin!

this was brought to my attention recently by several sources the main of course being BoingBoing

watch the awesomeness here