This Browser Is… So HEAVY!

…Heavy with links! It's time, folks, for another massive download of Links Of Interest that I've managed to pack-ratsave for your enjoyment, so here goes.
Near-zero-G Mentos & Diet Coke! Yay, science!

I've run into some funny automated censorship software in the past (the old America's Army forums had a particularly aggressive one, so much [...]

Oh, Bravo, EA, Bra-vo!

When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade, right? So if life hands you glitches, you make… glitchade?

Sacriliciousness aside, that there's some good humor. Well-played, EA Sports, well-played.

And Now, PlayPowerStationPoint

Great, now even my Keynote presentations are going to look lame in comparison to Sony's annual report, as viewed through the prism of LittleBigPlanet:

Guess I'll put in a purchase request for a PS3…

Updating A Classic

While playing Mario Kart Wii, for some reason I was reminded of this Far Side cartoon:

I decided to update it a bit for the videogaming era:

Heh. (Click the pic for full size.)

I'm Ridiculously Excited About This Game

Seriously, folks, an 8 bit game in today's heated video game climate? And a Mega Man one, at that? I am so stoked.

Wii's Back — Wheeee!

That's right, the Wii arrived back, safe and sound. Turns out my "main circuit board" needed replacing. I'm unsure as to what was specifically wrong, but the solution was really the best I could have hoped for. All my Miis and saved games were preserved, which is excellent.
The only downside is that [...]

Wii-less

Curse and blast! Above is the screen that I am now resigned to staring at each day until my Wii returns from the Nintendo service depot.
It started exhibiting "visual tearing" (little black shimmery spots) artifacts a few months ago, particularly in Zack & Wiki and Super Mario Galaxy, so much so that Z&W almost [...]