Showing posts with label hackers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hackers. Show all posts

Link roundup

1. You might remember that incredible Lego derelict mansion I posted awhile back. Prints are now on sale.

2. This bird is a huge jerk.

3. "Experts dissecting the computer worm suspected of being aimed at Iran’s nuclear program have determined that it was precisely calibrated in a way that could send nuclear centrifuges wildly out of control." Via.

*Buy Lego at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Some kid hacked the Twitter account of one of Justin Bieber's friends. So Bieber Tweeted the hacker's phone number so his followers could avenge him.

2. When Juggalos attack: A firsthand account of the Tila Tequila incident at the Gathering Of The Juggalos. Via.

3. Apparently, Lucasarts canceled Force Unleashed 3, which was already in development.

*Buy Force Unleashed toys at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. Available for preorder at the BBTS, Tron Kubricks and Bearbricks.

2. How to block a number from calling your cellphone.

3. How hackers at Def Con almost closed down the Sands casino.

*Buy Tron toys at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. Comment and win art.

2. They picked on the wrong hospital patient (probably NSFW).

3. Hackers can spread malware through a Wii or DS to access a companies network. Via.

*BUy DS games at Amazon.

Special version of Clue based on The Office (link roundup)



The Office Clue Game is on sale at Entertainment Earth and Amazon. The description says, "The Office Clue game is the first and only Clue game that allows die-hard fans of The Office to experience one of Michael’s 'team building' events where each employee has to solve the mystery who murdered Toby with what office weapon and where it happened."

And a few more links:

1. Great story in Rolling Stone by David Kushner about blind phone phreaker Matthew Weigman. How's this sentence for describing a mysterious world:
He spent most of his time on party lines like Jackie Donut and Boston Loach, which teemed with lowlifes, phreakers and raunchy girls whom Weigman calls "hacker groupies."
Read on. Weigman's life story is as good as any comic book super villain's. Via.

2. And speaking of good sentences, in regards to a report that Venezuela is supporting Colombia’s largest rebel group, Thomas Barnett asks, "Does that mean we inevitably get it on kinetically with Venezuela?"

3. Homemade Snake Eyes mask with magnetic visor.

*Previously: Super Mario World board game concept.

*Buy board games cheap at eBay.

Blade Runner hat and more (link roundup)



Last Exit to Nowhere now has embroidered hats on sale including the terrific Tyrell Corp. logo.

And a few more links:

1. New Google themes include Hellboy, Sandman, and Mutts.

2. A modern interpretation of the Greek myth "Orpheus and Eurydice."

3. Tron/Sora cosplay from Kingdom Hearts.

4. TechCrunch explains how Twitter got hacked.

*Previously: Philip K. Dick book cover gallery.

*Buy Kingdom Hearts toys and collectibles at eBay.

Clockwork dinosaurs (link roundup)



Clockwork dinosaurs t-shirt by J. Rose available at Woot. Via.

And a few more links:

1. I noticed the growing Twitter outrage over the weekend about Amazon allegedly excluding books with homosexual content from their sales rankings, and am now glad I didn't post about it. (I fell for enough April Fool's Jokes.) It was apparently a prank by a hacker, who took advantage of the fact that Amazon (used to) allow people to flag content as inappropriate. Although Amazon says it was a cataloging error.

2. I'm pretty sure I want a copy of the Big Little Book Aquaman Scourge of the Sea.

3. Dan Piraro describes the time a reader claimed to have seen the face of Jesus in a Bizarro strip.

4. Some useful tips on creating an eCommerce site.

*Previously: Clockwork Headless Horseman.

*Buy cuckoo clocks at eBay.

Letter beads desktop wallpaper (link roundup)



Letter beads desktop wallpaper available here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. ESPN hosted an online chat with Jared, of Subway commercial fame. The questions all had to be provided by a plant, right?

2. Taco Bell colored the water dispenser button black and put up a sign falsely saying the dispenser did not provide water.

3. Road construction signs hacked to warn of zombie invasion. Video here.

4. Forget any global warming scares you might hear from the White House. Obama keeps the thermostat so high you could "grow orchids" in winter. Via.

*Find more desktop wallpapers here.

*Buy zombie toys at eBay.

Tennis player blasts ballboy in face (link roundup)



Tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro nailed a little kid right in the face at the Australian Open. Still photo of the player consoling the boy here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Visit Executive Bomb if you need contact information to send a product/service complaint. Via.

2. Real life Portal gun. Via.

3. Bizarre tale of civil war between 4Chan members. Via these sites.

4. Flash mashup of Galaga and Tempest. Via these sites.

*Previously: Portal/Escher mashup.

*Buy companion cubes at eBay.

Little Red Riding Hood iPhone wallpaper



Scott Thigpen has posted several iPhone and Android sized wallpapers.

Here's a few more links:

1. The happiest, fattest Pikachu fan you'll ever see.

2. The NFL is going to broadcast a game live in 3D (to select theaters) and has decided to start with the Raiders against the Chargers. Guess they assume it won't go very well and don't want any witnesses.

3. More evidence the LA Times long-harbored a disturbingly biased reporter.

4. Hacker recalls, at age of 9, figuring out how to improve his wingmen in the old X-Wing computer game. Via.

*Previously: Photo of an X-Wing sliding off an aircraft carrier.

*Buy Pikachu toys at eBay.