Stephane Ortelli Walks Away From Insane Crash Le Mans 2008

Dontcha just hate it when the Euro Circuit Racer does this?

Endless Oil Demand

New York Times April 29th 2008

"As oil prices soared to record levels in recent years, basic economics suggested that consumption would fall and supplies would rise as producers drilled for more oil.

But as prices flirt with $120 a barrel, many energy experts are becoming worried that neither seems to be happening. Higher prices have done little to suppress global demand or attract new production, and the resulting mismatch has sent oil prices ever higher.That has translated into more pain at the pump, with gasoline setting a fresh record of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Monday.

Experts expect prices above $4 a gallon this summer, and one analyst recently predicted that gasoline could reach $7 in the next four years."

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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES by the Angry Nintendo Nerd

I dont think I will ever get tired of the Angry Nintendo Nerd and his rants. He whines for a while, but the bit at the end is the pure golden vitriol of an 8 year old channeled through a 30 year old man.

I still play a lot of these older NES games as well, and I have to say TMNT is one that nearly drove me insane as a kid, although I remember beating it. Shredder was nearly impossible. But if the games were designed for kids, why were they so devilish and horrible? I think many, many early videogame developers actually hated children. The people who designed games like TMNT, Ghosts n Goblins, and Rush n Attack for the NES should have a class action lawsuit filed against them by all the emotionally scarred kids whose fragile psyches were shattered in the 1980s.

All I know is James and me could definitely use some counseling paid for by Nintendo's surging share price, and probably a few more Rolling Rocks wouldnt hurt either.


Check out more Angry Nintendo Nerd videos on youtube.

Leeroy Jenkins

I dont play World of Warcraft but I have a lot of friends who do, so this is for them. The people in this video spend hours getting their guild members together for some huge raid, then one guy "Leeroy Jenkins" goes off to microwave some chicken during the final spell buffs. When he gets back, he thinks everyone is waiting for him to start the raid, while they are actually putting on the final and most important buffs. He charges in with a battlecry that will forever be known for all of history: "LEEEEEEEEROY JENKIIIIIINS!!!!"

This is such a popular youtube clip (5.5M views +) that there have been several parodies, knock offs, tributes and remixes. Leeroy has made an appearance as a trivia question on the TV game show Jeopardy, and Blizzard is making a Leeroy Jenkins figurine for the WoW Miniature Tabletop Game coming out later in 2008. They might not have succeeded in the raid, but as Leeroy says, "Hey - at least I have chicken."

Leeroy Jenkins Super-Techno Euro-Trance Ultra-Turbo Future-Mix

Leeroy Jenkins on Jeopardy

Leeroy Jenkins 300 Parody

Leeroy Jenkins Halo 3 Parody

Leeroy Jenkins Ninja Loot in World of Offline Gaming

Leeroy Jenkins Wiki

U.S. Spies Use Videogames for Training

Wired 4.24.08 by Michael Peck

"In the wake of the intelligence bungles that propelled the United States into the Iraq war, it's no secret that the nation's spies have been working to improve the quality of their analysis. Now the top U.S. military intelligence agency has come up with a new tool for teaching recruits critical thinking skills: videogames.

The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has just taken delivery of three PC-based games, developed by simulation studio Visual Purple under a $2.6 million contract between the DIA and defense contractor Concurrent Technologies. The goal is to quickly train the next generation of spies to analyze complex issues like Islamic fundamentalism.

Given a choice between a droning classroom lecture or a videogame, the best method for teaching Generation Y was obvious. "It is clear that our new workforce is very comfortable with this approach," says Bruce Bennett, chief of the analysis-training branch at the DIA's Joint Military Intelligence Training Center."

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The World's Hardest (Flash) Game

The World's Hardest (Flash) Game

I got to about the 12th level before sanity crept in. Its like a budget N+.

The game keeps taunting you and insulting your mother. I find it hilarious.

Donkey Kong (Colecovision) (How To Beat Home Video Games 3)

"Colecovision: Another high resolution game machine, with a built-in expansion port to allow for additions to the system like a computer keyboard."

Apparently in the early 1980s 256x192 was considered "high resolution." This clip is worth it simply for the sweet analog synthesizer FX at the beginning.