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Lux Delux features game trailer

dustin — 2011-07-04T17:23:03-04:00

Lux Delux was recently updated with a fullscreen mode, new options, and new maps. We created a new video trailer showing off the current features of Lux Delux:

YouTube - Lux Delux Features Game Trailer

Because I Haven't Posted A YouTube Video In A Really Long Time

goodladd — 2011-01-20T17:00:43-05:00

Uh Oh, Only 15 Million Years Left!

vinny9 — 2010-07-12T22:32:57-04:00

Mass exctintion events every 26-27 years

Go Spos!

chrisdye — 2010-06-24T09:48:15-04:00

Twenty years ago today, I went to my first baseball game. The Expos had the NL East lead, a half-game up on the Pirates, and it was half-price ticket day for under 16s, so I convinced my parents to drive all the way to the Big O with the family.

The Meech Lake Accord had failed the day before and it was St-Jean-Baptiste Day, so for the first (but not last) time in Expos history, many in the large (for the Expos) crowd of 25,000 booed Canada's national anthem. Anytime the Expos played at home on St-Jean-Baptise Day after that, they played the anthems during the warmup so that no one would be there to boo.

We sat in the first row of the upper deck, right behind home plate. Dennis Martinez had a solid start, but the relief was weak and the Pirates won the game, retaking the NL East lead (which they kept for the rest of the year). Disappointing, but I'll never forget how awesome it was to eat peanuts and ice cream and watch the Expos in the Big O on a hot summer day, during that brief time when the retractable roof actually worked.

Pin-Up Calendar from Medical Display Company Eizo

vinny9 — 2010-06-17T04:15:43-04:00

No hotlinking... Go visit the site.

Hell. Yes.

vinny9 — 2010-04-07T09:31:55-04:00

Axe Cop

A webcomic written by a 5 yr old and illustrated by his 29 yr old brother.

(via Story Robot)

Which is expanding faster: the universe or the National Hockey League?

chrisdye — 2009-12-14T18:19:06-05:00

I found this explanation of how fast the universe is expanding:
"Astronomers measure the expansion of the universe in kilometers per second per megaparsec. This is called the Hubble Constant, and its value is... around 70 kilometers per second per megaparsec... You can also put this into terms of a rate of growth. Roughly speaking, the universe is growing in size by about 7 percent every billion years."

If the universe is 13.7 billion years old, then 1 billion years is 7.3% of its age. The NHL was founded in November 26, 1917, making it 92 years 18 days old. 7.3% of 92 years 18 days is 6 years 262.65 days. 6 years, 262 days ago from today was March 27, 2003. The NHL has not created any expansion teams since that time. For the last 7.3% of their respective existences, the universe has expanded faster than the NHL.

Let's try two billion years. Having no knowledge of astrophysics, I figure if the universe is constantly expanding at 7% per billion years, then all we have to do is add 7% to 107% and arrive at 14.49% expansion for the last two billion years.

2 billion years is 14.6% of the universe's age. 14.6% of the NHL's age is 13 years 160.6 days. From today's date, we arrive at July 7, 1996.
Since 1996, the NHL has gone from a 26-team league to a 30-team league (Nashville, Atlanta, Minnesota and Columbus). This is a 15.38% increase.

To conclude, in the past 14.6% of their respective existences, the NHL has expanded at a slightly faster rate than the universe.

I Want You To Try Ass Effects

goodladd — 2009-11-22T23:31:05-05:00

I think the folks at Eisai pharmaceuticals may have wanted to try saying the name of their new drug out loud a few times before designing the marketing campaign. (Either that or they are marketing geniuses counting on the internet to spread it virally, and I am playing right into their hands.)

Posterrific

vinny9 — 2009-11-03T09:51:10-05:00

Just in case some of you aren't already into xkcd:
Epic poster covering character movement in geek movies

Chris, I'm sure you'll appreciate the Primer one...

Pardon my French

chrisdye — 2009-10-09T14:26:41-04:00

Canada's federal government has put its very useful Termium French-English dictionary on the web for free. It is great for technical expressions that you would not find in a regular dictionary.

Another way to find translations for technical expressions in English or French is to go to Google and type: "site:gc.ca" and then the expression. This will make Google show you all the pages on the Government of Canada website that use the expression. Almost everything the government publishes on the internet is translated, so once you have found your expression somewhere on a government website, click "Francais" at the top of the page to find out how the government translated it.

Hey, That's Pretty Funny

vinny9 — 2009-09-20T01:48:20-04:00

gawk; talk; nice; date; wine; grep; touch; kiss; unzip; strip; touch; finger; lyx; mount; fsck; more; yes; umount; more; yes; suck; make clean;
make mrproper; sleep

Apple WWDCgasm

goodladd — 2009-06-08T14:30:16-04:00

I don't own an iPhone, but this is a pretty sweet new feature:

There's a new feature [in iPhone OS 3.0] called Find My iPhone. . . . it will allow you to see on a map where your phone is. . . . You can send an alert tone to your phone that will play, announcing it's lost. It will play even if you left your phone in silent mode. . . . If your phone is really lost, there's a remote kill switch to wipe your phone of all your data.

I'm also super-stoked to discover that Leopard users will be able to upgrade to Snow Leopard for a measly $29. Hello, new iMac!

Step on my Trip

vinny9 — 2009-06-01T10:39:14-04:00

Is That His Lunch?

vinny9 — 2009-04-22T08:59:34-04:00

This image from the BBC required a bit of wikicontext before I understood what it was all about.

Low-Hanging Fruit

vinny9 — 2009-04-21T11:19:43-04:00

http://www.pixelmator.com/

A Mac specific, pic editing tool priced at 60$ US. F'ing smart move.

This is what I do when I'm sick

vinny9 — 2009-03-12T10:02:55-04:00

Holy cranial matter, this is awesome.

via Jonathan Coulton

More here

Overheat!

registeredname — 2009-01-15T00:14:41-05:00

Remember Exciteboke on the NES?
Also, is that Jerry?

Treadmill BIKE!

registeredname — 2009-01-06T11:27:55-05:00

Is this for real?

http://www.bikeforest.com/tread/index.php

My favorite is where it says "Take it off some sweet jumps!"
The video is hilarious...

Nostalgia for Nosamours

chrisdye — 2008-11-07T16:36:16-05:00

Ah, remember the good old days? When Celine Dion was happy to get the anthem singing gig at an Expos game in an unfinished Olympic Stadium?

So malicious

chrisdye — 2008-11-06T20:08:49-05:00

Wikitravel is one of my favourite travel and tourism websites, especially while in Europe. It's a great way to get tips to make your holiday more relaxing or daytrip more fun. I just checked out its entry on Mogadishu; well worth the read.

Kudos

goodladd — 2008-10-29T23:42:46-04:00

The guy next to me on the T today was playing Lux on his iPhone.

That is all.

EXTREME!

LePhil — 2008-10-24T19:11:28-04:00

Why have I not heard of this before?

2008 Lux Awards

dustin — 2008-10-23T16:41:39-04:00

The Luxtoberfest 2008 award ceremonies are being held inside online Lux Delux on Sunday at 1 PM Pacific / 4 PM Eastern / 8 PM UK / 9 PM Europe time.

All Luxers are eligible to vote for the best map of the year. Please vote now!

World Domination Video

dustin — 2008-10-20T21:52:15-04:00

Lux Video of World Domination.

A way to waste an hour, five seconds at a time.

chrisdye — 2008-10-19T16:04:41-04:00

Five second movies

2,348 A.E. - Lux Map of the Week

dustin — 2008-10-06T16:19:20-04:00

The year is 2,348 A.E. (A.E. � After Earth) OR 12,349 C.E. and Earth has been rendered uninhabitable—forcing humanity into the Galaxy. The forces of New Earth fight for order, while the many crime lords hope to destroy it. It is a turbulent place, filled with thieves, mercs, warlords and those ... [read more...]

2,348 A.E. was created by Xeros Armera. It's the Lux Map of the Week.

Nevada - Alien Assault - Lux Map of the Week

dustin — 2008-10-01T02:45:15-04:00

Rules:
-The Air Force Bases & Phase Canon can attack any UFO hull, but the hulls cannot attack back.

-Capturing the 2 secret air force bases will incur a penalty

-UFO cockpits control the laser beams, which can attack all areas within the target continent. In other w... [read more...]

Nevada - Alien Assault was created by Mark Bauer & Drifter. It's the Lux Map of the Week.

Dymaxion - Lux Map of the Week

dustin — 2008-09-22T16:34:44-04:00

One small world. One big island.

Countries are connected if adjacent or linked by a dotted line. The "N.W. African Coast" and "E. Brazil" are connected; as well as the "W. Australian Claim" and "New Zealand".

Map based on Dymaxion map projection.
(Compass design has ... [read more...]

Dymaxion was created by yi3artist. It's the Lux Map of the Week.

New Hampshire - The Last First Primary - Lux Map of the Week

dustin — 2008-09-16T16:03:43-04:00

The front-runner for the nomination of the President of the United States misinterpreted the media's definition of a "battleground" state. Taking the term literally, the candidate brought his own private army to New Hampshire assuming that it must be conquered by force in order to win the election... [read more...]

New Hampshire - The Last First Primary was created by Mark Bauer. It's the Lux Map of the Week.

North Carolina - Tuscarora War - Lux Map of the Week

dustin — 2008-09-04T23:33:13-04:00

The year is 1711, for decades the European colonists have lived in relative peace with their native neighbors. However more and more colonists arrive everyday, straining the already tense situation. The most powerful tribe in the region is the Tuscarora tribe. The Upper faction of the tribe, led by... [read more...]

North Carolina - Tuscarora War was created by Mark Bauer. It's the Lux Map of the Week.