Points of Interest – 3/4/08
See? I haven’t forgotten! But don’t get TOO excited, this one’s a brief one.
Assorted Mushrooms
- Article: It’s a marvelous age we live in, isn’t it? What with all the technological wonders… granted, a lot of it can still be faulty, but that’s likely to improve over time.
At any rate, what’s really amazing is how much of this was predicted by Star Trek… or perhaps influenced by? No one will ever confuse me for a Trekkie, but I do respect the show for what it’s done and the impact it’s had. And you can see some of that impact here in the Top 10 Star Trek Tech, ten modern day technological wonders that were predated a long, long time ago in a galaxy… wait…
- Websites: Here are two websites that have been taking a lot of my time lately: Waiter Rant, a blog belonging to an entity known only as “The Waiter” who recounts tales of life and living, as well as strange experiences in serving the overpriveleged, and the occassional Q&A about proper etiquette when dealing with people who live on tips.
The other one is (The Customer Is) Not Always Right, a more user-interactive site where slaves to the grind share their tales of customers without clues, and other strange experiences that make you wonder when the robots will arrive to do these jobs, while simultaneously answering the question inadvertantly: When robots can handle the vast quantities of illogic without blowing all its circuitboards.
Video Power
- Article: “Video Games Live is video game music performed by a live orchestra, celebrating music in games both new and old.
Kombo Senior News Editor David Oxford
(that’s me, btw) is a gamer with his head stuck so far up oldschool Nintendo’s ass that he can’t tell the difference between bushes and clouds.See what happens when we put these two unlikely entities together in Toronto for one night only.”
–LBD “Nytetrayn”