Damn. Stan Winston passed away at age 62. The man that brought us all the special effects of the Terminator, Aliens, Men In Black, Jurassic Park, Edward Scissorhands, Predator, Batman (er…the Tim Burton version) and countless others has gone… unless his body is just from an alginate mold.
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See ya Stan
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political whiz kid…
via geekDI grabbed this from Perez:
A 13 year old from Texas who stole his Dad’s credit card and ordered two hookers from an escort agency, has today been convicted of fraud and given a three year community order.
Ah to be a kid again! And remember when you didn’t know what to do with a hooker:
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Mac desktop as music video
via geekDSaw this over at TUAW. Some guy named Dennis Liu made this music video for a band called The Bird and the Bee using his mac desktop. Pretty cool; and shows how a little ingenuity can go a long way.
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New Free NIN!
via geekDYeah, I admit it, I read it on Perez.
Trent’s posted a DRM-free new full length album The Slip before the actual product is scheduled to be released. Reznor says on NIN’s official site, “thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years – this one’s on me.”
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I Think I’ll Be Nauseous
via geekDTwo internal Microsoft promos demonstrate just how lucky we are that the Yahoo! talks fell apart.
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Uni psycho
via geekDIt’s appropriate that riding this thing would be the equivalent of kicking me in my naughty bits; as the inventor, Ben Gulak is only 18 years old, and that’s enough of a kick to the groin. Canadian too. Ouch.
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Yahoo Loves Flex
via geekDWell, I gotta say Yahoo is really embracing Flash and Flex – there’s a really good API detailing the new AS3 Maps API for embedding Yahoo maps within a Flex or Flash interface.
