Earth Day Footprint quiz

A kinda fun quiz that tries to determine how many earths that we’d need if everyone lived like you. Currently there are only 4.5 productive acres per person, with my lifestyle I use 15.

 
CATEGORY
ACRES

FOOD
6.9

MOBILITY
0.2

SHELTER
4.2

GOODS/SERVICES
4

TOTAL FOOTPRINT
15

 Find out how many you use here! 

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Waltz of the Dolls - Metal Version

One of the best songs from one of the best Video Game soundtracks ever produced, the Waltz of the Dolls from Final Fantasy 4 is played on Guitar and Piano by Alexander “housethegrate” Liss (website).

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Of course, I am a fan of people playing Final Fantasy music on normal instruments. As I’ve proven before.

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Surprise, Surprise: Gears of War coming to PC

In a move that doesn’t surprise me in the least Mark Rein, Epic’s VP, basically came out and said “Gears of War is coming to the PC”. This only continues the pattern that cause me not to buy the original Xbox, where the games worth playing are either going to come out on another console [...]

InPhase begins shipping holographic storage

InPhase Technologies has begun bulk shipping of its 300GB holographic storage disks and drives, the firm said yesterday. The Tapestry HDS-300R drive costs $18,000, with the 1.5mm-thick platters running to $180 a piece. The firm already claims a series of high profile customers, including Turner Broadcasting, the US Geological Survey, and Lockheed Martin.
InPhase’s roadmap sees [...]

NPR commentary says Wii offers nothing but “a false sense of what it’s like to compete in the world”

National Public Radio posted a commentary from Kelly McBride, a concerned parent, regarding her children’s frequent use of the Wii. Rather than relishing the fact that the new toy has them off the couch and swinging their arms, Kelly worries that her children are equating the game version of the sports with the real-life counterpart; [...]

Supreme Commander Demo!

From the creators of the best Real-Time strategy game ever made Chris Taylor and his new company Gas-powered games (who made Dungeon Siege) have rolled out the unofficial sequel to Total Annihilation. It embodies everything that TA was, and pushes it to the limit of modern technology.
I had a great time with the Beta and [...]

The Wonderful World of No More Bleach Filler

I’ll just post the highlights from this week’s episode (114):

Words could not do it justice!

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Wii Phone

A Wii Phone from Nintendo? C’mon; this seems a little far fetched, or is it? Recently we’ve seen the iPhone, rumors of a Zune Phone and now this.
According to T3 there is a distinct possibility that Nintendo may be coming out with some type of phone combined with the console remote. There had been [...]

Apple iPhone vs. Samsung F700

Apple’s iPhone may have been announced first, but Samsung’s Ultra Smart F700If you’ll take a little journey with me, we’ll compare the iPhone and the F700 and see which one comes out on top—on paper.
(announced yesterda) seems to be one-up Apple’s effort in a few feature categories.
The Samsung doesn’t exactly look “five years behind [...]

Guy steals Xbox, calls Microsoft when it doesn’t work.

So, there’s this 14-year old kid in Mt. Victoria, New Zealand, right? Kid breaks into a house and steals someones  Xbox 360 and all their games. Takes the games, disappears. Until he decides to personally call Microsoft and complain because the legitimate owner’s already registered the 360 and now the thief can’t get online [...]