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Lara is pregnant again.

In this order, my first thoughts were: ‘goal!’, and then ‘how did that happen?!’. Really, how did that happen?
Whatever the answer, it really doesn’t matter because Momma and Poppa are both over the moon. Baby Pearson #2 is due Jan 9th, which by appealing coincidence is exactly 18 months after Rubes […]

We run tings.
Tings no run we.

Today, a hat full of links from Celebration IV, the Star Wars community’s semi-annual sad-fan love-in. Am I sounding bitter?

When I grow up I want to be a clone
Stay on target!
The Hidden Fortress Strikes Back
What makes a Samurai / Stormtrooper mashup cool, when a Lucas / Jedi mashup makes me want to hide in a […]

Neo-Ruins: Lithographs of post-apocalyptic Tokyo
Tokyo Now
Meme watch: The Bus Uncle
Han in carbonite chocolate bar (DIY). I am no stranger to chocolate hacks
New Spooky album, Open, out June 25. Spooky are one of my favorite acts from the glorious, lamented, live techno scene of the mid-90’s
Robot bonding in Iraq
He remembers the time “one of the robots […]

Yawn… what was in that apple?
No, dear readers, unfortunately I have not been asleep for the past two months. Far from it. With all sorts of things going on, blogging has been a low priority. But the fog is lifting, and I feel the muse alighting on my shoulders even as I type. Let us […]

Electroencephalograph cap for controlling video games. Does anyone else remember Clint Eastwood thinking in Russian?
Avatar. Interesting looking new James Cameron sci-fi, expected May ‘09.
Dance Dance Immolation. Some people have too much time on their hands.
Nice to see Adam Buxton, longtime Robotperson favourite from the Adam and Joe Show in action:lampooning News 24 signers
The website development […]

Star Wars chubbies. Russian dolls from a galaxy far, far away.
Robotperson loves this baroque wallpaper by Gampus Fratesi. Take a closer look at the pattern.
Chomsky on Iran, energy and America’s gangster approach to foreign policy
China … does not get intimidated when Uncle Sam shakes his fist. That’s scary. In particular, it’s dangerous in the case […]

For Valentine’s Lara bought me these cute Bearbricks. Nice, but to leaven the sweetness she also bought me the Brass Eye dvd. Fantastic - It’s been too long since I’ve witnessed Paedogeddon. Absolute class.

Are you ready for this? I’ve developed a new watercooler technique that saves time and delivers water at the perfect temperature. Sounds impossible, I know, but there is a way. Here’s how it’s done:
First, you need a cooler with both ‘normal’ and ‘chilled’ buttons. A mechanical cooler works best: no fancy-pants electronic UV units here. […]

Beijing 2008 Olympics pictograms. Ugh. They remind me of some sort of Boy Scout knot diagram. Do they really need to inflect every tiniest aspect of the games with some sort of twee national character? Stick with the Munich ‘72 set and be done with it.
For fans of Squares, try Dodge, or the arm achingly […]