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| The Long Wait for Spore Gets
Relatively Shorter |
| February 15, 2008 at 10:29am |
We're not sure what's going on here, but we
probably should give them their privacy.
Those of you who have been patiently awaiting
the release of
Spore
can at least see the primordial ooze at the end of the tunnel now. A
September 7 release date has been announced for the
PC game.
While your wait may seem like a long one, if you consider the fact that
many scholars believe it took us about 13 billion years to get from
space dust to the invention of The Clapper™, then waiting a couple of
years for the release of a game doesn't even measure as a blip on the
geologic timeline.
However, Albert Einstein once said as he was explaining
relativity, "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute.
But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour."
So perhaps it all depends on how you look at it.
While you're waiting for Spore, which allows you to create and guide
the evolution of your own civilization from spore to space travel,
you can make the time pass relatively quickly by checking out the
trailer, screen shots and previews here.
We'll leave it up to you to
decide whether you'd like do that while sitting on a hot stove or
while sitting with a pretty girl. |
| There's Still Hope for Valentine's
Procrastinators |
| February 14, 2008 at 11:04am |
You still have time to show how you
feel.
So Valentine's Day has sort of sneaked up on
you, and you suddenly find yourself without a gift for your
sweetheart. You could try running by the grocery store after work,
but by then all of the good cards, candy and flowers will be gone.
And nobody wants to get an Aloe Vera plant, a pack of gum and a "Get
Well Soon" card for Valentine's Day.
We're here to help. Why not go for the charm of a homemade Valentine
card? Just fold a piece of paper, draw some hearts on it, and you're
halfway there. Here are a few suggestions for the romantic greeting.
Dear Valentine,
I know you said no presents this year, and that my love would be enough.
But rather than wasting that kind of time and energy, here is a card.
Dear Sweetheart,
Although the court order keeps me at least 200 yards away, my love still reaches you.
Dearest Snugglekins,
Why are you mad at me? Most people would be thrilled to get a treadmill for
Valentine's Day. And sugar-free chocolate tastes just as good.
Dear Babycakes,
This year I wanted to get you something that I know you would really like,
and I promise I will get it for you if I ever figure out what you like.
In the meantime, here is a card.
Dear Valentinian Carbon-Based Life Form,
Your eyes are like two hollow structures located in bony sockets of the skull,
functioning together or independently, each having a lens capable of focusing
incident light on an internal photosensitive retina from which nerve impulses
are sent to the brain.
Dear Valentine Who Needs to Lighten Up a Little,
If you think about it, it’s kind of a compliment that you caught me
with someone who looks just like you.
While some of these may be a little too specific for your particular romantic situation,
we hope this gets the creative juices flowing for you. Good Luck!
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| America's Love Affair with the Bobble-head
Continues |
| February 12, 2008 at 5:10pm |
Cute and lovable, or just weird? You
be the judge.
What, exactly, is behind our fascination with bobble-head
dolls?
After all, if you were walking down the street, and you happened
upon an unfortunate soul with a huge noggin flailing about uncontrollably on a spring, you'd probably be a bit frightened,
or perhaps even repulsed. However, if someone recreates that exact scenario on
a doll, we simply can't get enough of them.
The same goes for the free Big Willy bobble-head you'll receive when your pre-order
the Wii version of Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed.
The bobble-head sits harmlessly on your desk, but the real
Big Willy shoots lasers out of his eyes and vaporizes people, which is
frowned upon in most societies.
Even weirder is the Jose Reyes bobble-head you can get for
pre-ordering Major League Baseball 2K8
for Xbox 360,
Wii
or PS3.
Imagine if the real Jose Reyes' head were on the same scale as the
bobble-head. He'd barely be able to swing the bat around, but he'd
probably have a great on-base percentage due to getting beaned all
of the time.
So why are bobble-heads so appealing to us? The ancient Greeks
studied aesthetics, and the answer probably has something to do with
phi. Until we figure that one out, you can round out your
bobble-head collection by pre-ordering
Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed
for Wii, which ships February 25, or Major League Baseball 2K8
for Xbox 360,
Wii
or PS3,
which ships March 3.
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