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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:38:00 +0000

After the shaky hand-cam version that popped up on Youtube earlier this week, this is the official trailer for the American remake of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. Seriously, have you ever heard of a cam-rip for a trailer?!

Anyway, I'm not usually the biggest fan of this American habit of re-doing everything, but to be honest, the Swedish/German movies kind of sucked. Maybe this one will do the series justice and if you haven't read the books already, I strongly recommend them.

(via Buzzfeed)

I Steal Pets

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:31:00 +0000

Rachel Bloom, of 'Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury' fame has a new song out. And it's awesome. Less raunchy then her first hit, but every bit as enjoyable.

Also, genuinely awesome music.

Related: 'Fuck Me Ray Bradbury' (No age verification necessary, for your convinience).

(via Buzzfeed)

New Between Two Ferns

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:37:00 +0000

And I'm talking about Galifianakis again. Anyways, I posted the last 'Between Two Ferns' with Tila Tequila and Jennifer Aniston when it came out and now there's a new episode at last. This time Zach is met by no other than Will Ferrell.

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Will Ferrell from Will Ferrell

From the Diaries of Zach Galifianakis

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Tue, 24 May 2011 11:54:00 +0000

“I was at a party — I’d never met her — and she was like, ‘Come sit down.’ So I sit at her table and talk for 10 minutes, and she goes, ‘I think it’s time for you to leave now.’ So I say, ‘January, you are an actress in a show and everybody’s going to forget about you in a few years, so fucking be nice,’ and I got up and left.”

- Zach Galifianakis about an encounter with January Jones

Also, yes I am sure about the spelling of Galifianakis.

(via TDW)

The End Of Days - Are You Ready?

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:06:00 +0000

I only just heard about this, but it looks like the world is coming to an end. On Saturday. However, according to Anjeanette, it will take a few months until everybody is dead, so if you're feeling lucky, there's still plenty of time to procrastinate and push this thing into the back of your mind. I know I'm gonna do that.

Picture Source: Wayward Blog

So we may still have until late October until all the freaks who actually believe in this religious crap have to - once again - admit they fucked up the date of the apocalypse. Which of course doesn't mean they're all a bunch of delusional whackjobs. By no means. They are probably just your garden variety stupid person.

All of us, who, of course, know that the apocalypse is going to be brought about by zombies and to be completed in December 2012. I mean, you'd have to be crazy to believe anything else.

(via Nerdist)

Mea Culpa

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:34:00 +0000

Ok, so this might be totally intentional, but even if it was, it would be the most funny and original thing to happen on the Simpsons since probably season 11 or something.

In the credits of yesterday's episode they misspelled Kristen Schaal's name as Kristen Schall and apologized by putting in this chalkboard gag. This might just be awesome enough to persuade me to give the show another chance.

(via TDW)

Where Are They Now?

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:34:00 +0000

What happens to viral video stars after their 15 minutes of fame are over? It's sort of like what happens to one-hit-wonders only a little worse.

(via Mashable)

Angry Birds For Chrome

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:37:00 +0000

Finally, we can play Angry Birds on a PC, for free. Suck it, iPhone! It's an extension for Google Chrome, so you can play it in the browser.

Get it here

(via TDW Geeks)
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Amy Pond Painting

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Sat, 07 May 2011 16:36:00 +0000

So, here's some more original content. I made this pop-arty, comicy painting of the adorable Karen Gillan/Amy Pond from my beloved Doctor Who in acrylic paint on canvas. Can't wait for the new episode tonight.

Click here for higher resolution.

Hope you like it!

Happy Star Wars Day!!

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:56:00 +0000

That Must Be What News People Are Thinking Today, Right?

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:22:00 +0000

(via Reddit)

Best Anti-Theft Device Ever

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Sun, 01 May 2011 15:23:00 +0000

This is a commercial for German electronics mail order company Conrad. Unfortunately, they only sell the parts you need to build this thing yourself so you'll have to build one yourself. Also, I bet that there's a law against this.

There is a short video showing the making of the device, as well as a list of the necessary parts and some instructions on this site (German). The Downside? All the parts are going to cost you about 780€ ($1,150).

Birth Certificate, Ya'll!

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:48:00 +0000

What's the worst thing that could happen to your Obama birth certificate book? That's right, two weeks before it is published, the aforementioned certificate is presented to the public. Thousands of people who pre-ordered the thing are probably online right now looking up Amazon's return policies.

Donald Trump, of course claims the publication of the certificate to be his accomplishment, while others have turned from doubting the existence of the certificate to doubting its authenticity. Are you fucking serious?

In other news:

You can find a pdf of the birth certificate right here on the White House website.

(via TDW)

The Wilhelm Scream

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:44:00 +0000

Ever heard of the Wilhelm Scream? You've probably heard it before. It's a stock scream and it's been featured in a ton of movies, such as all Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies. It has since become somewhat of an in-joke among sound people.

Here's a compilation of a couple of its uses.

(via TDW)

Tonight's The Night

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:35:00 +0000

(Original Image via DaemonsTV)

Fight For Your Right Revisited - Beastie Boys Short Film

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:27:00 +0000

The Star-laden Beastie Boys short is finally here. I hope the stream works for you; there's probably about a billion people trying to watch it right now. This is the full and uncensored version.

Here is a short excerpt from the cast: Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood, Will Arnett, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Ted Danson, Steve Buscemi, Kirsten Dunst, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and many more. Check the IMDb site if you're not impressed yet.

[update]: The video has been removed. I'll be looking for another version of it somewhere. In the meantime, enjoy the trailer.

[update]: Found another version on vimeo. Let's enjoy it while it lasts.

B.B. - F.F.Y.R. (R.) from Whitey Blackman on Vimeo.

(via Nerdcore)

Movie Quality Info Graphic

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:21:00 +0000

Ever feel like the movies aren't what they're used to be? You may have a point. If you look at this graph you cannot help but see a steady decline in quality of the most successful movies.

By the way, here are some of the top grossing movies from 1995 (the absolute low point). Jumanji, Waterworld, Casper, Batman Forever and in first place Die Hard with a Vengeance. Doesn't sound that great, does it?

(via TDW)

Live Grenade Paperweight

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:10:00 +0000

Police in Birmingham, AL found a live WWII grenade in a car during a routine traffic stop. The car was searched after a check of the driver's license revealed there was a warrant for his arrest.

The owner of the hand grenade said he had received it as a present from his grandfather when he was a teenager and had been using it as a paperweight.

(via Gizmodo)

Back To Film School

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:22:00 +0000

Some of M. Night Shyamalan's fans - apparently he still has some left - have decided to set up a website to collect money for him to go back to film school. Maybe, if this would get us another movie like 'The Sixth Sense' it might just be worth it.

$150,000 is what they're looking for to present to him in the form of a giant check. In the likely case that he refuses the offer, they are planning to hold a film festival at Tisch School of the Arts and award the money to the aspiring filmmaker who wins.

They're currently at about $500 so this might take a while...

(via PopEater)

Annie - We Try Not To Sexualize Her 4

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:40:00 +0000

Nothing much going on around the interwebs, so here comes another sexy gif of Alison Brie. Enjoy.

(via 4gifs)

Cat And Dolphin

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:05:00 +0000

Here's a video of a cat playing with some dolphins. That is all.

(via Neatorama)

Toy Stories

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:17:00 +0000

London-based designer/illustrator Aled Lewis made this beautiful series entitled "Toy Stories".

(via iGNANT)

Smaug's Treasure

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:11:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered how much Smaug (the dragon from 'The Hobbit') is really worth. Over at Forbes they did the math. At least we get a ballpark as to how much the treasure is worth.

Picture: Wikipedia

"Dragons are long and narrow, so we can safely assume that Smaug can curl comfortably up on a treasure mound with same diameter as his body length – 19.2 feet.

How high is the mound? Well, at one point in The Hobbit, Bilbo climbs up and over the mound, and we know that Hobbits are approximately three feet tall. Assuming the mound is twice the height of Bilbo, we can say that the mound has a height of approximately 6 feet – like a six foot tall man climbing over a 12 foot mound of coins; substantial but not insurmountable.

To keep the math relatively simple and to avoid complications like integrating the partial volume of a sphere, we can approximate Smaug’s bed of gold and silver to be a cone, with a radius of 9.6 feet (1/2 the diameter) and a height of 7 feet (assuming the weight of the dragon will smush down the point of the cone by about a foot).

Now we can calculate the volume of Smaug’s treasure mound:

V= 1/3 π r2 h = 1/3 * π * 9.62 * 7 = 675.6 cubic feet"

Long story short, they value his treasure at about $8.6 billion. Not bad, eh?

You might also want to check out their list of the 15 richest fictional characters, featuring Bruce Wayne, Mr. Burns, Gordon Gekko and many more.

Can you guess who the richest fictional character is? Hint: He's not human.

(Forbes via io9)

Old Lady Cuts Off Georgia's Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:10:00 +0000

While digging for scrap metal, an old woman in Georgia accidentally severed the cable that connects the entire country as well as parts of Armenia and Azerbaijan to the internet. Oops...

Picture: Wikipedia

That's Georgia, the former Soviet Republic in the Caucasus, not the Southern state. You can see Russia from this Georgia.

(Independent via Nerdcore)

Did You Know The Internet Pormotes Satanism?

noreply@blogger.com (Dudemeister) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:18:00 +0000

"A surge in Satanism fuelled by the internet has led to a sharp rise in the demand for exorcists, the Roman Catholic Church has warned."

I didn't even know 'fuelled' was spelled with two Ls.

(Telegraph via /.)