Links posted on August 31, 2004
This is what happens when you Fight a Stranger in the Alps [12MB mpg] - The most ludicrous safe-for-TV-dubbing EVAR, as captured by FLIVO(tm). (more info in response)
Using functional MRI on two patients simultaneously, researchers have created the first live two-player game controlled entirely by your mind. The game is, fittingly, Pong. A musician player, for instance, imagines a crescendo or more instruments in an orchestra to make the paddle move up. To lower the paddle, just quiet the music in your head. As Nintendo once said, Now You're Playing with Power.
You've seen, I hope, the bracket-style Showdown of Simpsons Minor Characters (final results and analysis here)... Now find out, as in the Conan O'Brien gag, what would happen If They Mated!
I woke up this morning to 101X discussing the pending lawsuit between Best Brains Inc. (aka Mystery Science Theater 3000) and Alamo Drafthouse/Mr. Sinus. (statesman reg. required, avoid reg with bugmenot). Notables include:
- the lawsuit concerns the format of their show as much as or more than simply the name similarity
- the vulgarity and nudity at Mr. Sinus shows is particularly targeted as degrading the MST3K brand name
- Alamo was actually approached by Best Brains to screen old MST3K episodes (which would have been AWESOME), but they claim Alamo said no and then turned around and hired out the Mr. Sinus gang to rip the idea off
- Best Brains says they denied them a "license" to the idea and told them to knock it off and change the name, but they didn't
- Alamo's corporate entity is listed as Alamo South Lamar, LP which is both weird and lends evidence to the hearsay that the downtown drafthouse will soon be re-located to the old site of Fiesta groceries on S. Lamar (I first overheard that many months ago).