Off Topic: Sand Drawing to Illustrate the Numbers of Fallen at D-Day

D Day Sand Painting

Yesterday – June 6th, 2014 – marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day, when allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in France. It’s one of the most famous battles of the past century, and depicted in famous movies such as The Longest Day or Saving Privat Ryan. There were many types of commemorations, political […]

Off-Topic: Incredible Diablo Cosplay

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I know the Dark Angels Space Marine Cosplay is a long-time most-popular guest-posts. Here is another incredible costume that’s making the rounds on the internet.. not Warhammer 40K-related, but inspired by Diablo III, by cosplayer Krizdel Ingreso. Incredible! Diablo Cosplay Originally from Geek X Girl (I think). There is a nice Facebook photo album with the […]

Off Topic: And They Shall Know No Android

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At the risk of stirring up (again) the proverbial hornet’s nest, I felt the need to share these two recent pictures from Apple (or rather, from Chitika) on the use of the iPad vs. alternative devices. Why? Simply because it is a discussion that keeps coming up in talking about Games Workshop’s bias for Apple’s […]

Off Topic: US Military Wants To Build Powered Armour

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Don’t you love it when “real life” tries to catch up with (science) fiction in one funny ways. This one may well be such a case. The US put out a tender for somebody to build them a “TALOS” Battlesuit for their Special Forces: T.A.L.O.S. stands for Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit. And they want […]

Ben Affleck: “I’m Batman!”

Ben Affleck Cast as Batman

I don’t think ever seen a casting-choice for a Hollywood movie make waves like this before. Not. Ever. #1 – I like Ben Affleck, but… Ben Affleck, fresh with a Best-Picture Oscar for his movie Argo, is going to step into the shoes of Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Christian Bale to play […]

Off-Topic: Need a new Blog? Check Ghost on Kickstarter!

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The past few days have shown that Google – Blogger.com – is a treacherous place to blog. I still believe that a self-hosted solution is only way to approach any half-way serious blog. That said, a self-hosted blog can be more challenging (just a little) than some of the free solutions out there. That said, […]