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The Cello Song
More good music from the cellist guy in the Piano Guys duo, playing a beautiful Beethoven tune originally written for the cello. Here he plays eight different parts and blends them together in perfect eight-part harmony. Enjoy! … Read entire article »
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Happy Nyan Year!
Hope your New Year is a great one, and to start off on a happy note: … Read entire article »
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Oh, oh, oh! Otamatone!
Oh, Japan, please don’t ever change! Without you, we’d all be less confused, less puzzled, and far less freaked out, so just keep doing what you’re doing! … Read entire article »
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Okay, these guys are just way too good…
I stumbled across these guys when I saw this really neat video on Youtube. “The Piano Guys” are a couple of musicians that re-do popular music with piano and cello and other instruments. They use them to re-interpret the music as well, as in the “Cello Wars” video, which also has fun with the cello artist playing both the “good” Jedi and the “evil” Sith on dueling cellos. Look for the appearance of “Darth Vader”… One … Read entire article »
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AnimeUSA 2011 Last day pics
Pictures from the third and last day of AnimeUSA 2011. Kind of a shame, there has been an anime convention in Crystal City since at least 1997, and this will be the last one for the foreseeable future. I went to my first one, Katsucon 4 I think it was, in 1998, and had only missed a couple there after that. Ah, well, the price of growth, they just got too big to … Read entire article »
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AnimeUSA Day 2, More pictures
Oh, look, it’s more pictures! These are from Day 2 of AnimeUSA 2011, taken Saturday the 19th. More pictures than Friday, but then again there were more things and people to take pictures of! Even pictures of people taking pictures! If you see yourself in one of them, please leave a comment! NOTE: click an icon for a picture, and click a picture for a larger version! … Read entire article »
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Pictures from AnimeUSA 2011 Day 1
So, here are some pictures from Day 1 of the AnimeUSA convention 2011, held in Crystal City. Enjoy, and if you see yourself in one of them, please leave a comment! … Read entire article »
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It’s coming, the Geek Singularity! A review of the webcomic “Weregeek”
This webcomic, “Weregeek”, is one of my favorites, mainly because it deals with all kinds of nerdy, geeky, fanboy things, like RPGs, sci-fi, games, comics, etc. … Read entire article »
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Be prepared to kiss your Internet goodbye…
Our Government is about to take away most of our rights on the Internet, all in the name of preserving the profits of the movie and music industry, two groups that have already made copyright a permanent thing, even though it spits on the memory of the Founders. The idea of making some money off of a creation is okay, but the Founders understood that society and the US in particular would benefit if that time was limited. But after Disney and other companies became powerful (by using creations that were freely available) they were able to “persuade” (buy off) the Government into making copyright permanent, so that creations never become free to use by the next generation of Disneys. Regular people will lose their rights, all in order to … Read entire article »
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