Jarvis Slacks
Clean Coal ad from the Coen Brothers
We’ve all seen these “Clean Coal” spoof ads, where the commercial makes fun of the fact that there is absolutely no way to glean clean energy from coal. None. Nope. Sorry. These commercials are sort of funny. Ok, they are freaking awesome. What is even better? The Coen Brothers made this one. You know, the … Read more
Senator’s Twitting? Proof of Twitter Shark-Jumping.
Twitter was fun, when it first appeared from the gods like the same way they gave us fire. Actually, Twitter is still fun. But it is losing its charm when Senators start busting out the 160 character announcements. I mean, wasn’t part of the charm the fact that no one knew about it? Even John … Read more
Is the Sarah Connor Chronicles getting too Emo?
I’m a big Sarah Connor Chronicles fan. Its sort of annoying how much I love serialized television, considering how little I get to sit in front of the television. The new episodes for the second half of the second season have been, well, a little disappointing. I like the cyborg-on-cyborg action and all the weird … Read more
Cafferty Depresses the already Depressed.
Want to get really depressed? Read the Jack Cafferty blog. It seems like the economic mess we are in is way more horrible than we thought, or worse than he thought. I think this time, it’s different. I have this uneasy feeling our country is in the process of changing forever, and not necessarily for … Read more
Watchmen clip forces me to reach for my “soothing pills”
I mean, just look at this clip and tell me you aren’t worried. Its like a middle-schooler got a hold of the rights and just went all rock and roll with it. Has the Dark Knight made all comic movies dated? Will the Watchmen be the comic book movie swan song? Or am I just … Read more
Man steals, Then turns into a Goat.
Absolutely nothing about this original post has been changed. From ABC News: Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery. Vigilantes took the black and white beast to the police saying it was an armed robber who had used black magic to transform himself into a goat to escape arrest … Read more
Ape-Pets to soon be illegal. Since, you know, they keep eating people.
So, since people are being eaten by Apes, the House is thinking about making Ape-Pets illegal. There goes my weekend. From Politico: House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that, at his request, the House of Representatives will consider on Monday, February 23, the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 80). Consideration of … Read more
Mass Effect 2 Teaser Trailer equals Renewed Love Affair
So, yeah, the teaser trailer is uber-short, but its uber-awesome as well. In my mind, three things are confirmed. 1, Mass Effect 2 is coming out this year. 2, There will be some DLC coming out this summer for the first one to get us pumped for the it the sequel. 3, At some point, … Read more
The Jarvis Slacks Podcast Number 17: Nate’s First Podcast Edition
This week on the Jarvis Slacks podcast, we talk to Nate Kowal (Cow + Owl), keeper of the Best Gamepad Ever blog. We have an excellent discussion about our top five games, our favorite gaming blogs and our favorite podcasts. Its pretty much the favorite podcast, which (if you aren’t careful) will turn into your … Read more
News Rodeo for Thursday, Feb. 19th.
Welcome back to another News Rodeo! I know you guys probably don’t care about this at all. But if I worried what you cared about all the time, I’d probably be wearing a monkey suit and doing a black-face dance. But let’s save the racist stuff for later! First, Iran demonstrates to the world why … Read more
