Rock like you work..

It was just brought to my attention that we may have played Rock Band for 6 hours straight last night. \m/_

Sorte Danada

Lots of great/scary near misses with death.

Voice recording may be world’s oldest - CNN.com

The 10-second clip of a woman singing “Au Clair de la Lune,” taken from a so-called phonautogram, was recently discovered by audio historian David Giovannoni. The recording predates Thomas Edison’s “Mary Had a Little Lamb” — previously credited as the oldest recorded voice — by 17 years.

ROM Check Fail

THIS IS FANTASTIC. TRY THIS OUT.

http://playthisthing.com/rom-check-fail

Take the protagonist, with related verbs, of every major 80s hit, along with the enemies, the art assets, and the midi signature. Put them on separate, concentric roulettes, and spin. Spin every few seconds. Try to win.

I had basically an identical idea for a Flash game but this is much more ambitious and perfect. Give it a shot.

Rick Astley asked about Rickrolling?

Over the last year or so, Astley has watched with puzzled amazement as “Never Gonna Give You Up” has been mocked, celebrated, remixed and reprised, its original music video viewed millions of times on YouTube, all by a generation that could barely swallow its Gerber carrots when the song first topped the pop charts.

Wow, he’s finally publicly responded?

Web Scout – Online Entertainment and Culture - Los Angeles Times