Pages Tagged “Tops”
Blog Posts
- How I Actually Use My Nexus 7 Android Tablet
I prefer the tablet to the smartphone when I’m at home, or any time I want to do something for more than a few minutes. But what about the desktop/laptop?
- Nexus 7 + USB Cable = Finally! Upload Photos Without a Laptop!
You can attach USB devices to a Nexus 7 Android tablet with a $1 cable adapter. Even thumb drives and cameras work, though you need an app to read them.
- Pop Stars as Fish
Ace of Bass, Death Crab for Cutie, Sushi and the Banshees, and other band/singer names adapted to life under the sea.
- Fuchsia Zoom
Last summer we bought a fuchsia to hang above our balcony. It bloomed for months, then seemed to die over the winter. Living in southern California, the idea of a plant that actually goes dormant in winter is a bit of a foreign concept, but we figured, well, just in case, let’s keep watering it. […]
- Who Named Impulse?
Superman, Batman, and Max Mercury have all been cited as giving comic-book speedster Bart Allen the name Impulse. Batman most famously in Impulse #50, and Superman just recently in the previews for next month’s All-Flash #1. But who named him originally? The name first appears on the cover of Flash #93 (August 1994), with an […]
- Flash Foreshadowing
The very first issue of Flash: The Fastest Man Alive starring Bart Allen features the Black Flash and a hint that death may already be stalking the hero.
- Victimized Hero
I didn’t think I had anything to add to the discussion on the infamous Heroes For Hire #13 cover. (Some of those links possibly NSFW.) Something stuck in my mind, though. Typolad suggested that “you would never, ever see Marvel or DC make a cover like this with a male protagonist. Yes, a male hero […]
- Super-hero Weaknesses
If your hero has to have an off-switch, that’s kind of a sign that they’ve been over-powered, isn’t it?
- Avocado’s Number
Every English-speaking chemistry student has joked about Avocado’s Number, the number of particles in a guaca-mole. The joke’s gone pro at Trader Joe’s.
- Beware of Invisible Cows
The visitor center for the Mauna Kea observatories has a sign that says Beware of Invisible Cows. It actually makes sense in context.
- Songs Not to Play at a Wedding
Break-ups, infidelity, sadness, pain and anger are all popular topics for songs…but they might not be the best way to celebrate a wedding!
- Comic Con! (2003)
Photos and comments from our day at Comic Con International in San Diego