Superman: How To Rescue a Rusting Man-of-Steel
fanboy.com — Sadly the Superman franchise is on hold as Hollywood waits for the legal chaos to clear up. But the larger issue facing our superhero a creative one: The seventy year-old franchise is in desperate need of a makeover. (Submitted by Janinco) More...
A Mainframe Giant Fails at the PC Market: A 1982 Documentary
fanboy.com — Beloved by geeks once upon a time the Digital Equipment Corporation was second only to IBM. This amazing 1982 documentary shows their efforts to enter the PC market in hot pursuit of the then new IBM PC. Sadly DEC failed and adding insult to injury by 1998 they would be swallowed up by Compaq which was a mere startup when this film was made. (Submitted by michaelpinto) More...
Vintage Japanese Commercials Starring Brad Pitt
fanboy.com — You have to start somewhere. (Submitted by EMFK) More...
Why Can't Hollywood Compete with Japanese Giant Robots.
fanboy.com — Yes I know James Cameron will make a billion dollars with Avatar. But you know what Cameron will never know how to do? Create a damn high quality giant robot that kids will want to buy thirty years from now! (Submitted by EMFK) More...
Are You Really Sure You Want to Legalize This?
fanboy.com — The unintentionally ironic thing about the Cheech & Chong Action Figure Set is that it strikes me as being the most effective anti-drug statement I’ve ever seen: And of course that irony goes even deeper as pretty much all anti-drug advertising always seems to make drug use somehow cooler. (Submitted by mklopez) More...
Viral Video Maker Mocked by His Apathetic Cat
fanboy.com — No I didn’t swipe that headline from The Onion: The subtle genius of this video is that it’s the perfect “man bites dog story” and speaks volumes about social media — if you’re willing to look under the surface. (Submitted by mklopez) More...
The Mainstream Media Should Stop Neglecting NASA
fanboy.com — Sadly for NASA everything went well on their test flight of the Ares I-X rocket, so some now just a day later nobody in the mainstream media even mentions this story which got little mention yesterday. Had the rocket blown up the chattering classes would be hard at work on this story this minute and for weeks to come. (Submitted by mklopez) More...
Small Form Factor PCs Have Smaller Lifespan for Geeky Users
fanboy.com — If you’re a geek don’t kid yourself that you’ll need anything less than a tower computer. Yes I know it won’t look sci fi, but trust me that in the future you won’t regret at least having the option of doing a hardware upgrade with ease (Submitted by mklopez) More...
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