Off-Topic: Get Out of My Head, Jeff Bridges!
So a couple weeks ago, I dreamed I was married to Jeff Bridges. Not Tron Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski Jeff Bridges. The Men Who Stare at Goats Jeff Bridges, Scruffy Old Jeff Bridges. Why the Hell would I dream of Jeff Bridges? True, he’s been a part of my life since I was a [...]
Robots Redux–My Current Obsession
So my taiji teacher turned me onto the phrase The Uncanny Valley. Briefly, it’s a theory on how the closer a robot (or any non-human thing, really) approaches humanness, the more it freaks us the fuck out. Of course, I looked it up on the intertoobz, and I was relieved to find out that [...]
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto!
There is one arena in which the Japanese totally kick ass–robots! They do robots like nobody’s business. They have created a robot who can teach classes, and Saya, the teacher comes with six basic emotions–happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, fear, and surprise.
I have to say it. I hate robots. Let me back up a minute. That’s [...]
“Astro-Kid” Cosplay
I’ve often thought it would be cute to see an Astroboy cosplay, especially if the cosplayer was a cute little kid who just really admired Astroboy.
Thanks to this picture, I’ve changed my mind.
>shudder<
Just look at the other designs in their latex-y portfolio. I dare you.
