Something Awful has a funny photo montage of classic artwork, but with a Star Wars twist. Check it out here if you are a nerd.

I've always been interested in case modding - not quite enough to undertake case modding myself, but I do appreciate a good case mod when I see one. I ran across a link this morning that shows some pretty amazing examples of case mods, so I want to share it. Head over to PCWorld's article to check them out!
Some of my favorites are the Bender (from Futurama) case mod, the steampunk-themed PC (pictured above in this post), and of course, the obligatory R2D2 mod was my personal favorite. I'd love to see a case mod that looks like an old Atari 2600 or an old 8-bit Nintendo. I'd proudly display either of those in my living room!

This is a funny video I saw while doing a little internet surfing this morning. I'm definitely a much bigger fan of Star Wars than Star Trek, so I had a little chuckle while watching this.

Do you think this guy is going to see the new Star Trek movie? Hmmm. (see the pics of this guy's bachelor pad here). In other news, people who will most likely remain a bachelor.... :)

I'm a bit of a map nerd (if you ask my wife, I'm just plain old nerdy), so not surprisingly, I've come across a list of some neat Google maps. Cnet has an article here that lists a few that I found interesting. For these and other cool maps, check out the Google Maps Directory.

Any fans of high-altitude photography should check out this article on Make Magaizine's blog on the Meteotek high-altitude balloon project.

I ran across a pretty exciting idea for a video game cross-over today; a game that combines the old Doom universe with the Diablo series. It's certainly not a top-of-the-line game in terms of graphics or flashy efects, but given that I loved both of these games when they were originally out, this serves as a nice piece of nostalgia. And hey- since I've got two kids, I rarely get to play games any more, so anything where I can combine my fun with two old classics at the same time, I'm all for it. Check out the game here (still in early development at this time).

Try these musical statistics on for size! I found a funny link today that breaks down some of those inherent truths found in popular songs into nice pie charts and other assorted graphs. If you have trouble visualizing what a song might be telling you, or you're more into the whole being hyper-analytical thing, you'll enjoy this link. If you have the slightest sense of humor, you'll also enjoy them. My favorite is posted below:

I've recently been listening to a lot of bluegrass tributes to everything from 80's classics to Modest Mouse. And as cheesy and nerdy as that sounds, these songs I've been listening to are pretty damn good! Even though my title pokes fun at bluegrass, I have always appreciated it for the sheer talent that I've seen in almost all bluegrass musicians. No one 'type' of musician has really imporessed me more with their mastery of their respective instruments, and while my personal tastes lean toward heavier music, I can also appreciate great musicianship when I see it no matter what the genre. 

Float On - Iron Horse: The Bluegrass Tribute To Modest Mouse