Tac Anderson | tac@newcommbiz.com | 61 posts
It’s been kind of quiet around here. Sorry about that. I’ve been super busy with work, travel and my other blog. Jeremy, as you may recall, just welcomed a new bundle of chaos into his life. TJ who probably has the most time on his hands keeps telling me he’s working on these killer posts but I’ll just [...]
February 18, 2010
Oden with his proud father Our middle brother, Jeremy Anderson, aka Guy Magnificent, and his wife Kristen are the proud new parents to their second child, first son, Oden Arza Anderson (the Magnificent). Congrats to my brother and his wife and their newest spawn.
February 12, 2010
This would be the ultimate monster mashup battle royal. io9 is reporting that the Syfy network (formally the SciFi network) will be doing a Sharktopus monster movie There are several Vampirate fan movies on YouTube (that are only slightly less good than most Syfy movies). There are even a series of Youth Fiction Vampirate books out. (But do [...]
February 2, 2010
This makes every retro dork bone in my body hurt. I want these really bad. I’ll wear them all the time and never take them off. Ever! You can see the entire series in all of it’s glory here. And if that’s not enough check out the commercial. (How did Snoop Dog get a cameo?) Related articles [...]
February 1, 2010
Which nations have the most satellites orbiting the Earth? Russia has the most followed by the US. Before you get all Cold War freaky, most of Russia’s are inactive. Basically just orbiting junk. With Obama cutting NASA’s budget, who’s going to clean up this mess? For more cool visualization, check out Michael Paukner. Related articles by Zemanta Obama budget would [...]
January 28, 2010
I love this pic of JD Salinger. Like most of us I loved Catcher in the Rye. I doubt that there’s a teen in America (possibly most of the World) that can’t relate. There’s so much of Salinger in that work, in all of his work, really. I love this picture because he looks hurt, paranoid, scared and [...]
January 25, 2010
There’s a great bog called Nic Cage as Everyone. One of today’s gems is Nic Cages as Michael Scott. You can see the original Michael Scott photo below. That’s some really good photoshop work IMO. Is it me or has The Office lost its way? I haven’t watched all year. I warned Jen that once Pam and [...]
January 19, 2010
It seems like this site is about 10 years too late but better late than never? Anyone respectable Gen Xer will tell you that video games don’t cause violence, anger causes violence. My POV is that if you are inclined to violence video games will fuel that. Image via Wikipedia But why is this important? Because video [...]
January 18, 2010
As Facebook has grown to become the dominant social network a strange thing has happened: My World’s are colliding. Some people are uncomfortable with the mix of personal and work life that Facebook has come to represent. That isn’t a problem for me. I am who I am and I have nothing to hide. But as [...]
January 12, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Wow or should I say WOW. This could be the geekiest thing I’ve read all day. Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, and acclaimed MMO developer Cryptic Studios™, announced today that the highly anticipated Star Trek Online for PC has entered open beta, bringing fans one step closer to playing [...]
January 11, 2010
It’s very easy to get caught up in the rush of things. The fire hose of the real time web never stops. The importance of speed has never been more important. We are always on. And I for one see all of this as a good thing. Knowledge workers with a gift for seeing connections and [...]
January 7, 2010
I remember when people used to complain that their BlackBerry was a “digital leash.” While useful I can’t help but think this ensures you always have your leash with you. It’s like the ankle bracelet of mobile electronics. Cool stuff unveiled at opening of Consumer Electronics Show (photos) | VentureBeat Zomm unveiled a Bluetooth wireless leash. It [...]
December 31, 2009
You thought sitting around and waiting for the mailman was bad before. Try waiting for him after a bio-terrorist attack. President Obama is going to have the United States Postal Service deliver antidotes after a bio-terror attack. Really? Has he mailed anything lately? Is having the organization that created the term “going postal” really the right group [...]
December 31, 2009
Image by Tac Anderson via Flickr I love books. I have always LOVED books. I think I read so much so I can justify all the books I buy. I have a bookcase at work with over 60 books in it that’s just my business books. My wife and I have 3 or 4 bookcases worth of [...]
December 28, 2009
This is the most cool/freaky thing I’ve seen in a while: Embedded Augmented Reality contact lenses. On one hand anything to do with the eye freaks me out, even more than that scene from Star Trek, The Wrath of Khan when Khan puts that bug thing in Chekov’s ear. Brian Lam at Gizmodo has two posts on [...]
December 23, 2009
Image by Tac Anderson via Flickr I’m always a sucker for debate on the evolution of the meaning of words. Kat over at Gizmodo has an interesting rant about the use of the word Geek. In the last couple of years though, the word has changed again. The “geek” accolade is a badge of honor, people are [...]
December 22, 2009
When I first saw this I thought it was brilliant. Basically it turns the back of the truck into a TV. They could even run adds on there to offset the cost. It’s a camera mounted on the front of the truck and displays the image on the back. This could undoubtedly save hundreds of [...]
December 16, 2009
Image by Lainy Voom via Flickr Here’s a story my favorite Cyborg Anthropologist @caseorganic Amber Case, would love. Although Katherine argues we are Symbionts vs Amber’s Cyborgs, either way we’ve developed what some would say is an (arguably) unhealthy relationship with technology. [W]e have become symbionts, says Katherine Hayles, author of “How We Became Posthuman.” Just as [...]
December 11, 2009
Image by Tac Anderson via Flickr Maybe it’s the long, dark, winters in Seattle that have turned University of Washington professor Peter Ward into such a doom and gloom guy. The Seattle Weekly has a write up of his new book (which I’m seriously considering reading). Ward’s specialty is in mass extinctions. And having studied death on [...]
December 7, 2009
It’s like peanut butter and chocolate. What if Tyler Durden was Morpheus? What if “Jack” was Neo. That’d be awesome. I just can’t get enough Fight Club. It’s the anthem of Gen X. Related articles by Zemanta This is your life (tacanderson.com) Stop Trying to Change. It’s Pointless. (newcommbiz.com) Awesome ‘Art Of The Title Sequence’ Blog Breakdown On ‘Fight Club’ [...]
March 19, 2010
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