Andrew Tarantola's discussions

How's the Netflix quality? Read more

hahaha I was thinking of this very scene as I wrote that. Read more

Well there you go. Read more

That sounds suspiciously like the American Gladiators event where the contestants had to assault a Gladiator-held position while being fired upon by a fully-automatic tennis ball cannon. Not that it wouldn't be my new favorite Summer Olympic sport or anythin'. Read more

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Live nation will still sell me a ticket. http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0048ABF42A9202?crosssite=LN_US:1213923: Read more

no, it's not. Read more

I'm hitting up the Deathklok tour when it comes to the Bill Graham Civic in mid September. I somehow already missed the Air Guitar championships though. Read more

yes, something like that. Read more

Of course I calibrated it. Edge Enhance, Super Resolution, Dynamic Contrast, all of the rest of the bells and whistles are turned off before I run it through a THX calibration set and do final adjustments with the Spear & Munsil system. I also hope to eventually start using the CalMAN system to really dial in the… Read more

If only there were a way to combine the two into a single super-sport. Either firing cannons at pigeons, firing pigeons out of cannons, or firing people out of cannons to catch pigeons in mid-air. Or maybe arm the pigeons with little cannons and have them hunt Olympians. The possibilities are endless! Read more

And now you know how Daleks were conceived. Read more

Stone Aeronautics is still working on the Valkyrie system (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/bill-stone-laser-powered-europa-rover/), but they were just awarded a $4m/4yr contract from NASA to spur its development. Read more

what about the SJSU "THIS IS" Spartans? Read more

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Seriously, ignorance is the unholy love child of cockroaches and Twinkies. Read more

"fan art" not "multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbuster." You're expecting way too much from this. Read more

It's the only class of ship that gets to use the Strait of Hormuz's HOV lane without a third passenger. Read more

And don't forget the buckydodecahedrons. Those are super deadly. Read more

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