ORIGINALLY AIRED: 04/12/2007
Paul Urban, G4 Wii Channel
Episode #7073
Tonight's show brings useful tax-time links in Attack This!, Blair Butler goes comic-ballistic... and more
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbMuMWWxtdA
Original Air Date: 03/31/2005
CARDSTACKING, LEBOWSKI FEST, LAN PARTY
THIS JUST IN
Scott Hacks the GIMP: Our own Scott Moschella revamped the menu structure the OSX photo app GIMP to be more Photoshop-like, creating GIMPshop. Grab it while you can at Plasticbugs.com.
Video Game Trash: An arcade cabinet built out of cardboard boxes? Yes! Check out the Trashcade.
Weird Products: The Kevins took a look at a couple of camera phone gadgets meant to help you take better pics:
CameraBright! - $29.95
PhoneLens by DigiPower - $9.99
SOLAR DEATH RAY
Yes, we built our own solar-powered death ray device, and so can you! (Um, provided you don't use the machine for evil purposes and don't try to immolate something you shouldn't.) You can find full details on our inspiration, the original Solar Death Ray, at, yes, SolarDeathRay.com.
Our crack team of Staff Scientists made our own device and have created complete schematics for your building pleasure. We have PDFs of all the step-by-step schematics available here.
SARAH’S DAMN GOOD WEBSITE
Get all the information you need to know about airports around the country, with real-time tracking of planes: Airport Monitor.
REALLY COOL HOUSE OF CARDS
Bryan Berg is no ordinary cardstacker. His vast playing card creations are not only esthetically amazing, but they’re great examples of the power of repetitive geometry, which prevents the cards from bending. Using no glue, no sticks, and standard playing cards, he puts together giant card constructions. He gave us an example of their ability to hold weight by building a three-tier stack of cards—and then put four cinder blocks on top of it, with a combined weight of some 80 lbs.
cardstacker“The most (weight) I’ve ever done was in a structural laboratory—it actually held about 600 lbs per square foot,” Bryan said.
Bryan is now busy at work constructing a city skyline in our studio that will be unveiled on tomorrow’s show. In the meantime, you can see examples of his cardstacking skills at www.cardstacker.com.
LEBOWSKI FEST
When it was released in 1998, The Big Lebowski was considered to be a lesser Coen Brothers movie, at least compared to the preceeding Fargo. But over the years, its reputation has grown and it now qualifies as a true cult hit—with its own full-on festival. Lebowski Fest is a gathering of Big Lebowski fans who wear Lebowski outfits, meet Lebowski cast members, and drink lots of White Russians while bowling. Dangerous? Possibly. A genuine pop-cult phenomenon? Oh yeah. “We were really bored at a tattoo convention, so we decided to make a Lebowski festival,” said o-organizer Scott Shuffit.
Witness Lebowski Fests online at Lebowskifest.com.
THE FEED
Malaysian Car Thieves Have No Pity: Something to think about before buying a car
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h800tG9X9sE
Go behind the scenes with the cast of "A Scanner Darkly," the experts discuss the merit behind the new Sony patent which would prevent the PS3 from playing rented or used videogames on The Loop, Kevin brings you the latest in gaming news and Wil O'Neal talks smartphones in AOTS Hardware.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ReCxtaRKls
Original Air Date: 10/08/92
Open: Concert (excerpt from a short film by Ondrej Rudavsky)
Joe Normal (Written/Directed by Stephen Holman) Part 1
Was (Not Was) "What Up, Dog?" Copyright 1987
Speedbump the Roadkill Possum "Slipp'ry When Wet"
Doktor Züm "Cafe Le Bad"
The Adventures of Thomas and Nardo
Meggamorphosis (by Sean Schur, featuring the voices of Tim Curry as "The Snake" and Annie Potts as The "Egg")
Stick Figure Theatre "Wm. Shakespeare's Henry V"
Joe Normal (Written/Directed by Stephen Holman) Part 2
The Specialists "Anti Matter World" Part 2/"Necator" Part 1
Bobby & Billy "Winter Fun"
The Killing of an Egg (Animation by Paul Driessen)
Dog-Boy "Date with Rondy" Part 1
Joe Normal (Written/Directed by Stephen Holman) Part 3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkR-RElFp_A
Original Air Date: July 11, 2007
The GameAVision staff members' lives are turned upside-down when the CEO sells out to a crazy oil tycoon.
Decided to do a upscale of the first episode of Code Monkeys to 4K to see how it would turn out. Probably won't be doing a second episode anytime soon due to the quality of the other episodes I have.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69wWZjLPthw