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Forbes Fictional 15
Dec. 2nd, 2005 05:48 pmGakked from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
somniesperus:
Forbes Magazine, known for its humor (WTF?!?!), has listed The Forbes Fictional 15, the fifteen wealthiest fictional characters.
Willie Wonka, Lex Luthor, C. Montgomery Burns, Lucius Malfoy (singled out for a profile piece as well -- omg, he has holdings in Wal-Mart, Microsoft and Halliburton!), Lara Croft and more each have a mini-bio well worth reading. Whoever put these together sure knows their stuff -- the Bruce Wayne bit is particularly delicious.
Be sure to check out who's dropped off the most recent list. You know Charles Foster Kane won't take this lying down!
somniesperus:Forbes Magazine, known for its humor (WTF?!?!), has listed The Forbes Fictional 15, the fifteen wealthiest fictional characters.
Willie Wonka, Lex Luthor, C. Montgomery Burns, Lucius Malfoy (singled out for a profile piece as well -- omg, he has holdings in Wal-Mart, Microsoft and Halliburton!), Lara Croft and more each have a mini-bio well worth reading. Whoever put these together sure knows their stuff -- the Bruce Wayne bit is particularly delicious.
Be sure to check out who's dropped off the most recent list. You know Charles Foster Kane won't take this lying down!
Fine comic art
Nov. 21st, 2005 06:55 pmGakked from slodwick --
Superheroes and villains incorporated into fine renaissance art
Man, some of this stuff is un-freaking-believable. The filter work is amazing.
Personal favs: Captain America, the Van Gogh bat-signals, the Dalek, Gainesborough's Robin, anything involving the Incredibles, Supergirl (omgfabulous!), Mr. Fantastic (surreality never looked so good), Phoenix (brilliant concept!) -- oh, just go look for yourself!
slodwick --Superheroes and villains incorporated into fine renaissance art
Man, some of this stuff is un-freaking-believable. The filter work is amazing.
Personal favs: Captain America, the Van Gogh bat-signals, the Dalek, Gainesborough's Robin, anything involving the Incredibles, Supergirl (omgfabulous!), Mr. Fantastic (surreality never looked so good), Phoenix (brilliant concept!) -- oh, just go look for yourself!
Calling Swindon -- come in, Swindon
Nov. 15th, 2005 12:57 pmGakked from minotaurs:
This just in -- tinhats ineffective as well as unfashionable
Also, I completely want a "Centurian" model.
minotaurs:This just in -- tinhats ineffective as well as unfashionable
Also, I completely want a "Centurian" model.
Gakked from ingrid_m and well worth spreading the word: The First Annual MySpace Stupid Haircut Awards. Emo/goth kids and the fugly Marvel characters they resemble. OMGWTFweretheythinkingLOL. I mean it.
ingrid_m and well worth spreading the word: The First Annual MySpace Stupid Haircut Awards. Emo/goth kids and the fugly Marvel characters they resemble. OMGWTFweretheythinkingLOL. I mean it.Mmmmm, pie chart!
Nov. 4th, 2005 02:01 pmI wouldn't be surprised if some of you have seen this before ::eyes av_lad:: but I found it absolutely fascinating:
PowerPoint Does Rocket Science
Basically, when PP becomes the reporting tool of choice for scientific and engineering information, accuracy and credibility go down the drain. The implications of its wholesale adoption at NASA is depressing and mind-boggling.
As someone who has created a lot of PP presentations (no technical info, thank heavens!), I can see where I have always tended to fight against the rigid hierarchy PP tries to impose. I've fooled with font size, changed default spacing, un-orphaned the last words of paragraphs, etc. It really tries to turn everything passive and plays into the all-too human impulse to rank everything and, that done, consider each ranked list equivalent to the others.
av_lad:: but I found it absolutely fascinating:PowerPoint Does Rocket Science
Basically, when PP becomes the reporting tool of choice for scientific and engineering information, accuracy and credibility go down the drain. The implications of its wholesale adoption at NASA is depressing and mind-boggling.
As someone who has created a lot of PP presentations (no technical info, thank heavens!), I can see where I have always tended to fight against the rigid hierarchy PP tries to impose. I've fooled with font size, changed default spacing, un-orphaned the last words of paragraphs, etc. It really tries to turn everything passive and plays into the all-too human impulse to rank everything and, that done, consider each ranked list equivalent to the others.
