Development studio System 3 has scored rights to the old Epyx library of games and is already planning to bring popular titles Impossible Mission and California Games to the DS and PSP. Impossible Mission is due to grace the handhelds in January, while California Games will release in May including unlockable content in the form of older titles Winter Games and Summer Games.

[ Epyx back on DS, Wii - Nintendo Wii Fanboy ]

Back in the olden days Epyx made quite a few memorable games, perhaps none as addicting as Impossible Mission. I think it has even been long enough that the surprises will surprise me again.

The purpose of this list is this: given the name of a character set, find out a little bit about it.

[ Character Set List ]

Sure this guide won't tell you why [CTRL]+g is the character [BEL] in ASCII and on some machines will make a beeping noise if you echo or print it to a command window, but this is a great place to start when trying to understand why "text" isn't a good enough description for the file that you are trying to read, or why your "smart quotes" don't look correct in a web browser on another OS.

Like the mythical half-horse, half-man of Greek lore, Concept Centaur combines the best of several technologies to create an innovative whole. The result of exploration by Segway Inc.'s product development team, Concept Centaur will challenge the way you think about four-wheeled transportation.

[ Segway | Concept Centaur ]

It just looks like a great time. Sure I guess you could use it to get across town too, or herd animals, or deliver goods, or I don't know what, but it's clearly designed for just having a great time. Nice maneuverability in tight spaces too. I hope that the redesigned city of the future left room for something like this.

Still looks cool, though.

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With a bit of planning that could save a ton of money and time.

These guys:  are some sort of Hallmark creation called Hoops and Yoyo.

Haven't a clue what they are, or what their purpose is, but I find them rather addicting.

Props to Karen for introducing me via their cries for coffee in this e-card:

Perhaps I'm a glutton for punishment, but I think I have a new playlist for long trips in the car:

1. Ring Of Fire - Social Distortion
2. Ring Of Fire - Dwight Yoakam
3. Ring Of Fire - Wall Of Voodoo
4. Ring Of Fire - Frank Zappa
5. Ring Of Fire - Eric Burdon & The Animals
6. Ring Of Fire - The Regulars
7. Ring Of Fire - Olivia Newton-John
8. Ring Of Fire (Demo Version) - Grace Jones
9. Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash

Unfortunatly there are additional gems that Rhapsody doesn't have the rights to yet, so perhaps I'll wait until they get a few of these:

1. Tom Jones
2. Duane Eddy
3. Ray Charles

Dari suggested Leonard Nimoy, but he seems to have only covered I Walk the Line.

1. Create a video for fun:
2. Turn it into a full length movie.
3. Collect underpants
4. Profit!

I have a feeling this is one of those blog entries that confuses my mum to no end...

...the residents of Rockville.

Residents of the City of Rockville receive many services provided by the City. These services include City of Rockville Police protection, City water, City trash and refuse collections and City street maintenance. The City is governed by its Mayor and Council, whose members are elected only by City residents registered to vote in City elections.

[ Information for Residents ]

Highlights for me include:

• Croydon Creek Nature Center
• Farmers' Market
• Master Street Tree Plan
• Rockville Parks, Facilities and Schools
• Recycling
• Town Center (just around the corner from us)

Since 1985 Super Dickmann's has been the biggest among the chocolate foam kisses.

Who doesn't know the slogan "Man, they are Dickmann"? Under this motto Super Dickmann's from Storck quickly became Germany's most popular chocolate foam kiss.

[ Storck - Part of Your World - Super Dickmann's ]

Not the oddest candy around, though:

• Oddly Named Candy on Candy Addict
• Stupid Candy on Stupid.com (note: site will cause seizures)

And if Japanese candy is still your thing, head over to the Japan Candy Blog, or just Candy Blog in general for all sorts of candy goodness.

And let us not forget the Candy Cam, which is how I got on this digression in the first place.