A Few Links I Can't Resist

I promise to not just turn this into your very own un-customizable RSS feed, but I've got a trio of links I have to share. The first is very exciting because I own a Wii, as should everyone. Apparently, Nintendo is releasing something call WiiWare, which "gives at-home developers the tools to create content playable with those magical controllers." Read the whole Engadget story here. It's not exactly an in-depth look at the product, but it gives some more detail and definitely piques my interest. I sure as hell can't design a video game but I bet some other guy that doesn't own a billion dollar publishing company can and I'd like to see what he can come up with.

The other thing is related to a somewhat typically amusing conversation between me, Chris, and Sean at work a couple days ago. Somebody mentioned nanotech, and I said that nanotech is a really loaded word for me because no matter what real applications it may have all I can ever picture is robots in my blood. Chris was somewhat onboard, and Sean thought we were both crazy people. As I said, a typical conversation. I even drew a diagram on my whiteboard because I literally have an exact image in my head that pops up every time somebody says the word nanotech. I recreated it here for you. I must thank the people who make Inkscape for allowing me to do this in under ten minutes without it looking like balls. It's truly an incredible piece of software. At any rate, another Engadget article today showed me this. Now that is nanotech.

And finally, an old-style electronic baseball scoreboard that gives live updates. That's freakin awesome. Too bad it costs 300 damn dollars.