Clash of the Titans

Newly Found Dinosaur Named After Marvel’s Loki, Not the Norse God, Thanks Very Much

by Robert Quigley | 1:35 pm, May 28th

Medusaceratops lokii, the discovery of which was announced today, was a triceratops-like large dinosaur of the Ceratopsidae family; the Cleveland Plain-Dealer describes it as “the size of a large pickup,” at 20 feet long and two tons, with a “sharp, parrot-like beak” and a “spike-covered, 4-foot-wide frill.” It’s also pretty clear from the etymology of its name that Michael Ryan, the scientist who discovered it, is a pretty cool guy.

Sure, Medusa is a snake-haired mythological Gorgon and Loki is a Norse trickster-god, but Ryan had some rather more specific cultural references in mind when he picked the name.

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Release the Kraken Meme-athon at Urlesque

by Robert Quigley | 3:13 pm, March 24th

Our BlogFriends at Urlesque are hosting an image macro shindig centered around the madness that is Liam Neeson’s “release the Kraken!” line from the trailer for Clash of the Titans. Geekosystem’s own Susana: “LIAM NEESON WHAT ARE YOU DOING. YOU ARE A REAL ACTOR.”

Urlesque:

It wouldn’t be the first time Liam Neeson opened a film with just his voice (e.g., Taken), but the line is so ridiculous that it inspired us to release Krakens of our own. Below are a half-dozen of our original “Release the Kraken” photo mashups. And you can make your own!

…Want to release your own Kraken? Use our Kraken template and share it with us.

Check out the happenings at Urlesque, which currently include a blob-thing, a Wilford Brimley-like cat, and the dancing dog from that weird Japanese chip commercial.
[Urlesque]

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I'll Just Leave This Here

Rancor: Jabba :: Kraken: _____

by Susana Polo | 12:00 pm, March 24th

I was disappointed when analogies got taken out of the SAT.

Of course, I took my SAT a couple of years before they swapped an essay section for the analogies, so the change didn’t actually affect me in any way and I never had to do the SAT essay question, HAHA.

But it is in the spirit of those finicky little logic/vocabulary problems that I offer this post.

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Why Remaking The Wizard of Oz Is a Really Bad Idea

by Susana Polo | 6:21 pm, March 10th

Fresh on the heels of Alice in Wonderland‘s box office success, rumors are flying about not one, but two feature film remakes of The Wizard of Oz. Now, there’s more than one way to retell a story, and there are a few ways to redo Wizard that would probably work. The odds of Hollywood actually finding those particular ways is unlikely.

More and more often these days, I find myself shouting at movie trailers and announcements: “WHY would you remake that?” Clash of the Titans? The Karate Kid? My Fair Lady?

I’d like to take some time and explain when a remake generally isn’t a good idea, and when it generally is, and whether or not this means that The Wizard of Oz is something we should revisit.

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14 of the Best Geekiest Beers

Given beer's pervasive place in human history, it's not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, 14 of which are right here.

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Eric Limer I'm trying to come up with a control scheme where I can use my xbox 360 controller for leisurely web surfing. It's....interesting.
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James Plafke For a show about a sport I don't really dig, Friday Night Lights is an alright show.
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Eric Limer Just spent a few hours playing Kyntt. Stunning, cute little game. Highly recommended.
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Max Wanna create work flows, wanna make it all work work work.
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James Plafke I am jealous Elmo got to make out with Kristin Chenoweth.
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Eric Limer I swear under my breath A LOT. This must make people near by me very uncomfortable. That being said, I have no intentions of stopping.
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Max Court is now in session at the Burp Castle.
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Eric Limer I don't look at my finances as often as I should which is the main reason why I don't often want to look at my finances.
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Max Desert PolyBus: The game where you drive to Reno and then die.
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Eric Limer If I wrote a webcomic, every strip would be titled "Get it? GET IT?!"
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Max Got chili oil on my hands and face. It hurts. A lot.
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Eric Limer Suddenly I remember what I hate about PC gaming. Mainly never having a computer that can actually do it.
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James Plafke The halftime show taught me that football-watching men drinking beer who love seeing muscular men beat each other up really like to vogue.
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Max Pestering your friends at 8am is how you show you care, right? #hopeso
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Eric Limer Twitter is like RiffTrax for EVERYTHING.
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James Plafke I know global warming is scary, but not having a winter was pretty cool. I didn't have to spend money on shoes for the snow.
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Eric Limer I hereby apologize to all persons --past, present and future-- who have the misfortune of hearing me "sing" dubstep songs.
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Max Even Facebook's Timeline thinks I could have done more with my life.
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Max I did that thing where Facebook turns your Timeline into a movie. Mine had pictures of ducks and foliage set to really dramatic music.
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Max "But I don't wanna go to the dog show!"
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