Archives: April 2012

Spelltower

Written By Danny Nicolas

As a someone who probably plays a little bit too much boggle, SpellTower looks like it takes the addiction to a whole new level. Creator Zach Gage recently answered questions in an IAMA over on reddit.

Spelltower





2010 Figures For Future Reference

Written By Danny Nicolas

For future reference purposes: Individual income medians from the 2010 USA Census (numbers are pre-tax gross income): Individual median gross income: $26,680/yr (12.83/h, $23,073 take home) Single: $18,881/yr ($9.07/h, $16,867 take home) Married: $32,033/yr ($15.41/h, $27,331 take home) Divorced: $28,668/yr ($13.78/h, $24,641 take home) Widowed: $18,485/yr ($8.88/h, $16,553 take home) *Note that the dollars per [...]

2010 Figures For Future Reference





Train - California 37

Written By Danny Nicolas

Patrick Monahan, lead singer and songwriter of Train, still has the knack for writing catchy songs. His voice is a little bit too 'country' for my liking, and some of the songs are straight up country themselves, but their latest album California 37 is still impressive. This'll Be My Year, Drive By, and 50 Ways [...]

Train - California 37





Caroline McCarthy And Her Cat

Written By Danny Nicolas

Caroline McCarthy is one of 33,000+ employees working at Google. She also keeps a personal blog. Recently she wrote about the story of how she and her cat came to be together. While boring cat stories are far more common these days, Caroline provides an interesting insight into the Silicon Valley culture. We have an [...]

Caroline McCarthy And Her Cat





What You Want To Do Is Who You Are

Written By Danny Nicolas

Gina Trapani writes, To me, a more interesting question is What do you want to do?. The desire to do anything beyond eat, find warmth, sleep, and mate is what makes us human. Your goals and aspirations, the steps you're taking to achieve them, plus everything you've done to get you where you are right [...]

What You Want To Do Is Who You Are





Moonrise Kingdom

Written By Danny Nicolas

Wes Anderson knows how to make a good movie. Moonrise Kingdom is set to be released May 25th 2012. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into [...]

Moonrise Kingdom





The Hunger Games (2012 film)

Written By Danny Nicolas

The bottom line is this: Woody Harrelson and Donald Sutherland steal the show, so much that they make everyone else in the film look bad. Poor camera work on top of very poor editing weigh down an otherwise great popcorn flick. There isn't much else in theaters for a few more weeks, so go read [...]

The Hunger Games (2012 film)





Dragonforce - The Power Within

Written By Danny Nicolas

Dragonforce's new lead singer and the rest of the band succeed in crafting a record that doesn't just sound like the same old Dragonforce. It sounds like Dragonforce grew up a little bit. The songwriting is improved on their latest album "The Power Within". Cry Thunder and Give Me The Night are my two favorite [...]

Dragonforce - The Power Within





Space Is The Future Is Now

Written By Danny Nicolas

Space Development Research: Start with these wikipedia articles. United Launch Alliance. United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. U.S. government launch customers include both [...]

Space Is The Future Is Now





Jazon Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word

Written By Danny Nicolas

First Reaction: This is really boring. It's not catchy. It's just boring singer-songwriter pop music. Maybe you've had that opinion about Jason Mraz's music from the start, but this is his worst album yet. Miraculously, there are two standout songs that are actually good: 1. 5/6: Decent sonic layering, drums, mixing, etc. 2. Who's Thinking [...]

Jazon Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word










Read More Articles on Waking Ideas