Firefly Nostalgia

Firefly Talk:
These episodes of a fan Firefly podcast contain some great material from Joss and the cast:

“Part 1 of a recording from the Serenity panel at ComicCon 2004, with Joss and all the BDH’s in attendance, and an article entitled ‘Shades of Purple and Brown: Ethical Situations in Firefly and Serenity.’

The last half of a recording from the Serenity panel at ComicCon 2004, with Joss and all the BDH’s in attendance, and an article about creating and running Firefly/Serenity panels at conventions.”

How To Crack WEP and WPA Wireless Networks

Digg: “How to crack wireless networks protected by WEP or WPA keys.”

PC case modded to look like a movie bad-guy bomb

BoingBoing: “Cory Doctorow: The WMD is a custom-built PC whose case resembles a shiny, hollywoodized terrorist bomb, straight out of a Bond flick. Bit-Tech has the incredibly detailed, lavish write-up of the build. The attention to detail is really remarkable. Link (via Digg)”

J.R.R. Tolkien Reads and Sings Lord of the Rings.

Neatorama: “From the website: it’s J.R.R. Tolkien reading and Singing his Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers/The Return of the King… it’s a magnificent piece of audio and was recorded before the book’s publication. On this Lp Prof. Tolkien reads from his notes for the books as well as sings and chants verses of prose in elfish!

Link (with MP3 goodness, via Transbuddha) “

Han shot first bookends

BoingBoing: “Cory Doctorow: These Star Wars Bookends — depicting Greedo and Han at opposite ends of a booth in the Mos Eisley cantina — are sheer genius. They ship in October. Link “

Timezone warrior’s watch with faces on inside & outside of wrist

BoingBoing: “Cory Doctorow: The Face-to-Face watch sports watch-faces for both the inside and outside of your wrist; you can tune them to different timezones (I’m addicted to multi-face watches to help me keep track of what time it is wherever I’m trying to be or wherever I’ve just left or wherever I’m about to go to). Link “

Kota Nezu’s Jellyfish Sonic water speakers

Engadget: “So, what exactly do you do with Kota Nezu’s Jellyfish Sonic, an audio system suspended on bug-like legs that resembles something out of a bad late-era sci-fi flick (we’re not naming which), which happens to have a water reservoir and light projector in its belly? Well, apparently you plug your music source in and watch the crazy light patterns ripple on the floor beneath, hypnotized as it springs to life and disembowels you. That’s what.”

Nintendo cufflinks

BoingBoing: “Cory Doctorow: Next time you’re wearing a shirt with French cuffs, an elegant way to complete the look is to don these Nintendo Gameboy Color cufflinks. Link “