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Declaration of Independence – Ufurgger

First, I brought you the Star Wars Fine Art series,  a Photoshop contest held by Worth 1000.

Another nerdy-based contest asked people to blend superheroes (and superheroines) into classic paintings — not necessarily from the Renaissance era.

I think “Nighthawks,” “The Great Wave of Aquaman,” “Declaration of Independence,” and “Rembrandt vs. Joker” are my favorites. And “SHE-RA”!!!

What are yours??

Wonder Woman – FlashDaz

The Beast by Rembrandt – GuMNade

Rembrandt vs. Joker – Valgio

The Great Wave of Aquaman – Puzopia

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Duke Lacrosse accuser convicted of murder. Sentenced to 18 years. Maybe if her friends, and family, and the Duke faculty, and Al Sharpton, and all the other lowlifes who jumped into the Duke rape fiasco, had confronted her honestly instead of enabling her phony victimhood… well, maybe this troubled woman could have been saved.

John Carmack, co-creator of iconic first-person-shooter Doom and one of the smartest minds in video games, has resigned from the development studio he helped co-found.

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The ol’ keyboard and mouse combo have proven nearly as versatile as personal computers themselves, but there are still cases when a more responsive or intuitive physical interface is needed. For example, many musicians today use MIDI controllers and sequencers. Palette aims to be that alternative interface to computers, and one that adapts to your needs.

Palette is a nearly infinitely expandable control interface. It has a power module that connects to computers via USB and control modules – buttons, knobs and sliders – that connect to the power module and to each other. Each module has two RGB LEDs that shine through its perimeter, and you’ll be able to customize the way those LEDs light up. Speaking of customization, the power module also has an OLED screen that displays the profile you’re currently using for your setup.

When it launches, Palette will support only OS X and a few programs – the Adobe Creative Suite, DJ software like Ableton and Traktor plus a few “basic web apps” – but its inventors are working on an SDK so that developers can make their programs compatible with Palette. That will be crucial to the success of this system. And if Palette does take off, we can expect more modules to come out, such as joysticks, jog dials and more. I think this has the potential to be revolutionary. It can help not just professionals but non-techies and perhaps even disable people as well.

Pledge at least $89 (CAD) (~$84 USD) on Kickstarter to get a four module Palette kit as a reward. Higher pledges get you more control modules, and there’s even a reward tier for modules with wooden cases. I’d love for Palette to be compatible with mobile devices. Imagine playing a light DJ set using only your tablet and your Palette setup, or playing Spaceteam with real controls.

[via Digital Trends]

Super Mario 3D World is out now in North America and it's amazing. The wonderful Wii U platformer also launched this week over in Japan, where it received a trio of rather adorable television advertisements.

Between the effervescent commentary and charming "Neko Mario" hand puppet, I just couldn't help but crack a smile while watching these videos. Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to go jump back into the game now. I can't resist. Agh, it's so good!

This chart of mental diagnoses for the characters on Sesame Street has been making the rounds today, but it's not exactly new. It appeared about a year-and-a-half ago at Fo'Drizzle, but sometime after that lost its three watermarks and was passed around all over.

Even then, this is not the first attempt to diagnose all the mental problems of Sesame Street characters. Here's a post listing the Sesame Street character's various diagnoses from 2007. Another tried it in 2011. Even Psychology Today got into the act! You might notice that none of these lists agree with each other completely. The Muppet Show cast got the treatment, too. It's all speculation, of course, and highlights how we tend to label every kind of personality quirk as a mental disorder.