posted by Mike on January 16, 2008 8:44 AM in Music
After obsessing over acts like Justice and Hot Chip recently, I decided to go straight to the source of the fountain from which this current wellspring of new electronica groups flow: The almighty, Daft Punk.
Coming straight from their mythically surreal pyramid fortress, we have their most notable hit "One More Time" and it's easy to see why (long after they started in the 90s) they're still infectious in all the ways a gimmicky dance duo should be.
After making my tea this morning and sitting down to check my email, I see something glorious. What is this? Konami sent me an email? I'll just open it up here. HOLY AWESOME MERCIFUL CRAPCAKES. CONTRA 4 FOR THE DS.
This isn't just a crappy Contra knockoff, this takes place right after Contra III for the SNES (known as one of the hardest games of all time). Dual screen action. 2D sidescrolling. Contra. On the DS. What is this here? It also says there is co-op. And a grappling hook? Those are like two of my favorite things ever!
When I die my tombstone will say "enjoyed co-op and grappling hooks. RIP".
I have only one real worry, and that is that it is being developed by "WayForward Technologies" who have only made stuff like Spongebob games and crap. This has the potential to be either REALLY COOL or completely lackluster.
Contra 4 for the DS is slated to release in "2007" whatever that means. Full press release after the jump. What do you guys think? Hot or not?
Tesla Motors should really consider implementing this security system in their new electric cars. Via Treehugger today, this is the electric car of one Australian citizen named Peter Terren. He apparently majored in mad science at university.
Terren welded a long aluminum tube to a home-built 5-kilowatt Tesla coil, combined it with an old aircraft control motor, and mounted the whole thing atop a Hyundai. Sparks jump from the tip of the tube to the ground as it swings around the car about once every 10 seconds. (This photograph is a long exposure showing more than one rotation.)
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After making my tea this morning and sitting down to check my email, I see something glorious. What is this? Konami sent me an email? I'll just open it up here. HOLY AWESOME MERCIFUL CRAPCAKES. CONTRA 4 FOR THE DS. 
