It's Here!

So there I was at midnight last night at my local Gamestop, waiting in line with forty other nerds as we chatted about what servers we play on, PvP, PVE, Hunters, Pallys, nerfs, the doom that came to SWG, and other geeky recondite matters, when I realized just how lame we all really are...

But I still got my copy of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion for WoW.

Here, once again, is the Cinematic trailer:


Death Knights FTW!

I, Robot

Wow check out this VERY realistic robot...



The article going with it:
Pictured: The robot that can pull faces just like a human being

Two Nerds Talking About Star Wars Games

Jedi Diggnation Discussion from Kevin Rose on Vimeo.

The guy on the left used to play a Wookiee on my server in Star Wars Galaxies. I was friendlier with his colleague Josh Brentano, aka the great Mantelo Mandalorean. These guys were all from TechTV back in the days before it mutated into G4.

Now they drink beer on the internet. Nice work if you can get it.

Honoring Our Veterans

Remember to thank them every chance you get. Freedom isn't free.

What Would Cap Do?

I often ask this question of myself, when deciding things, especially about freedom, force, and heroism. In this case, I am asking the question, what would Captain America do, if he could pick his own director for his movie?

Well, he'd probably pick a man like Joe Johnston. Joe shows he understands old-fashioned values, how to be corny-but-cool, and how to create that "I love America" with just the right combination of hip and sappiness.

As the director of The Rocketeer and October Sky he has shown that he UNDERSTANDS. He knows that sense of wonder and that American "can-do" spirit.

He is one of the few guys who started out as an effects artist and went on to become a really effective director.

Well, according to Hollywood Reporter, he has been selected as the director for Captain America: the First Avenger.

Joe Johnston has inked a deal to direct "First Avenger: Captain America," Marvel Studios' take on its classic comic book character. Marvel's Kevin Feige is producing.

No writers are on board, but the studio, which is hearing pitches, expects to hire shortly.

Johnston first met with Marvel two years ago. When the two parties clicked, general talks turned into Captain America-specific meetings, with much of the project's current direction resulting from those early conversations.

"This is a guy who designed the vehicles for 'Star Wars,' who storyboarded the convoy action sequence for 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' " Feige said. "From 'Rocketeer' to 'October Sky' to 'The Wolfman,' you can look at pieces of his movies and see how they lead to this one."

The article discusses the ultimate plan a bit more:

Kicking off with "Iron Man," Marvel Studios' slate of movies --including "Thor" and the "Iron Man" sequel -- is building toward an "Avengers" movie set for release in 2011, in which the characters from the films team for one big adventure. "Captain America" is scheduled for release May 6, 2011.

"Captain America" will be a World War II-set movie, and the character will appear in the modern day-set "Avengers." Executive producing on "Captain" are Louis D'Esposito, Stan Lee and Marvel Studios' chairman David Maisel.

Color me excited. Color me red, white and blue.

1 John 2:2

It was through His sacrificial death that our sins were atoned. But He did not stop there -- He died for the sins of the whole world. (The Voice)

He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.(NIV)

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (KJV)

Here we have the Beloved Disciple discussing how we should not sin, but IF we do (and of course we do every day), we should not live in fear because Jesus was a fully proper and effective sacrifice NOT only for our sins, but for the sins of the world. Once again, we can see, as I have discussed before, the infinite power of an infinite Son of God atoning infinitely for finite sin.

No matter how much YOU and I sin, it is some finite number. Huge, but finite. No matter how much everyone sins, it is still some finite, although much greater number. No matter how many permutations of sin there are, they are limited within time -- therefore, some finite number.

Jesus, being of God and of man -- 100% of both, is the mathematical intersection of the finite and the infinite. As a finite man, he lived completely by faith and thus was sinless. He then was sacrificed on the cross as an offering for sin. His finite nature and his infinite nature combine, thus covering ALL men.

In fact, the whole world -- or even further -- all of existence. Even beyond what exists but all that is possible, since such is contained in infinity, with a few more left over.

Amen.

1,000 Visitors!

At least since I started keeping track with Sitemeter, which was on September 11th, 2008. Thanks for reading!


EDIT/Update: I did not know that Hollywood Reporter would be announcing the director of Captain America: the First Avenger when I posted this pic. Cap is just sort of my unofficial mascot for this site, since he is the "Sentinel of Liberty" and all that. Pretty neat "coincidence" that the info was released the very next day.

Iranian Dissident's Warning To Barack Obama: Negotiating Won't Work

You can't negotiate with evil. Compromising with evil merely emboldens and empowers it. I HOPE our President-elect actually listens to the people who understand the Jihadi regime in Iraq and CHANGEs his opinion:



Hat Tip to Pat Dollard

Aftermath

Machosauce's take on the election:
Although I certainly don't agree with everything the guy says, he has a very interesting analysis of how the election went down, and why McCain failed.

Obama Win Causes Obsessed Backers To See How Empty Their Lives Are