Transformers storylines, four seasons of “plot-coupons” (Macguffins).

Recently I posted to Siebertron.com on revelations from BotCon 2010 about the new Transformers cartoon series, Transformers:Prime. The term Macguffin was referred to,  I didnt know what that meant, so I found out on Wikipedia. From that, I speculated heavily on various storylines that could be used across the 4 season run of this new [...]

Wizball, a great game.

I grew up inthe 8-bit era of computing, the c64 is a major influence on me. Wizball is a game created for that platform. I am a huge fan of it.  As wikpedia puts it… It is a horizontally-scrolling game, which involves navigating around a landscape and shooting at sprites. However, the aim of the [...]

Lobo – Highway to hell

A while back, I bought the comic Lobo – Highway to hell, a 2 issue limited series from DC, art by Sam Keith (former comic artist for the Maxx) and written by Scott Ian (of the band Anthrax). I am a really big fan of Sam Keiths artwork. I collected pretty much all of the issues of [...]

Roadside shape recognition – Shape accident 001

This last Boxing Day, I bore witness to something interesting while waiting at the traffic lights (I wasn’t driving so it was safe to wield my phone!). I took this seemingly banal photo of powerlines , traffic lights, trees and the partial roof of a car because to me, it appears to reveal a familiar shape. Can’t [...]

Mods and Trackers, a history from my perspective.

I started explaining MODs to a friend on Facebook, and I really went on a bit, so I’ve decided to Blog about it here, maybe I can add more value to it rather than a mere comment on Facebook, and I think it deserves a bigger explanation anyway… It was in response to this tweet [...]