So, this is what I'm thinking...» Brian Hoover

Arcade Expressionism

Brian — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:03:17 +0000

Some cool images I happened upon at Flickr

AT-AT Wallpapers part two

Brian — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:01:34 +0000

Here’s the balance of my AT-AT wallpaper folder. Serving as the “head” of the mechanical walker was a movable command section containing the command cockpit, with room for the commander, pilot, and gunner. The command section housed all of the AT-AT’s weapon systems, as well as holographic targeting systems allowing the gunners a 360-degree view of their position. The cockpit was also equipped with a holographic projector for purposes of external communication. Forward visualization was supplied by a glowing red command viewport. The head could rotate as much as ninety degrees right or left and thirty degrees up or down for an expansive field of fire. Positioned above and below the command section was the walker’s sensor array and blaster cannon energizer, respectively.

Will we be ruined by that which we love, or that which we hate?

Brian — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:51:24 +0000

An interesting web comic/graphic I found on the tubes. I can see that that there’s a lot of truth in this. In today’s society, we do indeed have in infinite appetite for distractions which lead us away from what is really important in our lives and I’m somewhat guilty myself. Can these distractions ruin a person? You betcha.

AT-AT Wallpapers part one

Brian — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:56:16 +0000

Here’s a collection of AT-AT, or Imperial Walker, wallpapers and HR images for your enjoyment. Hover over each image to find a size right for you. The AT-AT walker was a behemoth of a war machine, standing at a height of 22.5 meters. The quadrupedal walker closely resembled ancient beasts of war, or even a giant legendary beast from the dark side of the Force. Designed for the dual purpose of crushing and demoralizing enemy forces, and also serving as a transport for Imperial troops and light vehicles, the AT-AT was unsurpassed as the most awesome vehicle in the Imperial Army inventory. Its intimidating and powerful presence often earned it the distinction of being the first vehicle into a combat zone.

I liken it to the Soviet Mil Mi-24 helicopter: big, boofy, intimidating, well armed and armoured. It’s a kick-ass gunship, and has room to carry 8 troops for an air assault. If you see either of these things heading towards you, you know you’re going to have a bad day.

Anyhow, back to the AT-ATs. General Veers, prepare your men.

Villa beside the lake?

Brian — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:36:32 +0000

This is a cool optical illusion. Apparently the photo you are seeing came from a set of pictures provided by the owner of a house to some people who were looking to rent it for the weekend. They saw this picture and thought it was a lake, so were all excited and looking forward to boating and jet skiing and stuff. When they asked the owner about it, the lady emailed them back and said: “unfortunately that is not a lake, it is a wall“.

Here it is with some embellishments to help you decide what you’re looking at:

Some simple rules for life

Brian — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:01:44 +0000

A few images by way of some blog.

Creative phone tower camoflage

Brian — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:03:17 +0000

We need some of these around Perth.

(via Shane Lavalette)

Kids and Dinosaurs

Brian — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:02:45 +0000

I was a Dinosaur freak when I was young. There was such a variety of animals: shapes, sizes, colours. Wanting to learn more about them helped me want to learn to read. Most Dinosaur names are derived from Latin or some other language. Once you see a name, you want to pull it apart to learn what it means in English, and see if it’s a good description. I’ve tried to get Ashton and Jett interested in Dinosaurs too. It’s not hard, because they’re Dinosaurs, man. Anyhow, here’s some prehistoric photos of the kids with Dinosaurs at the WA Museum, and one from Dinosaur World in Denmark in WA’s South West. It would be awesome to get the kids to a real museum like Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Alberta. I could have spent a week at that place.

Iron Man 2 Black Widow wallpapers

Brian — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:46:38 +0000

For a friend who asked me if I could find some decent sized walls, I thought y’all might enjoy these too.

My Avatar

Brian — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:31:29 +0000

This is my Na’vi Avatar, as determined by the Avatar website.

Have you seen this man... err Na'vi?

I need someone with mad Photoshop skillz to give me his “Na’vi eye for the Human guy”.