What a truly awesome expression of joy. Untouchable.

— By Akira The Don on Saturday, February 27th, 2010

AHAHAHAHA!

This relates to yesterday’s post, in case you missed it.

Poor Nick Simmons, son of Gene Simmons, the internets’ most loathed comic book creator. He’s got people befouling his already-befouled name on  Facebook now. Terrible business. According to Topless Robot, a voice purported to be Nick’s is saying terrible, stupid things like:

“Listen everyone… you’re all digging your own graves posting on this forum. Facebook is looking into suspending this page and issuing any warnings for slander against me. I can’t make this any clearer… I DID NOT STEAL OTHER PEOPLE’S WORK!! I may have appropriated some styles, but I did not steal. My work is full… of homages to everyone in my medium – not theft! You guys are just a bunch of mean spirited mouth-breathers – except all my fans on here who have rightfully supported me. I will ask Facebook not to press any charges against you if you give me a sincere apology here in this thread. Please do so. Facebook keeps all your IP addresses and info… so they will suspend your account if I do not receive proper apologies.”

And:

• “Okay.. now looking at some of these photo comparisons, I can see why a few people are up-in-arms. I can tell you right now these are all purely coincidences. I never even heard of Bleach! Who would name a comic after laundry detergent? When I channel my energy when drawing my book sometimes I can pull stuff in that I never seen before. It’s like i’m possessed when I start thinking and drawing. Perhaps I just got on the same wave length that all artists share. My dad just called and said I have a real case against all this slander. If Facebook doesn’t give into my demands soon there’s going to be hell to pay. Now, I have to damage control on another site – more people being mislead. Now I have to deal with this and my book’s deadline. I’m not sure how I can think and draw under all this pressure.”

And:

• “I have no idea how people are saying my comic looks like that bleach magma. My book is in color and the other is not. My book reads left to right… the other reads right to left. Besides some vague similarities,they’re nothing alike. I put my heart and soul into my book – great story and awesome characters… yet people are trying to pull me down. And NO… I didn’t trace or copy other peoples work. Most of these photos are starting to look like photoshop manipulations to make me look bad. You can’t trust everything you see on the Internet.”

I am going to assume those are from gene impostors. Nobody could be that dumb. Could they?

OK, no time for the usual blather, I have to burn a load of CDs for tonight’s DJ set before the rugby starts and my missus commandeers the PC. PAX!

— Friday, February 26th, 2010

AHAHAHAHA!

This relates to yesterday’s post, in case you missed it.

Poor Nick Simmons, son of Gene Simmons, the internets’ most loathed comic book creator. He’s got people befouling his already-befouled name on  Facebook now. Terrible business. According to Topless Robot, a voice purported to be Nick’s is saying terrible, stupid things like:

“Listen everyone… you’re all digging your own graves posting on this forum. Facebook is looking into suspending this page and issuing any warnings for slander against me. I can’t make this any clearer… I DID NOT STEAL OTHER PEOPLE’S WORK!! I may have appropriated some styles, but I did not steal. My work is full… of homages to everyone in my medium – not theft! You guys are just a bunch of mean spirited mouth-breathers – except all my fans on here who have rightfully supported me. I will ask Facebook not to press any charges against you if you give me a sincere apology here in this thread. Please do so. Facebook keeps all your IP addresses and info… so they will suspend your account if I do not receive proper apologies.”

And:

• “Okay.. now looking at some of these photo comparisons, I can see why a few people are up-in-arms. I can tell you right now these are all purely coincidences. I never even heard of Bleach! Who would name a comic after laundry detergent? When I channel my energy when drawing my book sometimes I can pull stuff in that I never seen before. It’s like i’m possessed when I start thinking and drawing. Perhaps I just got on the same wave length that all artists share. My dad just called and said I have a real case against all this slander. If Facebook doesn’t give into my demands soon there’s going to be hell to pay. Now, I have to damage control on another site – more people being mislead. Now I have to deal with this and my book’s deadline. I’m not sure how I can think and draw under all this pressure.”

And:

• “I have no idea how people are saying my comic looks like that bleach magma. My book is in color and the other is not. My book reads left to right… the other reads right to left. Besides some vague similarities,they’re nothing alike. I put my heart and soul into my book – great story and awesome characters… yet people are trying to pull me down. And NO… I didn’t trace or copy other peoples work. Most of these photos are starting to look like photoshop manipulations to make me look bad. You can’t trust everything you see on the Internet.”

I am going to assume those are from gene impostors. Nobody could be that dumb. Could they?

OK, no time for the usual blather, I have to burn a load of CDs for tonight’s DJ set before the rugby starts and my missus commandeers the PC. PAX!

— Friday, February 26th, 2010

This ish totally rages. Peep Whys And Wherefores:

— By Akira The Don on Friday, February 26th, 2010

AT LAST! Those aweosme japanese have invented The Hoverchair! HOVER! CHAIR! LEVITATING CHAIR! WHATVER YOU WANNA CALL IT! IT EXISTS! LOOK AT IT! WHOOO!

Sadly it doesn’t go up yet, just horizontally. But give it time. Peep game:

Researchers at Japan’s Kobe Gakuin University are developing a levitating chair that hovers on a small cushion of air.

The floating chair is being developed for elderly Japanese by Tsunesuke Furuta and others at the university’s rehabilitation department.

The prototype, inspired by arcade air hockey, seems to consist of an air compressor that shoots jets of air out of many openings beneath a sports-style car seat on a platform.

The seat can be swapped for a zabuton , a Japanese floor cushion. When kneeling on it, users can move around by dragging themselves across the floor with their hands.

The chair can make very right turns and rotate easily, perhaps with less effort than a wheelchair. Apparently, it can float with a weight of up to 330 pounds.

The futuristic seat was demonstrated earlier this month at a robot fair held at Osaka City Hall, which has hosted a singing, fire-breathing robot in the past. Robot Laboratory, Osaka’s robot promotion arm, organized the latest event.

The video shows an old man being pushed around in the chair as it floats close to the floor. Apparently it’s no good on carpets and tatami mats.

Unfortunately, it can only move horizontally, not vertically. So you won’t be seeing Gramps Tanaka floating out the window anytime soon.

The researchers are currently seeking business partners to develop the chair.

Spotted by Zen Pyramid.

— By Akira The Don on Friday, February 26th, 2010

BLAP! Brand new Gorillaz featuring the boy Gruff Rhys and De la Soul.

Non-embedabble MY ASS!

— By Akira The Don on Thursday, February 25th, 2010