by Jason Thomas Kocher July 16th, 2009 - Culture » Video Games »

image copyright Telltale Games and LucasArts
Now is an orgasmic time for fans of the classic point and click adventure comedy series Monkey Island. LucasArts has revamped the original Secret of Monkey Island and Telltale Games has just begun a brilliant continuation of the series through [...]
by Jason Thomas Kocher July 14th, 2009 - Culture » Film and TV »

I recently visited relatives in the lovely little state of Maryland. While there, we conducted a reconnaissance mission at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, studying the tactics of the indisputably evil and nigh unstoppable menace that we call Jellyfish.
Turns out…the gelatinous critters just float around in glass cylinders.
Perhaps [...]
by Jason Thomas Kocher June 27th, 2009 - Media » Artsy » Politics »

Doesn’t look like anyone is using this flag much anymore. I’ve updated it to reflect our post-post-modern times…
by Jason Thomas Kocher June 5th, 2009 - Science »
In response to the recent panic surrounding the H1N1 virus, as well as for basic hygiene, my workplace recently installed motion activated hand sanitizer dispensers throughout its establishment.
I had encountered something similar once before in a public restroom dispenser that squirted soap on your hands when simply placed before its electronic eye. There was something deeply disturbing about [...]