We didn’t know what to think of a Mad Max movie without Mel Gibson, but the trailer for the 2015 reboot looks totally awesome. It doesn’t hurt that director George Miller is back at the helm. Stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.
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Mad Max: Fury Road (Trailer)
All the Places You Can Get a Military Discount
We’re always grateful to our women and men in the armed forces for keeping us safe. Our country shows its gratitude by giving some discounts to former and current members of the armed forces. Rather Be Shopping has compiled a list of all the discounts military families can get.
As they note, discounts like these often vary from store to store, so ask in advance. A few stores even extend the discounts to family members or active or retired military.
Remember that independent local stores may also offer a discount or match a national chain’s discount program, too, so shop around!
Veteran & Military Discounts" 65 + Places Where Heroes Get (Almost) What They Deserve | Rather Be Shopping
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All the Places You Can Get a Military Discount
The new Empire Strikes Back figures look pretty great
Looks like $40 each for the Wampa and Tauntaun sets, available in February. I like this ridiculous horned guy, too:
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The new Empire Strikes Back figures look pretty great
Game of Thrones Blooper Reel
(Season 4 Spoilers) With all of the blood and death, it’s good to know that the cast of Game of Thrones has a sense of humor, as is evidenced by this blooper reel from last season. Serious or funny, Peter Dinklage is our hero.
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Game of Thrones Blooper Reel
Game of Thrones blooper reel is more fun to watch than the actual show
Sometimes you just need a good laugh after you watch Game of Thrones. You need to see Lannisters act goofy and White Walkers fall off their horses and see beautiful actors screw up their lines. Here’s the blooper reel for season 4 of Game of Thrones, where you get to see all of that.
I would watch Game of Thrones the comedy show. You would too. Here’s the blooper reel:
And here’s a funny ‘alternate’ ending for one of the most tense scenes of the season:
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Game of Thrones blooper reel is more fun to watch than the actual show
English giant fart machine is so loud they heard it in France
Well, he did it! That crazy genius of Colin Furze did it. The biggest fart machine ever created was a resounding success: He fired the giant butt at France from Dover, England, and it was reportedly heard across the English Channel by at least two people in Pas-de-Calais—four miles away.
Knighthood for this guy, s’il vous plaît.
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English giant fart machine is so loud they heard it in France
Microsoft unleashes ‘Settlers of Catan’ on the web
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Rip Your DVDs & Blu-Rays With Absolute Ease With MakeMKV [Cross-Platform]
A while ago, I began a huge project to rip my DVDs and Blu-Rays, and make a media center on my computer. The digital copies would also serve as a backup, in case the original disk was damaged, stolen, or lost. The MakeUseOf lawyers, who had a collective seizure reading this article, have asked me to insert the following to cover my ass. In my view, if you legally bought the disk, it’s yours to do with, as you please. If you want, you can make as many digital copies as you want. I have been asked to refer to Exhibit…
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Rip Your DVDs & Blu-Rays With Absolute Ease With MakeMKV [Cross-Platform]
The Most Accurate Vader Costume Ever
Anovos has been outfitting geeks with replica costumes from popular sci-fi franchises for years, but at Comic-Con this year the company has what is easily the ultimate power in the cosplaying universe. Based on the design created for The Empire Strikes Back, this Darth Vader getup is the most accurate, and surprisingly comfortable, costume you’ll find anywhere.
Nearly every detail has been perfectly recreated by referencing the original props in the Lucasfilm archive, and countless photos taken on set while Empire was filming, right down to the mask’s slightly imperfect asymmetrical design. It’s of course also got working lights on the chest plate, detailed fiberglass armor, and even your choice of authentic leather accents and under suit.
But what’s even more impressive is that Anovos knows how uncomfortable a costume like this can be, especially when worn while wandering around a convention, and has gone to great lengths to make this Vader suit extremely comfortable. The helmet and face mask use a clever magnetic system to easily align and stay perfectly in place, and they’ve even got a built-in ventilation system to ensure fresh cool air is flowing around your head inside—because nothing is sadder than a Sith that passes out at the first sign of a convention center that isn’t air conditioned.
Pricing it still to be revealed on this masterpiece, although you can safely assume it’s going to be astronomical given the incredibly attention to detail it represents. But if it guarantees you cosplay superiority, how can it not be completely worth it? [Anovos via Star Wars]