I’ve been wondering what kind of costume I should wear when I go to Dragon*Con later this year, and maybe I’ve found one. Brilliant!
I actually do have an idea for an easy costume, but I might just try it out at TAM 7 first. Heh heh heh.
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March 3rd, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Ha! That’s funny.
BTW, what happened to the comments section of the previous post? Was the server overloaded?
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Yeah, Phil, what’s going on? I’ve been unable to access this web-site for over an hour.
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I think the new Buzz thing over to the right is messing things up. Buzz. Buzz.
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:03 pm
RE: “Hole-y Halloween Costume”
Initially, I thought it was done with mirrors as in a periscope. Hmm… clever!
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:06 pm
So we’re using TAM as a tryout for Dragon*Con? ATLANTA ROOLZ
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
So, is Buzz another Twitter thing?
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Buzz, Twitter…reminds me of last night’s Daily Show.
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:40 pm
I’ve seen that type before!
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:36 pm
LOL,
That would be classic Phil!
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:38 pm
I guess he is holey than thou.
March 3rd, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Clever costume, but I see two problems:
1) Expensive.
2) Only works when looking straight at the monitor. Otherwise the view will show the wrong thing.
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:44 pm
LOL LOL LOL
ahem…
LOL LOL LOL
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Wouldn’t be that expensive assuming you already have a digital camera. LCD picture frames can be got for way less than $100.
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Yeah, but it works right only for somebody who’s right in front of you: otherwise, they see the wrong view.
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Whoa! That guy, like, punched out his stomach plug!
(am I the only one who’s seen this movie?…)
I need gopher chuks!
March 4th, 2009 at 9:16 am
I didn’t have you pegged as a geekologie reader Phil. Guess you learn something new everyday
March 6th, 2009 at 11:17 am
This is the making of a working invisibility suit. Just add a lot more cameras and lcd panels and there you go.
March 6th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Kung-Pow! Enter the Fist, John. That makes two of us.