Trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation is pretty good

I originally wasn't going to post anything about the new G.I. Joe movie because A). The first movie sucked big salty balls and B). Retaliation is being directed by Jon M. Chu, who's prior directing credits include a Justin Bieber concert movie. Then I saw Topless Robot's post about it and knowing that Rob Brickman - who has similar opinions as I do about the Joe movie franchise - was impressed made me give the trailer a chance.

I didn't regret it, let me tell you. I question whether they need Bruce Willis though.

This kickass Battlefield 3 video will make you say "holy shit!"

There's RendeZook, and there's everybody else. Frakking epic.

(h/t Destructoid)

Darth Skeletor up in this motherfucker!

Wait, does this mean Prince Adam is Skeletor's so gay it's as obvious as the color of the sky son?

Awesome mashup by Ryan-Renders (via Kotaku).

G.I. Joe Hit & Run

Most people would just take the elevator to their hotel room.
Hit & Run thinks those people are wimps and should just scale the building like him.

One of the things I like about the G.I. Joe action figures is that Hasbro packed each figure with plenty of accessories. I think Hit & Run was packaged a bit lighter than most other figures.

(Picture via YOJOE.com)

This energy drink will make you feel like your power level is over 9000

9GAG

Just remember to have some Senzu Beans on hand to repair the massive kidney damage. Surprised they didn't go with Super Saiyan 4 or the fake Super Saiyan 5. In all honesty, of all the Super Saiyan levels, 3 was my least favorite; it just looked too weird - no eyebrows, absurdly long, spiky hair, and a permanent bitch-face. SSJ 2 was the best, IMO.

Map of the Honor Harrington Universe

Wikipedia

Since I'm currently reading the second book in the Honor Harrington series - The Honor of the Queen by David Weber - I thought I'd post a map I found on Wikipedia detailing the different planets and factions of the Honorverse. The best way to describe the series is "Horatio Hornblower in space". The main heroine is the eponymous Honor Harrington, an officer in the Royal Manticoran Navy of the Star Kingdom of Manticore. The Star Kingdom is for all intents and purposes, the British Empire just before it experienced its massive growth spurt.

The books aren't bad, actually, worth a read if you like military science fiction or the Horatio Hornblower books.

Dorkly's The Nine Greatest Nerd Fears Today

Is very frightening, especially number nine. The thing that makes George R. R. Martin dying before he finishes A Song of Ice and Fire is that someone will probably be hired to finish it and will only succeed in destroying it. That's not a knock against Brandon Sanderson, the guy enlisted to finish Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time mega-series after his death. I've never read the series, let alone Sanderson's contributions, so I couldn't rightly say whether his books sucked or not.

I am going to get so much nerd hate for not reading Wheel of Time. It's on the list. Right behind every other book I've been wanting to read.

Dr. Strange by Marker Illo

(Marker Illo via The Retroist)

Is it just me, or does "Space Launch System" sound like something from Mobile Suit Gundam?

The Space Launch System is the name given to what NASA has in the bag to take the place of the now retired space shuttles. Still, the name sounds like it came Mobile Suit Gundam, like it would belong to a space-borne weapon platform used by one of the Zeon incarnations or the Titans.

Gundam Wiki

Cheesus, I am a dork.

Little Thor will make you lulz and warm your heart

I think this is better than the Darth Vader video that Volkswagen put out back in February. The sly references to Loki and Stark are a nice touch.