Slangin You Up to Date (b/c bringin you takes too long)

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Earth is the best planet. You can’t live on any of the other ones in this solar system, so by default, Earth is the best. Jupiter is about be really happy because on Sept. 20th-21st it will be the closest to the wonderful planet Earth it’s been in over a decade. Break out those telescopes and look at it. You won’t have an opportunity like this again until 2022.

More info: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/15sep_jupiter/

The Boxee Box is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.

This thing hooks up to your TV and runs around the internets to find videos, movies, and TV shows for your entertainment delight. Also, it’s in the HD’s. Also, it looks like it’s phasing through the floor like Kitty Pryde.

November. $200. Christmas present for me.

The Tokyo Game Show (a.k.a. TGS) is this weekend. It’s a trade show and is similar to a convention. There will be many Japanese cosplayers, video games, and nerds. TGS is not as big as it once was because Japanese video game developers have lost their dominance in the games market. With the advent of the Western RPG (i.e. Fallout 3, Oblivion, Borderlands, Mass Effect, etc), everyone now realizes the old staple Japanese RPGs are really not very fun at all. Japanese game developers simply have not changed along with the games market. That being said, I do have Capcom’s Marvel vs. Capcom 3 pre-ordered.