HRP-2: taiko-drumming robot.
Oni Kamen Rider are going to be obsolete soon.

Busted.
Let’s see the Sun Photoshop itself out of this one.

“Want a piece of me, bub?”

Tempest Blue conquers Mount Ophir.
Very nice pix.

Yusuke’s action figure photos.
Fantastic CG-enhanced pictures.

The Pirate Bay site admin interviewed.
” …some sort of IP laws are probably needed, but that the current ones are well past their due date, and so are the business models of the music/movie/software industry.”

Ninja City, Japan.
“In Ueno City which is about half way between Nagoya and Osaka there is a town called Iga which is famous for it’s rice and sake, but also, for it’s history as a major Ninja training site … All the souvineers in the area are Ninja related. Ninja Senbei. Ninja KeyChains… And Ninja Hello Kitty.”

A Mugenbine take on GaoGaiGar.
LauncherZaurus + MachPtera + OverLigan + MugenBuilder.

Kamen Rider the First official site. [via]
This remake of the original manga is due this November. The bike design is stunning.

Pornography drives technology. [via]
“Far from viewing cyberpornographers as pariahs, society would do well to view them as mountain men and women in the mold of Jedediah Smith, who discovered and opened the passes of the Rockies for entire families to follow west. These early rogues were scruffy and smelly, perhaps not fit for polite society, but they did good service. Though uncivilized, they showed the roads for civilization to follow. We need not let the cyber-pioneers into every home, but society will benefit hugely by letting them roam free.” Eh?

Rome: Total War expansion coming soon. [via]
“There’s much that is new in Rome: Total War – Barbarian Invasion… and a few surprises we haven’t told you about just yet!” No word whether these surprises include bugs that will remain unfixed.

PSP blues. [via]
“Many of the system’s faults are only temporary, such as the premium price, the so-so library of PS2’s hand-me-down games, and the short list of (mostly “meh”) upcoming titles. But there are other weaknesses in Sony’s handheld plan that may not ever be fixable …” He glosses over the portability, the connectivity and the sheer versatility of the system but it’s worth a read nonetheless.

The Cutter.
A very disturbing and provocative image. Be sure to read the comments and read about the subject matter.