tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66745390179032316262010-05-03T09:39:12.720-04:00A blog about technology, video games, popular culture, and other random things that I find interesting.ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674539017903231626.post-40634708545530249442008-11-10T14:51:00.005-05:002008-11-10T15:34:35.671-05:00Last week, I finished my project at the US Department of Energy and was put on a project at Discovery Communications. I like the environment, and the people are pretty ni- <span style="font-weight:bold;">LOOK! BEAR GRYLLS!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xqcTqe0O_i8/SRiVr97sxtI/AAAAAAAAANA/jSVvLpwMUwg/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xqcTqe0O_i8/SRiVr97sxtI/AAAAAAAAANA/jSVvLpwMUwg/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267124346801669842" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6674539017903231626-4063470854553024944?l=www.andrewscharf.com' alt='' /></div>ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674539017903231626.post-57511776765413497302008-10-14T20:56:00.004-04:002008-10-14T21:11:45.899-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://greensource.construction.com/news/images/EnergyStarLogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://greensource.construction.com/news/images/EnergyStarLogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Looks like Energy Star has started to take interest in regulating the power consumption of this generation's gaming consoles.<br /><br />The full article can be found <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/gaming-consoles-get-attention-from-energy-star.php">here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6674539017903231626-5751177676541349730?l=www.andrewscharf.com' alt='' /></div>ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674539017903231626.post-43071802115558540782008-10-03T10:54:00.003-04:002008-10-03T11:01:52.613-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/10/nevergonnama9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/10/nevergonnama9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />YES! Read the full article on how this happened <a href="http://www.yougotrickrolled.com">here.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6674539017903231626-4307180211555854078?l=www.andrewscharf.com' alt='' /></div>ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674539017903231626.post-38625374781803742902008-10-02T13:04:00.002-04:002008-10-02T13:07:17.474-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.palinbingo.com/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.palinbingo.com/Palinbingo.jpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This will be all the rage for those who are throwing VP Presidential Debate parties (me). Winners get a tube of lipstick and a hockey puck!<br /><br /><br />Tell your friends.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6674539017903231626-3862537478180374290?l=www.andrewscharf.com' alt='' /></div>ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674539017903231626.post-59119462196097598342008-09-22T11:47:00.002-04:002008-09-22T11:52:28.734-04:00So <a href="http://ryaninthecity.blogspot.com/">Ryan</a> submitted a picture taken of Metro Center to Washingtonian Magazine for the September Photo Contest and might get it published in the next issue! Pic below:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2871159998_b9ba154f1c_o_d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2871159998_b9ba154f1c_o_d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6674539017903231626-5911946219609759834?l=www.andrewscharf.com' alt='' /></div>ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674539017903231626.post-13715114844780156262008-09-19T12:47:00.006-04:002008-09-19T13:01:47.436-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dipity.com/user/tatercakes/timeline/Internet_Memes"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xqcTqe0O_i8/SNPZoi04JdI/AAAAAAAAAMc/GSSEGOiMVUk/s400/memes2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247777281383343570" /></a><br />HOkay so... for those of you who want/need an interactive crash course in the history of <span style="font-style:italic;">interwebs </span>culture, <a href="http://www.dipity.com/user/tatercakes/timeline/Internet_Memes">this is the place to go.</a><br /><br />There goes my productivity for the day...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6674539017903231626-1371511484478015626?l=www.andrewscharf.com' alt='' /></div>ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674539017903231626.post-90947191126163418642008-09-16T12:42:00.003-04:002008-09-16T13:04:52.170-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/885/885168/rock-band-2-tba-20080629094111871_640w.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/885/885168/rock-band-2-tba-20080629094111871_640w.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I spent a good part of the evening playing online with some friends while attempting to do the vocals for almost every song. I was praying that my roommate wouldn't come home from work right in the middle of me belting out "Hungry Like the Wolf"... awkward.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6674539017903231626-9094719112616341864?l=www.andrewscharf.com' alt='' /></div>ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674539017903231626.post-38628055812868689102008-09-15T08:32:00.001-04:002008-09-15T08:33:21.132-04:00Hilarious.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/muLIPWjks_M&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/muLIPWjks_M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6674539017903231626-3862805581286868910?l=www.andrewscharf.com' alt='' /></div>ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674539017903231626.post-25176270879326874932008-09-12T23:02:00.005-04:002008-09-13T00:35:32.284-04:00As if the concept of <a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/12/palin_action_figure.html">Sarah Palin action figures</a> wasn't ridiculous enough, a flash games developer based in the U.K. released the first Sarah Palin game: <a href="http://www.t-enterprise.co.uk/flashgame/playgame.aspx?id=polarpalin">Polar Palin</a>.<br /><br /><object width="420" height="280"><param name="game" value="http://www.t-enterprise.co.uk/flashgame/flashgames/polarpalin.swf"><embed src="http://www.t-enterprise.co.uk/flashgame/flashgames/polarpalin.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="280"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6674539017903231626-2517627087932687493?l=www.andrewscharf.com' alt='' /></div>ascharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169265351599564719noreply@blogger.com0