Reach for the Gold

Not to be outdone by Nike, Hostess has developed their own set of Olympics themed inspirational commercials. This features pole vaulting and twinkies.

True story, I have done this exact vault before... many, many times.

The Dark Knight Returns Trailer

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Did the Dark Knight Rises leave you wanting more batman in your life? Well you're in luck cowboy, here's the new trailer for The Dark Knight Returns part one. The story is being split into two movies, so you're going to have to wait a bit longer if you want to see Batman kick Superman's ass (spoiler!).

I really hope Warner Bros. puts its purse where its balls are and decides that the next real Batman movie should be an adaptation of the Dark Knight Returns. I know Batman is a big deal for them as far as making the monies goes, but the franchise doesn't need a reboot or a prequel. Superhero movie reboots are all weak sauce, I mean how many times do you really need to see an reimagined telling of Batman's origin? Just recast Christian Bale with some bad ass older dude and give the fanboys what they want. Batman kicking the tar out of Superman.

Men Throwing Rocks with the Other Hand

In honor of the Olympic spirit, here's a video of men throwing rocks with their off hand. It's fantastic.

Silver Medal Links

The Hater’s Guide To The 2012 London Summer Olympics. I love The Olympics but I also love people making fun of things that shouldn't be taken so seriously. "There's only one good track & field and that's Konami Track & Field. Real track & field is a drugged-up freakshow." No one denies this!

NBC Claims Opening Ceremony Was Too “Complex” to Stream Live. To be fair there was some weird symbolic nonsense going on in the opening ceremony that I probably wouldn't have gotten without the commentators help. Of course I didn't need to be talked to like I was a nine year old either. Middle ground NBC?

#NBCFail: Network’s Olympic disaster earns global social media mockery. NBC's broadcast of the London games is pretty much getting killed on twitter, facebook and tumblr. I'm pretty sure even the two guys left of friendster are upset with the live feeds. As much as us internet hipsters can't believe it, Nielsen ratings are still king. It's not really in NBC's best interest to broadcast events live, yet. Maybe in 2016 I'll finally be able to watch 8 hours of uninterrupted pole vaulting just like I could in 1992 with the wildly underated NBC ppv triple-cast.

The 11 Best US Olympian Twitter Accounts. Hope Solo is kind of a jerk, right?

Olympic Trials with Kurt Angle

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In case you missed it (and honestly I hope you did) former amateur wrestler, gold medalist and current professional wrestler Kurt Angle tried to make the US Olympic wrestling team this year. Turns out 15 years of letting guys like Brock Lesnar hit you with a chair had taken it's toll and he had to drop out due to injuries.

Of course that didn't stop his gold medal dream...

Nuptuality!

Sorry, I've been busy the last couple days. Plus nothing's happening in the geek world. I mean it wouldn't kill you to e-mail me some tips would it? Oh yeah and follow me on twitter! @KevinNewburn

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Mario: Post-it Life

Ever sit at work bored and alone, playing Mario on your giant Mac when all of the sudden all the post it notes come to life and transform into scenes from Mario and Pac-Man? Yeah me neither Playing Mario on an emulator is awful. You need a real nes controller or GTFO.