Stuff I Like :: Gmail Tap, The Books of the Future, and Ackbar

HT: Mashable: Gmail Says Goodbye to the QWERTY Keyboard

Source: NYT: Sketchbook - Grant Snider

Source: Think Geek: Star Wars Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass

Only One Set of Footprints?

You may be familiar with the poem, "Footprints in the Sand."  You may also be familiar with Star Wars.  Put the two together, you get this:

HT: Jenny Faber

Jedi in Icons

I absolutely love this.

Glad I caught this on Twitter via FastCompany.  To see the entire series, go here.

This Explains a Great Deal Concerning the Macho Man's Prowess in the Ring

HT: Ryan Fitzhugh

Around the Web :: Stuff I Like

Tebowing in 8BIT:

HT: Deadspin

Vader Did You Know:

Tim Tebow -- All He Does Is Win:

HT: Wimp.com

Google Guitar and Darth Vader

 

Hopefully you caught Google's doodle on Les Paul's 96th birthday.  As a tribute, they made the doodle live; you can record your own composition.

Abraham Piper points the way to one song you can play: Darth Vader's Imperial March.  Star Wars fans, check it out.

Star Wars :: Talk to Your Kids

Chewie and R2: Spies?

 

I'm a bit of a Star Wars geek.  I grew up watching VHS recordings of episodes IV-VI after they aired on television, fast-forwarding through the commercials.  I loved the action figures.  And I wasn't a huge fan of the prequels.

A tip of the cap goes to my friend Ryan Fitzhugh, who brought this gem to my attention a couple of days ago.  I had to share.  In a post entitled "A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope," Keith Martin argues that Chewie and R2 were clever spies, serving as critical field captains for the Rebellion between Episodes III and IV.

I'd recommend reading this piece.  It is brilliant, funny, and imaginative.  Perfect for Star Wars geeks.