Looks like the Aperture Science Long Fall Boots are closer to a reality than previously thought. If you don’t get that reference, go play Portal already.
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 Orchestras are the coolest, man! We’ve been periodically using the tag “AtomicToasters 8-Bit Philharmonic Orchestra for some time now, almost since the earliest days of the site. While the 8-bit aspect of it does tend to make for some fantastic music, as demonstrated all those years ago with the original Nintendo console, and the old Nokia ringtones, we’re thinking it’s time to upgrade. Continue reading User Input: AtomicToasters 8-Bit Philharmonic Orchestra I just love all things Portal, and you have to admit this is pretty clever.  I’ve got a feeling of Deja Vu… I have a PVR now, which is tremendously exciting to me, except for the fact that it keeps filling up with stuff. Lots and lots of stuff. Apparently I don’t watch television very often, so the shows I want to watch very quickly start clogging up my storage server, and then suddenly I need to go watch things so I can delete them. It’s funny how television can actually become a chore. I’m a bit amazed by that. While shuffling through the hundreds of shows I perpetually want to watch but not right now, I discovered the very first episode of Star Trek: Voyager. I haven’t actually watched that since 1995, or whenever it aired, and I think the first time, I missed the first few seconds. That may be one of the best Star Trek in-jokes, aside from the presence of R2-D2 in the latest Star Trek movie. I won’t explain, because I’ve got the clip below the jump, but it’s a cute little homage. I particularly like it because I do have an established love of in-jokes and easter eggs, so this tickled my inner geek in delightful ways. What’s the greatest hidden reference, in-joke or easter egg you’ve stumbled across? Usually when you’re a multi-billion dollar research company hell bent on making mantis-men and rampant AI, you don’t make it so obvious. This is, in fact, a sculpture called “emptyful” that the good people of Winnipeg, Manitoba paid (whether they wanted to or not, apparently) $575,000 to have installed downtown behind the public [...] Another thinly veiled Portal reference. If you don’t get it, play it. Trust me, it’s worth it.
In the spirit of yesterday’s oh-so-entertaining April Fool’s tradition, the above is a screen capture for a School District website that one of the AtomicToasters staff may or may not be involved with. Probably not. Do you see the tremendously subtle joke that snuck through the administrative filters? If not, hit the jump for a closer look It would appear that our greatest dreams and possibly worst nightmare have come to be. Occasional reader Travis (with an “r”) snapped this image out in the “real world”. There’s no denying that’s a portal in that logo. It’s only a matter of time before the sentient AI comes along with singing turrets so [...] If you haven’t played the Portal games, for shame. Stop what you’re doing and go do that. There. Now you can appreciate Syntheticph.com’s wonderfully tongue-in-cheek questionnaire. It’s the Aperture Science Enrichment Center Volunteer Application Form. Emergency backup application form in case of emancipation of original form and/or hyperlink.
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