So I wasn’t going to post this video of Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbvusters Theme” as played by eight old floppy disc drives; I mean, we all know at this point that this sort of thing can be done. Then I actually listened to it, and realized how well it can be done, and decided it was definitely worth sharing. That’s an impressive act of nerdery right there. Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you! Thanks to Jake C. for the tip.
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.