Monday, December 24, 2007
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Mustang Made From 5,000 Beer Cans
"Like all good students Jack Kirby collected his beers cans. Unlike most good students the art and design student actually found a use for them.
When he realised Budweiser was giving away his dream car, a 1965 Ford Mustang, he set about making the car out of 5,000 beer cans."From metro.co.uk
More Friday, August 17, 2007
Scorpion Vodka
"This special triple distilled vodka is infused with a real farm raised Heterometrus Spinifer scorpion. The vodka is steeped for several months, which then imparts a unique flavour into the liquor, it is quite an acquired taste. The story is that this is used in SE Asia as a Aphrodisiac; and it also has medical uses, such as the treatment of back and muscle pain. Every bottle is unique in its own way so therefore the item purchased may differ slightly in looks but not size."Buy it at thailandunique.com
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Friday, August 03, 2007
Lego Desk
"Here are some facts about The Desk: - Approximately 35,000 LEGO bricks were used. This includes almost all the pieces from 32 Blue Tubs (#3033), almost 300 (!) small baseplates (8x16 studs), and 63 blue plate packs from LEGO Shop-at-Home. A few other pieces were also bought from private collectors (226 tiles so the drawers could slide, et cetera).
- The desk weighs about 120 pounds, I think. I have not actually weighed it... but I think that is close.
- About 7 pounds of glue were used. Brand: Oatey, All-Purpose (PVC, CPVC, ABS) Glue.
- The desk has the following dimensions (inches, WxHxD): 60" x 29.5" x 30".
- It has 7 working drawers (six small, one large).
- It has a folding lid in the top that conceals a hole for computer cables to drop through.
- Yes, the top is bumpy -- studs up. I offered to make the top smooth, but the client specifically requested otherwise. Whatever. I also offered to build a retractable keyboard tray in the front, but that was not wanted. Nor a mosaic of the company logo on the top or sides.
- Yes, I was paid to build the desk. Don't ask how much. It was worth my time."
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
For the 'I Like Turtles' Boy, 17 Seconds Of Fame
"There was a time, not long ago, when a 10-year-old boy could head to a neighborhood fair, get his face painted like a Halloween zombie and blurt out something utterly inane to a local TV news correspondent and nobody would ever think about it again. Oh, there'd be an audience that night, much of which would chuckle and think "Whaaaaa?" But that would be the end of it.
The moment would not endure as a video snippet, posted on Web sites and viewed more than 500,000 times, nor would it inspire T-shirts, or parodies or remixes or mash-ups. It would not lead a company in, say, England to track down the lad and offer him -- or rather, his parents -- cash to turn his baffling three-word apercu into a cellphone ring tone. He would not hear from the Jimmy Kimmel show. A handful of strangers would not call hoping to send him pets.
But thanks to the Internet, Jonathon Ware is a 10-year-old living in the golden age of inanity, when the most random of utterances is celebrated and memorialized. And so anyone can savor Ware's rendezvous with YouTube destiny, a 17-second masterpiece of comic triviality that has turned him into that most peculiar of media creatures: the viral-video celebrity..."More at washingtonpost.com
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Grim Reaper Takes The Shape Of A Cat
"PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live. "He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die," said Dr. David Dosa in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
"Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.
The 2-year-old feline was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The facility treats people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and other illnesses.
After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours..."
More at ap.orgFrom kscakes.com.nyud.net:
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Classmates Ad Explained
"She married him??!! And they've got 7 kids?? That Classmates.com online ad, complete with its hyperactive punctuation, is so ubiquitous — more than 1 billion Web-site displays — that folks around the world know those faces: the serious, bespectacled young woman and the fresh-faced young man, forever linked in cyberspace.
They've even inspired parody pages.
But, in answer to the ad: Sorry, no, the two are not married and they did not breed a passel of tots.
They do, however, share an employment history.
Her real name is L.A. Smith, his is Bryce Lane.
Their high-school senior portraits are featured in the ad for Classmates.com, the site run by Renton-based Classmates Online that helps its 40 million-plus users find and stay in touch with old friends — particularly former school chums for reunions.
Smith is now 46, a writer, editor and artist in Bothell; Lane is 34, an investment banker in Bellevue.
Their imaginary online happily-ever-after tale began a little more than three years ago..."
More at seattletimes.comSunday, July 22, 2007
The Shining Cuckoo Clock
"Every hour Jack Breaks through the door and the famous line “Here’s Johnny” plays followed by the scream of Shelly Duvall."Related: Jack Is not amused
Related: The Shining Costume
From idealist.blinkr.net
Artist Chris Dimino
Friday, July 20, 2007
Dramatic Chipmunk
The Original:
Top 10 Dramatic Chipmunk Remix Moments:
Austin Powers:
Kill Bill:
More Remixes at uber.com
Even more at youtube.com
Top 10 Dramatic Chipmunk Remix Moments:
Austin Powers:
Kill Bill:
More Remixes at uber.com
Even more at youtube.com
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Fans Recreate Comic Strip
"Fans of the xkcd webcomic have taken up the challenge laid out in one of the strips and are riding roller-coasters with glued-together chess-sets."
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Boston Loses An Icon: Mr. Butch Passes Away
"Allston, Mass. - Mr. Butch, the charismatic, dread-locked, “honorary mayor of Allston,” died this morning after an accident on his motor scooter.
Mr. Butch, whose real name was Harold Madison Jr., was traveling inbound on Brighton Avenue on his scooter around 8 a.m. at a speed close to 50 miles per hour when he appeared to lose control of the vehicle, fly over the handlebars and strike a light pole, witnesses told police. He was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was 56.
As news of his death spread through the Allston Village neighborhood, friends remembered Mr. Butch as charismatic and friendly.
“That happiness was always there in him. That’s the only thing I ever saw of him,” said Toni Fanning, a friend of Butch who worked at Ritual Arts on Harvard Avenue. “I never knew him to be mean, I never knew him to be sad.”
Butch came into the public consciousness by hanging around the Kenmore Square area in the 1980s, playing guitar outside of the nightclub The Rathskellar (known as The Rat) and interacting with the local punkrockers who congregated there."
More at townonline.com
s g collins created a short film about Mr. Butch in 2002 called Searching For Mr. Butch. It's at postwar.nl (language NSFW)
Monday, July 09, 2007
Trophy Head Lamp
"Product Details:A new take on a cultural icon, this limited edition, hand-molded resin lamp is also a striking piece of art. Product SpecsDimensions: 26"W x 32.25"H x 37"D
Materials: Resin, Fluorescent tubes with dimmable ballast. "
More at gnr8.biz
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Man Robs Bank Disguised As Tree
"BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston.com) -- Police are looking for a man who robbed the Citizen's Bank on Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday disguised as a tree!The man walked into the bank with tree branches duct taped on his arms and demanded money from the teller. The teller filled the bag with cash and the suspect took off. A dye pack inside the bag exploded.
Manchester Police describe the man as a white male, between 45 and 50 years old, wearing glasses and a blue shirt."
From myfoxboston.com
Friday, July 06, 2007
Muscular Dog
Rare genetic mutation increases muscles, weight of sleek breed
"People mistake her for a pitbull with a pinhead, but Wendy the whippet is one rare breed.So rare that the Central Saanich dog recently graced the New York Times. She also had several of her photos shown on The Today Show, all because of a rare genetic mutation that has led to her being the Incredible Hulk of dogs.
Wendy is a 27-kilogram rippling mass of muscle. Forget the so-called six-pack stomach: Wendy has a 24-pack. And the muscles around her neck are so thick, they look like a lion's ruff.
"People have referred to her as Arnold Schwarzenegger," says doting owner Ingrid Hansen, stroking Wendy's sleek black coat and white chest.
Wendy was recently part of a genetics study done in the U.S. on mutation in the myostatin gene in whippets, which resemble greyhounds in appearance. The National Institute of Health study reported that whippets with one single defective copy of the gene have increased muscle mass that can enhance racing performance in the breed, known for speeds up to 60 kilometres an hour."
More at canada.com
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Welcome to Kwik-E-Mart!
"The 7-11 at the intersection of Olive and Verdugo in Burbank has temporarily been converted into a Kwik-E-Mart. It was re-done late Saturday night and will remain a Kwik-E-Mart for the next month to promote the upcoming Simpsons movie. Eleven 7-11s in the United States and two in Canada have been converted into Kwik-E-Marts as part of the promotion.
Golam, Burbank's friendly counterman, was having a lot of fun shouting, "Welcome to Kwik-E-Mart!" as each customer walked in. The other employees were rushing to re-stock cartoonishly pink donuts while the 7-11 rep made frantic calls on his cell phone demanding more Buzz cola, "Send me everything you've got! It's ALL gone. Everything."
More pics at laist.com
More pics at boredstop.com
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
The Amazing Zebra Crossing
"It looks as if someone tried to give a zebra a respray. . . then ran out of white paint halfway through the job.
But in reality there is no artificial colouring on display here. This amazing but natural coat belongs to Eclyse the zorse.
Her father is a zebra, while her mother is a horse. And she's walking proof of how a child inherits genes from both parents.
For while most zebra-horse crossbreeds sport stripes across their entire body, Eclyse only has two such patches, on its face and rear.
The one-year-old zorse was the accidental product of a holiday romance when her mother, Eclipse, was taken from her German safari park home to a ranch in Italy for a brief spell.
There she was able to roam freely with other horses and a number of zebras, including one called Ulysses who took a fancy to her."
More at dailymail.co.uk
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Before Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe Was A Star On QVC
Can you feel the enthusiasm he has for the crinckly cat sack?
More Mike Rowe on QVC clips at youtube.com
Favorite: Mike Rowe sells a lava lamp here.
Related: Mike Rowe on wiki
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Iron Maiden Sneakers
"The first of four limited edition art pieces honoring one of the most successful and influential bands of the heavy metal genre - Iron Maiden. The legendary ?Killers" cover artwork is available on both Vans classic Slip-ons and SK8-HI's. A must have for any true fan."Buy them at vans.com
Previous sneaker posts:
Jackass 2 Converse Chuck Taylors
Iron Maiden Sneakers Vans
Walking Dead Chuck Taylors
Breaking Bad Chuck Taylors
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
What Happened To Tony Soprano?
"I finally got around to watching the much-debated Sopranos finale last night. I haven’t seen the show much in years; it’s brilliant and all, but I gave up around season four. Just had things to do, and the show got a little, I dunno, slow for a while. You know. But after all the hullaballoo, I decided to take a look again for myself.After looking closely at the final episode, I’m reminded of people who left the film American Beauty wondering who had actually shot Kevin Spacey, just because face of the killer was offscreen when the trigger was pulled, despite the fact that his identity couldn’t have been clearer. This is a lot like that.
I should add, incidentally, that I was a TV writer myself for a while. Not a particularly accomplished one. Mostly small stuff nobody ever saw. I wrote for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation for most of the third season, but I got tired of all the death, frankly. Some people might have loved the job, and the money was great, and I still like and respect the folks there for being so incredibly good at what they do, but it just wasn’t a good fit for me. Anyway, my point: not any claim to expertise -- which is minimal at the very most, I promise, and for you to judge, in any case -- but during the year of my life that I helped in modest ways to hang dwarfs, make parasailers go Icarus, and poison poker players with lead-filled candies, I saw first-hand just how meticulously the little details could be fussed over for the cameras – and that was on a show with a breakneck production schedule and no particular auteur nursing his vision through every single shot."
Tony got whacked.
Bob Harris presents a good argument at bobharris.com
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
The Cat Cam
"Sometimes I have some challenging ideas, or crazy like some other people would say. This time I thought about our cat who is the whole day out, returning sometimes hungry sometimes not, sometimes with traces of fights, sometimes he stay also the night out.
When he finally returns, I wonder where he was and what he did during his day. This brought me to the idea to equip the cat with a camera. The plan was to put a little camera around his neck which takes every few minutes a picture. After he is returning, the camera would show his day. First I thought about transmitting live pictures from a remote RF camera, but the equipment is too expensive and battery consumption is too high."
So the idea was born and split into these parts:
- find small, lightweight, inexpensive digital camera
- develop a controller for the camera
- protect the camera from cat attack
- mount equipment to cat
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