The Zombocalypse Survival Kit from Wagglemax. Just the thing you will need to survive in a world infested with ravenous, bloodthirsty zombies.
Other essential Wagglemax products: Nitrotic Boosting Fuels, Lacerator Appliances, and Funbunkers.
No Personal Computer Will Ever Have Gigabytes of RAM
Published July 3rd, 2009 in Technology. CommentsMan, I love stuff like this. An heated discussion from the dusty archives (1997 era) of the Usenet newsgroups, on the possibility of computers ever using RAM in the gigabytes range.
No personal computer will ever have gigabytes of RAM, just as no
automobile has giga-gallon gas tanks.
And yeah, the poster of the above statement was a Microsoft employee.
If Lassie had a Twitter account…
More fictional tweets from historical figures and celebrities.
[via Historical Tweets]
The Nest That Sailed The Sky – Music Video Animated Using Processing
Published June 30th, 2009 in Animation and Music. Comments
The visually-splendid animated creations of Ireland based animator and composer, Glenn Marshall, have always been quite impressive.
His surrealistically-beautiful video for Peter Gabriel’s “The Nest That Sailed The Sky” won an award of distinction at the Prix Ars Electronica. The music video was created using Processing, an open source programming language created for the electronic arts and visual design communities.
“Gimme a Hug”, a documentary by the Protect The Sharks Foundation, won the Palm De Bronze at the 35th Mondial De L’image Sous-Marine film festival in Antibes, France.
The documentary shows sharks exhibiting some markedly unexpected behavior, quite contrary to their image as blood thirsty, mindless killing machines.
You can order the documentary here.
[via The Presurfer]
Awesome illustrations by graphic designer Richard Perez on Flickr.
Photo Credit: Life
Much ink has been spilt about Michael Jackson in the past few years, the man’s life has been opened up, dissected, carved up and consumed by both adoring fans and perennial haters alike.
Michael made a lot of mistakes, a lot being of the indefensible kind. But his musical talent and genius was undeniable – a lot of us practically grew up listening to his songs. Eventually, we moved on to more “cooler” stuff, and we vehemently denied ever being fans of his. We grew more distant, repulsed, no doubt, by the bizarre circus that his life had become.
It was with complete shock that I read about Michael’s death today. His death brings back a lot of memories, some good, some bad, but all unforgettable. So, wherever you are Mike, thank you for the music. And RIP.
I really dig this rug kit, printed on soft velvet with a satellite view of a suburban neighborhood. The kit comes in a set of six tiles, that can be arranged to increase or decrease the area covered.
The “Be My Neighbor” rug kit is available at FLOR at $149.99.
Photographer Samuel Cockedey’s time-lapse video of the bustling Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, is both stunning, as well as awe inspiring.
He shot the video using a Canon 350D and 5D DSLR, and then processed and edited it with tools like Lightroom, VirtualDub (one of my favorite software utilities) and Sony Vegas.
Michael Shermer, editor of "Skeptic Magazine," brilliantly reimagines the science of creation, as seen through the lens of “Intelligent Design”.
To convey the logical absurdity of trying to squeeze the round peg of science into the square hole of religion, I penned the following scientific revision of the Genesis creation story. It is not intended as a sacrilege of the poetic beauty of Genesis; rather, it is a mere extension of what the creationists have already done to Genesis in their insistence that it be read not as mythic saga but as scientific prose. If Genesis were written in the language of modern science, it would read something like this.
Full transcript is here.
[via Metafilter]
We are all creatures of habit. When we look back on our lives, most of us would find a long list of lost opportunities and missed connections, all because we are simply afraid or unable to break our habits.
Red Rabbit, an animated modern fable by Egmont Mayer, tells the story of a lonely young man who lives in a small apartment with a gigantic rabbit. He has very less contact with the outside world, and is content to spend his time feeding and caring for his huge pet. His life is suddenly thrown into turmoil, when a friendly neighbor enters his life.
Will he choose life (and possibly love) outside his apartment, or does fate have something else in store for him?
Watch the film after the jump.
Continue reading ‘Red Rabbit – A Short Film by Egmont Mayer’
‘Villains Day Off’, a short film directed by George Doerr, was the grand prize winner at the Fan Film Competition held during the annual Superman Celebration in Metropolis, Illinois.
The film features some excruciatingly bad acting, boring music and terrible special effects – but it’s all good fun. Doerr received a trophy and $300 for his efforts. Guess that would have helped him recover the costs back, and even made him a neat profit.
[via Fan Cinema Today]
A distracted film/TV character steps off the curb and is suddenly killed by a speeding automobile. It’s a done-to-death plot device used by desperate writers to increase ratings.
Watch a short compilation of such scenes, put together by the funny people at CollegeHumor.
A set of painfully obvious (and some useful) photography tips from Latvian photographer Ivar Gravlejs.
Here are two of my favorites:
I tried reading all 78 of them, but I fell asleep at the table.
Ivar is either one of the funniest guys around or is the most pompous photographer ever. His ‘Latvian Girls and Boys’ (NSFW) photo gallery is equally hilarious.
[via Neatorama]
Artist Dean Fraser came up with this brilliant mashup of Batman and Star Wars.
Just how evil would this Emperor be?
The complete list of characters:
Darth Bat ; Emperor Joker ; Luke Nightwalker ; Robin-2D2 ; C3P-Alfred ; Obi-Wan Gordon ; Rene Mon-Solo ; Chew-Bullock ; Princess Bat-Leia ; Harley Yoda ; Penguin the Hutt.
The rest of them are here.
A cross section of planet Earth? No, it’s just a kitchen utensil set.
The Joseph Joseph Nest bowl is a cleverly designed kitchen utility, which comprises of two bowls, a colander, a sieve, and four measuring spoons.
Made from Melamine, the set is available at The Conran Shop for $59.
Café Serré was created by Vincent E Sousa, Bertrand Avril, Yann de Préval and Denis Bouyer, all students of Supinfocom
The no-dialogue film has only two characters; a portly policeman on a snack break in a diner, and a bumbling and rather unlucky thief, who has, unfortunately, decided to rob the very same diner. A hilarious, one-sided battle of wits ensues between the idiotic twosome, and ends on a predictable, but satisfying note.
The film packs in a lot of funny gags in its short running time. The animation quality is top-notch, and the sound design is quite impressive as well. This is a must watch for all animation fans.
[via Motiongrapher]
Klingon Language Keyboard For Hardcore Star Trek Fans
Published June 14th, 2009 in Gadgets. CommentsWhoa! I can’t believe there are people crazy enough buy this thing, but, then again, we are talking about Trekkies (ok, Trekkers) here.
The limited edition Klingon Language keyboard has laser-etched characters in Klingon, the fictional language spoken by the Klingons in the Star Trek universe.
The keyboard comes with no other special features, and comes at a price of £43.99 (about $72 ). As demand is really huge, it will be available for delivery from November this year.
Marvelous, just marvelous. A huge video compilation of rogues, master-thieves and supervillains from the 1960s Batman TV series.
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