Monday, December 27, 2010
Google Slams
From the previous video below this post, I found an entire site to searching for using Google. Has Google begun its downhill battle of mediocrity? Maybe.
Pictures up close in a Petri Dish
It is exactly what it sounds like. Magnified pictures of a subjects in a petri dish. For instance an embryonic egg.
Pubs in England Drying up
An article by the Economist describes whole towns in England without a pub.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Perfectly Safe Activity in Russia
Falling off a tall building being held up by a rope is perfectly safe and should be encouraged.
16 year old arrested for being pro Wikileaks
This happened in the Netherlands, and he was trying to hack a website.
Prince Charles and Wife attacked by student protestors
The students were angry at the cost of schooling.
Man Sells Watch for $66,000
He bought it for $70, not knowing what it really was. The best part is, he has pictures of him hanging out with Christopher Reeves to promote the watch.
Double Space story
Neil Armstrong Answers questions about the lunar landing and why we should go back.
If an astronaut begins to float away from the International Space Station, what do you do to save him? Rocket Belt.
If an astronaut begins to float away from the International Space Station, what do you do to save him? Rocket Belt.
Bea Arthur served in the Marines
She denied that she ever enlisted, but her military records show otherwise.
Cash Cab Game Show Slightly Fake
There is a set up before hand, but most people don't realize what the set up is for. Cash Cab is supposed to be a random cab driving around for people to get rides from. When they get in, they find out the cab is for a gameshow and they have until they reach their exit to answer questions.
Company sends rocket into space
NASA is now hiring out companies to do all of the old jobs, like sending stuff into space.
Little Girl tells the story of Jonah
If she keeps this up, she will be famous her entire life. It will be really annoying when she is a teenager though
Best Slingshot in the world
A 65 year old man shows off his skills with a slingshot by shooting a quarter of the sky.
Internet Rallies around young Star Wars Fan
A 7 year old girl was made fun of for her Star Wars cup at school. It wasn't girly enough the boys thought. Her Mom posted about it on the internet and the world of geeks has rallied around her, sending messages of new hope.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Video game given Vegan version
The original game is called Super Meat Boy. PETA created the Vegan Version.
US Government shuts down software piracy websites
over 70 sites offering counterfit and bit torrent items has been taken down. Expect the government to be freaked out when it doesn't work.
The Walking Dead may not have writers for the second Season
That sounds insane, but it appears to be what is happening to the newest coolest show ever.
Google Said to start EBook Company
So says the rumours that Google will be challenging Amazon for Ebook dealer.
Casting Agent for the Hobbit fired for racist remarks
He asked for lightskinned people only for Hobbits.
Charlie Chaplin in TRON
Nick Tierce's Tron-ified Modern Times from Nick Tierce on Vimeo.
A Fan added effects to old Chaplin movies to put him into the movie.
The Quaid Conspiracy
Randy Quaid and his wife say that most of their allegations are fake and that people are trying to destroy them.
Dr. Who Song on Craig Ferguson
Who would be a man who can do all this cool stuff? Exactly!
Sorry, I'm a big fan.
Photoshop friends
As a holiday tradition, a man photoshops celebrities into his Christmas party pictures.
Chuck Norris is now a Texas Ranger
He was officially put in by Texas Governor Rick Perry, along with his brother Aaron.
22 missionaries Hoax
One of the interns just got a text asking her to pray for 22 Mormon Missionaries in Afghanistan who will soon be executed. The problem with this is that there are No Mormon Missionaries in the country. The closest Country is Pakistan but that is limited.
As it turns out the original text was for Christian Missionaries, and even that is a hoax.
A website on the top of googles search list has a virus on it to spread to anyone who checks on the site. In other words, a really mean prank.
So if someone texts you this info, remember, they haven't thought it through yet.
On the other hand, there were idiot missionaries who were sent to prison for vandalizing a statue of Buddha.
As it turns out the original text was for Christian Missionaries, and even that is a hoax.
A website on the top of googles search list has a virus on it to spread to anyone who checks on the site. In other words, a really mean prank.
So if someone texts you this info, remember, they haven't thought it through yet.
On the other hand, there were idiot missionaries who were sent to prison for vandalizing a statue of Buddha.
Balancing Juggling act
You might be cool, but are you balancing on a board while dribbling 5 balls at the same time cool?
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Comcast creates Toll for Online videos
The entire matter is confusing, but one of the companies working for Netflix is saying that Comcast is charging them for showing videos.
Man discovers he is wanted by police on accident
A University of Florida students googled himself and discovered that he was wanted. The best part is, they were looking for someone else, the police had his name mispelled and thus posted the wrong picture.
From Edinburgh to Skye
This video has a proffesional BMX stunt performer doing amazing things in Scotland.
Glitch in a game
This glitch has the character flying over a city on complete accident. The city is in Italy and quite lovely to look at.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Kinect games don't work
The race car game -and very likely several others- is designed so that you can not lose. So long as you move forward, the game will send you in a direction that you can win.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Turkey Cooked in 30 seconds
To give you an idea of what all Thermite can do. Check these videos out.
Thats right, its used to weld iron together quickly.
Weird Meteor
And the world was saved once again by the Power Rangers. Sorry, I have no idea what it is either.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Meat Cake
Thats the best description I can give for this video. And it is an amazing thing to imagine.
Google Easter eggs and Navy creates sub hunting war robots
It's the same website, so check out this article on Google Easter Eggs, stuff like doing a search for Chuck Norris and stuff like that.
The other one is much more serious, the idea of a robotic war ship that hunts submarines.
German Vandals attack blurred photos
In a town in Germany, houses were egged based on their picture in google maps. The specific reason was that the owners asked google to blur out the pictures of the houses. In other words, it was very easy to find the houses and egg them, even though they could not be seen.
National Opt out day doesn't happen
The day of protest did not gain enough followers for anyone to care. In similar news, the TSA has released an App for the several idevices to help speed things along. It's buggy.
Common phrases that don't actually mean what is being said
A wrather moot point, but this article explains the exploration of such terms as, "I hate saying it but," and ,"I'm not racist but."
Israeli Army traces liars with facebook
Several women have opted out of the army saying they are orthodox jews. Their facebook accounts proved them to be liars.
Seattle is not designed for snow
It only arrives once every 6 years. The rest of the time it just rains and stays 65. I just figured out where this is.
Star Trek the Random Chat
I have no real description except that these guys know how to tell a joke.
Moldy old Houses
The art style is called, "After effects." The artist made model houses and then covered them with flower, letting the mold grow on them.
Actor of Ugly Betty kills mother with sword
Michael Brea, star of Ugly Betty has been arrested for the murder of his mother with a sword.
Military styled scooters
It is now proven that men will want anything that even hints of military action. Don't believe me, check out this video.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Taliban leader in Peace talks is a fake
The US believed they were involved with a senior member of the Taliban over peace talks. As it turns out, he was a fake.
The Kinect on PCs
The Kinect was released a few weeks ago and has already been cracked for use on the PC. This has caused some to create videos exploring what it does.
Interesting stuff. Personally, I would love to hook up a bunch of them at the CAC and record a basketball game. That would be a lot of fun to create.
Interesting stuff. Personally, I would love to hook up a bunch of them at the CAC and record a basketball game. That would be a lot of fun to create.
Man wins 10 Million Euros for sleepwalking naked
A businessman in Ireland has won a libel case netting a profit of 10 million euros. While on a trip to Mozambique, he had been on pain medications and a little drunk. This led to him sleepwalking over to coworkers hotel doors, naked.
He won his case for proving that the company had used this incident to make him out to be a pervert and demand his resignation.
Books on the brain
Oh we have books for sale
Some white and some blue
Other orange and some tangerine
These books stores are the wildest ever seen.
Oh the books that we love
So dear and sweet
It's like a dark stormy castle
And a friendly monster for me
Oh the places you go
Amazing what they are
Dr. Seuss saw them all
And drew them right down.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Demonic Test makes water move up
The idea that information can change Atoms is now slowly being proven. I don't claim to understand it.
Students Protest Schools in Britain
Students had classes disappear in schools and protested their loss.
Power Rangers Return
The Power Rangers have been bought back by Saban Inc, which made the original seasons. To celebrate they are releasing an episode everyday of old episodes.
Handball
Warning, this video is in German. There really isn't an American or English love of this fun game.
Red Riding Hood the Movie!
Leonardo Dicaprio recommended the movie in this idea, "Wouldn’t it be cool to do a Gothic twist on Red Riding Hood, with the wolf being a werewolf, and just have a cool, sexy romantic thriller?"
There is just one problem, Red Riding Hood is already Gothic. It was a story told in bars in the Gothic lands of Germany to the brothers Grimm. So its all Gothed up and ready to go without needing to mention a werewolf. Though that is a cool idea.
There is just one problem, Red Riding Hood is already Gothic. It was a story told in bars in the Gothic lands of Germany to the brothers Grimm. So its all Gothed up and ready to go without needing to mention a werewolf. Though that is a cool idea.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
The BYU-Hawaii Musical
Expect to see a much better version of this video soon. But before you ask, yes this did happen in the cafeteria. Yes, the Ke Alaka'i knew about it, in fact we planned it. The best part of this all is that the cafeteria changed the menu so that it would fit better with the lyrics.
The History of La'ie
Not really weird, but cool. The school has a website dedicated to the history of our small town.
Twins Shoot eachother to commit suicide
Their parents are from South Africa and they grew up in Australia, but they shot each other in Denver. One survived and the other did not.
Friday, November 19, 2010
False Voices and Concerts bring thousands
The video explains the making of this vocalist who does not exist. Much of my time while writing about things for this blog, I find myself with the words, "This is not a joke," and they tempt me once again. This entire thing is so surreal that believing it exists makes my mind go mad.
The program of Vocaloid can be found here, and yes, you can make the girl sing in it. The original program to make the voice is not for sale though.
It gets weirder. The singer has concerts.
Your eyes are not deceiving you. That is thousands of people dancing to a holographic made up character. The voices are not real, the character is a hologram, and it is topping the charts in Japan.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Thundercats fan video
Keep in mind, this is photoshoped frame by frame. Yes, those are videos from other movies.
AC DC as done on Date Sheets
A man created a video using only data sheets to portray an AC DC concert.
Nice Wheeling
wheel number from E and M-P on Vimeo.
A man uses a wheel to dance. The movements are amazing, though the music is sort of a downer.
Tokyo after the Apocolypse
An artist was asked to depict what Tokyo would look like after a disaster turned it into a wasteland. Personally I think it would look like this.
Walkyries
A new Meme on the internet is to use old cartoons and have them reenact stories from songs. Case in point.
Invisible cloaks slowly being made
Leave it to physicists to never mention what they are actually building out loud. I am certain that in the lab they are squealing with joy.
Catalan Human Towers
Casteller from Mike Randolph on Vimeo.
In Catalonia the tradition of making these towers is nearing 300 years old. Aren't we all glad that we just have Football, Soccer and Rugby?
Friday, November 12, 2010
Paper Airplane sent into Orbit
This photo was taken by a paper airplane that was flown to 23 miles in orbit. It was brought to orbit by a helium balloon and then continued to fly higher. This is just awesome in both ways of using the word.
JuJu Fridays
The ANC Youth League declared today to be JuJu Friday. It is asking everyone on Twitter to post pictures of their beloved leader. So far, Twitter has just made fun of him.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Proffesor Layton vs Phoenix Wright
Two of the top characters for videogames work together to find an answer.
Live Crab vending machine
Exactly what the title says. People are now able to buy live crabs from a vending machine in China.
Pit Bull does Parkour
This video would have given me nightmares on my mission. Imagine the big mean dog jumping over the fence to attack you.
Pathology of Pooh Bear
Obviously each member of the hundred acre woods is crazy, and this paper explains why.
Man robbed by woman holding plastic fork
A woman got out of an SUV and robbed 2 pedestrians while holding a plastic fork.
How to say "I love you" in several languages
A wonderful and real moment in life, is to see that everyone has a way to say it.
The World Cup Octopus passes away
It was served with a lot of extra sauce. Paul the first was able to predict the world cup winners, even to the point of predicting against Germany where it lived.
Monday, November 8, 2010
The US elections as seen in China
If you ever want to know what a country thinks of yours, read their news on you.
Yakima WA is insane
No really. They have radioactive rabbits and drunk women who light a police cars on fire from the inside.
A sobriety test for the internet
Although Mormons don't need to check for drunkenness, needing to stop posting when tired is something they do need to do.
Man loses weight while eating junk food
A nutritionist ate nothing but common junk foods and Cheap grocery store food. His basic idea was to eat enough calories to lose weight, and came out healthier than expected.
Asian man sneaks into Canada dressed as old white man
A man walked into a jet looking like an old white man, but turned out to be a Chinese runaway in a nice costume.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
A tour of a park famous for its suicides
In Japan a park famously has 100 bodies found inside of it every year. Aokigahara park was in a book where a character commits suicide in the end. This has inspired perhaps the creepiest following ever.
This video shows some graphic footage so its best that you not watch if squeemish or feel bad.
This video shows some graphic footage so its best that you not watch if squeemish or feel bad.
Woman in Tapai decides to Marry herself
No no, you read that correctly, she wants to be married to herself. This doesn't go without precedent. Queen Elizabeth claimed she was married to England.
Flickr collection of Pizza Boxes from around the world
I for one am annoyed that they don't list where the boxes are from.
Ketchup and Mustard together perfectly in Japan
Someone has made the separate packets work together.
New documents on Iraq War show nothing new
Wikileaks has released documents from the Iraq war. Although it gets into the nitty gritty, most of the details are fairly well know.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Man with Bionic Arm dies while driving
A man who had an arm that was moving by commands from his mind died in a car crash. It is unknown if the cause was by his arm malfunctioning.
Sears Catalog for Zombies
Sears has a special website dedicated to promoting items for the every day undead walker.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Twitter videogame
This twitter feed allows you to travel around a level reading tweets and posting your own thoughts. The entire time you play a rabbit that can use the tweets as platforms to jump on. No enemies though.
This is a friend of mine
No really, there is no better explanation except to say that a friend is selling an antique gynecological exam table from the 1930's. He uses it as a lounge chair when watching football.
Time Traveller spotted in Charlie Chaplin movie
At the 2:43 mark it will be shown. Much to everyones surprise it isn't me.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Cat walks on only front feet
This cat can not use its hindlegs, so it does a hand stand and charges forward in life.
A man declares himself open to employment
So he is now accepting applications to employ him. The other way just wasn't working.
Sudden Concerts
This wonderful video gives way to a strange thought. If iPods can now be used as instruments, and an entire concert can be played from a subway train, will this begin to happen more? Imagine an entire symphony sitting in the park playing on their ipods, marching wherever they feel like it.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Andy Richter will not be on the new Conan Show
My internet is slow. I have literally been waiting 2 hours for this stupid video to load. But the first part sounds truthful enough so I guess the rest is just about that. So long Andy. Best of luck.
facebook still has your deleted photos
A man trying to delete his photos for 16 months has been unable to do so.
Judge orders "Don't Ask Don't Tell" to be stopped
An order under President Clinton has just been ordered down by a federal court judge.
Kim Jong Il's oldest son makes interesting comment
He is against having things passed down from father to son. Which is probably why his little brother was chosen as future leader of the country.
Hawaii 5-0 most DVRed
Nelson has tracked how many people record to watch later shows, and Hawaii 5-0 is king.
Too much light while resting may lead to obesity
A lab tested different light times on mice and found some interesting conclusions.
Lego Storage Bin
What did you think I was talking about? Yes, these are storage bins in the shape of legos. I have no idea if this means you can build a space ship out of them.
An engineer solves his privacy problems
Engineer Niklas Roy lives in a former store. He had problems with people peering into his house expecting to see a shop. Niklas tried to solve this problem by creating a curtain. Niklas failed and yet won at the same time.
Russian Wolves
A Police officer pulls a man over and begins to ask questions. Only to stop the conversation and jump into the car to save his own life from attacking wolves.
Sorry, there is no other information but the video.
Scientists study robot punches to make robots punch less hard
This is entirely referenced to old SciFi themes in the article.
Slaverin on His own movie
A commentary from the Co Founder of Facebook on the movie "The Social Network"
The Hobbit Movie to be directed by Steve Jackson
It is official, The Hobbit is to be made and it will be made by the same director of Lord of the Rings.
600 year old clock
The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo.
This clock is 600 years old and the perfect backdrop for a thrilling animation.
Kids Battle Zombies for TV Show
Reality TV in the US is nothing to it in Japan. These kids are told Zombies are coming to attack and then fight back.
Monday, October 11, 2010
1 in 5 British children think Buzz Lightyear first man on the moon
Honestly, the screw up is fairly reasonable. I mean, Buzz Aldrin was on the ship with Neil Armstrong.
NAMBLA signing people up at random
Imagine if you will that you found out you were opted into a group that is for rape. Now stop imagining because it has been happening.
FBI asks back for GPS tracker being used to spy on person
A young Arab teen found a GPS tracker on his car. His friends took pictures and posted them on the internet. The FBI asked for them back.
It is now a law that all online videos be subtitled
It is completely unknown if they have to be accurate.
Napoleon Dynamite the TV show
First Big Bang theory, and now Napoleon Dynamite. It looks like people enjoy making TV shows that are similar to my life.
Africa is huge
It can fit China, India, and the US inside of it. Yet, whenever I hear someone talk about this continent, it is thought of as the size of Texas.
Space TRavel is now for sale
Virgin Galactic has announced that their space vessel has made orbit and they are working on tickets to space. A ticket into space is $200,000. Bart Jolley who heard this immediately started talking about loans from the bank.
Perfect Shot every year
This woman has appeared at a specific gun range and fair every year for several decades. The prize of winning is to receive your photograph.
All Hail Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Il has chosen his son Kim Jong Un as his heir. There was a parade and flowers for this major event in North Korea.
Free Wifi is a virus
If you have ever discovered an open Wifi hot spot called Free WiFi, then you actually caught a virus.
Bumble Bee Tuna Hits Bomb Squad
On the set for the new Transformers movie, the car for Bumblebee hit an actual police bomb squad car.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Joaquin Phoenix apologizes to David Letterman
He wanted to be mocked, so he acted really badly on the David Letterman show.
Titanic Sank on Screw up
A possible answer on why the Titanic sank has been given. The driver believed he was turning right, when he was turning left.
Virus for Iran's Nukes found
A virus called Stuxnet seems to be designed to install itself into a nuclear power plant in Iran. The same plant is famous for possibly holding nuclear bombs.
Interesting pictures.
From AP Photos
This Aug. 24, 2010, photo shows an unoccupied house that is surrounded by the green algae from Devils Lake which flooded the southeast side of town of Devils Lake, N.D., about a year ago. The house is scheduled to be burned
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