Oil moves to the highest bidder. Fleets of tankers carry it across oceans day and night. […] Electricity can be transported only over land. In other words, it is “sticky”: it stays in the continent where it is produced. From Andy Grove in The American. Not as much new information as an interesting perspective, arguing the advantages of moving to an electric economy independent of the environmental reasons. By his reasoning, almost any way we can make electricity is worth it if it replaces petroleum.
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Unnessary Censorship, from Jimmy Kimmel. (via Kottke)
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I’m Not Here to Make Friends. (via Midseason Replacements.)
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Showbiz Pizza's robot band cameo in MGMT's Electric Feel video

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If you’re a kid from the 80’s and lived in a region where Showbiz Pizza reigned over competitor Chuck E. Cheese you probably remember the animatronic band that played while you ate pizza. It turns out they have a name — The Rock-afire Explosion and they make an amazing comeback in MGMT’s Electric Feel video after a nearly two decade long hiatus. More on Rock-afire here.

Hi-res video here: http://court13.com/electricfeel.mov

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Love the MGMT video. AND Showbiz Pizza.

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Twins on the subway (via Laughing Squid)
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