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Bert and Ernie hype it up. (via Monoscope)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:40:10 -0700

Bert and Ernie hype it up. (via Monoscope)

Jesus is like sticking two forks in your pickle and plugging it...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:49:34 -0700

Jesus is like sticking two forks in your pickle and plugging it in. There will be a nice glow, but stuff will ooze from your orifices. (via Boing Boing)

‘No Values Voters’ Looking To Support Most Evil...

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:53:44 -0700

‘No Values Voters’ Looking To Support Most Evil Candidate. (From The Onion.)

Global Rich List

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:07:00 -0700

Global Rich List: Enter your annual income, and it will compare it worldwide. Don’t let the MacPaint graphics skeeve you too much. (Is bitmapped the new analog?) via Big Contrarian

Don Hertzfeldt - Billy’s Balloon (via Mark Banker)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:49:42 -0700

Don Hertzfeldt - Billy’s Balloon (via Mark Banker)

Miles per Gallon vs. Gallons per Mile

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:05:44 -0700

Miles per Gallon vs. Gallons per Mile: Nice look at why replacing the least-efficient cars is such a priority. My only quibble is that the thought experiment doesn’t explain why the guy driving the 18 MPG car can’t buy the 50 MPG car. “Utility constraints” is a little vague.

Radiohead's House of Cards

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:26:27 -0700

Radiohead's House of Cards: Recorded without lights or cameras with a 3D laser process. Make sure to watch the making-of.

Mommy Time. We can get a Luna Bar, and split it!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:44:27 -0700

Mommy Time. We can get a Luna Bar, and split it!

Right to Death. (Lonely Corn Muffin, Episode 1)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:34:02 -0700

Right to Death. (Lonely Corn Muffin, Episode 1)

These Colors Don’t Run. (Lonely Corn Muffin, episode 2.)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:33:12 -0700

These Colors Don’t Run. (Lonely Corn Muffin, episode 2.)

"Oil moves to the highest bidder. Fleets of tankers carry it across oceans day and night. […]..."

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:00:11 -0700

“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.

Unnessary Censorship, from Jimmy Kimmel. (via Kottke)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:19:56 -0700

Unnessary Censorship, from Jimmy Kimmel. (via Kottke)

Least-Recommended Toilet-Training Books For Children

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:37:20 -0700

Shazam on iPhone could change music discovery

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:15:29 -0700

Shazam on iPhone could change music discovery: It really does work well, and the ability to buy a song immediately through iTunes is what puts it over the top.

It's called epMotion

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:04:17 -0700

It's called epMotion: And it’s for the ladies. (via BIg Contrarian)

I’m Not Here to Make Friends. (via Midseason...

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:33:20 -0700

I’m Not Here to Make Friends. (via Midseason Replacements.)

Showbiz Pizza's robot band cameo in MGMT's Electric Feel video

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:43:49 -0700

lfarm:

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

via imkevin

Love the MGMT video. AND Showbiz Pizza.

Twins on the subway (via Laughing Squid)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:16:00 -0700

Twins on the subway (via Laughing Squid)

Des Moines International Airport official website

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:10:36 -0700

Des Moines International Airport official website: Quite possible the worst airport website in America. Just shamefully bad. A checklist of things not to do.

The Question of Global Warming

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:39:26 -0700

The Question of Global Warming:

Freeman Dyson reviews William Nordaus’s book and offers a lot of smart thinking of his own.

After we have mastered biotechnology, the rules of the climate game will be radically changed. In a world economy based on biotechnology, some low-cost and environmentally benign backstop to carbon emissions is likely to become a reality.