Yep, that's right, we're all going to die. You know how I know that? Everything is falling apart...
Yep, that's right, there are recalls, product failures, oil spills, and well, that's the good news. Think I'm kidding? Just listen to Lewis Black, from his segment on The Daily Show.
I've made mention of the oil spill trolls, and they're still out there. Trolls that have gone viral -- and every major tragedy will have them -- tend to have a life of their own, recycling and circling back, sometimes echo'ing until they're thought of as actually possible. All it takes is for a major news network to have some reporter not willing to check his/her facts, and they weaken to start poaching on anything that is trendy. ("Viral things are trendy, let's run that! Yeah, nobody will notice it's a pack of made up crap! Besides, we don't know, how would anyone else know? ")
Without posting the troll, I figured I'd start taking the troll apart bit by bit. However, being a bit lazy and noticing someone else had done the same thing I intended to do, I figured I'd post his material. While this might seem hypocritical given my above mockery of the news idiots who repost made up internet trolls as valid theories, I can state that I'd love to take credit for the below and have stated many of these facts to others already. I was just too lazy to put these together and post them. So, here ya go: (more...)
Oh, just click it and get it over with
Oh, you'll want to click on this video.
That is, if you want to learn CPR.
I mean, once you watch this video, you'll never forget how to administer CPR to someone in need
Via io9.com and this link that describes
The Shanghai Expo 2010 will have a giant robotic baby who will blink and coo and suck on giant robotic breast:
The baby’s “Mother” is film director Isabel Coixet who has pointed out that with this collaboration she has wanted to stay accurate to the Expo Shanghai’s Theme, “Better city, better life”. Also that Miguelín is a reminder that tells us that “all our actions have direct consequences on our children’s future and that we have to react to this”, said the filmmaker in an encounter with the Spanish Press at the Instituto Cervantes in Beijing.
Inspiration for creating Miguelín, the absolute protagonist of Coixet’s room, has been – according to the director- the passion for children shared by both the Chinese and the Spanish culture. “We have given this many thoughts. I have investigated along with Chinese assessors, friends and artists I know and both countries share this worship for children” – she said.
Given its location within the Spain Pavilion, Coixet’s room helps to appreciate with detail the curves of the wicker designed by Benedetta Tabliabue and looks like if baby Miguelín is receiving visitors in its own cradle. While the animated dreams of Miguelín have been created by designer Ignacio Fernández Maroto, the construction of the giant baby has been done in USA supervised by Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. at the Amalgamated Dynamis Inc. studios, responsible as well for cinematographic monsters such as Alien vs Predator o Starship Troopers.
The video shows construction of beast, er, baby, and at the end of the vid a few moments of animation and awakening of our doom. (sound not req'd)
Okay, looks like the giant robotic breast is merely my fantasy. For now.
There are those this year that have had enough snow. Some folks have had enough. From the Minnesotans for Global Warming, here's Frozen Wasteland, sung to to the song made famous by The Who.
Note: I wish it were funnier instead of a bit ham fisted, but then again, James Hansen and Al Gore can't claim a lock on subtlety either. Without further editorializing:
When left alone for any period of time, I like to fantasize about flying small and most assuredly unsafe vehicles around city airspace.
Death From Above takes on a whole new meaning for this guy
However, unlike this guy pictured above, my dreams of flying don't come with a death wish.
Anyway, this post isn't about little home made death traps, it's about some company trying to sell some slick mass produced death traps. Oh, and maybe autogyro technology to the military while they're at it.
Sound not req'd for this kinda cool idea of things to come in the flying car department.
Notice they don't show this miracle personal vehicle landing, but merely show tests of the landing gear that can take a fall from 15 feet. So, the landing gear will survive a fall from a bad landing -- the rest of the vehicle and the occupants... well, that video must have been left on the cutting room floor...