Friday Ephemera
Large gentleman retains dignity in difficult circumstances. (h/t, Metrolander) // Bacon gumballs. // Fluorescent fish. // The shoe-fitting fluoroscope. (h/t, Coudal) // Curta calculators. // Garrett Lisi on particles and symmetries. // Atomic pen writes with individual atoms, slowly. // Photomicrographs. // A short film about the London Underground map. // Robert Hughes on skyscrapers, from American Visions. // Does your studio have a rubber exterior? // More concept cars. // Jet engine tests. // The Battlestar Galactica PC upgrade. Flashes, hums, doesn’t jump. // H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds. // The innards of Godzilla. // A short summary of socialism. And another. // The Communist fever of William Ayers. (h/t, TDK) // SDA Late Nite Radio Archive. Crime thrillers, music, a feast of oddments. // Ghost towns. // More Watchmen footage. // “It’s the stickiest dry glue yet.” // The eyeballing game. // Cancer-fighting beer. // And, via The Thin Man, it’s Mr Louis Armstrong.
“The South African Broadcasting Corporation has apologised to Mr Nene, and said that ‘all necessary precautions are being put in place to avoid a similar incident’…”
I admire the way Mr Nene retains his composure despite the ominous cracking noise – a noise which might have alarmed a lesser man – until the combination of gravity and feeble furniture finally overwhelms him.
If he was “a lesser man” maybe it wouldn’t have collapsed…
Love the short summary of socialism:
“So. You’re eating a sandwich,” Kenny said, sitting down in the chair across from mine. I barely looked up. “Yes, Kenny. I’m eating a sandwich. That I made this morning. And brought with me to work. For my lunch.” Kenny smiled, grabbing one of my napkins. “Cool,” he said. “I’ll take my half now, then. I’m freakin’ starving!”
http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=13467
Poetry.
So does the Battlestar PC come with an FTL drive? And can it be networked – or is that a bad idea?
“Spool up the FTL! Set condition one throughout the ship!”
“Lower Manhattan.” Heh.
http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/10/24/in-hd-trailer-you-can-see-lower-manhattan/
Yes, I saw. And it, er, works on so many levels. A first for mainstream cinema?
It appears that super-heroes “feel” cold too!
Someone’s bragging. 😉
Bloodless freak Bill Ayers is ambush-interviewed by news crew, calls police.
http://beltwayblips.com/video/the_o_reilly_factor_confronts_bill_ayers/
Thanks Steve for that. It really cheered me up.
Usually I dislike this kind of agit-prop journalism. It doesn’t achieve much. Let’s be honest.
But in this case…
Did I hear correctly? Did he say something along the lines of “this is my property will you please leave?” But surely, Billy, according to your belief system, all property is theft. So what are you then? A thief or a hypocrite? Answer the question.
Oh sorry, I forgot. There’s nothing to see here. Vote Obama. Yeah man.
Yeah, in general I don’t think too much of this sort of tactic. I could have done without the O’Reilly footage, too.
This case is special. A strangely-satisfying fog of irony, hypocrisy, and cowardice so thick you could pulp it wth a hammer, or cut it with a sickle.
Heh. I’m no fan of ambush interviews either, but in this case it’s revealing, almost poignant. It’s the mismatch between the humdrum (dare I say bourgeois) domestic scenario and the reminder of their revolutionary prattle. And, of course, who you gonna call? It’s absurd, just as Ayers and Dohrn are, and always will be.
David: thanks for the link to the LU map video, an excellent example of usability and design IMHO.
I see your fluorescent fish, and raise you a glow-in-the-dark kitty:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1080042/Meet-Mr-Green-Genes–worlds-glow-dark-cat.html