Cat plays theremin. (h/t, CMJ) // Nazis with cats. // Panoramic ball camera. // The interactive periodic table of swearing. Sound essential. // The sound of arrogant dependency. // What Google would have looked like in the 80s. // 4G trench coat with charger. Coat’s “average download speeds range from 3 to 6 Mbps, with spikes as high as 10 Mbps.” // Make your own gin. // Kitchen of the future, 1964. (h/t, MeFi) // inFORM, an interactive dynamic shape display. // Elk starts trouble. // Village of the Damned, 1960. // Virtual anime robot masturbator. // Dolphin masturbates using decapitated fish. // Re-entry. // An advert for tissues.
Those lab animals saluting the abolition of vivisection look as it they've already experienced a bit. Or possibly the artist's just not very good...
Posted by: JuliaM | November 15, 2013 at 05:41
The interactive periodic table of swearing.
Well that expanded my vocabulary.
Posted by: sk60 | November 15, 2013 at 06:52
This is fun. Jonah Goldberg on the beclowning of Obama:
Posted by: David | November 15, 2013 at 07:42
Right, I’m off to watch Sandra Bullock collide with space debris.
Don’t fiddle with the nick-nacks.
Posted by: David | November 15, 2013 at 09:46
I've always hated those evil bastards, but after seeing those photos I can't help but think kittens are kinda cute.
Posted by: oralJex | November 15, 2013 at 10:58
Finally together. Benny Hill and Immortal(from BoingBoing);
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLXp0_NzF4w
Groovy.
Posted by: Simen Thoresen | November 15, 2013 at 12:38
Nazis with Cats: What my Facebook page would look like had the Germans won the war.
Posted by: R. Sherman | November 15, 2013 at 14:05
What Google would have looked like in the 80s.
I just realized it actually works. Duh.
Posted by: John D | November 15, 2013 at 15:55
Concerning nazis with cats, this is better:
http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl
Posted by: Dom | November 15, 2013 at 19:20
Uh, you didn't really like that bunch of glass grapes, did you?
They just don't make 'em like they used to.
Posted by: dicentra | November 15, 2013 at 19:32
"a pair of legs engineered to defy the laws of physics."
http://youtu.be/c8xjXqC9m2A
Posted by: Darleen | November 16, 2013 at 04:03
Right, I’m off to watch Sandra Bullock collide with space debris.
David, does it live up to the hype?
Posted by: Joan | November 16, 2013 at 09:00
David, does it live up to the hype?
Some of it does, yes. It’s a very pretty film with excellent sound design and the first 20 minutes or so are extraordinary, thanks to Emmanuel Lubezki’s cinematography and the technology mentioned here and here. The visuals are seamless and immersive and will probably win every award going. It’s also quite tense, especially early on. The bit that doesn’t really work is the script. There’s at least one implausible decision made simply to advance the plot, such as it is, and Sandra Bullock’s Big Existential Moment doesn’t convince anywhere near as much as the earlier sense of peril. In that respect it reminded me of Inception, which couldn’t quite hit the emotional notes it wanted. There’s also a twist that’s fairly cheesy.
That said, I’m glad I saw it. It’s enough of a visual treat to not mind the plot shortcomings too much. And it’s definitely one for IMAX 3D.
Posted by: David | November 16, 2013 at 09:38
Needless to say, the parodies have begun.
Posted by: David | November 16, 2013 at 10:38
"a pair of legs". All I saw was a panoramic camera.
Posted by: jabrwok | November 16, 2013 at 17:07
the intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yatg89gi0nM
and the "a pair of legs engineered to defy the laws of physics."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7FIvfx5J10
The title is "Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme (Live Test 6)" I think I'd like to see how Van Damme handled test 1 through 5. A year or so ago I saw a reality show with Van Damme and I'm getting convinced that Jean-Claude Van Damme tends to more interesting being himself than when he's in a role.
Posted by: Col. Milquetoast | November 16, 2013 at 22:11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ISYMjhC6o4
it is basically a step by step guide of how to carve a corset out of wood. You were probably wondering how to make your own wooden lingerie so here it is. It really doesn't look that difficult so I don't understand why my attempts at carving leave the wood on fire. Jump to 6:05 to see it finished.
Posted by: Col. Milquetoast | November 16, 2013 at 22:50
On the tissue issue -
"This is the infamous Kleenex commercial from 1986 that viewed in Japan, and is the subject of a popular urban legend where everyone involved in the commercial later died"....
And: "Perhaps because the song was in a foreign tongue, rumors stared circulating that the tune was a German folk song with the lyrics “Die, die, everyone is cursed and will be killed.” From here.
Posted by: TimT | November 17, 2013 at 22:40