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Wow-e: Malthusian Fear Mongering Can Be Annoying
Fucking love me some Wall•E.
But I am curious as to why our Wall•E was the only one left. Did he try and fix up his buddies when they went kaput? Did they screw themselves over by staying outside in the superstorms? I mean, he's been cannibalizing them for spare parts. Is it just not his directive? Man I need some closure on this.
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 12:14 PM on July 1, 2008
here's a very amusing Daily Show interview with author Jonah Goldberg
Oh man that was nuts. He's just willfully obtuse about language.
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 12:45 PM on July 1, 2008
That was awesome, Astro Zombie. I was gulping air to keep from crying myself.
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 12:56 PM on July 1, 2008
Fat people didn't like it, either.
What? I fucking loved it. Furthermore, its depiction of fatness isn't just "lol fatty" -- they give it a context and show how much of a challenge it is for everyone. It's not just a personal fault, corporations and government have been similarly derelict in their responsibilities to encourage health. Disappearing parks, automobile-centricity, misleading food advertising, failed public transit, and... [more]
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at 1:34 PM on July 1, 2008
It's because Wall-E malfunctioned, and he took apart all of his fellow robots. He's a cannibal!
Noooooooo!
Mental note: Keep Wall•E action figures I ordered SEPARATE AT ALL TIMES.
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 2:10 PM on July 1, 2008
Oooh, and anyone else dig the 'evolution of art' thing during the credits? Cave painting > hieroglyphics > Renaissance > Impressionism > Modernisme mosaic > ?
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at 2:16 PM on July 1, 2008
MeFi post:
A new jug ships clean
I hate kids and want the most technically efficient packaging possible, so yey.
I hear the Canadians get their milk in bags...? Like a plastic bladder of some sort? Even more space-efficient!
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 1:18 PM on June 30, 2008
(raises hand)
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at 1:19 PM on June 30, 2008
The bags are chemically leechy and usually not recyclable, plus they actually take up crazy amounts of fridge real estate since they lay flat & stuff.
Aw, nuts. We need to improve this bladder technology. The kids have their astronaut alcohol gel, why can't I have big Capri Sun milk pouches?
On hot days I would take em out of the fridge and stick em in ... nether areas ... to cool down.
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at 1:56 PM on June 30, 2008
MeFi post:
Tornado Engines
Finally. I've wanted an inland kite hotspot for ages.
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 1:56 PM on June 27, 2008
more than a little hand-waving over the task of creating and maintaining a complex network of exchangers that has to be retro-fitted to a decades-old plant at the cost of millions that might make the project a deal-breaker
I was curious as to what other projects are like in terms of $ per megawatt and it really seems quite doable if the guy's estimates are anywhere near accurate. He's claiming $60 M outlay for a 200 MW facility. For comparison, a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 7:59 PM on June 27, 2008
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Even homemade Daleks EXTERMINATE!
Are you not allowed to get creative with your Dalek outside of customizing the color? The showcase pics are all basically the same thing just different colors. What about like a Dalek Version 2.0 with I dunno a swiss army knife arm or something?
I think the general route of the obsession goes:
1. Build classic dalek out of wood
2. Build motorized classic dalek out of wood/metal/composite
3. Build... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 9:03 AM on June 20, 2008
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Everything should be subject to critical analysis.
Thanks, kldickson. Nice reads, the both. (And I agree you shoulda flipped the fp/more inside).
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 1:35 PM on June 17, 2008
Nothing is forbidden, everything is permitted.
Let's face it. That game was about climbing tall things and jumping off. (Parkour suicide simulator!)
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at 1:38 PM on June 17, 2008
MeFi post:
The New Yorker: The Gerbil's Revenge
No one tell him about Photoshop. His head would asplode!
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 7:24 PM on June 10, 2008
Hey wait a minute. Can't they do the reverse? Eg. take an unnatural step of pitch and make it a curve? Just do away with the singer alltogether, Idoru-style. Anyone know if they ran the GladOS dialog through this software?
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 7:29 PM on June 10, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid
There is a software out there which lets you make your computer sing. Not very well, though.
Creepy!
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 9:12 PM on June 10, 2008
MeFi post:
Impeach Dubya.
That little man will go home tonight, sweaty and hoarse, and have fantastic sex with his hot hot wife.
I am so proud of him.
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 8:04 PM on June 9, 2008
Pelosi's district holds a special election and re-elects her.
And San Fransisco gets another library! yay!
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 8:09 PM on June 9, 2008
MeFi post:
Mr. Buffett makes a bet
These are great bets. Thanks for the post!
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 7:10 PM on June 9, 2008
Omigosh:
By the year 2040, AI will appear on computer viruses that will communicate with each other using a universal Internet language and will be programmed to fuse together and mutate into Computer Organs that will later be controlled by powerful search engines (Systems) diffused through out the Internet.
John Connor, we need you!
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at 7:18 PM on June 9, 2008
MeFi post:
X-Ray of a Reader
I am currently using a strange sheet of stickers meant to be placed in my moleskine planner. Little rows of cake icons, first-aid symbols, and such. I find it utterly bizarre and wholly worthy of bookmarking.
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 8:44 AM on June 9, 2008
MeFi post:
magical balls
Madame, you have freaked me right out. I appreciate this feeling very much.
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at 8:45 PM on June 5, 2008
MeFi post:
An introduction to Bletchley Park
My friend, the Poles broke Enigma and gave it to the Brits, the Brits did not break Enigma.
I read the Enigma book that the movie was based on, and credit was given to the Poles if I recall correctly. The action of the story is based mainly around 'catching up' to the real-time daily machine rotor starting positions (a message 'key' to the machine's 'lock'), so that intelligence could be easier to act on later in the war -- not... [more]
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at 12:13 PM on June 5, 2008
Matthew McConaughey can do anything single-handedly. So dreamy...
posted to MetaFilter by cowbellemoo
at 12:57 PM on June 5, 2008
