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posted by Mitheral at 10:45 PM PST - 66 comments

Tiny Tim's stunning prophesy of global warming. You know, for the kiddies.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 9:13 PM PST - 15 comments

It's that time of the year again! Get your party on with a selection of alternative Carnaval rythms:

minha carne é de carnaval

DEBOCHE vol.02 - Obscure Axé, Ijexá, Calipso, Lambada and Fricote from Bahia 1980 - 1989

Pancadão das Marchinhas 2014 — classic marchinhas remade by baile funk mcs

A Espetacular Charanga do França: Charanga meets cumbia, maxixe, jazz, samba & ragga. (vinyl)

Bloco Thriller Elétrico — Michael Jackson remade as marchinhas

Rasterinha — baile funk goes back to its axé roots
posted by Tom-B at 7:52 PM PST - 4 comments

Root Beer Float? Coke Float? Sarsaparilla Float? Oh, there's no shortage of different varieties, and the chemical process is basically the same with all of them. In terms of alcohol, a nice Guiness Float might hit the spot for St Patrick's Day. It has even become possible recently to have a 100% Yuengling Float by combining Yuengling Beer and the re-released Yuengling Ice Cream.
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 7:44 PM PST - 43 comments

Although Moby-Dick is regarded as a pinnacle of American Romanticism, its themes of destiny and defiance transcend national borders. Over the decades, the Library of Congress has procured editions translated into Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Lithuanian. But the latest translation eschews the written word altogether, telling the story through emoji icons—the pictograms seen in text messages and e-mails. It’s the most ambitious (and playful) effort to explore whether emoji itself is becoming a free-standing language.
posted by chavenet at 12:51 PM PST - 58 comments

Husky experiences hand-held head massager for the first time (SLYT)
posted by rcraniac at 8:08 AM PST - 85 comments

Not content with piloting Ed Force One during their most recent world tour, Iron Maiden lead singer and certified airline pilot Bruce Dickinson has been funding the construction of the world's longest airplane, the Hybrid Air Vehicle: part plane, part airship. He also plans to fly it around the world. One neat little detail: it's being build in the same hangar that once housed the unfortunate R101 airship. That one used hydrogen to keep it buoyant; this new airship uses helium. Also because it is actually slightly heavier than air, it is in fact a Led Zeppelin.
posted by MartinWisse at 6:52 AM PST - 39 comments

Why do some banking systems never have crises and some have them all the time? Our system is Fragile by Design, the title of a new book by Calomiris and Haber. (The first chapter can be read here.) This essay lays out the argument, as does this PowerPoint. [more inside]
posted by anotherpanacea at 6:43 AM PST - 32 comments

Starting to Demo the Wolfram Language (via; previously ;) [more inside]
posted by kliuless at 6:08 AM PST - 55 comments

"This is basic plucking... or... The Staunton Lick. Hold down the chord of C...pluck a fretted bass string with the right hand... and pluck the first, second and third string altogether with the right hand."
posted by panaceanot at 4:18 AM PST - 44 comments

What happens when you use a high-quality scientific thermal imaging camera to shoot a music video? Route 94 - My Love (NSFW) Production notes. [via]
posted by Rhomboid at 3:30 AM PST - 25 comments

Illustrations of the most ridiculous things one father has ever said to his kids.
posted by ellieBOA at 3:07 AM PST - 27 comments