MetaFilter posts tagged with karma

Graduate of Hogwarts

hippybear — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:09:24 -0800

Mike Jittlov worked in special effects back before computers took over. His legendary film short, The Wizard Of Speed And Time, was actually a self-created remake of an earlier short. That short was expanded into a full length motion picture also called The Wizard Of Speed And Time, which Jittlov has released online under a "karma license", a sort of self-created version of the Creative Commons license. His early work included much brilliant work for Disney (link includes the original Wizard short, plus his entire 30 minute demo reel, strung together as a playlist.) Whether his work will receive legitimate release is unclear, even still. He does still have his own website, full of Web 0.5 deliciousness. Previously, sort of.

If Anything Can Go Wrong, It Will

netbros — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:29:12 -0800

Whenever a system becomes completely defined, some damn fool discovers something which either abolishes the system or expands it beyond recognition. There's a Murphy's Law for most fields of endeavor. Love - All the good ones are taken. Computers - Any given program, when running, is obsolete. Business - It doesn't matter what you do, it only matters what you say you've done and what you say you're going to do. Teaching - Disaster will occur when visitors are in the room. War - Friendly fire ... isn't. Cops - Tear gas works on cops too, and regardless of wind direction, will always blow back in your face. Photography - You are not Ansel Adams. etc., etc., etc.

I'd contribute to her defense if she gets caught.

sp dinsmoor — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:29:04 -0800

"A few hours after the interview, an unknown woman helped herself to Schwartz's resources."

Dead Funnies

cortex — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:34:42 -0800

The Comic Bardo Thodol, or: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Tibetan Book of the Dead but were afraid to not read in a streamlined comic context. [via mefi projects]

Tough Luck

noway — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:15:20 -0800

The public shaming of Orange County billionaire Henry Nicholas continues apace. While his financial crimes may not have drawn more than a passing reference, his drug use and other, more unsavory acts, have gotten widespread coverage -- as early as last year. Perhaps, it's because Nicholas was famously involved in supporting tough sentencing laws (his sister was murdered by her boyfriend in 1983.) However, some of the "tough on crime" policies he has backed as recently as a few months ago are said to unfairly worsen the punishment for those who commit crimes much less serious than those for which he was just indicted.

AutoAdmit

lalex — Wed, 09 May 2007 02:19:59 -0800

"Three years of legal education has been wasted because of an unmoderated message board." 3rd-year law student Anthony Ciolli has lost a job offer due to his association with law school message board AutoAdmit.

I put a spell on you...

rzklkng — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:59:55 -0800

Bush Goes to Indonesia. Black Magic ensues. Ki Gendeng Pamungkas, stating that he didn't "hate Americans, but [he doesn't] like Bush," added that he "believed the ritual would succeed as, 'the devil is with me today.'" Well then, mission accomplished. While his intent was to place the Secret Service agents in a trance, causing the entourage to think they were under attack, it appears the curse was far more effective. The tally so far? While landing in Vietnam, the brakes and tires malfunctioned on Air Force One.. One Bush twin had her purse snatched and a Secret Service Agent was beaten in Argentina (on the largely unreported 43rd Anniversary of JFK's assasination, no less). One White House aide assaulted in Hawaii. One motorcycle cop from Bush's Hawaiian motorcade killed, and another badly injured in a traffic accident.

We all wish we could, I suppose.

troutfishing — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:34:11 -0800

On live TV, irate Miss. man tells Cheney to "self-copulate" Thus turns the karmic wheel ? Recall: over a year ago VP Cheney said ' "I expressed myself rather forcefully, felt better after I had done it," after he told Vermont Senator Patrick Leahey - on the floor of the US Senate - to "Go f_ck" himself. Today, during Cheney's tour of storm damaged Miss., a resident approached Cheney's press meeting and shouted: "Go f_ck yourself, Mr. Cheney!! Go f_ck yourself!!!". The exhortation was aired on at least one national cable channel. Here is the video ( ALT ). The LA Times,CNN, and FOX are carrying the story.

eBayFilter

piedrasyluz — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:29:58 -0800

Throw Your Love Away

Probably not the most linkable link, nor is it the most interesting "quirky eBay item" post ever, but I can't resist an auction that doubles as a public service offering, particularly when they've included , "a picture of the lake I will throw it into" I kind of like the idea of a perpetual Bad Karma Dispose-All - the Anti-Wishing Well. Of course, there's always more here and of course, the local favorite for this sort of thing.

instant karma

crunchland — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:58:23 -0800

instant karma [note: flash, nsfw]

mathowie — Thu, 27 Jan 2000 01:01:20 -0800

I give and I give and I give... I cleaned up the preferences tonight. First off, the floating menu is defaulted to off, but can be turned back on (this makes the site more compatible with buggy browsers). You can pick how many days of posts to show on the main page, change your full name, URL, email, and email visibility preferences. If you joined this site early, I lost your URL, full name, and visibility preference, please take a moment to change it. Next up, karma.