December 16, 2016
Cat burglars
It's not just the NSA...
After film student Anthony Van Der Meer had his phone stolen, he decided to take a peek into the life of a phone thief (SLYT, 21’29”).
Hopefully Fox Won't Take This One Down
Episode 1: Jedi Party. Episode 2: The Friend Zone. Episode 3: Revenge of Middle Management. Episode 4: Laser Moon Awakens. And now, Episode 5: Attack of the Phantom Past. (previously) Also, Star Wars Minus Williams 2.
"Hand wash only" is a tool of the patriarchy.
Hwæt, Hrodulf readnosa hrandeor
This Anglo-Saxon Version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Might Be More Epic Than Beowulf. Maybe, maybe not, but: Via Etymonline on Facebook, who says “An Internet classic; but I can no longer find it where I first found it (Cathy Ball’s Old English reference pages). [more inside]
The Monty Python jokes in the Python programming language
See the big ones broken down here. Python is named after the British humor troupe, Monty Python. In fact, its creator resisted snake imagery for a long time. This young Canadian programmer breaks down the big jokes and then previews her efforts to find more.
I may love this red clay land, but it doesn't always love me.
North Carolina governor Pat McCrory has signed the first bill limiting the power of governor elect Roy Cooper, the state's current Attorney General. [more inside]
Immigrant Or Real American?
Speculating Futures
Speculating Futures looks at past speculative narratives, like those of Ursula K. Le Guin, and past attempts at creating technological utopia, like Chile's Cybersyn. [more inside]
Everything is better with Legos
The Tampa Bay Times figured out a better way to explain a complicated transportation story...with Legos!
Edible Arrangements
There are lots of exciting ways to eat an apple. You can bake it in a pie, you can slice it up into small pieces, you can eat it whole, or, for some added flavor, you can do what this couple is doing and eat it straight from the loins of your lover. [SLC] [more inside]
BMJ Christmas Edition
Boots on ice
"You'd think winter boots would be adapted for winter, but they're not." A team of researchers at the WinterLab of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute found that, of 98 models of boots the lab tested on ice and wet ice, only nine passed a slip test. In an audio interview with CBC Radio, researcher Geoff Fernie said, "When you actually talk to people in the industry, most boots and shoes are designed almost just solely by graphic designers, who are trying to make them look sexy, look efficient, with colours and dramatic tread looks."
life is like a hurricane, here in duck boots
airborne dildos to the rescue
"With the gun, he walked in. I just thought he was trying to be funny, to scare us," she said. "But then I saw the gun and it was like, really? I don't have time for this." Sex Toys Used to Chase Off Armed Robber at San Bernardino Shop (via @erinscafe)
Delegate decision day: does Dudley Dudley derail Donald's dystopia?
In yet another week of "surely this...", Russia is accused of helping him win the US election to a Senator's dismay and possible retaliation, Mitt loses out to Tillerson, Rick Perry is nominated for can't remember oops, other people are nominated, and librarians and science come under attack, with net neutrality possibly next. The Electoral College is but a few days away, with lobbying, labels, opinions and angry celebrities. However, the chances of a shock are low. Elsewhere, the public vote gives Hillary a large lead with comparisons to previous elections, Louisiana voted, the 2018 midterms are underway, Barack is interviewed, contemporary capitalism, Putin's revenge, un-democracy in North Carolina, latest odds, and piñata. [more inside]
DUCKTALES! Oh Oh!
But there's no vinegar in there!
It's one thing when your new recipe doesn't work out in the privacy of your kitchen. It's another when you bring it to work and have your colleagues try it. On live TV. (autoplay video)
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Andy Cirzan's Warblings from the Enchanted Forest
It's time once again for holiday music connoisseur Andy Cirzan to melt your (snowman's) face off with the rare and bizarre on Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2016. The accompanying mix will soon be available for free download until the end of the year: watch this space for Andy Claus' visit. Or mine the archives for prior holiday weirdness. [more inside]
100 * of Dance
Very much in the spirit of "Where the Hell is Matt" (previously), another Matt—Matt Bray of ProjectOneLife—does a lot of dancing in his room and around the world... [more inside]
The Rotorua Maori Choir – A History, Discography and Analysis
The June 2016 issue of The Discographer Magazine 3(6) has an extensive article on the 1930 recordings of the Rotorua Maori Choir.
Examples of the recordings can be heard on Youtube.
Further information about Maori song can be found at the NZ Folksong site. [more inside]
Examples of the recordings can be heard on Youtube.
Further information about Maori song can be found at the NZ Folksong site. [more inside]
Thank (insert suitable gif) we are here.
How news sites’ online comments helped build our hateful electorate.
On the heels of a presidential election that has been called unprecedented in terms of its incivility, the nonpartisan National Institute for Civil Discourse has an important message for the president-elect and Congress.
2014 PEW Research & Statistics
On the heels of a presidential election that has been called unprecedented in terms of its incivility, the nonpartisan National Institute for Civil Discourse has an important message for the president-elect and Congress.
2014 PEW Research & Statistics
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