Animated expressions

Posted by Dan on Aug 13th, 2008
2008
Aug 13

 

Computer animation meets synchronized swimming. AlterEgo’s “proprietary facial performance software.”

Iranian rap

Posted by Dan on Jul 3rd, 2008
2008
Jul 3

Extreme highlining

Posted by Dan on Jun 30th, 2008
2008
Jun 30

 

Don’t try this at home. Read about it at Wikipedia.

Jogging powered trike

Posted by Dan on Apr 10th, 2008
2008
Apr 10

I’m not sure what the point of this is. I suppose it’s a way to coast for half the time when you go out for a run.

See also:

See Hillary dodge sniper fire

Posted by Dan on Mar 26th, 2008
2008
Mar 26

  • Dubya took us to war over imaginary weapons of mass destruction.
  • Hillary has experience dodging imaginary bullets.
  • Conclusion: Hillary is qualified to take over as Commander in Chief on Day One.

Robo fetch

Posted by Dan on Mar 22nd, 2008
2008
Mar 22

This is kind of sad. Jerry the Wiener Dog plays fetch with a mechanical ball thrower.

6-bit binary adder

Posted by Dan on Mar 19th, 2008
2008
Mar 19

Here is a 6-bit binary adder built out of wood. It uses marbles for bits, and gravity for power. Cool! And it doesn’t crash as often as Vista.

How early could something like this have been built? The Greeks could certainly have managed the construction; the Antikythera device (100 BC or so) is much more complicated. Binary arithmetic, in its modern form with the ones and zeros, dates to Leibnitz in 1703. But as far as I can tell, the first binary adders were build out of relays in 1937.

In 1937, Claude Shannon produced his master’s thesis at MIT that implemented Boolean algebra and binary arithmetic using electronic relays and switches for the first time in history.

Motorcycle for your feet

Posted by Dan on Mar 16th, 2008
2008
Mar 16

This looks like fun. It’s a skateboard with a moped engine, and your feet go through the wheels. Buy one here. Specs:

Engine: 49 cc 2-stroke (2 cycle)

Suggested Gas/Oil Mixture - 25:1

Carburetor: 16mm fully adjustable carburetor, w/ velocity stack and 17mm intake manifold

Exhaust: Tuned Aluminum

Transmission: Single Speed-Centrifugal Clutch

Brake: Disk Brake

Auto Chain Tensioner

Stainless Steel Frame

Tuned Aluminum Exhaust

Strong Poly Carbonate Shell

Knobby Tires: 10″ Pneumatic

Ignition Type: C.D.I.

Fuel Capacity: +/- 0.9L ( +/- 0.26G)

Range: 1 hour +

Max Speed: +/- 30mph (45 km/h)

Max Load: 265 lbs (120 kg)

Max Power: 3HP

Colors: Black, Yellow, Red, White and Blue

Footing: Regular (Natural) or Goofy: You can change any time, only a couple bolts to change the side of the swing arm.

Net Weight: 57 lbs (26 kg)

Sigur Ros ‘Heima’

Posted by Dan on Mar 8th, 2008
2008
Mar 8

Heima (At Home) is an indoor/outdoor concert movie , filmed in Iceland with post-rock group Sigur Rós (Victory Rose) along with string quartet Amiina . Strange music, awesome scenery.

She Amazed Me

Posted by Dan on Feb 21st, 2008
2008
Feb 21

From Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert:

Recently on the Dilbert Blog, I mused about the seeming randomness of the lyrics of popular songs. And I challenged my readers to submit random lyrics of their own that could be combined into a song.

Lots of people submitted their random lyrics, and German band RIVO DREI put the best ones together, added music, and created a surprisingly great little song.

One of my blog readers took it an extra step and made a music video using nothing but images from the Internet. You might be surprised how well it came out:

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