Bad Lip Reading: Michele Bachmann

 This is a recreation of a post I lost in the migration. I'm 99% sure all it had was a embedded video and nothing else.

Swarminoid

These robots are really cool.


Check out the project here: http://www.swarmanoid.org/index.php

Dog with 4 prosthetic legs

This is pretty cute. Apparently this pup was abandoned when his owners fled their foreclosed home. He got stuck in a frozen puddle in the basement, and had to have all 4 of his legs amputated :(.

Look at him now though, doing fine with 4 new prosthetics! YAY!

tUnE-yArDs Videos from Live @ KEXP sessions

I've been having a bit of a tUnE-yArDs obsession of late, and was happy to see some videos showing thier performance on KEXP.

I've always had a hard time explaining the way that Merrill Garbus loops her vocals and music to create a full feature piece.

Better then explaining is to watch her do it. Sarah and I saw her play at the Crocodile after she played on KEXP and the effect is intoxicating. I already loved the album, but seeing her do it live reinforced that feeling.

Gangsta


Bizness


Doorstep


You Yes You


Via Pitchfork: http://www.pitchfork.com/news/42824-watch-tune-yards-on-kexp/

Controlling the flow of knowledge through copyright restrictions.

Lawrence Lessig gives a lecture at CERN titled: The Architecture of Access to Scientific Knowledge

Really great talk on how the publishing world is only serving to add to the bankroll of a few at the expense of access to knowledge.

The Architecture of Access to Scientific Knowledge from lessig on Vimeo.

As an aside I LOVE the examples of remixing that Lessig consistently finds. The Breakfast Club/Phoenix remix series is really awesome.

BEES?!?!

This is one of my favorite Arrested Development string of jokes. Good fun.

Bad Dog

This is pretty cute.

3 Minutes

Great short! Check it out

3 Minutes

3 Minutes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

Coachella 2010 video

Great video giving a peak at what Coachella was like. For those who haven't been you really can't imagine the scale of the festival, it is impressive. What a great time it was.

Laundry rocks

This is a pretty cute video (via cuteoverload.com)


Also same guy, Duracell commercial

I never thought I'd be in a house

Video of my new place :)
Closing soon, been busy!

Water, I gotz It!

Not the most efficient drinker, but he/she gets'er done.

Delta safety video

This video makes me want to smoke on a Delta flight just so I can be reprimanded by the safety lady.

Thi Chi robot!

This is really neat. Especially if you consider the irony of a robot doing the forms perfectly, but robots don't have any Chi... or do they!?

Thanks to Sara for sharing!

Everyday Normal Guy

If you got a pet cat put your hands up, and if you got a bad back put your hands up!

Fun UI innovations from the SIGGRAPH 09 conference

An interactive, tactile hologram? SWEEET!



Keep Reading for more super cool interfaces.

This interface is pretty amazing. It uses a HUD kind of system to overlay information and provide some basic interactive elements that really enhance this game. Some minor bugs to work out, but TONS of potential.

Augmented Reality Toys.v2 (Work in progress) from Frantz Lasorne on Vimeo.

This is a fantastic interface. Imagine using the walls in your house as an input method to controll your home stereo or your entire desk surface to send basic commands to your computer. Very Cool.

Opera Unite: Will it change the web?

The makers of the Opera web browser have released an Alpha of their new technology to change the landscape of the internet. They call it Opera unite and the basic idea is to decentralize the content of the internet so that every connected computer is a server providing content for its users. It is certainly an interesting concept, but I'm not sure it will revolutionize the web the way Opera is intending. Here is a video that explains a bit better:

Paul Stamets on 6 ways mushrooms can save the world

It's a TED kind of day:

Ken Robinson: Schools are killing creativity

Another wonderful TED talk, this one from Ken Robinson on how out education systems are killing creativity in our children.

Fleet Foxes: Mykonos

This is a great music video from the Fleet Foxes. Stop motion rocks!

Mykonos from Grandchildren on Vimeo.