A publication in this month’s BMJ Case Reports, a peer-reviewed publication of the British Medical Journal, offers a “proposal for phylogenic plastic bag clip classification”. Contributing authors include John Daniel of the Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group (HORG). Over 20 cases of accidental ingestion of plastic bag clips have been published. Known complications include small bowel…
The External World, A Surreal Lo-Fi CG Animation by David O’Reilly
At this week’s London International Animation Festival I caught “The External World“, a surreal lo-fi animation by David O’Reilly. The 17 minute short won a spot in the coveted Best Of Festival Sunday show.
“Meta Cookie” & The Brave Future of “Cross-Modal Gustatory Display”
I’ve just returned from Siggraph 2010 in Los Angeles, where a poster presented by four researchers from the University of Tokyo breaks new ground in human/computer interaction. While most HCI research and development has been in display devices operating with visual (monitor), auditory (sound card), and less common tactile (braille,haptic) output, “Meta Cookie” describes an…
WTF Podcast with Marc Maron
Marc Maron is a comedian who’s been doing stand-up comedy since the days of Sam Kinison, but I don’t know him from his comedy work. I know him from “WTF“, his biweekly podcast that started in September 2009. It’s a mixture of political rants, personal introspection frequently bordering on TMI therapy, meta-commentary on his attempt…
Star Trek: Tik Tok
This video mash-up by MissSheenie of Ke$ha and old school Star Trek is more than the sum of its parts, catchy enough to appeal to people who aren’t necessarily fans of either.
Infrared Cameras at Tokyo’s Narita Airport Are Designed to Spot People With Fevers
At the arrival terminal of Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, right before the passport check-in desk, you’ll walk past a small station like this. It’s an infrared camera, a part of Japan’s ongoing war on germs, designed to spot people with fevers. photo by Laszlo Thoth Depending on how high your body temperature is they might…
Burger King’s 1 3/4 lb Windows 7 Whopper
guest post by Laszlo Thoth A good friend living in Japan recently asked the twitterverse whether American Burger Kings would be selling the Windows 7 Whopper in America. In 140 characters it can be hard to tell whether someone is joking, but this announcement is as serious as a heart attack. In an unusual cross-marketing…
Mission Cubana Sandwich of Doom Featured on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations
This week’s episode of the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations” brought Anthony Bourdain to San Francisco. We’re used to seeing him paddling a canoe up an Amazon tributary or eating a roast tongue out of an African warthog’s skull so it seemed a little weird to see him in our neighborhood, but a world-class city like…