TED Talk Video: Clay Shirky on How Cellphones, Twitter, Facebook Can Make History
The latest TED Talk video features Clay Shirky on “How cellphones, Twitter, Facebook can make history”. Look for a Laughing Squid cameo in Clay’s talk…
Velocity 2009, Web Performance & Operations Conference + Ignite! San Jose
Velocity 2009, an O’Reilly conference focusing on web performance and operations takes place June 22-24 at the Fairmont in San Jose. O’Reilly is offering Laughing…
8bit Meme Explosion: Super Mario Bros. Meets Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat
Memes collide when Super Mario Bros. meets Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat in Super Keyboard Cat Bros. animated by Jude Buffum with music by Doctor…
Destroy Build Destroy, New Show Where Andrew W.K. Helps Teens Destroy Each Other’s Projects
Andrew W.K. hosts “Destroy Build Destroy” a new show where two teams of teenagers destroy each others projects that debuts this Saturday, June 20th on…
What Happens When Cats Get High on Catnip
A segment from Weird Nature showing what happens when cats get high on catnip. via Boing Boing
A Conversation With Hal Robins
photo by Scott Beale In this special post, Contributing Coleoidea, Burstein, interviews the legendary Hal Robins (aka Dr. Hal) on his talents, arts, and history…
Chessboxing, A Sport Where Competitors Alternate Between Playing Chess & Boxing Each Other
“Chessboxing” is a real activity, an actual sport, where contestants both (surprise!) play chess and box with each other. The World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO)…
Futuristic Movie Timeline by Dan Meth
“Futuristic Movie Timeline” by Dan Meth, #6 in a series of Pop-Cultural Charts.
Craigslist by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
“Craigslist” by “Weird Al” Yankovic, is a parody of The Doors song “Soul Kitchen”. Al enlisted original Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek to play on the…
Mario’s Mustaches
Mario’s Mustaches by Mike Stefanini