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Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody Played by Old Computer Equipment
This video of ancient computer equipment playing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is utterly amazing. Artist bd594 clearly has been playing with old computer equipment qua musical…
Randall Munroe Working With Breadpig on Book of xkcd Comics
Randall Munroe is working with breadpig on his first book of his xkcd comics, with the profits going to Room to Read. Here’s more on…
Tracking Twitter Retweets Using Tweetmeme
Recently I’ve added a Retweet button to our blog posts. It’s a service of Tweetmeme a website that tracks popular links on Twitter. It’s been…
Funny Commercials for Intimate Hair Grooming Apparatuses Roundup
The folks at Wilkinson Sword have a provocative ad campaign for their Quattro for Women Bikini shaver. Full of hedge and topiary imagery and metaphor.…
I-Movix SprintCam v3 Showreel, Slow Motion Video at 1000 FPS in HD
David Coiffier made an amazing showreel for NAB 2009 demonstrating what the new I-Movix Sprintcam v3 can do. In particular, it has the only fully…
How to Destroy the Universe Part 6 in San Francisco & Oakland
Mobilization is bringing How to Destroy the Universe: Part 6 back to the Bay Area for a four day “gluttonous rampage of Transgressive “Industrial Culture”…
French Prankster Rémi Gaillard Wreaks Havoc in Supermarket As a Real Life Pac-Man
Rémi Gaillard, French prankster extraordinaire, gets his Pac-Man on and just utterly tears up a French supermarket and golf course whilst being chased by ghosts.…
V. Vale Reflects Upon on the Death of J.G. Ballard
V. Vale shares his thoughts on the recent death of J.G. Ballard photo by V. Vale “Death always presents the face of surprised recognition,” wrote…
La Machine’s Giant Robotic Spiders Visit Yokohama For Expo Y150
A pair of giant mechanical spiders created by the French art collective La Machine are in Yokohama right now as part of the Expo Y150…
Best Cleveland Tourism Video Ever
bishopvids quickly put together this awesome Cleveland Tourism Video, if this doesn’t make you want to visit Cleveland, nothing will. “Fun times in Cleveland today,…