BBQ Shootout
We had a little BBQ shootout here at work today. We went to three different places and bought ribs and chicken. Then we gorged ourselves. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Misc
Street Corner Science with Leon Lederman
From BoingBoing: In 1988, Leon Lederman shared a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work to understand elementary particles called neutrinos. ScienCentral set Lederman up with a desk on a street corner and encouraged curious passersby to ask science questions. … Continue reading
Cookie Slayer
I love this photo so much. This is a costume from Dragon*Con 08. But it’s not just the costume that I dig. The whole tone of the photograph is so dark, so gritty. The lighting is wonderful with a dark … Continue reading
Why is this so funny?
I saw this on BoingBoing Gadgets this morning and thought I was going to die laughing. Everybody I showed it to thought it was hilarious! Thanks BoingBoing! … Continue reading
Copyright and Happy Birthday To You
From BoingBoing comes a research paper into the copyright issues surrounding the song “Happy Birthday To You”. I’ll have to download this paper and read it later, but the abstract sure looks interesting: “Happy Birthday to You” is the best-known … Continue reading
WANT: AirJelly
This is so cool. Festo’s AirJelly is powered by some magical jelly fish properties, a lithium-ion battery, an electric motor and a bit of helium. If that’s not floaty enough for you, there’s also a water version, AquaJelly. … Continue reading
Warning, Do Not ???
This warning label is under each window on the bus that we are riding on. I can’t for the life of me figure out what I am not supposed to do. Any ideas? … Continue reading
OK Go – Do What You Want
I think I’m going to have to buy OK Go’s album Oh No. Here is the video for Do What You Want – it’s pretty cool. … Continue reading
More Fabulous Poodles stuff
Heh. Now I’ve started something… This is Think Pink is a great Fabulous Poodles fan site. Here is a fun video of Johnny Valentino – the violin player from the Fabulous Poodles – in 1991: Here are The Fabulous Poodles … Continue reading
OK Go
Ok, I know this is a bit old, but I ran across it again today and I still think it’s an extremely clever, low budget, music video. This song sounds to me like a mix of The Knack (but clean) … Continue reading