At Home with the Zappas
An interesting photo of Frank Zappa and his parents at home (from the LIFE depository at Google).
*Edit* More shots of other musicians.
Mini Monster Trucks
We’ve posted lots of tilt shift photographs before (you know, where you make things look like tiny models) but here’s an amazing use of the technique done on HD video with frames removed to make this Monster Truck Rally look like a cartoon.
Auditorium
Auditorium is a pretty unique mix of puzzle game and music play. I won’t give anything away, it’s one of those ones that it’s best to just dive in and play – you’ll pick it up pretty quicker – you’re aiming to fill the bars, that’s all. (needs Flash 10 but you should have upgraded by now)
More Photoshop Effects Tutorials
Some more decent Photoshop Tutorials.
Speeding Ticket Fail
Politest policeman ever giving a speeding ticket but then this happens. WTF?
Glad I’m a man
Beer – glad I’m a man.
Chalk Shadows
The strangely beautiful transient art that is Michael Neff‘s chalk shadows. There also video.
The Slegoon
The Slegoon isn’t just a toboggan with attitude, it’s a sledge with a roll-cage and looks like it should have been in a James Bond movie. Want one.
cheers Steve
Rockin’ the Spreadsheets
Old time rockers ”’AC/DC”’ have released the video for their latest single ‘Rock n roll train in an unusual format – an Excel Spreadsheet! It’s not the whole track and you’ll have to enable macros to get it to work but it’s certainly a novel way of pushing music (and their new album is surprisingly good!) and in these cynical times full marks for innovation (and using ASCII). If you can’t be bothered then check it out on youtube.
Jeff Bridges on Ironman
”’Jeff Bridges”” photobook on making Ironman.
Lets go LocoRoco
It’s time to dust off yer PSP’s as LocoRoco 2 is out and if you don’t know what I’m on about then have a go at the Official Flash Minigame. Also if you’re of the PSP way, then Buzz brain bender is worth checking out too. Apparently I have the equivalent mental agility of an electric toothbrush – which I actually thought was generous.
Doom 1 in browser
Someone has finally got round to turning ”’Doom”’ into a flash game that you can play in your browser. ??I used to be able to play the first two levels with my eyes closed. Sadly that’s no longer true.
Zahada
You’ll hate me for this but Zahada is another of those irritating quizzes where the answer is the url of the next question. I know we’ve posted plenty of these before but what I like about this one is that, although it’s tricky, it’s not as hard as most of them and I’ve found that each time I’ve got stuck, I’ve been able to rattle through the next couple of questions quite quickly. I’m on level 23 so far (but have been for about 10 mins now).
I’ll post a site that has some hints in the comments (no answers, just hints)
Night Of The Living Dead
Excellent – ”’George Romero”’ classic zombie movie Night Of The Living Dead is now ”’public domain”’ so you’re free to watch/download at your leisure.
Robot Chicken Star Wars
Woo and indeed Yay! ”’Robot Chicken””s second Star Wars special is currently up on the UK version of Adult Swim. If you’re not in the UK then a quick google should do it.
Spider saga continues
In an attempt to stretch the meme as far as one can be stretched, the drawing of the 7-legged spider that we posted last week has gone several stages further. Firstly, the original drawing was supposedly sold on ebay, then the winnerrefused to pay for drawing but all is well, and you can now buy a copy for yourself and also a santa hat for your drawing.
thanks Carbon and everyone else who submitted these links
Monkey Jazz
We already love 2 times UK Beatbox Champion Beardyman (who could forget the Kitchen Diaries or the fake lecturer?) This time he’s teamed up with cut’n'splice meister Mr Hopkinson to make the stunningly good Monkey Jazz.
much indebted as ever Steve
I wonder if he liked his job
Job Satisfaction? Check out this exit interview QFT!
Chicken Head
This video is a really good demonstration of Chicken Head Tracking – basically how well a chicken can keep its body moving in relation to where it’s head is. It sounds dull but watch the video and you’ll soon see quite how cool this actually is.
Mirror Mirror on my Desk…
…who’s the dumbest of them all?
ABC3D
This is what you get when you cross typographic geekery and pop up books.
Man tries to pay bill with spider drawing
The complete email conversation that Adelaide man David Thorne claims he had with a utility company chasing payment of an overdue bill.
Loos with views
Need to drop the kids off at the pool? Check out these toilets in stunning settings.
Eli ”Paperboy” Reed
I think we posted about the stunning voice that is Eli Paperboy Reed and his band The True Loves a week or so ago. I’m off to see them next week in a tiny club near me which should be a great night (especially as I’m off to a Burlesque evening straight after the gig!). If you’re interested to see why I’m excited about the gig then check out this performance filmed in Amsterdam a few months ago – Eli “Paperboy” Reed Concert in Paradiso.
A Bit of Fry and Jay Z
A Bit of Fry and Jay-Z is a great bit of surreal weirdness.
cheers Bear
Dance Fail
On a lighter note – have a Dance Fail thanks Jarratt – and welcome back!
BNP Membership List: Analysis of Legal Position for Blogs
Wow – within two minutes of putting up my last post with the details of the BNP membership list I was sent warnings from concerned readers. I am aware of the Analysis of Legal Position for Blogs. I am not in a position to verify the validity of the list but I am also aware that since over 24hrs have passed since the list was made public, it has been published many times already and is now in the public domain. I would not expect anyone to take any actions concerning the people on this list without validating and verifying it 100% first – I certainly wouldn’t trust any information that came by way of a BNP supporter!
If I receive a polite request from a lawyer to remove the links to the list then I will probably comply as long as they give me valid legal justification for doing so. I am not a lawyer and thus am not fully aware of the law surrounding libel, I am merely pointing people to publicly available information that is highly topical and newsworthy.
Leaked BNP Members List
In case anyone is looking for the recently leaked membership list for the ”’British National Party”’ then you might want to have a look here or here. My views on these hate-mongering wastes of air are fairly obvious to anyone who has met me or reads this blog. Oh, and in case you’re wondering, releasing this information does sit happily with my stance on privacy but thank you very much for your concern – a paid up member of the BNP is someone who has made a conscious decision to disobey the laws of this country by spreading hate, fear and misinformation and as you can see from the many reports of this leak, there are many jobs for which being a member of this ‘political’ party is illegal such as the police and armed forces – the names on here of those people in such jobs indicate that these people have lied to their employers by not declaring their membership. Finally, if you are an employer then I’d suggest having a look over the list as part of your employment procedures just to be sure. I was very disheartened to see that my district has highest numbers of members in the country, I hadn’t realised that many hateful people lived so close to me.
I’m definitely absolutely NOT hosting an excel version in case anyone has real trouble finding this info elsewhere.
Fifty Years of Popular Songs Condensed Into Single Sentences
Fifty Years of Popular Songs Condensed Into Single Sentences courtesy of the ever-excellent McSweeney’s.
thanks yet again KD
