Nice idea. I think Rurousha might like this one.

Nice idea. I think Rurousha might like this one.

Originally shared by Más + Cosas de Grandolina

(Desconozco el autor)

I am Jesus

I am Jesus

Must be. Really. I didn't know myself, until someone told me. I have just been circled by someone with a profile picture saying "I have decided to follow Jesus." Since he's following me, I must be the one.

I'll try to confirm this later if I find a shallow body of water. Or I'll just go and get a glass of water.

To quote John Lewis, through whom I spotted this: Brilliant!

To quote John Lewis, through whom I spotted this: Brilliant!

Originally shared by Boing Boing

How Iron Maiden nailed BitTorrent 1)Hire piracy analytics firm 2)See where downloads highest 3)Tour there 4)PROFIT!!! http://buff.ly/1cU1IX0

A different point of view

A different point of view

Originally shared by Clare

#alfredhitchcock Christmas

Merry Christmas or whatever you celebrate - if you celebrate at all...

Merry Christmas or whatever you celebrate - if you celebrate at all...

The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

Balls-of-Steel Award in the category government employee

Balls-of-Steel Award in the category government employee

Is it even possible to top this guy?

The Daily Show 12/18/13 FAKE Agent John Beale of the EPA with John Oliver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgubgfnQSYA

Let's have a drink, or maybe two

Let's have a drink, or maybe two,
or maybe three or four.
Or five or six or seven or eight,
or maybe even more...

Die Toten Hosen - Auld Lang Syne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNxELGnGiGM

I've got a rock

I've got a rock

zebrahead deck the halls (i hate christmas)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiOzZtX6GHM

Marzipan cookies

Marzipan cookies

I had been looking for a recipe where something with marzipan goes into the oven (instead of adding marzipan later). I have to make my own marzipan, and usually with water, so I can't keep it as long as the one you can buy (not here).

This is pretty simple, but easily results in rather brittle cookies:
150g marzipan
150g butter
80g sugar
250g flour

I guess I will try adding an egg next time, this time I only used one to wipe some of the cookies before baking. The recipe said making them about 3mm thick, and it helps to stay at that thickness, because this dough is a bit sensitive. I started at the advised 180C, but of course that was too much, so I ended up near 150C.

Pretty simple, but fun. And they do indeed have a marzipan flavour.

Could be...

Could be...


http://cheezburger.com/7947016448

I think I could handle that.

I think I could handle that.

Originally shared by George Ferreira

Time for my Yoga

#Yoga   #Sleep

The picture displayed during the song I posted yesterday was probably a bit misleading for people not able to...

The picture displayed during the song I posted yesterday was probably a bit misleading for people not able to decipher Cyrillic script (or even better understand Russian), the song belongs to this film, in English called "Day Watch".

But to understand why and how these people are fighting each other you better first watch the prequel, "Night Watch". They are basically fantasy films, playing in our time. So don't be surprised when there is a vampire - he has a regular job and needs a permit before he can bite anyone. Just stay out of the twilight.

These films show pretty well that Russians can do films at higher Hollywood level. However, the end of "Day Watch" is less predictable than in Hollywood films...

Дневной Дозор - Day Watch - Dnevnoi Dozor -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1lbWwK35Lk

A great film, but you need to watch the first film to understand this one.

A great film, but you need to watch the first film to understand this one.

Дневной дозор - Песенка Семена
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm8QmRxIkLg

どこまでも遠い所へ歩いて行けそう...

どこまでも遠い所へ歩いて行けそう...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFweRnj1nGs

Australia, do you really need to take branding/your national identity that far?

Australia, do you really need to take branding/your national identity that far?

http://cheezburger.com/7521967872

Have a surplus harddisk (two, actually), something that still turns but has too many errors or is too small?

Have a surplus harddisk (two, actually), something that still turns but has too many errors or is too small? How about trying this?


http://hackaday.com/2013/12/12/hdd-driven-table-tennis-robot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTApke6FzQ

So naughty so shortly before Christmas...

So naughty so shortly before Christmas...

http://www.foxtrot.com/2013/12/12082013/

Incredibox is now available in its third incarnation.

Incredibox is now available in its third incarnation. Now with even more variations, so you can waste even more time...

If you don't know Incredibox: Don't ask, try!

http://www.incredibox.com/v3/#
http://www.incredibox.com/v3/#

OK, after all the companies only shouting "me too!" after Amazon's announcement to use quadcopters to deliver...

OK, after all the companies only shouting "me too!" after Amazon's announcement to use quadcopters to deliver parcels, there is finally one that heeds Apple's motto:

http://cheezburger.com/7936470528

"Did this come as a surprise?"

"Did this come as a surprise?"
"It did to the pilots."

Bird and Fortune - Iraq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nohGiQmOxlc

What is the point of having 12 olympic-sized swimming pools in an aircraft carrier?

What is the point of having 12 olympic-sized swimming pools in an aircraft carrier?

The point is you could have the olympics there.

Bird & Fortune - Admiral Sir George Parr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0jgZKV4N_A

Much of humankind's progress happens simply due to our lazyness.

Much of humankind's progress happens simply due to our lazyness.

http://cheezburger.com/7921447936

Another Christmas is coming

Another Christmas is coming

Don't be afraid, it will pass by

Die Toten Hosen: Frohes Fest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNd7gD5Z1O8

Naturally

Naturally

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (original version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8

You may have heard of printed circuit boards. This is not one of them, it's a drawn circuit paper.

You may have heard of printed circuit boards. This is not one of them, it's a drawn circuit paper.

Via Torrid Luna

Originally shared by Corina Marinescu

Ha! Love this =)

Science should be fun and a discovery should be celebrated adequately.

Science should be fun and a discovery should be celebrated adequately.

http://cheezburger.com/7913489664

OK, they have grown older, but quite a few make music even now.

OK, they have grown older, but quite a few make music even now.

via john kinsey

Originally shared by Ann Glenn

I feel old now...
http://djrioblog.com/2013/11/26/new-wave-artists-aging-gracefully-an-80s-world-gone-by/

This is hacking

This is hacking

After many hours of sniffing and coding, [Oona] successfully implemented the five layer protocol stack in Perl and can now read the arrival times of the nearby buses from her apartment.

http://hackaday.com/2013/11/25/sniffing-data-from-radio-controlled-bus-stop-displays
http://hackaday.com/2013/11/25/sniffing-data-from-radio-controlled-bus-stop-displays/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+hackaday/LgoM+(Hack+a+Day)

Don't drop the bass!

Don't drop the bass!

The history of an instrument, presented in an amazing form. Btw, they did this in one single take!

Story of The Bass (THE INSTRUMENTALS - Episode 4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtdIbnEhJAI

You may now officially call me "evil".

You may now officially call me "evil".

Many developed countries are facing a shrinking population. Sweden is probably not one of them.

Many developed countries are facing a shrinking population. Sweden is probably not one of them.

http://cheezburger.com/7777473280

Phone home, I want to phone home

Phone home, I want to phone home

No, it doesn't say so, but you LG smart TV may actually do so. Be careful what you watch - or "cut the line".

http://doctorbeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html

How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb?

How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb?

Just one. This one. But you need a few spare bulbs.

How to Change a Light Bulb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oRCvLtnYMY

Yes, right. Absolutely.

Yes, right. Absolutely.

I am totally convinced now by that speech.

http://www.businessinsider.com/picture-of-david-cameron-calling-for-austerity-2013-11

The best Science of all is Mad Science

The best Science of all is Mad Science
Period.

http://cheezburger.com/7874507520

Thad Robosson, here is a whole orchestra:

Thad Robosson, here is a whole orchestra:
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLgJ7pk0X-s

Strange habits

Strange habits

http://cheezburger.com/7874052864

At the car wash

At the car wash
#sundayselfie
The Nines - Car Wash (Rose Royce Cover)

So much confusion...

So much confusion...

This month has its own symphony.

Pet Shop Boys My October Symphony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az3KeAPWQq4

Those celebrating Halloween: Ever tried this?

Those celebrating Halloween: Ever tried this?

http://cheezburger.com/7856609024

NSA: We prevented ten terrorist plots by tapping into this line.

NSA: We prevented ten terrorist plots by tapping into this line.

http://www.businessinsider.com/german-government-we-think-the-nsa-tapped-chancellor-angela-merkels-cell-phone-for-years-2013-10
http://www.businessinsider.com/german-government-we-think-the-nsa-tapped-chancellor-angela-merkels-cell-phone-for-years-2013-10

I may not want to look that cool...

I may not want to look that cool...

#bike
http://cheezburger.com/7854818048

Oh yes, French Kiss...

Oh yes, French Kiss...

Originally shared by Kristian Köhntopp

The pain

(actually, baguettes)

via Ralf Ertzinger

Polyamory is wrong!

Polyamory is wrong!

Now you know.

http://cheezburger.com/7841431040

Do you have a problem?

Do you have a problem?
I have the solution. Anything these can not fix is not of this world.

http://cheezburger.com/7833402624

Light "Progress"

Light "Progress"

There is something that has bothered me for quite some time, so this time I do write something related to my current work. In case you think this is too long here, I also put it onto my (finally revived) site:
http://dl7und.net/eng/Articles/Light-Progress

How would you like if your car looked like a horse-drawn carriage? It would still have stereo, power windows and all, because that is current technology, but would look like a carriage, a bit like the first automobiles. There would however be one difference: While those early automobiles were called so because they had an engine on board, your “car” will not.

Instead there will be two horses pulling it. Oh, not real horses of course, because we don't use horses anymore, that is a bit outdated, yesterday's technology. No, those are mechanical skeletons, shaped like horses, sometimes even wrapped up to look exactly like horses, each with a small V6 engine inside. Engineers have spent lots of efforts to transform the rotation of the engine into natural and smooth leg movements, so it looks quite like real horses are pulling your car.

Not later than at this point you are probably calling me crazy, and rightly so. Who in their right mind would do this? Nobody, as far as I can tell. But who in their right mind would do something like this? Almost a whole industry, as it appears.

You may have noticed how the use of LED is all the rage now in lighting, has been so for a few years now. You may also have heard the term “retrofit” in that context. It basically means replacing an old light source employing old technology with a new light source employing new technology, the new light source being equivalent to all relevant specifications of the old light source. But have you ever considered what that means in reality?

The bulb type most advertised is probably the so-called “Edison bulb” (No, he didn't invent it.), also called “globe bulb”, or “A-type bulb”. The current trend is even to offer “omnidirectional” bulbs, meaning bulbs emitting light in (almost) all directions. Basically, they are LED bulbs that are supposed to look and behave just like the incandescent bulbs that were designed more than a hundred years ago. Do you hear a horse whinny?

Jubal Early would have loved the incandescent bulb, had they still existed in his time, because they adhere to his beloved design rule of form following function. “Function” here does not just mean what a device does, but also how. While it is highly inefficient as a light source, the incandescent bulb is a beautifully meaningful design.

We have a piece of wire that is heated up by the current flowing through it, to a degree that it not only gets warm, but starts to glow, up to emitting a hot white light. It would burn up within a moment if it was exposed to air then, so we better enclose it. We still want to see the light it emits, so it must be an enclosure that is airtight, transparent/translucent and heat-resistive. Glass is the obvious choice. And to get as much light as possible, we will elevate the wire a bit from the point where we have to use non-transparent material (the socket) to provide electricity.

There is however a small disadvantage with such a bulb: While it emits light in nearly all directions, we do not always need that. When we install a bulb at the ceiling, we usually need light down here, not at the ceiling. I am not a spider who could walk up to the ceiling, so my plate is down here on the table, as is my book. Here I want light. So mankind invented light shades that block or reduce light in some directions, while reflecting it in others.

Enter LED, stage left. A LED is a semiconductor, which means it does not like heat. It performs best at rather low temperatures, like in your fridge. When it gets hot - and that is bound to happen during operation – its performance degrades. So we need to get the heat away from a LED, something we didn't have to worry about with incandescent bulbs – at least the bulb itself was not affected by the heat it emitted.

LEDs also emit light only at an angle of less than 180 degrees, even with the help of a lens. This sounds like a great solution to our problem with blocking and reflecting incandescent light, right? Finally we could create light sources that do not need a shade/reflector, light sources that emit light in the direction we want.
Add to this that (high-power) LEDs generate heat, but that they do not like it, and the logical conclusion should be area or line light fixtures with enough distance between two LEDs to allow for unproblematic convection cooling, without having the LEDs affect each other. For most companies, this is just theory.

In reality, huge armies of engineers are trying to cram LEDs into the small space offered by a globe bulb, nearly going mad because they need to come up with new ideas to get rid of all the heat generated. No matter how good they are, in the end they still need to issue the usual disclaimer, which was not necessary with incandescent bulbs: Do not operate our product within enclosed or badly ventilated tight spaces, or it will overheat and die.

Crazy, is it not? We are trying to imitate a design that was made for a technology more than a hundred years old, with new technology that could easily avoid the shortcomings of said old technology, and by imitating we create problems we wouldn't have faced had we not tried to imitate. You may think it is hard to top this, but that has already happened.

Let's get back to the term “omnidirectional”. This is the latest “trend” in globe bulbs. It means that light is emitted in (nearly) all directions, just like the incandescent bulb did - the bulb which we put into a shade/reflector because we did not really need a lot of light at the ceiling. There are now even standards for how well a LED globe bulb imitates an incandescent bulb. And poor engineers have to come up with solutions as to how a bulb can be made to emit light at a 270 degree angle with semiconductor components that only emit light at less than 180 degrees.

The resulting globe bulb can then finally be put into the same shades/reflectors as the old incandescent bulbs, and a large part of the light that was guided towards the bulb socket through a lot of engineering ingenuity is then redirected by the light fixture in the opposite direction. Please remember that one of the features always advertised with LED products is energy efficiency. I do however fail to notice how reflecting and redirecting light several times instead of sending it in that direction right from the beginning can be more efficient.

Yes, this is one of my pet peeves. But please do not think that now all those engineers must be absolute idiots. They are not. You can tell from the solutions they have to come up with. In fact, I suppose quite a few of them have the same thoughts I have. But unfortunately they have to come up with such solutions, because “the market” (That would be you and me.) demands them. Of course, “the market” demands them because consumers have been promised such solutions by marketing departments.

Not all companies are going this way, but if you look around, you will see plenty of organisations with masochistic behaviour. And there is more to the LED globe bulb than just design issues, there is also an economic angle. But that is a different story.
#ledlighting  
http://dl7und.net/eng/Articles/Light-Progress

Please don't touch yourself! Let us help you to try out.

Please don't touch yourself! Let us help you to try out.

Lost in translation, in China.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/nataliemorin/chinese-signs-that-got-seriously-lost-in-tranlsation
http://www.buzzfeed.com/nataliemorin/chinese-signs-that-got-seriously-lost-in-tranlsation

This beauty (only 45cc) could give "zwieback saws" (50cc scooters and mopeds) some dignity.

This beauty (only 45cc) could give "zwieback saws" (50cc scooters and mopeds) some dignity. Just listen to the sound - amazing!

#bike
Model V8 engine electronic fuel injection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EGXo5HwIHk

It's Caturday over here now, so I present to you the Ghibli girls - sitting in the cat bus, with Jiji.

It's Caturday over here now, so I present to you the Ghibli girls - sitting in the cat bus, with Jiji.
#caturday #ghibli

He is the bestest!

He is the bestest!
#starwarstuesday  
Polish Star Wars & Matrix Parody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ-3rSp2x-U

"Hey Government! Pssst! Come here!"

"Hey Government! Pssst! Come here!"
"Me?"
"Riiiight! You look like you are short of money."
"What? How do you know?"
"Psssst! I just know. Want to know how to have more money?"
"I can have more money?"
"Riiiight! You can start by not buying stuff you don't need:"
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/07/new-air-force-cargo-planes-fly-straight-into-mothballs/

What next?

What next?

Unfortunately I am through all Culture novels by Iain Banks and since he is gone now, there won't be any new. I am also through pretty much everything of Alastair Reynolds. I tried the Ringworlds once but they are not really to my liking - humping all the time and not much regard for physics.

Having said that, I also pretty much liked Harry Turtledove's "World War" series, although the author has a very different focus. While I wait for something new from Alastair Reynolds or (not strictly SF) Andreas Eschbach, is there another author you think might fit into this group?

You're gonna regret that!

You're gonna regret that!
Are you missing "Worms"? I mean the computer game. If so, there has been an open source alternative for a while, "Hedgewars". It is like Worms, but with hedgehogs. And you can create your own levels or contribute otherwise.

But take my advice: If you play against the computer, avoid long distances. There the computer will always be better than you.
http://www.hedgewars.org/
#opensource  
http://www.hedgewars.org/

Self-stabilizing Spoon for People with Parkinson’s

Self-stabilizing Spoon for People with Parkinson’s
Ah, now this is a nice application of technology, much better than any Segway for people too lazy to walk or cycle. Also a bit more challenging than a Segway...
http://hackaday.com/2013/10/05/self-stabilizing-spoon-for-people-with-parkinsons
http://hackaday.com/2013/10/05/self-stabilizing-spoon-for-people-with-parkinsons

Want to know how big or small you are? Check the scale of the universe...

Want to know how big or small you are? Check the scale of the universe...

http://htwins.net/scale/
http://htwins.net/scale/

If you had a bad day and need something to balance it out, this may be it. Just watch and enjoy.

If you had a bad day and need something to balance it out, this may be it. Just watch and enjoy.

Originally shared by Himitsu Animo

Gotta watch this. A charming little animation featuring a ghost (or whatever kind of spirit) and a pair of magical shoes tap-dancing to the tune "Moses Supposes" in a kind of homage to the classic musical movie "Singing In The Rain (1952)".

#animation 
https://vimeo.com/74621649

Ooooookay, now tell me please when this will be available for "home brewing".

Ooooookay, now tell me please when this will be available for "home brewing". I would appreciate if we could replace combustion engines with electric ones as soon as possible, but for a transition time we may need to rely on technologies like this one.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature12536.html

You need a tray

You need a tray
#starwarstuesday
Eddie Izzard- Death Star Canteen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5iEK-IEzw

Vintage computing repurposed

Vintage computing repurposed
If you had a ZX Spectrum, an old HP Scanjet, an Epson dot matrix printer and a few hard drives, what would you make out of these?

Well, there are people who use them to make music, even throwing in a scope for visual effects.
Big Ideas: Don't get any -- by James Houston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmfHHLfbjNQ&feature=share&list=FLsyecVCBoX89icD2V7gFHvA

My favourite version of my favourite Kamon Tatsuo song

My favourite version of my favourite Kamon Tatsuo song

Should you ever run into weird staff at a McDonalds in Japan, this song can help you understanding the background.
#japanese
血液型別ハンバーガーショップ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5ZqgH0X3Lg&feature=share&list=FLsyecVCBoX89icD2V7gFHvA

Our Civil Weather Bureau issued a cold-temperature warning.

Our Civil Weather Bureau issued a cold-temperature warning. Temperatures are expected to drop to (hold your breath) 22C!

Terrible, I know. But we will boldly face it.

Die Toten Hosen sagten selbst einmal, daß manche Lieder schon nach kurzer Zeit nicht mehr aktuell sind, während...

Die Toten Hosen sagten selbst einmal, daß manche Lieder schon nach kurzer Zeit nicht mehr aktuell sind, während andere auch nach Jahren noch absolut passen. Dies ist (leider) eines solcher immer noch aktuellen Lieder.
Die Toten Hosen - 1000 gute Gründe (Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcMF3w7K810

Perfect timing

Perfect timing

The whole year not a single typhoon comes our way, but once we have four consecutive days off thanks to Moon Festival, that of course needs to be spoiled.

Whoever arranged for this, please do not cross my path.

自然人憑證有沒有做太便宜？

自然人憑證有沒有做太便宜？

看起來，台灣（而且也許還有另外一些國家）的自然人憑證並不會像廣告說的安全。學者有破解184人的鑰匙。意思是，他們可以在線上用這些人的身份報稅或做其它憑證允許做的事。

看起來，目前還是自己去比較保險…
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/fatal-crypto-flaw-in-some-government-certified-smartcards-makes-forgery-a-snap/
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/fatal-crypto-flaw-in-some-government-certified-smartcards-makes-forgery-a-snap/

50 years of James Bond

50 years of James Bond

This is an interesting collage of all the James Bond films from "Dr. No" to "Quantum of Solace". The first five minutes are the first five minutes from the first film, the second five minutes are the second five minutes from the second film and so on.

Which means, James Bond himself does not show up before Goldfinger.
50 Years of James Bond: The Movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1d69M3cVCM

It has always been inevitable.

It has always been inevitable.

#ingress

I hope some people (like the women who demonstrated against minimum age for marriage) are really proud now.

I hope some people (like the women who demonstrated against minimum age for marriage) are really proud now.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/bride-8-dies-of-injuries-on-wedding-night-in-yemen-1.1228706
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/bride-8-dies-of-injuries-on-wedding-night-in-yemen-1.1228706

Title

Originally shared by borg drone

A Kawasaki promo video just scrolled by in my stream.

A Kawasaki promo video just scrolled by in my stream. I know a promo is different from a commercial, but still - it was rather boring. Even though I am not into sports bikes, I miss videos like these two:

Commercial - Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
Kawasaki tractor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cMHuPPaNiE

Why you do not see a lot of posts from me, but much plussing and some commenting

Why you do not see a lot of posts from me, but much plussing and some commenting

Richard Green has put me into his engager circle again and I am running out of articles I could link to as reply. He probably put me there because I plus and comment on some of his articles, just like I do on others. On the other hand I do not post too many articles by myself, partly because often there is not much I would like to post publicly or I find worth posting, and partly because of a song.

Holger Biege - Sagte mal ein Dichter.wmv

The song is by Holger Biege, in German. In it he mentions how a poet once claimed that to have lived a meaningful life, a man should have planted a tree, written a book and conceived a son. But...

What about all the trees nobody waters, the books nobody reads and the children nobody cares for? Wouldn't it make sense to water existing trees, read existing books and care for existing children instead of adding one more nobody cares about? These are the questions the song raises.

When you look at posts in your stream, you will see that many have no plus, no comment. One reason may indeed be that there is no content worth plussing or commenting. But could another reason perhaps be that we think it is more important to post than to read other posts? Unfortunately, if everyone thinks that way...

So I plus and (sometimes) comment. Not only do I plus what I like, but also what I think may be important or should remain, even though it may not be my personal interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycXLW6QD0K0

We were at an all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant for lunch today.

We were at an all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant for lunch today. When I did my first round to fill my plate I was carrying Karin, so it better wasn't too boring. This is the result.

Out of sympathy Karin decided that today she too would be wearing glasses.

Out of sympathy Karin decided that today she too would be wearing glasses.
#selfiesunday

Aus aktuellem Anlass

Aus aktuellem Anlass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6NqBFDphm0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Hot babes and bikes

Hot babes and bikes
What could possibly go wrong?

Spotted via Franklyn Galusha

Originally shared by Like a boss

Now this is an interesting movie concept. Skol!

Now this is an interesting movie concept. Skol!

'Star Drunk,' a film by drunk people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPrtQ9AdoM0#t=280

The Lioness King

The Lioness King
I met this girl with her dog (or was it the other way around?) near the "weekend park" I took Nimrod to some time ago. It is actually pretty common here in Taiwan to shave a dog's hair off in summer, due to our heat and humidity. But "creative cuts" are rather seldom.

I think Richard Green was keen to see this.

That's what I call hardcore gamers!

That's what I call hardcore gamers!

Originally shared by 蘇小惠

就是要給它分輸贏~↖(^ω^)↗

If you like trains, you should watch this. They've even chosen the right background music.

If you like trains, you should watch this. They've even chosen the right background music.

Originally shared by Gerard van Schip

Love this. The BBC filmed the London to Brighton train ride in 1953, 1983 and 2013. Then edited them side by side for this interesting video.

Full writeup at the BBC link.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23853863

Whatever.

Whatever.
That Mitchell and Webb Look - Who is the captain ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df-uemc-e3w

Anything to declare?

Anything to declare?
Airports can be so much more dramatic than theatres.

Originally shared by Tony Rubino

Here’s an old toon I did way back in the day.
See more over here: 
http://www.rubinocreative.com/cartoons/

けむり・オン・ザ・みず

けむり・オン・ザ・みず

Or so. I had seen this in better video quality some time ago, but couldn't find that version now, sorry.
Smoke On The Water Live In Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-GLzEscCX4

Time to go to bed, so here is a sweet lullaby for everyone else.

Time to go to bed, so here is a sweet lullaby for everyone else.

Those who for inexplicable reasons do not understand German may want to look up the lyrics translation here:
http://lyricstranslate.com/en/schlaflied-sleeping-song.html

And btw, Debbie Smith, this is a real 18+ song ("indexed" in Germany). Not just a video, the song itself! (Die Aerzte have so many 18+ songs, they made a whole CD full of them.)

Die Ärzte-Schlaflied
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkacnxGohpU

Sherlock is speaking up

Sherlock is speaking up

And he knows how to do it.

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/aug/21/benedict-cumberbatch-news-london-sherlock
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/aug/21/benedict-cumberbatch-news-london-sherlock

I had posted a link to the B5 film "In the Beginning" earlier.

I had posted a link to the B5 film "In the Beginning" earlier. The film is full of impressive scenes, and this is one of the really remarkable ones. When a political leader asks soldiers to go into battle, it is usually done with a motivational speech dripping of heroism and patriotism and all, one that often contains more lies than truths.

This speech is different.
Babylon 5 - Battle of the Line Speech
#babylon5  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbBRrK9Q-rw

I had been looking for a trailer or some representative clip to show someone, but then stumpled upon the full film:...

I had been looking for a trailer or some representative clip to show someone, but then stumpled upon the full film: "In the Beginning", IMHO the best of the Babylon 5 feature films, the film that fills many gaps the series left open.

So if you want to see some amazing SF, here you go:
Babylon 5 - In the Beginning
#babylon5  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtLs-yyO5g

Now you know.

Now you know.

Spotted through Rania Madanat.

Originally shared by Dave Hill

Thinking and the Art of Motorcycle Riding

Heh.

(h/t George Wiman; original at http://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2013/08/18)

We have to save money, at whatever cost!

We have to save money, at whatever cost!

In other words: We have to spend 10,000 million to save 400. Perhaps.

http://www.doi.gov/news/blog/interior-to-expedite-its-move-to-the-cloud.cfm
http://www.doi.gov/news/blog/interior-to-expedite-its-move-to-the-cloud.cfm

The ideal audience for political speeches - now for rent!

The ideal audience for political speeches - now for rent!

Originally shared by Dirk Talamasca

#Sheeple  

We The Sheeple 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcE5aDTszrY

What is this?

What is this?

Habit? Tradition? Loyalty? Love? Or just a bug?

Pull the lever, Kronk!

Pull the lever, Kronk!

http://cheezburger.com/7728332032

The final proof: Unicorns exist!

The final proof: Unicorns exist!

Originally shared by Liz Quilty

Unicorns and fatness! Its in the bible!

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+34%3A7&version=KJV
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+34:7&version=KJV

We know you are a dog

We know you are a dog

h/t Richard Suchenwirth-Bauersachs 

Originally shared by Doreen Butze

In case you haven't seen Star Wars I yet and are a busy person, here is the executive version, only five minutes:

In case you haven't seen Star Wars I yet and are a busy person, here is the executive version, only five minutes:
#starwarstuesday  
"Weird Al" Yankovic - The Saga Begins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEcjgJSqSRU

Hello new Circlists!

Hello new Circlists!

Yes, I am especially talking to all those who circled me after Richard Green claimed I (among others) would be an "engager". (Not sure if I was shared in any other circles, squares or triangles.)

Well, I am, somehow. I prefer to interact with people, not just "follow" them. Which also means I am not interested in "followers" - I am not a celebrity and have no plans to become one.

I circle people I find interesting, people posting things that interest me, or people who interact with me. If you expect me to circle you back, there should be some "chemistry" (physics may be fine too) between us, meaning you and I should have some common interest. (I hope that was the reason you circled me in the first place. If not, I don't mind if you uncircle me now.)

I plus what I like and also comment a bit. You might want to do the same, because then I may notice that you are not just a "follower", but an actual human being with interests. OK, I admit it is not easy to plus my posts or comment on them, because I do not post a lot publicly these days.

So please don't be too disappointed that I haven't circled you back, but at the moment I feel rather like a sect that has just broadcasted their new ad and is now enjoying its success.

I think, therefore...

I think, therefore...
Army Of Lovers - I Am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dXZeFA2qBU

最後一個是指豬油拌飯嗎？

最後一個是指豬油拌飯嗎？
不正常人類研究中心 轉自 http://on.fb.me/1bkmLTX

The WHAT?

The WHAT?

Originally shared by Tony Rubino

8/9/13 “Daddy’s Home” comic and question: What's your favorite food? 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Daddys-Home/175279239689?ref=hl

My biggest Totoro is still taller than Karin, but I fear for his eyes and nose.

My biggest Totoro is still taller than Karin, but I fear for his eyes and nose.

I love this bird!

I love this bird!
オカメインコ　ぽこちゃん　cockatiel singing Totoro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7D-1RG-VRk#at=50

Hey Disney, did you know Bambi is a drug now?

Hey Disney, did you know Bambi is a drug now? Or a terrorist. Or whatever. Anyway, Bambi is a threat to national security!

At least I have no other explanation for what happened here.
http://www.wisn.com/news/armed-agents-raid-animal-shelter-for-baby-deer/-/9373668/21272108/-/item/0/-/13d8x2mz/-/index.html
http://www.wisn.com/news/armed-agents-raid-animal-shelter-for-baby-deer/-/9373668/21272108/-/item/0/-/13d8x2mz/-/index.html

I know Darth Vader really got you annoyed

I know Darth Vader really got you annoyed,
but remember: If you kill him, then you'll be unemployed...

#starwarstuesday  
Yoda - Weird Al Live Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=810638fCvrQ

OK dear smurfs, now try and attack this one. All portals on outlying islands, we wish happy swimming...

OK dear smurfs, now try and attack this one. All portals on outlying islands, we wish happy swimming...

Draining the Universe

Draining the Universe

Now we are doomed. Srsly. So don't try this at home.

http://hackaday.com/2013/07/16/how-can-the-net-amount-of-entropy-of-the-universe-be-massively-increased
http://hackaday.com/2013/07/16/how-can-the-net-amount-of-entropy-of-the-universe-be-massively-increased

This song is called "evening hours". Good night, world.

This song is called "evening hours". Good night, world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF7NyK9v180&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Only in Taiwan (probably)

Only in Taiwan (probably)

No RC planes allowed in this parking lot.

Sunny Dublin - the name they have given this building is a contradiction in itself.

Sunny Dublin - the name they have given this building is a contradiction in itself.

Barely eight months old, but already trying to wrestle control over the car from me - that's my daughter!

Barely eight months old, but already trying to wrestle control over the car from me - that's my daughter!

Thank you, Samsung!

Thank you, Samsung!

You know, I never really believed that it would be as difficult to issue system updates to "older" phones as you claim, but now you have shown me proof. Thank you for that!

Since the system update this weekend my contacts crash the moment they are called up, the same happens to the phone app. The phone app!

So now I have a small Galaxy S3 pocket computer, which unfortunately not allows me to make phone calls. I also can not send SMS as long as I need to enter recipients from the contact list. Superb...

雖然我想在這裡出現的人應該不會有這種迷信問題，但可以幫忙宣傳一下。如果想 知道多一點，可以看Kathryn Kure的文章，她有建一個要保護犀牛的組織。

雖然我想在這裡出現的人應該不會有這種迷信問題，但可以幫忙宣傳一下。如果想知道多一點，可以看Kathryn Kure的文章，她有建一個要保護犀牛的組織。

Originally shared by JD James (BAZ)

Rhino Redux!

More "to the point" this time.

No one in the world needs a rhino horn but a rhino

The first cut won't hurt at all

The first cut won't hurt at all

Propaganda, all just Propaganda...

Propaganda - Duel (HQ)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLhYxLE8uCA

Ouch!

Ouch!

"What's more, Ecuador offers the United States economic aid of $23 million annually, similar to what we received with the trade benefits, with the intention of providing education about human rights," Alvarado added.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/06/201362713534987861.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/06/201362713534987861.html

Dumm gelaufen, liebe Verlage!

Dumm gelaufen, liebe Verlage!

Jeder halbwegs intelligente Mensch hat so etwas die ganze Zeit vorhergesagt, da es einfach die logische Konsequenz ist, aber diverse Verlage wollten es wohl schriftlich:

Ab sofort muessen deutsche Verlage zustimmen, dass ihre "Snippets" auf Google News veroeffentlicht werden koennen, oder ihre Meldungen werden nicht mehr dort gelistet.

Nachdem das geklaert ist: Wer moechte jetzt auch noch unbedingt aus dem Index fliegen? (denn da sind die Verlage noch drin)
#lsr #leistungsschutzrecht
http://google-produkte.blogspot.de/2013/06/google-news-bleibt-offene-plattform-fuer-verlage.html
http://google-produkte.blogspot.de/2013/06/google-news-bleibt-offene-plattform-fuer-verlage.html

Hey, I still have a ZX Spectrum and an Amiga 1200 - with Blizzard 1240! Need some backup processing power?

Hey, I still have a ZX Spectrum and an Amiga 1200 - with Blizzard 1240! Need some backup processing power?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/19/nuke_plants_to_keep_pdp11_until_2050/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/19/nuke_plants_to_keep_pdp11_until_2050/

Aus aktuellem Anlass:

Aus aktuellem Anlass:

Taiwan ist natuerlich bei weitem nicht so fortgeschritten wie die Bunte Republik Deutschland, aber obwohl die Insel jeweils zur Haelfte in den Subtropen und Tropen liegt und unser Sommer nach deutschem Empfinden von Maerz bis Dezember dauert, fallen in unseren Zuegen (eingeschlossen die HSR, die schneller als der ICE faehrt) selbst jetzt im Hochsommer die Klimaanlagen nicht aus.

Wollte ich nur mal gesagt haben.
http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/klimaanlagen-ausgefallen-bahn-stoppt-mehrere-zuegen-a-906536.html
http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/klimaanlagen-ausgefallen-bahn-stoppt-mehrere-zuegen-a-906536.html

For those of you who for unexplicable reasons do not understand German:

For those of you who for unexplicable reasons do not understand German:
Merkel confronts Obama
Merkel: You know, that e-mail surveillance thing, I'm not really fond of it.
Obama: Yeah, I know that already.

Originally shared by INDECT / Stop Totalüberwachung in Europa!

The New Nissan Seztra

The New Nissan Seztra
Special Edition, only in Taiwan

Some time back it was suggested that the only thing surely preventing your webcam from being used to spy on you is a...

Some time back it was suggested that the only thing surely preventing your webcam from being used to spy on you is a physical lens cover. (or unplugging) Now people willingly accept this. Good luck!

Originally shared by Kay Solo

It had to be done. The picture, I mean. The XBOX One definitely did not have to be done. On a side note, I've been seeing people shorten this console's name to Xbone, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Source: http://bit.ly/12whMzq