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Amazing Liquid Splash Photographs

Liquid Art #2, an interesting photography set of splashed liquids (probably paint). I’m surprised I haven’t seen something like this before.

10.01.09 | # | Start the conversation

Distraxion

A short video (less than 2 minutes) about Jazz in the workplace…

09.20.09 | # | Start the conversation

09.19.09 | # | Start the conversation

Senator Al Franken drawing a map of the US from memory

09.10.09 | # | Start the conversation

Video Short: Neurosonics Audiomedical Laboratories

Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc. from Chris Cairns on Vimeo.

09.07.09 | # | Start the conversation

Have you ever tried to imagine the immense size of the universe? Not an easy task is it. This video helps.

09.06.09 | # | Start the conversation

Widescreen of Fullscreen?

Back when I was in college, we used to have huge debates on movie nights about whether to watch the movie on the widescreen of fullscreen side. Often, I was the only one who wanted widescreen.

After watching this short video, I feel very vindicated.

08.30.09 | # | Start the conversation

Emotional ride to the edge of space in a U2 spyplane

James May from Top Gear U.K. takes an emotional ride to the edge of space in a U2 spyplane.

08.17.09 | # | Start the conversation

Cat Ladies

What you always wanted to know about cat ladies, including, how they get all their cats.

07.28.09 | # | Start the conversation

Ginormous R2D2 Cake

This weekend Traci and I made a huge R2D2 cake. Check out the photos:

And the making of video:

The Making of an R2D2 Cake from Dan Bowling on Vimeo.

07.27.09 | # | Start the conversation

How to make a baby

Ahh. That looks fun.

07.26.09 | # | 1 Comment

Wondrous Video of an Aquarium

This is a must watch. Waiting for the HD is well worth it, and be sure to full screen.

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world - (song is Please don’t go by Barcelona) from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

07.25.09 | # | Start the conversation

Bresnan DVR 30 Second Skip

After getting cable for the first time since 1992, I was a little disappointed that I didn’t have a 30 second commercial skip button on the Motorola remote. After some internet searching, I found these instructions:

1) Press the “Cable” button at the top of the remote to put it into Cable Box control mode.
2) Press and hold the “Setup” button until the “Cable” button blinks twice.
3) Type in the code 994. The “Cable” button will blink twice
4) Press (do not hold) the “Setup” button
5) Type in the code 00173 (for 30 second Skip)
6) Press whatever button you want to map the skip

I replaced the mute button, since I never run into a need to mute it (I just hit pause instead, since I have a DVR.)

06.06.09 | # | Start the conversation

Time lapse of Galactic Center

Totally worth an HD download…

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party from William Castleman.

05.26.09 | # | Start the conversation

Wave video in super slow motion

This is amazing HD video of a wave in super slow motion. Gotta love the BBC.

05.09.09 | # | Start the conversation

High Speed Video

You have to watch this… Great high speed video shots.


I-Movix SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel from David Coiffier on Vimeo.

04.20.09 | # | Start the conversation

Comic Sans walks into a bar, bartender says, “We don’t serve your type.”

Via @tomfite

04.19.09 | # | Start the conversation

Great Billboard

Now this is what I call advertising. After the auto maker Audi ran a national billboard campaign featuring the text “Your move, BMW” a local BMW dealer came up with the perfect counter ad: “Checkmate”

bmw_v_audi_sign_war

Via SvN.

If you like that sort of thing, the comments on the SvN post lead me to some more interesting examples (which may or may not be real.)

04.16.09 | # | 1 Comment

Stop Motion: Dancing Type

Not as good as the one I posted before, but still interesting.

04.15.09 | # | Start the conversation

What we can’t see in the night sky

It really is amazing what we can’t see. Todays Astronomy Picture Of the Day takes a 40 hour, wide field, exposure to show what the night sky would look like if we could see what was really there. This isn’t your normal astro-photo and is worth a look.

04.11.09 | # | Start the conversation

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