The Umbrella Man
I had intended to post this, but Jason really ties the room together.
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One downside of farming, a new study demonstrates, was a shortening of the human jaw that has left precious little room for our teeth and sends many of us to an orthodontist’s chair.
“You don’t own me. I pay your salary.”
Study shows that Fox News viewers are less informed on major stories than people who neither watch news shows nor read newspapers regularly.
And no, your precious cats will not be able to save you.
In a continuation of the concept of “six degrees of separation,” Facebook and the University of Milan announced tonight they had determined that the average number of people who separate any two individuals in the world is actually 4.74.
“Sex,” “condom,” and “nude” are all on the list. So are the words “Jesus Christ,” “deposit,” “drunk,” and, perhaps the most frequently ridiculed, “monkey crotch.”
America in Primetime
I haven’t been able to watch all of these yet, but PBS has done a great job putting together four episodes of must see television for people who love TV.
America in Primetime is structured around the most compelling shows on television today, unfolding over four hours and weaving between past and present. Each episode focuses on one character archetype that has remained a staple of primetime through the generations – the Independent Woman, the Man of the House, the Misfit, and the Crusader – capturing both the continuity of the character, and the evolution. The finest television today has as its foundation the best television of yesterday.
You can watch all four episodes online.
from the comments
8… Who wants to party and meet new people while not noticing any patterns or memorizing any numbers?
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Darpa’s New Tool for Diagnosing Disease? Semen
I said
Did you pee on my shower curtain, fucker? I’ll eat you. You will be Thanksgiving. You will be Thanksgiving!
Megaphones
italian designers isabella lovero and enrico bosa of en&is studio have updated ‘megaphone’, a ceramic passive amplifier created for the iphone and ipod touch. using no electricity, the sound waves are reverberated and distributed throughout the space. originally only available in white, the polished black and hand-painted gold versions further accentuate the contours of the form.
both the ceramic body and the solid wooden stand is developed and hand-made in italy.
although the black finish is applied in the same manner as the white, the gold version requires skilled decorators to paint the surface in the 24kt precious metal, after which it is fired in 720°C (1328°F). the high temperature assures the glazing is cohesive and the material is long lasting. the high gloss finish found on all three options are to help the sound resonate while the stand lifts the frame off any surface, increasing the vibrations emitted from the object.
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The Green Screen
This might not be news to folks like Amanda Mae, but this is a great illustration of just how common Chroma key is. (thanks, Rich)
Take The AQ Test
Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre have created the Autism-Spectrum Quotient, or AQ, as a measure of the extent of autistic traits in adults. In the first major trial using the test, the average score in the control group was 16.4. Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher. The test is not a means for making a diagnosis, however, and many who score above 32 and even meet the diagnostic criteria for mild autism or Asperger’s report no difficulty functioning in their everyday lives.
I scored 26.
headline of the day
EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration
quotes out of context
Nothing good was made in the 19th century, nothing really good was made in the 18th century and American art in the 20th century for the first three, four or five decades was very elitist.
Our only chance of long-term survival is not to remain lurking on planet Earth, but to spread out into space.
At first we believed it to be a child’s body until Spanish and Russian doctors came and confirmed that, yes, it’s an extraterrestrial being.
Materials actually get stronger as the dimensions are reduced to the nanoscale.
Every Christmas Eve, Dan Dennett travels around to the houses of the good atheist children on his genetically modified flying reindeer, and leaves them gifts of science and reason.
from the comments
My favorite part of that interview was when Tom was discussing the vinyl popping noise he had added to a couple tracks to make them sound more dated — when it was actually just a recording of chicken on the barbecue.
Da Vinci’s To-Do List
Admittedly, it’s more impressive than my own to-do lists. (via)
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headline of the day
Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space
Currently on Repeat
King Krule – The Noose of Jah City. It’s making this November bearable today.
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In case you need more context.
Hudson – Against The Grain
I’m not sure if stop-motion is quite yet overdone, but I know for a fact that pencils haven’t had their fair shake in the limelight:
The new music video for ‘Against The Grain’ from emerging Melbourne indie-folk artist Hudson sees him collaborate with film maker/animator/VJ Dropbear (aka Jonathan Chong), producing a vibrant and colourful clip based around a mainstay from our humble artistic efforts throughout childhood – coloured pencils.
Sarah Jacobson Film Grant 2011 Call for Entries and Film Festival
Just received this from my friend Mikki Halpin. Posting it for Amanda Meyncke (who might actually be a shoo-in), but feel free to distribute far and wide:
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You see Oprah, there is still so much more that God needs for me to express to the world. It’s not just a coincidence that I look like Jesus. I am the modern day Jesus Christ that you all have been waiting for.
Hey, did you know civilization is ending? Photographic proof.
This richly layered backdrop allows even a character who’s never said anything to be memorable.
But sitting in the interviewee’s chair serves a third function as well: it always reminds me what it feels like to face the looming eye of the unblinking camera and to experience the blinding glare of the lights.
Short of very precisely-honed time travel, we will never know for sure, but I have to wonder how many other whales show similar signs of damage.
Predicting The Future
If Steve Jobs predicted the future, it should also be pointed out that Bill Watterson had the same prescience, just with less optimism.
I’ll tell you the best snare drum on earth is like a trampoline in November
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I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met
