Unstoppable Force, Immovable Object
Mack Truck vs. Concrete Barrier.
From the video’s comments (I’m not sure why):
Why does everyone here hate Chuck Norris all of the sudden?
I think Mary will like this video.
The Smurfette Principle
via Drew
Home Taping is Killing Music
Lemmy, the Motorhead documentary
If we were in the 17th Century, don’t you think he’d be a pirate?
David Byrne’s Ride, Rise, Roar
“The fact that they decided to combine modern dance with a rock show was risky,” director David Hillman Curtis told Wired.com by e-mail, ahead of Ride, Rise, Roar’s Monday premiere at the Paramount Theater, the first of three SXSW screenings this week. “It could have backfired quite easily. But it fits with David, since he is involved in many forms of art. They managed to pull it off through trust in collaboration.”
Gordon Lish: Collected Fictions
For those who like that sort of thing, that is the sort of thing they like.
(Via @orbooks | http://ORBooks.com)
dynamo
Independent filmmakers will soon have a new option for renting their films to viewers online: Dynamo, a start-up set to be announced at South by Southwest on Saturday evening, which will allow video producers to set their own prices and embed their videos wherever they want.
Flyfire
MIT’s hypothetical 3D display composed of LED-fitted remote control helicopters.
Mechanical fireflies could help create a new kind of 3-D display, say researchers at MIT.
Standing in for the bioluminescent beetles will be LED-fitted, remotely controlled micro-helicopters that can be choreographed electronically to display shapes and images as they hover in midair. The project, called Flyfire, would use RC helicopters similar to the toys sold at the mall today.
A thought occurred to me
there in the shark tunnel with Deron.
Micah P Hinson – Seems Almost Impossible
Tilt-Shift NYC
Tilt-shift seems incapable of getting old.
Video Mate Dating Challenge
SarcMark
The punctuation mark for people who don’t understand sarcasm.
(thanks, Aaron)
I Can Be Free
Yeah yeah, I know you don’t watch videos at work, whatever. You can even watch this with the sound off and it’s amazing.
I just… I just… Simone says it’s the best thing he’s seen all month, and I wholeheartedly agree.
Choke them, indeed
via Autumn
The Maria Bamford Show
I can’t watch these without crying but they are some of the best things I’ve seen in a while:
Might As Well Be Me
“So if you’re a fan of Huey Lewis and the News, or if you’ve had it up to HERE…”
chatroulette explained
This video has been making the rounds.
urban skiing
In Pittsburgh, we don’t get two-plus feet of snow in 24 hours – but that happened two weeks ago. And some people knew what they should do… (via @woycheck and @schulman)
Thrashing around somewhere in a swamp of its own legislation
Mark Thomas takes on the Digital Economy Bill.
via @glinner
Sky
Sky from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.
Read more about the project HERE.
Robin Hood Tax
Richard Curtis has launched a campaign for the Tobin tax in the UK. It’s pretty good.
Amongst the responses from leading economists is the opinion that this will probably not fly unless it is also broadly accepted by the large European countries (i.e. France and Germany) and the US. And the US, they say, will never accept it.
UPDATE: Well, it’s looking at the very least like this idea is being taken seriously for the G20 summit. Watch them closely.
For Cindy
This is how it will be, our new life.
Recursive Webcast
via coudal
Welcoming party
My first night in Paris. Across the street from my hotel for the week. True to almost all my urban travels, I imagine most of my cash will be spent at concerts — not restaurants, or tours for tourists, or even museum entrance fees (despite my intention to visit several).
When you’re alone away from home, where does your money go?