OMG THIS IS BRILLIANT: The Star Wars That I Used To Know [Gotye Parody]
An hilariously awesome parody of Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know based on the Star Wars movie franchise. Thanks Eddie! [teddiefilms]
Monthly Archives: June 2012
That’s not Fair: A Rock/Paper/Scissors Robot With a 100% Win Rate [Video]
From the Ishikawa Oku Laboratory at The University of Tokyo: In this research we develop a janken (rock-paper-scissors) robot with 100% winning rate as one example of human-machine cooperation systems. Human being plays one of rock, paper and scissors at the timing of one, two, three. According to the timing, the robot hand plays one […]
The 2012 Venus Transit in High Definition [Video]
After hitting the play button, be sure to hit the full screen button and put the video in 720p mode. On June 5 2012, SDO collected images of the rarest predictable solar event–the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. This event happens in pairs eight years apart that are separated from each […]
Om Nom Nom Nom: Crispy Tauntaun [Video]
Warning: Video contains strong language. I haven’t posted any Epic Meal Time videos in a while, but this one was just too good to pass up. A recipe involving a dead tauntaun? Now that totally wins the Internet. [Epic Meal Time]
Hilarious: Internet Scam Alert – Most “Kickstarter” Projects Just Useless Crap [Joke]
Ok, before you guys hit play on the video below, please be aware that this “news report” comes from the Onion and that it is not meant to be taken seriously, Mmmkay? I don’t want any of you hundreds of kickstarter users that email me each week begging for exposure to start spamming my inbox […]
Gary Oldman Alert! Prada Menswear Goes Steampunk for Fall [PICS]
Please excuse me…I’m having difficulty typing with all the drool drowning my keyboard at the mo. Apparently, Prada has gone all steampunk for their 2012 Fall/Winter collection. Steampunk really is everywhere. (GARY OLDMAN!) Want more?? Of course you do. Click here for more saliva-producing pics. [Via Buzzfeed]
Original Galaxy Tab banned over iPad similarities
Apple has won a rare US sales ban on Samsung’s iPad rival, the Galaxy Tab. But the move is only temporary and required a hefty financial gamble from Apple. The ruling by a Federal court only applies to the original version of the device, known officially as the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The current edition, the […]
Realm of LARP: A peek into the world of LARPing
LARPing – that is, Live Action Role Playing – is one of those things that once you’re engaged in it, you can quite safely claim epic geek status. There’s an awesome LARP group near me that I’ve been meaning to join and haven’t had the time. This show only urges me to go forth and […]
Left-Brain Right-Brain False?
I have to admit, I’m not particularly knowledgeable in the area of neuroscience, my experience being limited to second-hand information from my sister (who is a doctor) and from Grey’s Anatomy (the latter being the greater influence, sadly enough). So I can’t particularly put any weight behind an opinion on this, but self-proclaimed “armchair neuroscience […]
Laptop vs Microsoft Surface [Pic]
Ohhhhh… Now I see what you did Microsoft Surface! [Via]