What Cashiers Do In Their Spare Time: Barcode Jamming [Videos]

Ever wondered what cashiers do in their spare time? Watch this and you’ll know!

From ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS!:

Barcoder: generates sounds by connecting scan-signals of a barcode scanner to a powered speaker directly not a cash register.
During the day, you are a regular cashier. During the night, you can be a barcodist. Barcoders Jamming!


JIF Peanut Butter Settles the GIF vs. JIF Debate Once and For All

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In a cleaver marketing ploy, the folks at JIF peanut butter have partnered with Giphy to let the world know what their opinion is converning the GIF vs. JIF debate. Is Gif pronounced with a soft or a hard g? To settle the debate, they’ve released a limited number of peanut butter jars called GIF “Animated Looping Images.”

“We’re teaming up with GIPHY to put a lid on this decade-long debate and prove there is only one Jif… it’s creamy, delicious peanut butter, not a looping picture you can send to make friends and family laugh,” said Rebecca Scheidler, Vice President, Marketing of Jif. “So spread the word like Jif on bread—Jif is peanut butter, GIFs are animations!”

 

[GIF Peanut Butter]

Birds Gliding Through Thousands of Helium Soap Bubbles Reveal Aerodynamic Trick

An owl bursting through a cloud of bubbles is helping researchers better understand the aerodynamics of flight. Researchers in London have discovered a new way in which birds use their tail to provide lift and so reduce drag while gliding. They tracked the swirling motion of more than 20,000 helium-filled soap bubbles as they were displaced by birds of prey in flight. Their findings could provide a new way to improve the efficiency of small gliding aircraft.

[Nature]

Konami Code Creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto Has Died

Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the inventor of the famous Konami Code, has died. The news was announced by his friend, Japanese composer and sound designer Yuji Takenouchi, earlier today on Twitter.

Even though you might not know the man, we’re sure you’ve heard of the Konami Code sequence: “Up. Up. Down. Down. Left. Right. Left. Right. B. A. Start.” which is, without doubt, the most famouse button sequence in video game history.

His death was first announced on Twitter by his friend Yuji Takenouchi, a sound designer on games like Dark Souls. Konami, the Japanese publisher who employed Hashimoto, offered condolences on Twitter as well.

“We are saddened to hear about the passing of Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a deeply talented producer who first introduced the world to the ‘Konami Code,’” Konami said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with Hashimoto-San’s family and friends at this time. Rest In Peace.”

The Konami Code was first implemented in shooting game Gradius in 1986, a game that was famous for its difficulty. Hashimoto was responsible for converting the game from arcade to the Nintendo Entertainment System console, but found the game too hard to beat, so he created the code to give himself more lives. When the game finally shipped to homes, it turned out he forgot to remove the code altogether.

[Via Washington Post]

Cockatiel Sings the “Lost Woods” theme from Zelda: Ocarina of Time [Video]

Watch as this adorable cockatiel sings the “Lost Woods” theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time with a bok choy leaf on his head.