Seriously… is there anything that this guy can’t do?
My annual collection of stunts and tricks. Some of the new stuff this year are shuttlecock kicking, flair bartending, rhythmic gymnastics(I know it’s girly) and chopsticks throwing.
[AZO]
Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: The Meat Planet [Video]
In this never before seen episode of Cosmos, Carl Sagan takes us on a journey to the often misunderstood Meat Planet, examining it’s origins, geological activity and atmosphere among many other unsettling details.
[Via tdwg]
The Droids We Were Looking For… [Comic]
[Source: See Mike Draw]
Super Mario Bros: The 8-Bit Opera [Video]
It’s a-me Mario!
It’s a-me, Mario!
I’m-a jumping on the goomba
And I make him go a-squish,
Then I’m swimming under water with the pesky jelly fish.
These a two-a Hammer Brothers, they a difficult to kill,
And the cannons, they a shoot the Bullet Bill!
AT-AT The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Pic]
Yes, I’m feeling quite immature today, thank you for reminding me. ;)
Thanks Rick!
Farmville Leads to Billion Dollar Bounty
Zynga is hoping to raise more than a billion dollars when it goes public. The company, which runs Facebook games such as Farmville and Mafia Wars, is set to become the third most valuable games producer in the US.
The company has made a regulatory filing that says it plans to issue the public stock as soon as practically possible. It intends to issue 115 million shares to the public at a price of between $8.50 and $10 a share.
Analysts say the strategy appears to be going for volume rather than price, apparently learning from a quick fall in the stock of Groupon after its market flotation earlier this year. The Zynga issue will represent 14% of the company’s total stock, meaning that if it gets the $10 price, the company will be worth around $7 billion on paper.
That would put it a little behind Electronic Arts and roughly half the value of Activision Blizzard, the two most valuable gaming firms at the moment.
The filing also reveals that the company has taken in $828.9 million in the first nine months of this year, with a net profit of $30 million. It now has around 6.7 million paying customers, out of a total of around 54 million who play on an average day. Zynga says it expects this to continue to be a low proportion as its system needs large number of players to work most effectively, even if they don’t spend any cash. The revenue also includes money from advertising.
With such filings also required to list any significant risk factors, Zynga has been forced to formally acknowledge what is obvious to anyone who gives it any thought: if they fall out with Facebook, they are screwed. The filing notes that “substantially all” of Zynga’s revenue is generated via Facebook, and that it’s already suffered from Facebook introducing its credit scheme for in-app purchases, lowering revenue for developers. It also acknowledges that if Facebook has site problems, Zynga will in turn suffer.
Impressive: Projection Mapping on the Manhattan Bridge [Video]
Holy crap that was impressive…
With equipment and technical support sponsored by Senovva, Inc., we set out to create a one of a kind public art experience, a projection mapping installation for multiple surfaces and multiple dimensions.
Unfolding like an animated modern Botticelli painting, flowing above our heads and spreading outwards
in every direction, “As Above, So Below” immersed viewers in the architecture of the Manhattan Bridge. Audiences physically entered the story and explored the shimmering surface as it ignited with messages and symbols.
[Via Laughing Squid]
Awesome TARDIS DVD Bookcase [Picture]
RPF forum member and model builder msmuse101 built this awesome TARDIS DVD bookcase with his dad during their free time, and I must say, I think it would look particularly good in my home cinema room. Great job msmuse101!
I just wanted to share a project that me and my Dad (but mostly my Dad!) have been working on for the past few months during odd weekends and evenings.
We are both model builders and love a bit of woodwork so when I mentioned to my Dad that I could do with a new bookcase for my DVD collection he decided to build me a Tardis to keep my collection in, after all I’d never run out of room in one of those!