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[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 23, 2008 by admin in Popular Media
Monday, June 23rd, 2008We thought this George Carlin routine on death would be a fitting eulogy. So long, George.
Bless your soul George Carlin, you maniac, you linguistic genius. Here we have George Carlin at his surly best, talking about death:
Building a PC-Based Studio for Less Than $100.00 (Part 1)
[ 1 Comment ]Posted on June 22, 2008 by admin in Music, Technology
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008Part 1 of a series in which we attempt to set up a usable home recording environment using discarded equipment and free software.
As a musician and former soundman, I’ve typically had mixed feelings about the available PC-based software & hardware for music production. Since I’ve also worked in the business world a lot, my Windows-based computers have often been in the perpetual twilight of late adoption, i.e.: the latest software that finally incorporates features I want is so power-hungry that my system can’t run it. Ultimately, I’ll buy some quad-processor monster with terabytes of RAM and drive space, but in the short-term, I thought I’d try a little experiment: Set up a basic home-recording environment for less than a hundred dollars. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama’s Beating McCain, but Losing to Bush
[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 21, 2008 by admin in Politics
Saturday, June 21st, 2008How many times during the election will Barack Obama reverse himself to get elected?
Flea Circus Origami
[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 20, 2008 by admin in Technology
Friday, June 20th, 2008Using really big expensive medical machines to make really amazing little origami swans.
No, the man pictured here is not having his brain sucked out by our alien overlords. He’s using Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci® Surgical System, a Minimally Invasive Surgical method that allows much smaller incisions to be made while performing sophisticated procedures. The system features “wristed instruments with seven degrees of freedom, three-dimensional, intuitive visualization and ergonomic comfort”, which basically means the surgeon’s hand motions are replicated by eensy-weensy robot hands, and he gets to see the work in Hi-Def 3D. Check out this video on YouTube in which the system is used to fold a teeny Origami swan. Your flea circus will never be the same.
Yoda Was a Boogie Knight
[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 20, 2008 by admin in Popular Media
Friday, June 20th, 2008Mark Wahlberg’s thingy really shines in this Boogie Nights/Star Wars Lightsaber Mashup
I’m a big fan of a good mashup (I loved the re-cut of The Shining trailer), but I was never too taken with the Star Wars lightsaber genre, until this one. Check out the Boogie Nights Star Wars Lightsaber Mashup below. Starring Mark Wahlberg’s thingy in an encore performance. If you’re not familiar with the genre, just search YouTube for “lightsaber”, or check out VideoGum’s 10 best Lightsaber Mashups.