Posts for Sunday, 6 April 2008

Charlton Heston, Hollywood legend, is dead at 84.

Charlton Heston, Hollywood legend, is dead at 84.

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The (Rube Goldberg) competition… rewards machines that most effectively combine creativity with inefficiency and complexity. Machines must complete the assigned task in 20 or more steps.
Hey, this article reminds me of the government.  Minus the “creativity” part.

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szymon: Swedish Fish: A friend you can eat.  Nej…  Ja!

szymon:

Swedish Fish: A friend you can eat.

 Nej…  Ja!

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phantomoftheradio: c6y: 8-bit dance loop « Loopable I meant to post this before. Whoops. For some reason this particular style of dancing makes me want to shout,”Go Ninja!  Go Ninja!  Go Ninja!  Go! Go! Go!”

phantomoftheradio:

c6y:

8-bit dance loop « Loopable

I meant to post this before. Whoops.

For some reason this particular style of dancing makes me want to shout,
”Go Ninja!  Go Ninja!  Go Ninja!  Go! Go! Go!”

(via antoinetta)

(via antoinetta)

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antoinetta: sayonala: tomisima:  — chin7  It’s been too long since I’ve seen this movie.

antoinetta: sayonala: tomisima:  — chin7

 It’s been too long since I’ve seen this movie.

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antoinetta: nevver: London 1959 / Kamawanai / Suwaowalog

antoinetta:

nevver:

London 1959 / Kamawanai / Suwaowalog

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Elvis and the ladies [via vintage photo]

Elvis and the ladies

[via vintage photo]

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atherdiscretion: claytoncubitt: Old mugshot. 1928. “This man refused to open his eyes.”  Very funny, smart aleck.

atherdiscretion:

claytoncubitt: Old mugshot. 1928. “This man refused to open his eyes.”

 Very funny, smart aleck.

butterflyeffect: I ♥ reflections (via me)

butterflyeffect: I ♥ reflections (via me)

butterflyeffect: There’s a Big Top on the Esplanade (via me)

butterflyeffect:

There’s a Big Top on the Esplanade (via me)
szymon: Sugar Free Chupa Chups Yech.  I would do the same thing.

szymon:

Sugar Free Chupa Chups

Yech.  I would do the same thing.

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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

2 Plays

“Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet”

This is a jazzed up version of an old tune with some nice ’30s scatting from the Mills Brothers— specifically Harry.

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rach: Lori Nix, Accidentally Kansas. Lori creates little worlds (using hot wheels and the like) and then snaps them to blur the lines between real and imagined. I can dig it.

rach:

Lori Nix, Accidentally Kansas.

Lori creates little worlds (using hot wheels and the like) and then snaps them to blur the lines between real and imagined. I can dig it.

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