Espresso coffee field guide infographic ~ Latte, cappuccino, etc.

by | October 12, 2012 | Photos | 0 Comments

I found this infographic on espresso coffee quite interesting. Gonna go to the nearest barista and try a Con Panna 🙂 Source: Coffeenate.com
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Frog plays “Ant Smasher”

by | March 18, 2012 | Videos | 0 Comments

Ant Smasher Frog ~ This is a very popular video of an actual frog playing the  "Ant Smasher' game app (for android). As a long-ago biology major who frequently worked with frogs (xenopus laevis), I would have done a research project on frogs playing Ant...
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3,000-year history of the hoodie ~ Paola Antonelli explains

by | November 3, 2018 | Videos | 0 Comments

The history of the hoodie has more significance and substance than I expected. Design curator Paola Antonelli takes us on a brief, 3-minute tour of the hoodie's 3,000-year history that includes tales of the Grim Reaper, monks, athletes, superheroes, and Travon Martin.
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Keyboard shortcuts for Windows ~ reddit crowdsourced

by | March 19, 2012 | Words | 0 Comments

Reddit poster crowdsourced these tips for keyboard shortcuts and the results seem almost exclusively Windows related.  Below are some I found helpful, arranged (mostly) alphabetically: ALT + TAB = navigate to other open applications or windows CTRL + TAB = navigate to...
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Old insults with class ~ by redditor Jesse_James

by | November 10, 2018 | Words | 0 Comments

Found this thread of old insults while browsing reddit post What old insults need to make a comeback? My favorite contribution was a long list of insults from famous politicians, authors and the like curated by redditor Jesse_James.

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Albannach offering FREE download of “The Independence” EP

by | February 24, 2012 | Videos | 0 Comments

Albannach is Scots-Gaelic for "Scottish" or "Scotsman," and it's also the name of a fantastic Scottish band. What sets them apart is their heavy use of percussion, which is a bit of the reason my beautiful wife, who is Deaf, can still feel/hear their wonderful music....
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Ron Paul ~ “If you refuse, I’ll haunt your prostate”

by | February 3, 2012 | Videos | 0 Comments

More bad lip reading--this time with Ron Paul. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igQlbesF0zA Gotta say, the best one so far was Rick Santorum's “I’m crazy and I’m right".
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BALLiSTIC – Sci-Fi | Action short film by Film Riot

by | February 29, 2020 | Videos | 0 Comments

BALLiSTIC is a science fiction/action short film written & directed by Ryan Connolly. Set in the near future, BALLiSTIC drops viewers into a violent episode involving a young woman (played by Hannah Ward) being pursued by a "bunch of armed bad guys." Typical...
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Jon Stewart ~ What Obama’s deal with Iran means about Republicans

by | November 26, 2013 | Photos | 0 Comments

Jon Stewart nailed it! "Republicans, you're not helping yourselves. If it turns out that President Barack Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent, hard line, unreasonable, totalitarian mullahs in the world, but not with the Republicans...maybe he's not the...
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RUIN ~ Superb 3-D animation short ~ OddBall Animation

by | March 19, 2012 | Videos | 0 Comments

Superb! Superb! Superb! ~ Absolutely brilliant 3-D animation video from OddBall Animation. Thankfully, it looks to be a teaser for a longer project. Totally works in getting me wanting more. http://vimeo.com/38591304 Oddball Animation has done a lot of fabulous work....
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Oats Studios – Volume 1 – Rakka

by | Feb 11, 2020 |

Volume 1 of Rakka begins a thrilling, visceral story I dearly hope gets completed. Coming out of Oats Studios, directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Sigourney Weaver, this short film hooked me quick and never let go. Great ride.

Florence Pugh Eats 11 English Dishes

by | Feb 9, 2020 |

Florence Pugh's modern, almost boyish mannerisms create a fun contrast to her Victorian (?) attire in this video where she eats  "a bunch of British food." Done for Vogue, this nicely produced video of a very witty Florence Pugh (pronounced "pew") was surprisingly...

Invictus ~ William Ernest Henley,

by | Sep 11, 2019 |

I don't recall ever being so struck to the core by a poem... Invictus ~ William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not...

The Traveling Wilburys – End Of The Line – Lyrics

by | Jul 20, 2019 |

  The Traveling Wilburys Lyrics "End Of The Line" Well it's all right, riding around in the breeze Well it's all right, if you live the life you please Well it's all right, doing the best you can Well it's all right, as long as you lend a handYou can sit around...