One of the funniest and most engaging/interesting lectures I’ve ever watched/listened to. Seriously worth the full 2 hours.
http://fora.tv/2010/07/27/Jesse_Schell_Visions_of_the_Gamepocalypse
It’s also full of great quotes and insights. One of my favorites is,
So let me explain social networking, it’s a fancy term that means: Facebook.
Believe it or not I set a personal record running a half marathon the next morning (unfortunately I was not in costume)
By Brad Goodell, the original is available for sale at Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/bradgoodell/ )
I ordered a pair of shoes on the cheap from Moxsie.com and just received them. Check out the awesome packaging (this is right out of the exterior shipping box):
And a coupon?! Impressive or excessive, at least it looks nice. They also had great, responsive customer service and free shipping. (The shoes are nice too.)
If the wacky cats are a fad, they are one that has had surprising staying power, as shown by a recent Cheezburger happy-hour event at Safeco Field before a Seattle Mariners game.
More than 1,000 fans turned up to listen to cat-themed songs blasted over the loudspeakers, snack on miniature cheeseburgers, slurp from plastic cups of beer and pose for pictures with Mr. Huh.
Jenna Wortham, Once Just a Site With Funny Cat Pictures, and Now a Web Empire, NYTimes
wow.
Sponsored by Absolut Vodka, “I’m here” is a short movie about…uh…robot hipster love.
Great soundtrack (to be expected from Spike) and a few good laughs and touching parts. I thought the film was a pretty endearing retelling of the classic robot-boy meets robot-girl (plus a bit of tragedy).
Give it a watch (it’s about 25 minutes) if you can at the official site (note that only 5000 ‘seats’ to watch are opened a day). The official site: http://www.imheremovie.com
Here’s the trailer:
“it was the best dream in the history of dreams” – Sheldon
I couldn’t resist sharing this (saw it first on the 37Signals blog)
Wow.
More at http://www.ironammonite.com/2009/12/surviving-cueva-de-los-cristales-giant.html
This can’t fail: a version of Star Wars created by the masses 15 seconds at a time.
Watch the trailer to see what I mean:
Star Wars: Uncut Trailer from Casey Pugh on Vimeo.
More information about the project is available at http://www.starwarsuncut.com/
Thanks for bringing it to my attention, Gizmodo.
…And thanks for all the fish, M*&%erf@#$er.
If you aren’t a nerd like me who’s read all of the Hitchhiker’s Guide series you might not fully understand this. If that’s the case, beware: dolphins are very dangerous when armed.
