The coldest winter I ever spent
Archive for the ‘Distractions’ Category.
Niladri wrote to the SWARM list a few days ago:
I reflashed the daughter board on Orb 3 and Michael Toren and I roll tested it. The moment I hit the joystick the orb took off and wouldn’t stop even when I let go of the joystick.
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P.S. 1 – The kill switch is not easy to hit when the orb is running away from you very fast.
P.S. 2- The box shop is out of band aids. I would grab a box but it will be a few weeks before I am back.
The absolute classic space horror movie Alien was inspired by the awesomely classic and low budget Dark Star! (via)
A terrific video series for people that love children (but not in the way you think… and not that way either!)
Actually I found this in a pile of old thoughts from 2006 or so
Flying over The Great Salt Lake. I don’t think it was the lake itself… it was just north of Salt Lake City. There is this grand expanse where the lake used to be… it’s mostly blue-purple. At 35,000 feet. There are white patches that look like white caps and other faint white whiffs that look like the ripples of when looking into deep water. But how can that be? The scale is off by a factor of 1,000!
On the BART on the way to SFO at sunrise, there is a low lying area with high voltage electric lines in a swampy area. Fog was wisping about and settling in beautiful ways… playing off the sunrise-yellow morning.
from teh internets
“If your nose starts bleeding, it’s because this picture just kicked you in the face.”
(if you know the source of this image, please comment! I found this on motivatedphotos.com)
Keywords: kickassery, tommy gun, cigar, bear, shark
This is truly a thing of beauty
DiceOMatic
Today’s magical moment:
Another Cloud Reel… by Delrious. Time lapse videos of the Bay Area. Clouds, traffic, fantastical ships.
New York DJ and remixing artist Steve Porter has made something cool.
Watch Rap Chop, a remix of Vince Shlomi’s Slap Chop infomercial. After you’ve watched the Rap Chop video, be sure to watch slap chop just to see how masterfully Steve Porter remixed it. Steve has made all of his source files available on his website so you can slap your own troubles away :-)
Our very nice server at… argh, I don’t remember the name! it’s 1/2 north of Javalencia on Valencia… she made these for us. I requested a unicorn with a rainbow and Michael Shiloh requested a dog :-)
She was cool.
Today I formally declare a new addition to the list of Good Words. These are words that bring a smile to the young and old alike. Former inductees into this list include “Thwack!”, “Pseudopod!” and of course an old favorite, “Mukluk“. Today let it be known far and wide that the following word is officially Good.
Haberdashery
Thank you, and good night!
Check out this video of people flying wingsuits
My friend Will O’ writes:
Why I Love the World Wide Web
http://www.stopabductions.com
I concur!
From the site:
Since trying Michael Menkin’s Helmet, I have not been bothered by alien mind control. Now my thoughts are my own. I have achieved meaningful work and am contributing to society.
My life is better than ever before. Thank you Michael for the work you are doing to save all humanity.
Make yours today!
SWARM and I went to Coachella 2008. I just wanted to note someplace who actually played Coachella…
Friday April 25th
Jack Johnson
the Verve
the Raconteurs
the Breeders
Aphex Twin
Fatboy Slim
Tegan and Sara
Serj Tankian
Goldfrapp
the Swell Season
the National
Slightly Stoopid
Mum
Pendulum
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Battles
Aesop Rock
Les Savy Fav
Midnight Juggernauts
Spank Rock
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Diplo
Redd Kross
Adam Freeland
Santogold
Jens Lekman
John Butler Trio
Vampire Weekend
Dan Deacon
SebastiAn
Black Kids
Architecture in Helsinki
Sandra Collins
Busy P
Cut Copy
Black Lips
Datarock
Professor Murder
Porter
Rogue Wave
American Bang
Luckyiam
Saturday April 26
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Simulated Comic Product has this on robots.
I pledge to not let this happen to my beloved SWARM orbs!
(click for full-size comic product)
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