Archive for the ‘video’ Category
So the commenters on my last post think I'm a dope for claiming Esquire's 2009 Sexiest Woman Alive is Denise Richards, but that doesn't get us any closer to figuring out who it is. Here's another video, however, that might:
Infomercial for the Infomercial Stopper May Cause Reality to Fold In on Itself
Friday, August 28th, 2009
From Gizmodo: "This infomercial for a gadget called the Infomercial Stopper may just make your head explode. But it'll probably also make you laugh, as it's fucking hilarious (also, yes, that's the brilliant Matt McCarthy from those FiOS commercials)."
Cowboys’ Massive New Stadium Not Big Enough To Play Football In
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
From Deadspin: "Jerry Jones (and Texas taxpayers) spent $1.2 billion constructing an opulent state-of-the-art multi-use arena that's perfect for concerts, soccer matches, trade shows, Promise Keepers rallies, and even football games—provided that you don't allow either team to punt."
Baseball Superstar Accused of Performance-Enhancing Genie Use
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
From the Onion: "Despite eyebrows raised by his .850 batting average and Persian oil lamp he carries everywhere, 'Magic Lamp' emphatically denies ever using a genie."
Baseball Superstar Accused of Performance-Enhancing Genie Use
Baseball Superstar Accused of Performance-Enhancing Genie Use
Erin Andrews is one fine peace of ace
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009NBA 2K10 Draft Combine Teaser Video
Friday, August 21st, 2009From SportsCrunch: "Here’s a preview of the upcoming NBA 2k10: Draft Combine. Gamers will be happy to know they won’t have to wait long. It will be available to download August 26th on Xbox Live and September 3rd on the Playstation Network."
Knowing my luck and skills at basketball (even video game basketball), I'd still be picked last.
How to speed read
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
From BoingBoing: "Chris Matt shows you how to read faster. The trick, he says, is to repeatedly say "AEIOU" or "one, two, three, four," as you read. This prevents you from vocalizing the written words with your larynx..."
Ninja Assassin Trailer
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Wow, the only thing that could make this better is if it was called Ninja Assassin Strippers.
One terabuck, visualized
Monday, July 27th, 2009Barry sez, "One of the most difficult things you encounter when discussing the bailouts is getting people to understand concepts of enormity that are literally beyond comprehension. 'Trillion' is one of those concepts. This visualization (by Jess Bachman, who does the fabulous Death and Taxes poster), goes along way to making the number more understandable. "
Visualizing One Trillion Dollars (Thanks, Barry!)
Previously:
- Visualizing $1 Trillion as an endless field of bales of C-notes
- How much is a trillion dollars -- two perspectives
- Zimbabwean billboards from trillion dollar notes - Boing Boing
- Zimbabwean $100 trillion note - Boing Boing
- Three trillion dollars - Nobel winning economist tabulates true ...
- Bailout costs more than Marshall Plan, Louisiana Purchase ...
- Record co's seek $1.65 trillion from AllOfMP3.com - Boing Boing
- Fair use industries returned $4.5 trillion to the US in 2006 ...
- Boing Boing: IBM's Blue Gene: thousand trillion mathematical ops ...
- Guy in Malaysia gets $218 trillion dollar phone bill - Boing Boing
One Man Plays All Four Rock Band Instruments At Once
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
From The Escapist: "A Utah resident has achieved what was once thought impossible by playing all four Rock Band instruments at the same time successfully, and he's got video to prove it."
Admit it... you're impressed by this guy.
Admit it... you're impressed by this guy.
