Links of the Week - Motorcycle Edition

A very pretty version of the Valkyrie -

I have a lot of hope for the new version of electic motorcycle. Vectrix is a company that is starting out with very efficient scooters, but wants to move up to performance sportbikes.
Included in the concept are regenerative brakes that you throttle backwards to engage. Interesting, no?

This 3 wheeler sounds like a lot of fun...

Here is one more concept - taking a very small engine and mating it to a beefy mountain bike - you get uber - small, very nimble motorcross!

Links of the Week - Rock and Roll Poser Edition

On Thanksgiving I got to try out Guitar Hero 3 - and of course, I killed it...so here are some links for the rock and roll poser in all of us:

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Guy with a GIANT guitar (youtube)

Carrie Brownstein of Sleater Kinney dissects Rock Band

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Chad has left the building...

LINKS of the WEEK - STEAMPUNK edition.

Talking to my in-laws the other day about our shared love of Steampunk, I realized I had been saving a bunch of photos and links describing it. I thought I would gather them all in one place and send them a link...so fun!

I am interspersing some links with photos of some of Christopher Conte's work -

First, an introduction

A great animated movie in the style

A great gallery and article on the phenomenon

and some people mentioned in the article

one of my personal favorites - steampunk star wars

one especially for cari and bob - steampunk motorcycles

For Cari, as well - a raygun

a gallery of cool stuff

parts for the steampunk project

a (kind of slow) mechanical lion

and a related but somewhat off topic blog for cari and bob - skull a day!

Youtube Flotsam

This week, a bunch of youtube stuff I have been holding on to...

For Nate and Q - I want to see this move in action!

Furniture design video - pretty cool...

For Owen and Amy - Four Hands Guitar!

This Hammer Juggling vid has been making the rounds -

A very excellent music video, VERY Donnie Darko.

and one that is excellent for completely different reasons!

It's Just Like, It's Just Like, a mini-CAR

I am such a geek for small cars - here are some links I saw recently on Car and Driver that make me excited like a little girl...

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here are a BUNCH of cute small cars to look at, some familiar, some concepts.

First, the Scions -

the old ones -

and the new ones -

Some good press on the Fit -

And what is billed as a fancy Festiva replacement!

A french minicar (make sure and check out the detail photos) -

This is rad - an electric mini with motors in the wheels - note that there isn't a backup mechanical brake system, hence the wood blocks under the wheels in the photos -

A cool Nissan Scion-killer -

A funny-lookin Fiat -

The new Justy. In my opinion - Subaru needs more cars like this in the US! especially if they offer a 4WD again! -

Of course, the Smart ForTwo -

And Toyota's take on it -

And another one from VW, about the same size -

One more cute one, for good measure - designed to look like a sportbike!

I have decided that if I ever become a hiphop artist (this looks to be, like, 90% probable), my stage name will be 'C Prompt'.

I have the hiphop computer nerd demographic covered, if nothing else.

And the emoticon -

c:/

kind of looks like an alien bulb-head half smiling.

Action Pants Takedown.

Wow - A whole month since I have posted, I must have a life or something...

So the next couple of videos are, apparently, widespread. Laugh if you haven't seen them yet.

Puppyduck

Will it Blend? Great way to sell blenders:

- Marbles

- Iphone

And my favorite -

- Glow Sticks.

Lets take it down to the corner pub and discuss.

Love Chuck.

My Companys Finest Hour...

This building, an example of so-called 'mimetic' architecture, has become sort of an in-joke around the office. Can you guess what the company sells?

More Here and story Here.

This Post, it is NEW.

This plane, it is BIG.

This plane, it is SMALL.

This water bottle, it is FUNNY.

These pants, they are DANGEROUS.

This clock, it is AWESOME.

These bicyclists, they are LAZY.

This Egg, it is SCRAMBLED.

Links of the Week - A mixed bag

Some of these videos are old, like this kinetic sculpture movie or this beard-grower. Some are new, like microsoft screens demos or a baby vs. a breakdancer. Some make me feel like I am eight again, and some make my palms sweat.

And some are just cool pictures of squirrel jedis.

List, I banish Thee...

A friend of mine, months ago, asked me about an all-time great album list. She said she was developing her own. Being a list geek, I started one too. But what were the guidelines? Best ever albums? Most influential on my development? Albums to take with on a desert island? Top 5? 10? 50? It was way too broad, way too slippery. So it sat on my computer for months. And then I emailed her, and she had too abandoned hers for much the same reason, but had stopped much earlier (to her credit). So it sat for a few more months. And frankly, I am sick of looking at it. So here it is, I don't want to see it again. The internets can have it.

In no order, except alphabetical.

TOP ALBUMS EVER (for me - or not really. Who knows?)

Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
Beck - Stereopathetic Soulmanure
Belly - Star
Bjork - Debut
Built to Spill - There's Nothing Wrong with Love
Cake - Fashion Nugget
Cornershop - When I was Born for the 7th Time
Damien Jurado - Waters Ave. S.
David Bowie - ChangesBowie
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
Folk Implosion - One Part Lullaby
Fugazi - Repeater
Janes Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio - Blackbird
Minor Threat - Out of Step
Neil Young - Ragged Glory
Neutral Milk Hotel - In an Aeroplane Over the Sea
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
REM - Murmur
Soul Coughing - Ruby Vroom
The Amps - Pacer
The Breeders - Pod
The Clash - London Calling
The Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session
The Doors - The Doors
The Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
The Gourds - Stadium Blitzer
The Halo Benders - The Rebel's Not In
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
The Postal Service - Give Up
The Ramones - The Ramones
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Dead?
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
U2 - Zooropa
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

This is made of Awesome

First Indian Pizza, Now THIS!!!

I can't imagine the downside for MINI - I mean, same base performance, same price - these are going to be even more insanely popular than they are now. I hope this is not a hoax...

Indian Pizza - Woo Hoo! Is it true?!?

One of the bestest things about SF is Indian Pizza at Zantes -

Now is there a local equivalent? Sounds like a trip to Kent or Bellevue is in order!!!

Wow - May 7? That was my last post?

New Jarbs are tough.

One to tide you over -

St. Helens Pix and movie (thanks nate)

I wasn't really feeling that well...thanks esp. to Tim for taking care of my Pringles.

Things I missed Edition -

A short post - I promise that soon I will return to my previous posting speed.

Things I missed in the last couple of weeks...

Dear God...this looks dangerous....(video). Wish I would have been there.

Speaking of danger... these guys - have a local group! Just youtube parkour for ideas of what their knees will look like in a couple of years.

I also missed this 2 days ago - sounds like it would have been fun!

I wonder if Cal's whiskey club gets this expensive?

And last - not sure where this came from - but it' funny. Some unsafe language.

Cool photo -

Links of the Week - Last Day at the Job edition

Short one this week - busy training my replacement robot at the job on Friday.

This is cool, but I don't really know what it is...

Amazing fishtanks.

When Mash-Ups meet Automobile design...it's like that Johnny Cash song 'One Piece at a Time' but still it manages to look cool....

And finally - an awesome robot movie - takes a while to load on not super high speed, but it is worth it.

Chad, on to greener pastures, but first, CANADA!!!

Links of the WEEK - Time Compression / Expansion edition

TIME COMPRESSION:

Titanic - compressed into 5 seconds, more 5 second works here.

ALL of the Sopranos compressed into 7.5 minutes - SPOILER alert if you aren't caught up on the dvds...

TIME EXPANSION:

High speed video - definitely check out the dragster one and the "precision" one.

REAL TIME:

This guy wears a camera. Everywhere. All the time.

MISCELLANY TIME:

Drinky Crow gets a show! Intro here. Slightly NSFW.

And the COOLEST toy EVAR - I sooo want one...first video starts slow, but waait for it!

chad, making art out of carts.

Thursday Cuteness -

From the AP -

Gabriella Lomenzo, 5, cuddles a six-day-old baby miniature horse named "Miracle" at her home in Waco, Texas. Owners Kenneth and Giana Lomenzo and their family discovered the colt by accident when it was born prematurely to one of their other miniature horses. Veterinarians tending the animal said it was one of the smallest survivors they had seen.


Hadiah, a female Sumatran tiger cub, makes her public debut at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The cub's name, which means "gift" in Sumatran, was announced prior to the cub being shown.

Allie Gets New Digs!

Thanks, IKEA!!!
(assist by Home Depot).

Bagel of Death Metal

Lynx of the Weak

OK - very very excited about this one - I have always been fascinated about this flight - now there is a video that uses stock footage from the jump. Soooo cool!

What a difference 25 years makes - the Transformers Megatron gets a makeover -

The Ramrod gets a makeover due to flood damage...

BRAAIIINNNY sequel - gotta admit - I am excited...

Another cool movie - this time an IMAX...link is on page...

I thought this was funny, too. From Metafilter, a while back.

chad - looking meaner 25 years on.

A whole new world!

So Nate suggested a while back that I put all of these links on a bloggy type thing. Here you go. Note that most if not all of my past posts are here, somewhere. I didn't include any of the attached files or photos, and some of the formatting is wonky, but it will improve as I go. Feel free to comment here, as well!

And who knows, maybe this will actually turn into an actual (not just weekly) blog.

The post below is the first NEW post!

chad

Bloggy Weekly Linky Thingy.

This one is great. Nate, I expect you to memorize and repeat!

Mostly for Cal - just...wow. How long is decompression for a dive to the bottom of that pool?

Amazing trees!

Thought this was a pretty cool idea - modularity RULES. There are a lot of other similar designs on the same page.

I don't remember if I sent this one before. But it made me shoot milk out my nose at lunch.

So cool, unfortunately someone burnt it down recently. Damn dirty hippies!

So cute. I want.

chad - from the oh-so-over-world of blog.

Woot!

Well, I guess photos work...

Links of the Week - Short Edition (Fri, 16 Mar 2007)

Not a lot of time this week - so here goes -

Awesome short trials riding film -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wehmNVja_aI

Really interesting Weekly article on the viaduct and origins thereof:

http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-03-07/news/how-we-ended-up-with-the-great-wall-of-waterfront-blight.php

5 minute film that makes the muddy buddy look WEAK...

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=toughguy2007

We should check this place out!

http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/hurricane-ridge-in-winter.htm#CP_JUMP_137581

And look, DRAWLY! But Web 2.0-ized!

http://www.eatpoopucat.com/EPUC/#main

chad

Links of the Week - Ralph Macchio edition...(Fri, 9 Mar 2007)

OK - looong week for me. I am ready for the weekend. Of course I will be sitting in a tent in the RAIN this weekend, but I am ready.

First off - sucky news - have any of you seen that badass one legged guy in REI in the wheelchair, selling bikes? He is actually a wicked mountain biker, who just got his ride STOLEN. Lame, lame thiefs.

http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2007/03/05/we_hate_you_bike_thieves_of_seattle.php

http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_020307WABstolenbikeEL.1159a892.html

If you haven't seen this - George Takei's response to Tim Hardaway's anti-gay tirade...great, semi-NSFW tho it WAS broadcast on a tv network.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA20dKc3kK8

Pretty interesting take on the end of DRM, from an unlikely source -

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/

I want your help in checking this test out, especially if you were raised with some sort of dialect (Anastasia). It seems (according to some podcasts I listen to) to be scarily accurate, even though it is only 13 questions.

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

I couldn't leave you without an EXCELLENT youtube movie - watch it and be overwhelmed by 80's nostalgia...watch for all of the cameos!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFlQNtL8F9s

Finally - find the attached PDF. A study to try and win an ignobel prize:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize

This was written by Adam Savage:

http://www.adamsavage.com/

of Mythbusters fame. (my favorite, favorite show). Definitely worth some laughs.

chad

Links of the Week - Steampunk edition...(Fri, 2 Mar 2007)

OK - been hearing this term a lot - pretty cool from a design standpoint...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

My favorite so far? These fixtures...so cool...

http://www.frankbuchwald.de/serie.html

Especially this one -

http://www.frankbuchwald.de/serie_09.html

and then this came up on Mefi yesterday -

http://ericpoulton.blogspot.com/search/label/steampunk%20star%20wars

and speaking of Star Wars -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IbV7ad2xgY

and another great short film -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i55sGiAMYGE&NR

And last - glad I am not a bball player - a snowboarding accident can cost you 500K!

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/305830_lakers02.html

Wait - that's only 10% of his salary - NEVER MIND!!!!

chad

LINKS OF THE WEEK - post-hiatus edition...Fri, 23 Feb 2007

Lots this week - I have been lax the last couple.
 
THIS sounds highly suspect -
 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2009993,00.html
 
I NEED one of these!
 
http://www.mathlete.com/portfolio/wakeNbacon.php
 
I, for one, welcome our new skating robot overlords...
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBIW7As0nxM&NR
 
Another funny Harry/Sally trailer remix -
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMWpxTK7q2s&eurl=
 
Cool graphic of the US interstate system rendered as a subway map -
 
http://www.chrisyates.net/reprographics/index.php?page=424
 
Great video - overconfident frenchie + brittle hold = HUGE whipper!
(keith - this is what I was telling you about - I think this is
Realization?)
 

http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/646817/Board/31/page/1/fpart/all/gonew/1#UNREAD

 
most of you have seen this, but I think it's cool...
 
http://www.gizmag.com/go/6777/
 
and last -
 
An elk wanders through Estes Park, Colo., with a plastic lawn chair
stuck around its neck. The chair eventually broke apart and fell off
the
animal's neck.
 
 chad

LINKS OF THE WEEK - post-hiatus edition...(Fri, 23 Feb 2007)

Lots this week - I have been lax the last couple.

THIS sounds highly suspect -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2009993,00.html

I NEED one of these!

http://www.mathlete.com/portfolio/wakeNbacon.php

I, for one, welcome our new skating robot overlords...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBIW7As0nxM&NR

Another funny Harry/Sally trailer remix -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMWpxTK7q2s&eurl=

Cool graphic of the US interstate system rendered as a subway map -

http://www.chrisyates.net/reprographics/index.php?page=424

Great video - overconfident frenchie + brittle hold = HUGE whipper! (keith - this is what I was telling you about - I think this is Realization?)

http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/646817/Board/31/page/1/fpart/all/gonew/1#UNREAD

most of you have seen this, but I think it's cool...

http://www.gizmag.com/go/6777/

and last -

An elk wanders through Estes Park, Colo., with a plastic lawn chair stuck around its neck. The chair eventually broke apart and fell off the animal's neck.

chad

LINKS of the WEEK - (Fri, 26 Jan 2007)

Because Pets need care after the Rapture!

http://www.jesuspets.com/Home/13/The.JesusPets.FAQ.aspx

And after the apocalypse, pets need ARMOR!!!

http://www.jeffdeboer.com.nyud.net:8080/Galleries/CatsMice/tabid/63/moduleid/396/viewkey/photo/photoid/6/Default.aspx

If you are having trouble birthing, due to poor muscle tone, try this:

http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/01/baby_patent_his.html

Quite funny -

http://www.thingsmyboyfriendsays.com/

And best of all - heres being glad I don't have high speed or I would play this all day - try it first,

http://official-linerider.com/play.html

Then check out the MASTERS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcu8ZdJ2dQo&eurl=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ4S-MYoQKQ

chad

Links of the WEEK! TreeGoat edition (Fri, 19 Jan 2007)

Links of the WEEK!!!

Can't wait to see THIS....(mildly graphic, but hilarious trailer)

http://www.blacksheep-themovie.com/

Pretty funny article on the misuse of 'irony'

http://collegehumor.com/update:1711139

As long as we are linguistic - here is my word of the week -

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/netdict?callipygous

Awesome math article (really, give it a chance)

http://plus.maths.org/issue38/features/nishiyama/

And finally - mostly for mary -

http://blog.moment.ee/2007/01/viljad-on-valminud-tree-goats.html

chad

Links of the Week - (Fri, 12 Jan 2007)

Great way to kill yourself - gotta love the jump footage -

http://www.hangboard.ca/

Even BETTER way - saw something like this before, but this has JETS!

http://www.jet-man.com/actuel_eng.html

I think I want this shirt - my favorite color!

http://www.glarkware.com/securestore/c181846p16439139.2.html

Awesome analysis of a 'Cornershop' song -

http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/8/7/12518/77483

Rufus + the Terminator =

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/well-drive-this-tanker-ford-airstream-concept-226696.php

Cool new plug in concept -

http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/01/07/detroit_chevrolet_volt_concept/index.html

Hilarious spoof - Kirsten may not want to watch -

http://www.glumbert.com/media/spiders

This is creepy - mostly 'cause it is from A LITTLE GIRL -

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/298174_localbriefs03.html

And finally this week - you may have heard of the New York Times 20 questions to ask before marraige, but I found the Metafilter comments on it MUCH more entertaining, especially this excerpt:

The three questions I ask everybody I meet in order to decide if I can love them:

1. Let us assume you met a rudimentary magician. Let us assume he can do five simple tricks -- he can pull a rabbit out of his hat, he can make a coin disappear, he can turn the ace of spades into the Joker card, and two others in a similar vein. These are his only tricks and he can't learn any more; he can only do these five. HOWEVER, it turns out he's doing these five tricks with real magic. It's not an illusion; he can actually conjure the bunny out of the ether and he can move the coin through space. He's legimately magical, but extremely limited in scope and influence.
Would this person be more impressive than Albert Einstein?

2. Let us assume that a fully grown, completely healthy Clydesdale horse has his hooves shackled to the ground while his head is held in place with thick rope. He is conscious and standing upright, but completely immobile. And let us assume that --- for some reason -- every political prisoner on earth (as cited by Amnesty International) will be released from captivity if you can kick this horse to death in less than twenty minutes. You are allowed to wear steel-toed boots.
Would you attempt to do this?

3. Let us assume that there are two boxes on a table. In one box, there is a relatively normal turtle; in other, Adolf Hitler's skull. You have to select one of these items for your home. If you select the turtle, you can't give it away and you have to keep it alive for two years; if either of these parameters are not met, you will be fined $999 by the state. If you select Hitler's skull, you are required to display it in a semi-prominent location in your living room for the same amount of time, although you will be paid a stipend of $120 per month for doing so. Display of the skull must be apolitical.

Which option do you select?

- Chuck Klosterman

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/57160

Links of the Week - Photo edition - (Fri, 29 Dec 2006)

OK - not much going on this week - so here's a bunch of photos of cuteness and the descriptions (probably not in that order.)

chad

Dressed in Santa Claus outfits, two workers at Bangkok's Dusit Zoo feed penguins inside a cage.
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A bald eagle carries a fish in its talons over New York Citys Central Park, Wednesday. The eagles flight didnt go unnoticed by Pale Male, the famed red-tailed hawk of Central Park, who was perched on the 22nd floor of the Beresford apartment building as the eagle flew by. "Pale Male usually sits there sort of relaxed, but he sat up straight when he saw the bald eagle," said Lincoln Karim, the man whose photographic chronicle made Pale Male and his mate Lola famous. Karim is an Associated Press Television News technician.
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A seagull takes a bite of some bread from Mike Nagel in Flagler Beach, Fla., Christmas day, Monday.
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Cheetahs jump for a chunk of meat during the morning feeding tour in their large enclosures at The Harnas Wildlife Foundation farm in Gobabis, Namibia, Oct. 25. The Harnas Wildlife Foundation, is home to 310 orphaned animals and offers visitors a unique chance to get close enough to touch, brush or even walk cheetah, leopards and lions.
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A Northern Cardinal sings in the rain on Christmas Eve, Sunday in Tyler, Texas.

Associated Press
Guests from Paris, Pascal Esteve, left, and his wife Mireille, right, spend time with cheetahs in their enclosures at The Harnas Wildlife Foundation farm in Gobabis, Namibia
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Getters, the cheetah lies at the back garden at The Harnas Wildlife Foundation farm in Gobabis, Namibia, Oct. 25, the 27-year-old male has been the star of many films and commercials and has now been "adopted" by Angelina Jolie.
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Unidentified foreign volunteer shares an enclosure with a baby cheetah as she reads her book at The Harnas Wildlife Foundation farm in Gobabis, Namibia, Oct. 25.
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Marlice van Vuuren plays with meerkats at The Harnas Wildlife Foundation farm in Gobabis, Namibia, Oct. 25.
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This rare white buffalo, born at Woodland Zoo near Farmington, Fayette County, Pa., wanders in its pen shortly after a naming ceremony performed by members of the Lenape Nation, Saturday. Kim "Many Weasels" Ord said the animal born Nov. 12 was named Kenahkihinen, a Lenape word meaning "watch over us."

________________________

Links of the Week - (Fri, 22 Dec 2006)

Attached Movie: Cool gyrocopter design...

OK - this is creepy and bizarre -

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10826?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn10826

And this is....something....

http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/12/pangowha.html

And this is just nuts - amazing fly tying - Q may not want to see these...

http://www.solarexpert.com/fishing/more-fly-tying.html

Movie Trailer - looks awesome - from the Shaun of the Dead guys:

http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/trailers/hotfuzz_trailer_xlarge.php

And another...must they bastardize EVERYTHING from my childhood?

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/teenagemutantninjaturtles/tmnt_medium.html

From Youtube - holy remote control - kinda long, but get to the part where the x-1 booster fires!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtIL_VjBUGo

chad

Note: forwarded message attached.

Links of the Week - Windstorm edition! - (Fri, 15 Dec 2006)

OK - I added dad to the list 'cause he is retired now...

The architect in me loves this -

http://www.ironicsans.com/2006/12/idea_a_building_shaped_like_go.html

This looks super fun / dangerous -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGqIixx1qM

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/buggy-rollin-brain-damage-on-the-go-160327.php

Mostly for Megan -

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/viva-pinata/bigass-mexican-viva-pinata-218948.php

and a related short film -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RVO2RMatfI

This is great - I wouldn't try this at home...

http://www.zug.com/scrawl/deathmatch/

Holy yard dart - I imagine you have seen this, Mike

http://tetongravity.com/viewer/Clip_RECORDCLIFFHUCK.aspx

and more from the movie

http://tetongravity.com/viewer/Clip_TYPICALTEASER.aspx

Worst...holiday...video...ever, and a funny article about it.

http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2006/worstxmas/index.html

chad

Links of the Week - Alternatives to Skiing Edition (Fri, 1 Dec 2006)

Ran across some good, some bad and some funny things recently about how to get your carve on.

Speedflying! ( I know some of you have seen this but these are some nice, HQ vids...)

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/56371

Teleboarding!

http://www.teleboardusa.com/

http://www.vu.union.edu/~dambruom/teleboarding/main/teleboard_small_test.html

And VIDEO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD5QQirJyB4

EXTREME sledding!

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/5639

AND on the non-skiing tip...

Songs that are awesome and will not leave your head.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/thingaweek

make sure and check out -

Thing a Week 26 - Re Your Brains

Thing a Week 21 - Chiron Beta Prime

(these are free and legal to download and share).

chad

Links of the Week - (Fri, 17 Nov 2006)

OK - first thing it the attachment - some hot trials riding action from my dad.

Yet another YouTube Thriller version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFRNdhCVQcw

Great recent column in the Seattle Weekly - Ask an Uptight Seattleite (hilarious).

http://www.seattleweekly.com/columns/uptight

I am thinking about joining this club:

http://www.dullmen.com/home.html

this guy is the president:

http://www.wibsite.com/wiblog/dull/

Best...costume...ever...

http://www.geek4ums.com/viewtopic.php?t=434

Funny 60 mins spoof:

http://sixtymins.ytmnd.com/

Cool site with user-rated gorgeous photos:

http://thefairest.info/top.html

Cool shot of the 520...

Winds hammer the 520 Bridge on Wednesday. "The main message we're trying to get through," says one scientist, "is climate change is more than just warming."

LINKS OF THE WEEK - (Fri, 3 Nov 2006)

Great video -

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1712031

Some Youtube of the Red Bull Air Race - just amazing. M&A - you notice all of the planes are like those little experimental stunters we saw at the air show?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdGtIO71yVA&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzNpB-i7i6c

Silly and brief...

http://themot.org/gallery/d/58721-1/pacmanchart.png

Found this AWESOME thread in MeFi,

http://aistigave.hit.bg/Logistics/

Check the comments for more. Love it. Thailand and Nicaragua definitely could have some shots.

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/55984

Cute, dumpy little airplane -

http://www.unrealaircraft.com/forever/mcd_xf85_gob.php

But even cooler is this US zeppelin -

http://www.unrealaircraft.com/forever/skyhook.php

which could hold up to 4 biplanes (it was a flying aircraft carrier!) but it crashed and sank, but in the '90's they found it:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,441035,00.html

last:

A feisty young sea lion tries to climb a fence along Highway 101, trying to avoid capture in Petaluma, Calif. The sea lion apparently swam up the Petaluma River from the San Francisco Bay and headed toward the highway. It was taken to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif., where it will be examined and later released into the ocean.

chad

Links Late on a Friday - (Fri, 13 Oct 2006)

The attached photos are from my dad - pretty cool road - I told him that is what we would call 'high consequence turns' in mountain biking!

I love this - worth a read -

http://www.killianadvertising.com/coverletters.html

in the same vein -

http://www.asofterworld.com/oq13.html

Here is something interesting - this chops up a classic (public domain) novel and emails it to you, a short bit every day. I am reading Moby Dick, in very small bits. Will probably take me 8 months or so, at about 2 minutes a day. (you can set weekdays or weekends).

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/54772

You ever see those videos at the local Blockbuster that seem to try and fool you into thinking they are, perhaps, a more popular, and more current movie?

http://imdb.com/title/tt0843873/
http://imdb.com/title/tt0810817/

A few of you may have seen this old clip from the band OK go - a novel approach to music videos...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdbVhBGETQ

But they have a new one - and it is hilarious. A clear step up (no pun). Amazing amounts of practice, and only one freakin' take!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINJQ5LRh-0

And last - a cool place to visit?

http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/154655/lofoten-islands.html

chad

Links of the Week - (Fri, 6 Oct 2006)

I don't remember if I sent this one yet - make sure and watch the overview video - so cool...

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/54262

The strangest thing I have seen in a while - creepiest dancing midget since 'Twin Peaks'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-NLPH8JeM

Thought this was funny - and, you know, relevant...

http://mcsweeneys.net/2006/9/22kennedy.html

horrifying - from the video graveyard -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM1Nl6mzxjM

and speaking of washed up child actors -

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-dustindiamondscreechsextape,0,6671458.story?coll=zap-news-headlines

attached is a cat video. I know what you are thinking, but watch it - I thought it was going to turn into a bonsai kitten, but this cat is pretty damn limber...

And special bonus linkfest - cute as hell or crazy small cars...

http://www.linternaute.com/auto/diaporama-mondial-geneve/4.shtml
http://www.rumcars.org/c-ligier.html
http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/vespa400.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/antifuse/89827307/in/set-72057594052301968/
http://www.roadraceengineering.com/suitcasecar.htm
http://www.fiat500club.org.uk/albums/album02/P9290007_001.sized.jpg
http://encyclopedia.quickseek.com/images/Bmw700sport1.jpg
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/04/renault-twingo-concept-car-goes-tech-crazy/

Links of the Wierd Week - (Fri, 29 Sep 2006)

OK - a lot of randomness this week -

The 80's are back. Again. In Seattle.

http://www.clublagoon.com/club_lagoon_seattle_1.html

A disturbing but somehow profound piece in the Stranger this week...they are going to get a LOT of hate mail for this one...

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=81126

Mostly for Mary - but funny...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/286630_goats27.html

Remember that girl from the Wonder Years (and West Wing) - she is a stinking hippy!

http://www.dailydoseofdharma.com/

Ummm....worse than the SCA?

http://www.nyjedi.com/

They could gear up here:

http://masterreplicas.com/customer/index.php

And this opens this weekend - I definitely want to go ASAP.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/visualart/282259_tf124.html

chad

Links of the WEEk - (Fri, 22 Sep 2006)

I have a few, after missing lots on vacation...

I am glad this became a non-story -

http://www.slate.com/id/2148586

Thought this was funny -

http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/07/famous-divinity-school-dropouts/

A new sport - riverboarding

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverboarding
http://www.facelevel.com

not to be confused with waterboarding -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding

Crazy - smart car crash -

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s&mode=related&search=

Speaking of small cars - seeing these in Nicaragua made me excited Festivas live on, somewhere...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Pride
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2351143
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2398061

Scary boat photos -

http://www.geocities.com.nyud.net:8090/kp_diver/index111TheStorm.html?coral-no-redirect

I have seen this before, but they recently added Serenity to the lineup...

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/54363

Finally, the wackos expand their mind-screwingness -

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/05/06/Tampabay/Scientology_nearly_re.shtml/

chad

Get Your Hot Links! Last Chance for 3 Weeks! (Fri, 25 Aug 2006)

First off...just saw this - I am so excited - I have been following this exhibit for years and hoping it would come here -

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/visualart/282259_tf124.html

Just...scary....awesome -

http://www.armorofgodpjs.com/

A trip down (geeky) memory lane -

http://r-101.blogspot.com/2006/08/evolution-of-desktops.html

We have some work to do on our pyramid skills -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_pyramid

http://es.news.yahoo.com/16082006/24/foto/crowds-watch-as-devotees-of-hindu-god-krishna-make-human.html

A nod to comfort, and the Godfather -

http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/17/the-godfather-horse-head-pillow/

My new favorite word, I had no idea there was a word for this -

http://wordsmith.org/words/petrichor.html

Some unintentionally beautiful photos -

http://www.as-e.com/products_solutions/image_library.asp

chad

Links of the Week - (Fri, 11 Aug 2006)

OK - I missed last week so this week is fabultastic.

An older story - but amazing. 15 minutes! Dad of the Year!!!

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=859090

Talked to some of you about this exhibit - wow...

http://ueba.net/hosted_pages/Suspended-Honda-F1-Car-20060730

A new gang terrorizes Seattle -

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=45208

Anyone's 30th coming up? I want to start one in Seattle! -

http://www.trapezeschool.com/

My new favorite word and fictional beast -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyascutus

A fun little site that lets you look like you are working, not surfing -

workfriendly.net

And finally -

One of the lesser panda twin cubs recently born at the safari park in Hefei, the capital of east China's Anhui Province, weighs in.

chad

Links of the Week - (Fri, 21 Jul 2006)

A car that is based on the shape of a fish:

http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2050607.004/mercedes/1.html

Crazy new mountain bike design - 8 speed *internal* transmission:

http://www.xtremesportsxchange.com/xsx/mtnbike/bike/first-look-at-2006-gt-it1.shtml

Funny thread Mary's brother in law put up - he mounted a trail camera above the cabin in Sun Valley:

http://www.ifish.net/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=1260702&an=0&page=0#126

And for fellow airplane geeks -

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Edwards2005/Highlights/index.html

Some cool photos this week:

Cutkosky's team is also working on a geckolike robot, called Stickybot, designed to climb smooth surfaces like glass. Stickybot's feet are covered with thousands of synthetic "stalks" modeled after the tiny hairs on geckos' feet. These filaments interact with a surface by way of attractions called van der Waals forces, which cause them to adhere when pulled in a certain direction.

(next one is mostly for Anastasia)

An immature burrowing owl stalks through the grass surrounding the hole in which two parents and five offspring live off Via Veneto Drive in Punta Gorda, Fla. Burrowing owls are known to live in dry, open areas with no trees and short grass. Populations are declining in many areas mainly due to collisions with cars. In this particular nest, two of the seven offspring were killed by an automobile.

Willy, a 1-year-old cat is photographed Thursday, with a display of several pairs of garden gloves that he took from unknown yards in his neighborhood in Pelham, N.Y. Willy has brought home nine pairs of gloves and five singles over several weeks laying them on his owners' front or back porches.

chad

Links of the Week - (Fri, 23 Jun 2006)

I thought this was really cool -

http://eternalsunset.net/

Also - maybe I shoulda redone my bike like this:

http://www.roadsquadron.com/Cars/TIECycle/

Amazing pictures - with some interesting psychology

http://www.discover.com/issues/jul-06/rd/toys/

Now THIS looks fun!

http://www.gizmag.com/go/5750/

This is where my next vacation is going to be

:

http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24518

And the photo is mostly for cal - mixing diving and the world cup!

A soccer game is held underwater in Ocean World Park of Donghu Lake in Wuhan, central China. Two teams respectively composed of marine creatures and two divers, and a referee as a "mermaid" took part.

Links of the Day - (Fri, 16 Jun 2006)

I don't know what you are talking about, so here is a picture of a swimming raccoon.

And also some cute foxes. Not foxy cuties.

A litter of four young bat-eared foxes emerge from their birthing den at the San Diego Zoos Wild Animal Park Thursday in San Diego. This unique species of African fox is rarely seen in zoos and this is the first litter ever born at the Park.

And a cool set of photos showing just how insignificant we are.

Have a nice weekend!

chad

LINKS of the WEEK. - (Fri, 26 May 2006)

Again, thin.

How fun does THIS sound?!? OK - maybe not so fun.

http://www.pumpitupparty.com/kirkland.html

Some of you have probably seen this - on the drive to Pliddy

http://hansv.com/trojan_implosion/index.html

I liked this - from the Harvard Lampoon -

How I imagine life in the US Army, based on the commercials I’ve seen.

General Stone: Alright men, listen up! Our nation is at war and the whole world is counting on us to protect freedom. That leaves us with just one option.

Bob: Rock climbing?

General Stone: Exactly. There’s a steep mountain in the middle of an unpopulated desert. We need someone to go there by himself, climb the mountain, and put a flag on the top.

Bob: I’ll do it.

General Stone: Excellent! Here’s the flag.

Bob: Cool.

General Stone: Alright, let’s see...we also need someone to ride a JetSki. How about you, Jackson?

Jackson: I don’t know, General, I’m sort of afraid of getting hurt. Can I stay here and work on computers?

General: Yes. Everybody who wants to can stay and work on computers.

Brian: General?

General: What’s up?

Brian: Can I take a break? I kind of want to go to college.

General: No problem, here’s $30,000 in cash.

Brian: Great, thanks.

General: Alright men, that’s it for the day.

Jackson: Hey look! It’s my friends and family.

Friends and family: Hey, nice uniform. We’re proud of you.

Jackson: Thanks. See you in a couple weeks.

Friends and family: Yeah, see you then.

-SHR '06-'07

And attached -

World Junior Champion Adriano de Souza, of Brazil, competes in a tour event 5kms offshore of Tavarua Island, Fiji.

And a cool, if lo-fi photo of everest this year.

chad

Links of the Week - (Fri, 19 May 2006)

Not much this week - been BUSY...

MORE trailer remixes - haven't gotten to watch them yet -

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/51728

Cool weather interface -

http://weathermole.com/WeatherMole/index.html

and requisite cuteness -

Canada Geese goslings try to chase away a swallowtail butterfly after it tried landing
on them several times at Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton, Va.

Week Links - (Fri, 12 May 2006)

(some are from mefi, as usual)

Ooh - bad climber:

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_3800468#

Oops! Bad Pilot:

http://www.solentwaters.co.uk/General%20Shipping%20Information/Video%20Clips/page20.html

I love this:

http://www.improveverywhere.com/mission_view.php?mission_id=57

Cool building -

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn1292

Funny, from the onion -

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/48227

Great slow motion vid:

http://www.hedonistica.com/media.php?path=/videos/slow-motion-bullet.wmv

Love the site design - haven't checked much of the music out:

http://www.theraconteurs.com/

Thought this was funny:

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/5/5bryan.html

and finally,

Carlos Coste from Venezuela ascends after "freediving" to 141 meters, breaking the variable weight freediving world record in the Red Sea near Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.

And - bad ass spokane kitty - photographed by my amazingly talented niece.

chad