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Monday, February 4, 2013

Supercar: Pagani Huayra

I don't usually post supercar material here, but I'll make an exception for the Pagani Huayra.

"The 1,200 titanium bolts that hold this car together cost 96,000 Euros...more than most other cars on the road."

The boys at Top Gear take a look at the car...

Adam Savage at the 2012 XOXO Festival

9/18/2012 02:29:00 AM Adam Savage , Concepts , Makers , Pop Culture 0 comments

Adam Savage is one of my favorite people in the Maker Community.

This was a talk given by Adam Savage at the most recent XOXO Festival in Oregon.

Here is the Bourne Identity video he references in his talk:

You can see more of what Adam and Jamie are up to at Tested.

The ULTIMATE Collaborative Album

3/11/2009 11:32:00 AM Automated Post , entertainment , music , Pop Culture 0 comments

Israeli musician Kutiman has taken hundreds of YouTube samples and turned them into a collaborative music experience. The above video is the first song from the album, and you can see the whole album here, and visit Kutiman's Myspace page for more information and samples of his other work.

Hat Tip: Stan Schroeder, writing in Mashable

Lip Dub Classic: Flagpole Sitta

2/16/2009 11:59:00 AM Pop Culture , video 0 comments

Lip Dub - Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo.

From the video description:

We did this video one night after work. We are a company called Connected Ventures, a group of friends who work for: Vimeo, CollegeHumor, Busted Tees, and Defunker.

I've always wanted to do something like this, after the fashion of The Drew Carey Show...

Viral Video Craziness: David After the Dentist

2/10/2009 02:16:00 PM idiots , Pop Culture , video , Weird 0 comments

People go crazy after the weirdest things on You Tube.

Here is a case in point, a father videos his 7 year-old after oral surgery while he is still spaced out:

7,232,000 views as I post it. Crazy.

The next video is a parody of the first:

180,000 views. Crazier.

The next is a remix of the first one:

1,161,000 views. Craziest.

There is no accounting for taste, none at all.

The Newest Timelord Speaks

1/04/2009 02:28:00 PM Automated Post , entertainment , Pop Culture , Science Fiction 0 comments

If you are like me, you've never heard of Matt Smith, the next actor tapped to play the TARDIS-piloting Timelord. Well, here he is speaking about his new role, which begins in 2010: