tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200520582026-05-03T15:08:57.088-07:00Some of the craziest -- and a few of the stupidest -- things to hit my Inbox today!RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1442125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-45371328471458876762009-07-13T21:13:00.001-07:002009-07-13T21:13:38.410-07:00<object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ewpQPdzVH64&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ewpQPdzVH64&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-2430689431949705672009-06-11T09:47:00.000-07:002009-06-11T09:52:15.916-07:00From Mother Jones: Reporters Josh Harkinson and Alexandra Bezdikian follow garbage through the process from garbage can to pick up to the dump. Well worth the 4-minute view!<br /><br /><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1lkVclyBe6E&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1lkVclyBe6E&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="405" width="500"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-58009945203249881772009-05-27T09:01:00.001-07:002009-05-27T09:01:28.908-07:00<object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9QUT0tweX1M&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9QUT0tweX1M&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-59249387191862267682009-05-15T12:16:00.000-07:002009-05-15T12:17:21.327-07:00The title says it all.<br /><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n3QdGljaxsY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n3QdGljaxsY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-52404861552081960342009-05-12T13:25:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:27:02.765-07:00<object width="512" height="328" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_015047b2f4"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=015047b2f4" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed width="512" height="328" flashvars="key=015047b2f4" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" name="ordie_player_015047b2f4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-45225542346449377392009-05-10T23:29:00.000-07:002009-05-10T23:40:22.653-07:00This street art from artist, <a href="http://www.metanamorph.com/"><span>Edgar Müller</span></a>, was passed around in e-mails ages ago.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lostateminor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/edgar-muller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 594px;" src="http://www.lostateminor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/edgar-muller.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a stop-motion film made of the production of one of his pieces - The Crevasse - at the Annual <span>Festival of World Culture held in Ireland</span><span> in August 2008</span><span>.<br /><br /><br /></span><object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3SNYtd0Ayt0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3SNYtd0Ayt0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-62286712001908593932009-05-10T18:17:00.000-07:002009-05-10T18:18:05.610-07:00<object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7_rBidCkJxo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7_rBidCkJxo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-31087759265970160522009-05-08T21:39:00.000-07:002009-05-08T21:41:33.562-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mom-sourcing.co.in/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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A running collection of pictures taken of the <a href="http://hospitalfood.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">worst food from hospitals all over the world</span></a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hospitalfood.tumblr.com/photo/1280/102924687/1/0wugwEPwgn18jj02tHXg2Abr"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 368px;" src="http://hospitalfood.tumblr.com/photo/1280/102924687/1/0wugwEPwgn18jj02tHXg2Abr" alt="" border="0" /></a>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-16232932560734945042009-05-05T16:44:00.000-07:002009-05-05T16:52:27.187-07:00This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism. An early piece from Hanna-Barbera and produced by John Sutherland.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="504" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.0.5.swf" w3c="true" flashvars='config={"key":"#$b6eb72a0f2f1e29f3d4","playlist":[{"url":"http://www.archive.org/download/make_mine_freedom_ipod/format=Thumbnail?.jpg","autoPlay":true,"scaling":"fit"},{"url":"http://www.archive.org/download/make_mine_freedom_ipod/make_mine_freedom_512kb.mp4","autoPlay":false,"accelerated":true,"scaling":"fit"}],"clip":{"autoPlay":false,"accelerated":true,"scaling":"fit"},"canvas":{"backgroundColor":"0x000000","backgroundGradient":"none"},"plugins":{"audio":{"url":"http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.0.3-dev.swf"},"controls":{"playlist":false,"fullscreen":true,"gloss":"high","backgroundColor":"0x000000","backgroundGradient":"medium","sliderColor":"0x777777","progressColor":"0x777777","timeColor":"0xeeeeee","durationColor":"0x01DAFF","buttonColor":"0x333333","buttonOverColor":"0x505050"}},"contextMenu":[{"Item make_mine_freedom_ipod at archive.org":"function()"},"-","Flowplayer 3.0.5"]}'> </embed>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-5319972449936125322009-05-05T16:13:00.000-07:002009-05-05T16:14:56.506-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6382/howishutupaghanascammer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 647px; height: 449px;" src="http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6382/howishutupaghanascammer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-55849081999211925972009-05-03T23:26:00.000-07:002009-05-03T23:27:11.610-07:00Kids - don't try this at home!<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y-7XwboOx98&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y-7XwboOx98&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-58612599451799616852009-05-01T21:20:00.000-07:002009-05-01T21:23:01.328-07:00An idea that started at Kim Graham Studios in Seattle as an art project and started selling beyond their wildest expectations. Just how many horse-people are there out there?<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tx6ej0Vh7HE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tx6ej0Vh7HE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-83079411485256238262009-04-24T17:09:00.001-07:002009-04-24T17:11:00.978-07:00This is <a href="http://www.bio-bak.nl/?ref-reallyflippingcool"><span style="font-weight: bold;">one cool site</span></a> with great coding!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bio-bak.nl/?ref-reallyflippingcool"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xuBo1lpB_kPPUu81jpRlpgAl4K8CkFUxh2GEUmOYOG9qlgUorAP84yyP3sW6v6JfSzo51vCztc7ZsYORQmUtJ-utv_iWMFS88eMQksoe1AOB8dRCZZCNFfsO7IDQ5LsKoo7wZQ/s400/BlogPic.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328414616562972690" border="0" /></a>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-18947560783148191402009-04-21T15:49:00.001-07:002009-04-21T15:49:53.612-07:00<object width="500" height="333"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2534639&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2534639&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="333"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-85852993140943400982009-04-20T21:31:00.000-07:002009-04-20T21:32:02.148-07:00<object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/luf6ZepNY6o&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/luf6ZepNY6o&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-70286422534318024962009-04-20T19:41:00.000-07:002009-04-20T19:42:29.942-07:00<object width="464" height="376"><param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/705060"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://embed.break.com/705060" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" width="464" height="376"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-89513946776130775022009-04-19T11:34:00.000-07:002009-04-19T11:39:06.954-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fashionablygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/solo-hairy-chest-bib.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 467px; height: 606px;" src="http://fashionablygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/solo-hairy-chest-bib.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Always wanted a hairy chest? Get your own without having to grow one - complete with gold chain! The hairy bib was a promotion for an Australian lemon soft drink from Cadbury-Schweppes.RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-82440988256022503622009-04-19T00:47:00.000-07:002009-04-19T00:49:28.845-07:00What you can do with a 1000 frames-per-second video camera played back in slow motion.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4167288&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=264554&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4167288&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=264554&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/4167288">I-Movix SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/ridindave">David Coiffier</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Here is the first SprintCam v3 showreel, made for NAB 2009 exhibition.<br /><br />Mostly 1000FPS shots, made during a recent rubgy competition in the Stade de France, Paris.<br /><br /><br />RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-43738506938545958202009-04-17T15:33:00.001-07:002009-04-17T15:33:53.272-07:00<object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OzwBHP3nnNM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OzwBHP3nnNM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-91200496948964784012009-04-16T17:57:00.000-07:002009-04-16T17:59:08.709-07:00Only in LA - don't try this at home, kids!<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JoKZbOSvVa0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JoKZbOSvVa0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-89907567476816407802009-04-14T09:27:00.000-07:002009-04-14T09:33:26.852-07:00There have been a lot of variations on this theme of taking the world's current population and reducing it down to a small number to show the various proportions: Races, religions, gender. <a href="http://www.miniature-earth.com/me_english.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Miniature Earth</span></a> project recently created a short video clip that depicts the world population as 100 people.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.miniature-earth.com/me_english.htm"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjervXa_Od4_O9Kd_U7jmNCxymc8gAeidgEyJmXy95wqUKChSIWdMuKcGF1Q92QjjabpS2Gj09HYalvQKMao1VpDe0b3rvK_yTxgacnWWFFqvvsgsdsdm4mK0tlpie6uzd_bwsXeQ/s400/BlogPic.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324585503114809698" border="0" /></a>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-20411140826213434022009-04-06T21:55:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:57:29.509-07:00While I will personally never, ever fly Southworst again, this flight attendant does deserve the title of World's Coolest:<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x_o_xn-q5Zk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x_o_xn-q5Zk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-78698088632186980392009-04-06T20:59:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:01:14.413-07:00<object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Iw3LMLfNZgw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Iw3LMLfNZgw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20052058.post-70467490617153557692009-03-30T18:13:00.000-07:002009-03-30T18:16:27.779-07:00Check out this slideshow on <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/5077475/Is-this-the-worst-job-in-the-world.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The London Telegraph</span></a>'s site <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/5077475/Is-this-the-worst-job-in-the-world.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HERE.</span></a> Nasty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01375/Indian-Sewer-man_1375125i.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 620px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01375/Indian-Sewer-man_1375125i.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>RobertinSeattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303500620507734704noreply@blogger.com0