the adventures of teapot the cat

Palin vs Miss Carolina Mashup

Spyhunter — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:59:13 +0000

lol - I thought of doing a Palin vs Miss Carolina mashup - but found someone beat me too it. So good.

Kaboom! by PES

Spyhunter — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:55:13 +0000

Kaboom! by PES from DESIGNSPOTTER TV on Vimeo.

Ain’t got Bupkis

Spyhunter — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:04:38 +0000

I found the
Urban Dictionary’s 6th definition of the word “Bupkis” quite humurous, if a little raunchy

Sound Chaser by Yuri Suzuki

Spyhunter — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:45:53 +0000

The Sound Chaser, by Yuri Suzuki is a really awesome remapping of established concepts. Cut apart old records, build some little cars that act as record players, and race the audio-producing vehicles around the sonic track. Neato!

Sound Chaser by Yuri Suzuki » Yanko Design.

Death Magnetic - Sounds like &%$@, Better on Guitar Hero?

Spyhunter — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:25:30 +0000

Metallics fans have been complaining that the new album Death Magnetic is so over compressed that there is some serious distortion in the audio quality. Interestingly, Gizmodo has posted about an audio engineer who claims that the Guitar Hero version of the song actually sounds much better since they used a mastering of the track without the compression. So of course, there are fans out there hacking GH audio data to recreate a better version.

10 ft Sphere of Doom

Spyhunter — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:55:18 +0000

Clive Thompson posts about a 10ft spinning magnetic sphere University of Maryland scientists built to study the prospect of the Earth’s poles flipping.

Japanese ‘Net Hotels’

Spyhunter — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:54:18 +0000

Net Hotels

CNN has a video article (preceded by annoying mandatory 30 sec ad) about the rise of “Net hotels” in Japan. These are living spaces of a scale between capsule hotels and Japanese business hotel rooms. They have just enough space for a few days worth of clothes, a computer, and somewhere to sleep. This niche market caters to the Japanese unemployed who may have lost their homes and property due to bankruptcy etc. Japan sure knows how to sell things to very tagreted demographics.

Time to get Social

Spyhunter — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:17:04 +0000

I’ve been on Twitter for a while, but never really embraced the whole concept. Recently read an article by Clive Thompson that has inspired me to give Twitter, Facebook etc another try. With iPhone apps such as Loopt and Twitterific, the micro-publishing medium becomes much more manageable. At the very least I’ll stay connected! Next step is to integrate all these services where possible.

2008 Summer Paralympic Games

Spyhunter — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:37:38 +0000

Boston.com’s Big Picture features images of atheletes at the Paralympics in Beijing. The photos are inspiring, eye-opening, even a little uncomfortable - but totally compelling at conveying the power of the human spirit.

2008 Summer Paralympic Games - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Claremont. Extreme longboarding in suits

Spyhunter — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:00:39 +0000

These guys are abso-fucking-lutely mental. High speed downhill runs on longboards. Totally nuts.

Heinlein’s Form Fan Mail Response

Spyhunter — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:27:00 +0000

I get a kick out of Heinlein’s Form Fan Mail Response letter, a great solution to having a full inbox in the snail mail age.

blackbird, fly TLR camera

Spyhunter — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:31:34 +0000

The blackbird, fly TLR camera from Superheadz is a wonderful, playful design for a retro / novelty hobby. For $100 I’d pick up this Japanese TLR to use (and decorate with!) The only question that remains, is what color to choose!

Dodge Challenger

Spyhunter — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:15:20 +0000

The new Dodge Challenger is the latest example of the American auto industry’s lack of originality through remaking classic cars. It’s subjective, but this one is perhaps not quite as offensive as some of the others (Mustang, Charger) but still is a bit of a cop out. I’m excited when they reach all the way back and remake the Model-T.

YouTube - Oktapodi HQ

Spyhunter — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:59:15 +0000

Cute oktapodi battle humans in this CG by some French animation students fro the Gobelin school. I think the latin would be Octapodes

Tiny Billboard for Spore

Spyhunter — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:19:00 +0000

I’m going to have to go to Union square to see if the tiny tiny billboard for Spore is still up. Hope so, since the game comes out today (on a Sunday. The 7th day (of September)) hmmmm Intentional joke?