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Wish Lists updated

Kevin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:05:26 +0000

For anyone interested, I’ve updated my Wish Lists page.

Links for 2009-07-06 [del.icio.us]

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

4 Fool-proof Steps to Find Your Ideal Job on LinkedIn

Links for 2009-06-10 [del.icio.us]

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

How to Teach a Child to Argue
Jay Heinrichs: 'Why would any sane parent teach his kids to talk back? Because, this father found, it actually increased family harmony.'

Links for 2009-05-22 [del.icio.us]

Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

hypercities
Rather than surfing the web, going from site to site, portal to portal, what if you could surf a city, browse its streets, get lost in its buildings, meet friends and strangers in a hyperlinked world, go back in time, and reemerge in another city? Hypercities is a revolutionary aggregation platform built out of and on top of real cities: it augments the space and time of the physical world with the information web and renders the experience of the World Wide Web geographic and temporal.
Svchost Process Analyzer - a svchost.exe file checker
Svchost.exe is the most mysterious process in Windows XP/Vista. Svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). The authentic svchost.exe file is located in C:\Windows\System32, but numerous viruses and trojans use the same file and process name to hide their activities. The free Svchost Process Analyzer lists all svchost instances and checks the services they contain. This makes it easy to uncover Svchost worms like the infamous Conficker worm. Svchost Process Analyzer is a 100% freeware program from www.neuber.com. There is absolutely no installation required. Simply download and run the software.

This is why I love Craig Ferguson.

Kevin — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:37:22 +0000

Here’s how the man opened last night’s episode of The Late Late Show:

Lip synching to Britney Spears’ “Oops, I Did It Again.”
With backup dancers.
And puppets.

It. Is. Awesome.

The Late Late Show
Craig Ferguson – Oops! Craig Does It Again – 05/18/09
Episode 879
Craig does his best Britney Spears impression with a little help from his friends. [2:07]

Links for 2009-04-13 [del.icio.us]

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

ToneMatrix
'Simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map, which makes it more cute.'

Links for 2009-04-10 [del.icio.us]

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Temporal Anomalies in Popular Time Travel Movies

Links for 2009-04-01 [del.icio.us]

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Crapola: The Daily Rubbish: Outlook Process Does Not End
This was affecting me, and the fix mentioned in the post fixed it for me, too. 'Ever try starting Microsoft Outlook and you suddenly get the cryptic error message stating that it somehow can't open a specific file - which may include some verbiage about not having permissions on that file? 'Here's one annoying culprit. Third-party plug-ins that well, you didn't even know you installed! You'd be surprised at who the culprit is in my case: APPLE. Yes, the dreaded iTunes Outlook plug-in!'

Links for 2009-03-28 [del.icio.us]

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Iconfactory : Freeware : Battlestar Galactica Vol. 4
Battlestar Galactica rank insignias and folders (both Mac and Windows versions)

Amazing slow-motion video of NYC

Kevin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:29:41 +0000

New York 2008 [4:20] from Vicente Sahuc on Vimeo.

So how’d they do it?

From the video’s page on Vimeo (including typos):

So this is how I proceded:

The shots were done with the casio EX-F1 at 300 fps and edited at 24 fps. You can’t choose the quality, so you’ll get low definition and strong compression (it’s a 700 euros camera…). I was roller skating, this gave the long and smooth travellings. but the most important thing is the stabilization, I used the Steadicam Merlin for that. It’s really important. The rollers were important but the steadicam is the key (with the slow motion) of the smooth touch.

For the colors, I edited it on Premiere. Transforme the .mov in single frames with Quick Time. And used Photoshop with the “automate” fonction. Then two layers, a black and white and a color with a polaroid effect. Then 50 or 55% opacity on the top layer. And back to a .mov folder with Quik time. And then the sound in Premiere again. But I guess that if you desaturate, contraste and add some yellow on the highlight and midtone, it would be something very close to that.

I think I didn’t forget anything
Thanks again for watching it.
Best!
Vicente

Let’s Get It On… for free!

Kevin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:10:43 +0000

Amazon is offering a Valentine’s Day promo: Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” for free!

Snag it now; it’s only free today and Saturday!

SNL: Sam Waterston for Old Glory Insurance

Kevin — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:09:19 +0000

Old Glory Insurance: For when the metal ones decide to come for you… And they will.

It’s a Black Knight kind of Friday

Kevin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:19:03 +0000

“Black Knight” [4:24] via the new Monty Python channel on YouTube

Transcript via Sacred-Texts:

ARTHUR:  You fight with the strength of many men, Sir knight.
  I am Arthur, King of the Britons.
  [pause]
  I seek the finest and the bravest knights in the land to join me
  in my Court of Camelot.
  [pause]
  You have proved yourself worthy; will you join me?
  [pause]
  You make me sad.  So be it.  Come, Patsy.
BLACK KNIGHT:  None shall pass.
ARTHUR:  What?
BLACK KNIGHT:  None shall pass.
ARTHUR:  I have no quarrel with you, good Sir knight, but I must
  cross this bridge.
BLACK KNIGHT:  Then you shall die.
ARTHUR:  I command you as King of the Britons to stand aside!
BLACK KNIGHT:  I move for no man.
ARTHUR:  So be it!
  [hah]
  [parry thrust]
  [ARTHUR chops the BLACK KNIGHT's left arm off]
ARTHUR:  Now stand aside, worthy adversary.
BLACK KNIGHT:  'Tis but a scratch.
ARTHUR:  A scratch?  Your arm's off!
BLACK KNIGHT:  No, it isn't.
ARTHUR:  Well, what's that then?
BLACK KNIGHT:  I've had worse.
ARTHUR:  You liar!
BLACK KNIGHT:  Come on you pansy!
  [hah]
  [parry thrust]
  [ARTHUR chops the BLACK KNIGHT's right arm off]
ARTHUR:  Victory is mine!
  [kneeling]
  We thank thee Lord, that in thy merc-
  [hah]
BLACK KNIGHT:  Come on then.
ARTHUR:  What?
BLACK KNIGHT:  Have at you!
ARTHUR:  You are indeed brave, Sir knight, but the fight is mine.
BLACK KNIGHT:  Oh, had enough, eh?
ARTHUR:  Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no arms left.
BLACK KNIGHT:  Yes I have.
ARTHUR:  Look!
BLACK KNIGHT:  Just a flesh wound.
  [bang]
ARTHUR:  Look, stop that.
BLACK KNIGHT:  Chicken!  Chicken!
ARTHUR:  Look, I'll have your leg.  Right!
  [whop]
BLACK KNIGHT:  Right, I'll do you for that!
ARTHUR:  You'll what?
BLACK KNIGHT:  Come 'ere!
ARTHUR:  What are you going to do, bleed on me?
BLACK KNIGHT:  I'm invincible!
ARTHUR:  You're a loony.
BLACK KNIGHT:  The Black Knight always triumphs!
  Have at you!  Come on then.
  [whop]
  [ARTHUR chops the BLACK KNIGHT's other leg off]
BLACK KNIGHT:  All right; we'll call it a draw.
ARTHUR:  Come, Patsy.
BLACK KNIGHT:  Oh, oh, I see, running away then.  You yellow
  bastards!  Come back here and take what's coming to you.
  I'll bite your legs off!

Dueling Jokers on “The Office”

Kevin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:15:30 +0000

The opening scene of last night’s episode of The Office, “The Employee Transfer,” featured three characters in Joker costumes.

video @ YouTube [1:04]

So…

Jon Stewart on GWB’s bailout speech

Kevin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:58:05 +0000

video: Clusterf#@k to the Poor House – Dive of Death (4:04)

“Those who do not study the past get… an exciting opportunity to repeat it.”

You need to check this out.

Kevin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:32:34 +0000

This neat YouTube ad (0:45) for Wario Land Shake It! definitely operates outside the box.

Just follow the link.

The Tutors of 826LA

Kevin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:14:19 +0000

Another funny video (4:30) from Judd Apatow and Co. at Funny or Die.

Fear the Ninja Cat!

Kevin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:51:24 +0000

Ninja Cat can come at you… without moving!

YouTube vid (1:13)

Smart dog!

Kevin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:38:46 +0000

YouTube video (2:05)

SNL: Palin and Clinton

Kevin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:49:50 +0000

This past weekend, Saturday Night Live opened the season — its 34th! — with this hilarious sketch featuring Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Hilary Clinton. (5:33)