Literally Unbelievable:
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Sunday 31 March 2013
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Friday 22 March 2013
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Hadn't seen this meme before. Do like.
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Monday 18 March 2013
This is the best magic trick on the internet
I was skeptical, especially given that it's such a short video and nothing happened for most of it. But it is the best magic trick.
This is the best magic trick on the internet:
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This is the best magic trick on the internet:
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Saturday 16 March 2013
Friday 15 March 2013
Thursday 14 March 2013
Is de-extinction possible? Find out right now.
Is de-extinction possible? Find out right now.:
De-extinction is the act of bringing an entire species back from the grave. It's the real-life version of Jurassic Park. And today, National Geographic and the Long Now Foundation are sponsoring a special TEDxDeExtinction event, where scientists and researchers are discussing whether we'll ever bring back mastodons and even Neandertals. Tune into the live feed right now.
Here's today's agenda, which you can watch live right here.
De-extinction is the act of bringing an entire species back from the grave. It's the real-life version of Jurassic Park. And today, National Geographic and the Long Now Foundation are sponsoring a special TEDxDeExtinction event, where scientists and researchers are discussing whether we'll ever bring back mastodons and even Neandertals. Tune into the live feed right now.
Here's today's agenda, which you can watch live right here.
Livestream of the event is here.INTRO
John Fahey – “A New Century of Exploration”
Chris Anderson – “TED Welcomes You”
Carl Zimmer – “(Some) EXTINCTION IS (not necessarily) FOREVER
WHO
Isabella Kirkland – “A Still Life of Stilled Life”
Susan Haig – “Bringing Back the Birds of Our Dreams”
Hendrik Poinar – “Not All Mammoths Were Woolly”
Michael Archer – “Second Chance for Tasmanian Tigers and Fantastic Frogs”
Joel Sartore – “Endangered Studio”
HOW
Alberto Fernández-Arias – “The First De-extinction”
Oliver Ryder – “Genetic Rescue and Biodiversity Banking”
Robert Lanza – “The Use of Cloning and Stem Cells to Resurrect Life”
George Church – “Hybridizing with Extinct Species”
Michael McGrew – “Pigeons from Chickens”
Ben Novak – “How to Bring Passenger Pigeons All the Way Back”
Noon to 1:15PM LUNCH
WHY AND WHY NOT
Stanley Temple – “De-extinction: A Game-changer for Conservation Biology”
David Ehrenfeld – “Extinction Reversal? Don’t Count on It.”
Kate Jones – “Why and Why Not Is a Matter of Specifics”
James Tate – “Rules, Regs, and Reactions”
Beth Shapiro – “Ancient DNA: What It Is and What It Could Be”
Hank Greely – “De-extinction: Hubris or Hope?”
WILD AGAIN
Henri Kerkdijk-Otten – “Restoring Europe’s Wildlife with Aurochs and Others”
Kent Redford – “Tainted Species?”
William Powell – “Reviving the American Forest with the American Chestnut”
David Burney – “Rewilding, Ecological Surrogacy, and Now… De-extinction?”
Michael Mace – “California Condors Back from the Brink”
Everybody wants to be in the Star Wars sequels except for Jason Statham
Shared for the Jason Statham joke, unless by 'the usual answer' to the 'something stupid' role he means yes.
Everybody wants to be in the Star Wars sequels except for Jason Statham:
Total Film asked a wide variety of actors and directors if they'd like to be involved in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Episode VII. As it turns out, yes, most actors would like to be part of a movie that will likely make $1 billion... except for Jason Statham, who is far too important to lower himself to Ewok-level.
A few other things about this video:
• Ewan McGregor would be willing to be in Episode VII, although he rightly acknowledges he has no idea how the hell that would happen.
• Joss Whedon is obviously nerdy, but it's Eli Roth who nerds the fuck out when asked the question. He wants to make stand-alone films about an increasingly terrible list of obscure SW characters, but ast least he's committed. Truth be told, I'd watch the hell out of a Lobot movie.
• Mila Kunis prefers Trek over Wars. I onlt mention this that no one should be doubting her geek cred, ever.
• Most actors obviously know nothing about Star Wars, but they know everything about sucking up to J.J. Abrams.
• Jason Statham doesn't like sci-fi, because he prefers "true" stories... like The Expendables, or Crank 2, where he has his heart removed and needs to electrocute himself periodically to stay alive. Veritas!
Everybody wants to be in the Star Wars sequels except for Jason Statham:
Total Film asked a wide variety of actors and directors if they'd like to be involved in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Episode VII. As it turns out, yes, most actors would like to be part of a movie that will likely make $1 billion... except for Jason Statham, who is far too important to lower himself to Ewok-level.
A few other things about this video:
• Ewan McGregor would be willing to be in Episode VII, although he rightly acknowledges he has no idea how the hell that would happen.
• Joss Whedon is obviously nerdy, but it's Eli Roth who nerds the fuck out when asked the question. He wants to make stand-alone films about an increasingly terrible list of obscure SW characters, but ast least he's committed. Truth be told, I'd watch the hell out of a Lobot movie.
• Mila Kunis prefers Trek over Wars. I onlt mention this that no one should be doubting her geek cred, ever.
• Most actors obviously know nothing about Star Wars, but they know everything about sucking up to J.J. Abrams.
• Jason Statham doesn't like sci-fi, because he prefers "true" stories... like The Expendables, or Crank 2, where he has his heart removed and needs to electrocute himself periodically to stay alive. Veritas!
Media Molecule's Reddy named Australian Woman of the Year
How to raise the profile of women in the games industry: Start talking about things going up your bum.
Media Molecule's Reddy named Australian Woman of the Year: "It's given me probably a bit of a rocket up the bum"
Media Molecule's Reddy named Australian Woman of the Year: "It's given me probably a bit of a rocket up the bum"
The Old Reader
Or possibly this rather than Feedly, no apps, but it has the old comments feature from Reader!
Looks like Rik already tried it last time we tried to replace reader, it prompted me to follow him when I logged in.
The Old Reader:
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Looks like Rik already tried it last time we tried to replace reader, it prompted me to follow him when I logged in.
The Old Reader:
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Transitioning from Google Reader to feedly | Building Feedly
Think I'm gonna give this one a go. Web based, apps for ios & android and imports everything from Reader.
Transitioning from Google Reader to feedly | Building Feedly:
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Transitioning from Google Reader to feedly | Building Feedly:
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Wednesday 13 March 2013
Consoles used for VOD 22 percent of the time
Huzzah, I'm not the only one.
Consoles used for VOD 22 percent of the time: Nielsen finds streaming service popularity increasing, PS3s now used mostly for non-gaming applications
Consoles used for VOD 22 percent of the time: Nielsen finds streaming service popularity increasing, PS3s now used mostly for non-gaming applications
Kick-Ass 2 swears, shoots and bleeds all over its first red-band trailer
Awesome :D Only it's not quite as funny now Hit Girl isn't a tiny child.
Kick-Ass 2 swears, shoots and bleeds all over its first red-band trailer:
The first ever trailer for Kick-Ass 2 has been released, and you probably won't be shocked to know it's chock full of violence and profanity. Chloë Moretz is back to doing what she does best, namely calling people cocksuckers and stabbing them in the groin. It certainly appears Hit Girl has evolved into an even more lethal force since the first movie.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow, the trailer has the same look, feel and pop candy-type tunes that Matthew Vaughn established in the original. Which is a very good thing! Plus, it includes the first footage of Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes, as well as Christopher Mintz-Plasse's Motherfucker!
Kick-Ass 2 will hit theaters on August 16th.
[via MTV]
Kick-Ass 2 swears, shoots and bleeds all over its first red-band trailer:
The first ever trailer for Kick-Ass 2 has been released, and you probably won't be shocked to know it's chock full of violence and profanity. Chloë Moretz is back to doing what she does best, namely calling people cocksuckers and stabbing them in the groin. It certainly appears Hit Girl has evolved into an even more lethal force since the first movie.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow, the trailer has the same look, feel and pop candy-type tunes that Matthew Vaughn established in the original. Which is a very good thing! Plus, it includes the first footage of Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes, as well as Christopher Mintz-Plasse's Motherfucker!
Kick-Ass 2 will hit theaters on August 16th.
[via MTV]
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Watch a radio-controlled plane's breathtaking journey into the stratosphere and back
Watch a radio-controlled plane's breathtaking journey into the stratosphere and back:
While most weather balloon videos take objects into Earth's upper atmosphere and film them plummeting down to Earth, David Windestål armed a radio-controlled plane with a camera, giving us a first-person view of the plane's controlled (if chaotic) return trip.
Windestål's FunJet reached a height of 33,103 meters above sea level before his weather balloon burst, which threw a small wrench in his flight plans. Still, his footage is stunning, especially as we witness the plane's perspective as it travels through the clouds. Windestål also posted a detailed explanation of the materials he used and the steps he took in preparing the plane in case you want to attempt a similar flight yourself.
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While most weather balloon videos take objects into Earth's upper atmosphere and film them plummeting down to Earth, David Windestål armed a radio-controlled plane with a camera, giving us a first-person view of the plane's controlled (if chaotic) return trip.
Windestål's FunJet reached a height of 33,103 meters above sea level before his weather balloon burst, which threw a small wrench in his flight plans. Still, his footage is stunning, especially as we witness the plane's perspective as it travels through the clouds. Windestål also posted a detailed explanation of the materials he used and the steps he took in preparing the plane in case you want to attempt a similar flight yourself.
FPV to Space and back [RC Explorer via MetaFilter]
Danish TV station discovers the hard way that Assassin’s Creed isn’t real
Danish TV station discovers the hard way that Assassin’s Creed isn’t real:
Joining the distinguished annals of TV-stations-that-have-mistaken-videogames-with-reality is Denmark’s TV2. The station last week used an image from Assassin’s Creed during a report about Syria, which is both a testament to Ubisoft’s graphical prowess and also… well, pretty unfortunate for TV2. The station’s Head of News Jacob Nybroe has since issued an apology for the mistake, admitting that it’s “a reminder to us all of the importance of verifying the sources of pictures.” Indeed.
This isn’t the first time a TV station has mistaken a videogame with reality: last year Britain’s ITV used footage from Arma 2 in a documentary about Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and the BBC once confused the Halo logo for the United Nations emblem.
Joining the distinguished annals of TV-stations-that-have-mistaken-videogames-with-reality is Denmark’s TV2. The station last week used an image from Assassin’s Creed during a report about Syria, which is both a testament to Ubisoft’s graphical prowess and also… well, pretty unfortunate for TV2. The station’s Head of News Jacob Nybroe has since issued an apology for the mistake, admitting that it’s “a reminder to us all of the importance of verifying the sources of pictures.” Indeed.
This isn’t the first time a TV station has mistaken a videogame with reality: last year Britain’s ITV used footage from Arma 2 in a documentary about Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and the BBC once confused the Halo logo for the United Nations emblem.
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Monday 11 March 2013
SimCity Is Inherently Broken, Let’s Not Let This Go
Bit shouty, but I like John and mostly agree with him.
SimCity Is Inherently Broken, Let’s Not Let This Go:
EA reports that SimCity is slowly getting into a state where it’s playable. Many of the launch issues are getting sorted, and soon it may well be in such a place that it becomes functional. So we should forgive and forget, right? Wrong.
(more…)
SimCity Is Inherently Broken, Let’s Not Let This Go:
EA reports that SimCity is slowly getting into a state where it’s playable. Many of the launch issues are getting sorted, and soon it may well be in such a place that it becomes functional. So we should forgive and forget, right? Wrong.
(more…)
An astoundingly accurate 90s style Walking Dead introduction
This is brilliant. So is the linked Breaking Bad one.
An astoundingly accurate 90s style Walking Dead introduction:
If The Walking Dead was made in the 90s, there is no doubt in our minds this fake introduction would play before each long gab session about walkers. So cheesy, every character gets their own "Oh hey there, camera" moment. The whole thing is perfect. Created by Goestoeleven who has also made a 90s Breaking Bad title sequence.
[via Laughing Squid]
An astoundingly accurate 90s style Walking Dead introduction:
If The Walking Dead was made in the 90s, there is no doubt in our minds this fake introduction would play before each long gab session about walkers. So cheesy, every character gets their own "Oh hey there, camera" moment. The whole thing is perfect. Created by Goestoeleven who has also made a 90s Breaking Bad title sequence.
[via Laughing Squid]
Sunday 10 March 2013
Friday 8 March 2013
Lord British’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues headed to Kickstarter
Lord British’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues headed to Kickstarter:
Ultima creator Richard “Lord British” Garriott has announced his next game. It’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, an episodic RPG with a name that makes just as much sense if you randomly reorder all the words in it. It’s being built in Unity by a team of about 12, Portalarium, and hopes to build on the traits that made Ultima famous. That means there’s no class system to constrain your character. Your avatar can become an adventurer, a farmer or a frontiersman and participate in an “overarching story” that’s “woven into the player experience.” You can expand that story over time by buying future episodes.
Virtue of the Forsaken: Avatar Shroud will also have “meaningful PvP,” crafting, giant spiders, “actions that have consequences,” men with swords in tin hats and player housing, the latter of which is offered as part of the top tier rewards for contributors to the Kickstarter campaign, which is aiming to raise $1m to fund the project.
Forsaken Avatar: Virtues of the Shroud will have a persistent world, but isn’t an MMO. A handful of players can drop in and adventure with you, and if you opt in, you can let the game select these people from your Facebook friends list. If you want to play offline, you can. The game will update with information from the persistent world when you log back in.
Those are a few early details. Find out more on Lord British’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues site. Richard Garriott stopped by for a chat with Tyler, so we’ll have more on Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues shortly.
The first screenshot! There’s quite a few.
You’re doing well. Keep going.
Ooh, a mystical ball. It’s getting good.
DRAGON! See, told you it’d get good. There’s still more though…
You have made it to the bottom of the massive list of screenshots! Now reap the rewards – a picture of Richard Garriott’s smiling face!
Ultima creator Richard “Lord British” Garriott has announced his next game. It’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, an episodic RPG with a name that makes just as much sense if you randomly reorder all the words in it. It’s being built in Unity by a team of about 12, Portalarium, and hopes to build on the traits that made Ultima famous. That means there’s no class system to constrain your character. Your avatar can become an adventurer, a farmer or a frontiersman and participate in an “overarching story” that’s “woven into the player experience.” You can expand that story over time by buying future episodes.
Virtue of the Forsaken: Avatar Shroud will also have “meaningful PvP,” crafting, giant spiders, “actions that have consequences,” men with swords in tin hats and player housing, the latter of which is offered as part of the top tier rewards for contributors to the Kickstarter campaign, which is aiming to raise $1m to fund the project.
Forsaken Avatar: Virtues of the Shroud will have a persistent world, but isn’t an MMO. A handful of players can drop in and adventure with you, and if you opt in, you can let the game select these people from your Facebook friends list. If you want to play offline, you can. The game will update with information from the persistent world when you log back in.
Those are a few early details. Find out more on Lord British’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues site. Richard Garriott stopped by for a chat with Tyler, so we’ll have more on Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues shortly.
The first screenshot! There’s quite a few.
You’re doing well. Keep going.
Ooh, a mystical ball. It’s getting good.
DRAGON! See, told you it’d get good. There’s still more though…
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:
Lord British’s Shroud of the Blue Denim: Forsaken VirtuesYou have made it to the bottom of the massive list of screenshots! Now reap the rewards – a picture of Richard Garriott’s smiling face!
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