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Fun with Fire

dustin — 2011-07-17T17:35:50-04:00

This is a photo of home-made flame-throwers lighting the effigy during Burn in the Forest, the BC regional Burning Man event recently held in the Squamish valley. I had an excellent time there, and here are the rest of my photographs.

I can't believe this is for real

registeredname — 2011-04-11T20:54:56-04:00

He's Back...

I Heart Don Hertzfeldt

registeredname — 2010-12-18T18:37:43-05:00

From the creator of "rejected" and "Billy's Balloon" comes Wisdom Teeth:

more info here:
http://www.geekosystem.com/new-don-hertzfeldt-cartoon/

Vancouver Port Dragon

dustin — 2010-11-29T21:54:28-05:00

The eastside cultural crawl inspired me to buff up my photography. Thinking about what I would show if I was displaying a photo exhibit, I went back and remastered one of my all-time favorite shots. Click to enlarge.

A Wordy Adventure

registeredname — 2010-10-10T10:55:11-04:00

This is the video I submitted for the 2010 Montreal 60 Second Movie festival (M60). The theme was adventure.

The Ghosts of World War II

vinny9 — 2010-08-04T01:08:36-04:00

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-ghosts-of-world-war-iis

The 17 Minute Epic: ICP Gathering of the Juggalos

vinny9 — 2010-07-17T23:20:04-04:00

Thank you, Adobe Photoshop

Alex — 2010-06-22T12:29:24-04:00

Sum purty pitchers.

This Is What Happens When You Have People To Spare

vinny9 — 2010-03-12T14:28:43-05:00

Taste, Sadly, Matters

Gbrowdy — 2010-02-23T11:59:58-05:00

I apologize on behalf of my people...

SIZE DOESN'T MATTER - BIG PARADISE from Size Doesnt Matter on Vimeo.

I Will Use This Knowledge For Evil

vinny9 — 2010-01-22T16:05:50-05:00

Power of Profile pictures

I need a proper headshot so I think I'll be using some of this info...

The Oldest Trophy in the World

LePhil — 2009-12-19T12:29:18-05:00

I know you've all been wondering: "what's going on in the world of the America's Cup lately?"
Well, exciting things have been going on, that's what.

It all started at the end of the last challenge, when the Swiss team Alinghi (of Societe Nautique de Geneve) successfully defended the cup. Shortly after, Bertarelli (the billionaire owner of team Alinghi) declared that Club N�utico Espa�ol de Vela were the challengers of record for the next cup. A club, that only existed in paper, and which he controlled. The set of rules that came out of those "talks" were so controversial, that Larry Ellison (the billionaire owner of team BMW Oracle) took them to court.

As it has so many times in the past, the New York Supreme court sat and heard arguments, consulted the Deed of Gift, and precedence. Eventually they ruled in favour for Oracle and the Golden Gate Yacht Club, and the challenge was set. Of course, given that they each have tons of money, and many lawyers, there have been many, many suits since that time. Bertarelli (aka the cheating bastard) has lost nearly all of them

In the meantime the design specifications that Oracle put forth, rather than being a complicated set of rules and walking away from the old formula:

Was ridiculously straight forward, it had to fight in 90' by 90' box, essentially, a baseball diamond.

Well, this is how you advance the world of sailing, give two of the top 100 richest men on the planet, carte blanche to build a fast boat. Here are the results:

Team Alinghi built a catamaran, All carbon fiber, including the sails. In even light wind it manages to fly one of their hulls and go at least twice the speed of the wind, possibly more.

The official videos I can't embed, here's a link to their promo

More incredibly is team Oracle's Trimaran. Disaster seemed to strike when the 280 foot, 10 million dollar mast snapped while they were pushing the boat to it's limits one day. However, the next week they unveiled their new hard sail, the biggest wing ever built by man, and launched the boat once more:

and a little promo of the boat, both with it's soft and hard sails:

Stormtrooper Win

goodladd — 2009-11-13T12:58:45-05:00

What Stormtroopers Do On Their Days Off

Whoa

vinny9 — 2009-10-16T12:45:08-04:00

A picture of some people

Good Mornin'

vinny9 — 2009-10-06T09:02:51-04:00

I Concur

vinny9 — 2009-10-02T16:25:34-04:00

Battle of Wits: Marc D. Rowland

goodladd — 2009-09-26T11:42:03-04:00

Your challenge: find a Wikipedia entry describing a cartoon character, the hilarity of which is immeasurably improved by replacing all instances of that character's name with the text "Marc D. Rowland".

Examples after the jump.

Additionally, I declare Dye! the winner of the previous battle of wits, mostly because his entry is the only one that still loads with any swiftness. Dye! wins a pun of his choosing.

Examples:

He can summon the power to transform himself into a more vigorous form � Marc D. Rowland, the Ever-Living � by reciting the famous incantation: �Ancient spirits of evil, transform this decayed form to Marc D. Rowland, the Ever-Living!� While in this form, Marc D. Rowland possesses superhuman strength, the ability to fly, as well as fortification of his mystical might � casting spells, throwing energy bolts, etc. � to battle his foes. . . .

Seemingly invincible in whatever form he chooses, Marc D. Rowland appears to have a singular weakness: seeing his own hideous reflection neutralizes his ability to remain outside the Black Pyramid and forces him to withdraw there in his emaciated mummy form.

Marc D. Rowland is characterized by his incredible strength. In the intro sequence of the 1980s cartoon series he claims to be "The Most Powerful Man in the Universe". . . . In his first DC comics appearance he was able to trade punches with Superman. . . . Typical of most adaptations is that Marc D. Rowland is often shown successfully attempting feats deemed impossible by other characters. Episodes of the original cartoon also depict him as being able to swim at a far faster rate than is humanly possible.

apples to apples results are in

Maryam — 2009-08-09T23:51:20-04:00

hey guys, just letting you know I finally wrote my answer for last weeks apples to apples. Go check it out and identify yourself if you are the winner. good luck!

A time odyssey

chrisdye — 2009-08-01T12:35:43-04:00

Watch the first 30 seconds of this 1965 broadcast of Winston Churchill's funeral and see if you are confused as I was.

I had no idea that the theme music for 2001: A Space Odyssey was not written for the film, but rather 50 years previously. I really need to learn something about music.

Apples to Apples: Dispensable

Maryam — 2009-07-31T16:41:18-04:00

Green Card: Dispensable

1. Not essential; unimportant: dispensable items of personal property.
2. Capable of being dispensed, administered, or distributed.
3. Subject to dispensation, as a vow or church law.

You have a week?

This one's for me

vinny9 — 2009-06-05T01:10:52-04:00

What to do and not do in NYC

Bonus cheesy points for pluggin UCB over stand-up.

I'm Every Woman

vinny9 — 2009-05-25T12:35:42-04:00

Stock photo lady sees herself everywhere

Saurian Brandy

vinny9 — 2009-05-13T08:49:30-04:00

Narrated photo log about Trek Conventions in the 70s

I love presentations like this. The CBC Radio3 mag was doing this ages ago. I still miss it.

Sometimes People Are Smart

vinny9 — 2009-04-24T12:01:44-04:00

I like this idea.

The gist is that self-organized molecules (ie: life) will build themselves in a single chirality (organic molecules can exist in two mirror images, chirality is the term to distinguish them; think your right and left hands). Light that reflects from organics will contain a tell-tale signature (polarization) depending on the chirality. This could be used to detect evidence of "life" on other planets. Clever.

Low-Hanging Fruit

vinny9 — 2009-04-21T11:19:43-04:00

http://www.pixelmator.com/

A Mac specific, pic editing tool priced at 60$ US. F'ing smart move.

I WANT TOFU TOO!

goodladd — 2009-04-09T09:34:14-04:00

From the print story: "Says Department of Revenue spokesman Mark Couch: 'We don't allow 'FU' because some people could read that as street language for sex.' "

"The Biggest Hit Of All The Speakers At The Event"

goodladd — 2009-03-31T08:32:04-04:00

I guess this is why they call it the Committee on Foreign RELATIONS. Bow-chicka-wow-wow.

Humans.... In.... Spaaaaace

vinny9 — 2009-03-30T15:02:05-04:00

Colossal waste of money? Maybe. Good idea? Maybe. Impressive? Gotta be.

Big version here

Usefulness

goodladd — 2009-03-15T17:12:40-04:00

Apologies if you've seen this already � I can't remember where I found it.

Anyway, go here, install the bookmarklet, and then if you find yourself on a particularly cluttered/eye-destroying webpage, just click on it and it'll strip away all the nastiness and leave you with just the text of the page in one, easy-to-read column. Great stuff.

Can't Stop This E-Motion

Gbrowdy — 2009-02-08T04:32:04-05:00

This video takes the understanding of stop motion to a new level. Simply amazing.