Category: Video

Oops!

Oops!

| March 13, 2008 | Reply

Part of a continuing series: What makes this so funny is that the kid has set up the camcorder to capture himself lifting weights — and he’s clearly distracted by looking back at the camcorder. Hat tip to Andrew Sullivan at The Daily Dish. ..bruce w..

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Join the Army!

Join the Army!

| March 10, 2008 | 1 Reply

The Ukrainian Army that is: I think that our own armed services could learn a thing or to from this ad. And if that wasn’t enough incentive for Ukrainian guys, check out this photo. Hat tip to Instapundit. ..bruce w..

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The latest from Improv Everywhere

The latest from Improv Everywhere

| March 10, 2008 | Reply

I’m not a big fan of ‘performance art’, but I really like the stuff that Improv Everywhere does. And this is perhaps one of their most brilliant stunts yet: staging a musical in a food court somewhere in Southern California: Be sure to read the Improv Everywhere article to get the details on how they […]

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National Brotherhood Week

National Brotherhood Week

| March 7, 2008 | Reply

Showing that some things are timeless. Hat tip to Dave Barry. ..bruce w..

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Nerds Gone Wild – The Furby Gurdy!

Nerds Gone Wild – The Furby Gurdy!

| March 2, 2008 | Reply

Some of you may be aware of a sub-culture of nerds that like to “bend circuits”. That means taking perfectly usable electronic items and re-purposing them for other things. Sometimes bizare other things. One of the big realms of this is taking anything that makes noise and re-wiring it’s brains to make strange noises for […]

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One of the oldest bits of ‘net video…

One of the oldest bits of ‘net video…

| February 27, 2008 | Reply

…and still one of the best: Hat tip to the Llama Butchers. ..bruce..

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2008 Election results revealed!

2008 Election results revealed!

| February 26, 2008 | Reply

Here’s the news report: Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early “We will be pretending to count votes and we will be running totals through out the night.” ..bruce w..

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USA 193 Shoot Down Animation

USA 193 Shoot Down Animation

| February 21, 2008 | Reply

The Pentagon is confirming that they got a good hit last night against USA 193, also known as NRL 21; a crippled intelligence satellite. While we await a better quality version of the video to be available from the DoD, take a look at this wonderful computer rendering of the shot and the break up..

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Friday Afternoon – Doon The Watter

Friday Afternoon – Doon The Watter

| February 8, 2008 | Reply

Friday afternoon has come in California. It’s a bright sunny day with temperatures near 70 across most of San Diego county, with the birds on my front porch singing and enjoying a full load of seed in the feeder. The cats are on my office futon couch in rapt attention as the birds queue up […]

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The more things change…

The more things change…

| January 31, 2008 | Reply

…the more it’s deja vu all over again. Or something: Watch it quick before YouTube gets a take-down notice. I don’t know who Steve Adams is (though you can see his website here), but the sentiment of the video is strikingly apt. Hat tip to (wait for it) Mormon Mommy Wars. . UPDATE: You can […]

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