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I felt this chat transcript needed a permanent home.

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:48:19 -0600

Me: a woman who just walked into this coffee shop has a security guard with her
Me: this guy looks like he is ex-Israeli Special Forces or something. He never gets more than two steps away from her
Ethan: how much Krav Maga do you know?
Me: not enough
Ethan: then hot coffee and a laptop across the face will have to do. then we figure out the ransom. right?
Me: start cutting letters out of magazines
Ethan: thats my hobby. i have a drawerful on standby
Me: make sure you have the letters for the word Learjet
Ethan: unfortunately i only got the letters for “lubricant” about 60 times.
Me: that means we can spell “crab until” and “brain cult” we can work with that
Ethan: OOOHHH. Crab Cult could be our terrorist group!!
Me: it has a nice ring to it, I’ll start working on a logo
Ethan: it must have Zoidberg from Futurama in there somewhere
Me: Here we go. It’s a little rough…you have to imagine it embroidered on our flag: http://twitpic.com/5rg6bd
Ethan: it’s gonna be hard for us to recruit people who can live up to this.
Me: I think the key is targeting impressionable young minds. Do you know anyone that works at a daycare?
Ethan: Actually, after seeing the flag, Val is in. I may be able to get some other unsavory characters based on the Kool-Aid man’s implied involvement
Me: I haven’t actually approached him yet, but if we let him crash through a few walls, I’m sure he’ll be game…”OH YEAH!”
Ethan: OH HELL YEAH!!!!!!!

Experience Human Flight (by Betty Wants In) Slow-motion...

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:46:21 -0600

Experience Human Flight (by Betty Wants In)

Slow-motion skydiving shot on a GoPro.

The Mountain (by Terje Sorgjerd)

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:59:41 -0600

The Mountain (by Terje Sorgjerd)

Turbines (Taken with instagram at Smoky Hills Wind Farm)

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:31:18 -0700

Turbines (Taken with instagram at Smoky Hills Wind Farm)

Sasquatch (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:10:13 -0600

Sasquatch (Taken with instagram)

The SFFD is apparently the only major fire department still...

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:42:00 -0600

The SFFD is apparently the only major fire department still using wooden ladders. The tradition and craftsmanship that goes into their production is pretty amazing.

A Field Guide to Typestaches There is a spot on my office wall...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:06:00 -0600

A Field Guide to Typestaches

There is a spot on my office wall crying out for one of these.

Rescue Food | Creative Ad Awards

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:31:39 -0600

Rescue Food | Creative Ad Awards

Conan hard at work on new TBS show “Rest assured,...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:30:32 -0600

Conan hard at work on new TBS show

“Rest assured, I’m hard at work on the new studio.” via @ConanOBrien

I need a giant floor hammock in my office.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:55:17 -0700

I need a giant floor hammock in my office.

Sometimes Facebook’s targeted ads are a little too...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:45:39 -0700

Sometimes Facebook’s targeted ads are a little too on-the-nose.

Written by an Italian singer, this song’s gibberish lyrics...

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:31:00 -0700

Written by an Italian singer, this song’s gibberish lyrics are supposed to approximate what he thinks English sounds like.

Pretty impressive show reel from Stargate Studios showing their...

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0700

Pretty impressive show reel from Stargate Studios showing their virtual backlot work.

This unbelievably detailed panorama was drawn from memory by...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:53:00 -0700

This unbelievably detailed panorama was drawn from memory by autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire after a 20 minute helicopter ride over NYC. (via Fubiz™)

Nearness by Jack Schulze and Timo Arnall is a Rube Goldberg...

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:26:44 -0600

Nearness by Jack Schulze and Timo Arnall is a Rube Goldberg machine in which the components interact via RFID rather than physical contact.

Timelapse of wildfire in southern California.

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:26:44 -0600

Timelapse of wildfire in southern California.

Birds on the Wires by Jarbas Agnelli After seeing a photo of...

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:25:53 -0600

Birds on the Wires by Jarbas Agnelli

After seeing a photo of several birds perched on electrical lines Mr. Agnelli decided to write a song using the location of the birds on the wires as notes.

The Precision Urban Hopper is a small robot being developed for...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:23:00 -0600

The Precision Urban Hopper is a small robot being developed for the US Military. It has a piston actuated “leg” that allows it to jump over walls and fences up to 25 feet high.

How would you like to be chillin’ in your backyard having a beer and then this thing comes flying over your fence.

Be still, my beating heart.

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:05:50 -0600

Be still, my beating heart.

Moments by Will Hoffman was inspired by David Eagleman’s...

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:52:00 -0600

Moments by Will Hoffman was inspired by David Eagleman’s book, Sum.

The book sounds a little strange to me, but this video is pretty great. It consists of a number of short clips showing slices of human life. I dare you to watch it and not find something that strikes a chord with you.