- Jackie Chan – How to Do Action Comedy – YouTube
‘Every Frame a Painting’ is a great series on YouTube about the craft of film-making. Definitely worth checking out this video on Jackie Chan.
- Behind the indie video game sensation that caught NASA’s attention
This looks like a lot of fun, but I don’t know if it’s worth the time investment to get to the fun part.
- How To Make LEGO Gummy Candy! – YouTube
Just a few simple ingredients and you too can build an edible Lego landscape.
- 19 Scottish Landmarks That Are Actually Really Crap
Scotland is, of course, completely terrible and there’s no reason to go there.
- The Dragon Autopsy – The Atlantic
Even in death Komodo dragons are incredibly tough.
- This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see – The Washington Post
Nice and simple explanation of the types of gerrymandering and how it all works.
- Old Spice | And So It Begins – YouTube
Original flavor (odor?) Old Spice Man makes a triumphant return.
- No Reverb Added: An Acoustical Experiment of a Song Recorded in 15 Different Locations | Colossal
I love videos like this, with multi-layered vocals.
- LEGO Man Costume!
- Haplodiploidy | Aceso Under Glass
Reproduction is weird.
- Turn Your iPhone Into a Crappy 1985 Camcorder With This App
- Mad Scientist Frankenstein Light Switch. by GeekHouseCreations
I’m tempted to get one of these for the switch down into the basement.
- The most obsolete infrastructure money could buy – my worst job ever | Hacker News
Some truly horrifying tales of working with ancient technology.
- The technical debt of the millennia | Minds aren’t magic
Even the introduction of AI won’t induce people to keep their code clean.
- The mystery of Devil’s Kettle Falls | MNN – Mother Nature Network
Half of a river flows down an hole and doesn’t seem to ever come out again.
- How Can I Be A Comedian | Michelle Gomez at The Comedy Store – YouTube
- Printing transparent glass in 3-D | MIT News
Wow. This looks like it’ll open up some really new doors in terms of glass sculpture and artistry. Technical applications might be a few years off yet.
- An artificial arm with a sense of touch
DARPA scientists have developed an artificial arm capable of sending touch signals to the brain of the user. We live in the future.