26 August 2008 @ 06:32 am
Jake of the Web - 2008-08-26  
http://aislian.org/tile.html
This will make you sick.  Three geometric grids, overlayed and moving in different directions relative to one another.  Just in case you can't make it to the State Fair to get motion sickness this year.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=808kCo6R4Ac&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_BnsrWMnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP_SCNJqA6Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBPjhB9d3jc
These gymnastics clips, in the wake of the Olympics, have become very popular all over the web in the last 2 weeks.  These are clips from the 80s of Paul Hunt performing comedic gymnastics routines as 'Paula'.  It's a dude in a unitard, acting like a girl as he does flips and handstands and the splits, and whatever it is one does on the uneven bars.  Think of it as being The Globetrotters of Gymnastics - despite being a comedy bit, his routine is still very impressive.  I know Paul has ties to the Utah gymnastics team, although I'm not sure if he is still at the 'U'.  One of these clips is clearly filmed in the Huntsman center.


http://simplynoise.com/
http://simplynoise.com/download.html
White, pink, or brown/red noise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_noise) to help you sleep.  Or you can use it to drown out the sounds of your illicit plans being made - or any other illicit things you may be making/doing.  You can vary the noise ratio on all three, or download loopable 30-second segments for playback offline.  Also available for free download is a 60-minute recording of a thunderstorm.  YES, it's boring - that's the POINT.


http://kukuklok.com/
Set an alarm within your browser to wake you up - a rooster, a traditional alarm clock, an electronic alarm clock or distorted guitars.  WARNING:  Uses military time (if it's after noon, add 12 to the time you are thinking of...)


Calvin and Jobs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35923610@N00
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35923610@N00/2722267025/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35923610@N00/2723090810/sizes/o/
This is from a recent MAD Magazine, but finding a lot of traction online.  Calvin and Hobbes comics, only with Hobbes replaced by Steve Jobs, who philosophizes with Calvin about how Moe the bully really isn't that bad, about marketing, and how releasing dazzling new Apple products is the best way to avoid censure over a back-dated stock options scandal.  An inanimate Steve Jobs doll turns out to be really cute, too.  An excellent recreation of the look and feel of Calvin and Hobbes.


Questions?  Suggestions?
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