Haunting...

 

Luzinterruptus' Radioactive Control installation comments on the dangers of nuclear energy.
Photo: Gustavo Sanabria

Art collective Luzinterruptus has created an installation made up of 100 glowing “radioactive” figures for the Dockville Festival in Hamburg

this guy is s**t hot...

By EDW Lynch on August 30, 2011

Jeremy Mayer, an Oakland artist who makes gorgeous sculptures out of typewriter parts, explains his process in this interview at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. His latest work is a 13″ tall sculpture of a penguin

I really, really do love her......

Michele Bachmann: Hurricane, Earthquake Remarks Weren't Serious (VIDEO)

 

great short film with no dialogue..

dumb joke post

There are 10 kinds of people in the world.

Those that understand binary and those who don't.

I just love this chick...

Michele Bachmann: “Who likes white people?”

Posted by Rob Beschizza on Monday, Aug 29th at 10:12am

Bachmann: Who likes white people?
Crowd: (Cheers)
Bachmann: Yeah! That's right! I'm Michelle Bachmann and I'm a member of congress and I'm running for the presidency of the United States and I'm here to talk tonight here to tell you about the creator of the universe, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

can you dig it?

By BRIAN McFADDEN

Very F**kin Cool

Sprinter, Reaches 400 Semifinals At World Championships (VIDEO)

RAF CASERT   08/27/11 11:54 PM ET  

DAEGU, South Korea — With a strong finishing kick on his carbon-fiber blades, double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius swept past several able-bodied runners in the 400 meters Sunday to qualify for the semifinals at the world championships.
It also claimed another historic breakthrough for Paralympic athletes.
Pistorius recovered from his traditional slow start to pounce with power through the final bend and finishing straight to take third place in the final heat of the event and qualify for the next round. His time of 45.39 seconds was the 14th best of all competitors.
Despite his fame, the South African was never destined to win his heat – just getting through had been a cliffhanger in itself.
Running in the tough outside lane, he had to count on a big move in the second half of the race and with 50 meters to go, five runners were still in it for the four automatic semifinal places.
Pistorius, though, was not to be denied. He dipped at the tape for his third-place finish behind Bahamian winner Chris Brown. He immediately slapped hands with runner-up Martyn Rooney, embraced several others and then formally bowed to the South Korean crowd of about 10,000 for its cheers and support.
"He ran the time to get here," said Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt, who also advanced. "A great heart. I wish all the best to him."
The International Association of Athletics Federations had banned the multiple Paralympic gold medalist from able-bodied competition, saying the blades he wears gave him an unfair advantage.
But in 2008, Pistorius was cleared to compete by the Court of Arbitration for Sport – even though he failed to qualify for that year's Beijing Olympics and the 2009 worlds in Berlin. He did win three gold medals at the Beijing Paralympic Games

lego rocks!!

A Wearable LEGO Self-Portrait

By Scott Beale on August 27, 2011

Master LEGO

great stuff from my youth

The MAD Fold-In Collection: 1964-2010

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder on Saturday, Aug 27th at 9:33am

[Video Link] Chronicle Books published this nice-looking collection of MAD's Fold-Ins.

Al Jaffee's fold-ins, on the inside back cover of virtually every issue of MAD Magazine since 1964, have become an icon of American humor. Generations have grown up with Jaffee's inspired skewerings of our foibles and cultural conundrums. Issue after issue, each Fold-in requires the reader to simply fold the page so that arrow A meets arrow B to reveal the hidden gag image, a

like it...

Women Pose Awkwardly in Public as Satire of Fashion Photography

By EDW Lynch on August 26, 2011

don't need it...want it...

Star Wars Han Solo in Carbonite Ice Cube Tray via ThinkGeek, which also has a R2-D2 Ice Cube Tray.

The Han Solo Ice Cube Tray comes with room for six (6) small, 1.75″ Han Solos and one (1) large, 3.5″ Solo. We’re pretty sure that Boba Fett would be happy with just one smuggler on ice but seven would be a serious payday! The silicone on the mold is good down to -40F so don’t try using these on Hoth. They should be fine in your average household freezer though

So is Dodd-Frank "killing" the banking industry?

So is Dodd-Frank "killing" the industry? In fact, "bank profits rose substantially" in the first quarter of the year, with banks showing the biggest profits since before the recession. Things were sunny in the second quarter as well:

- Profits at JPMorgan Chase, the nation's second largest bank, were up 13 percent.

- Third-largest Citigroup's profits soared 23 percent.

- Fourth-largest Wells Fargo's profits shot up 29 percent.

- Fifth-largest Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, "disappointed investors" when it merely "more than doubled its profits."

- Sixth-largest Morgan Stanley's profits were up an impressive 17 percent.

The only top-tier bank to have a rough second quarter was the nation's largest, Bank of America, which has been dragged down in part by its acquisition of investment house Merril Lynch -- a move that, ironically, would not have been allowed under the Glass-Steagall Act, the repeal of which Gingrich spearheaded as House Speaker in the 90s

BAD JOKE POST

I went to a restaurant with a sign that said they served breakfast at any time. So I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.

oooh, now it makes sense..

(by Benjamin Stone

sweet...

Thelomeris Trailer: Mark Hamill’s Hungarian Steampunk Sci-Fi

The first trailer for Thelomeris, a Hungarian movie about a spooky clockworks factory that churns out endless product made by slave labor, offers a dark look at the indie sci-fi film’s steampunk aesthetic.

The clip showcases the CGI handiwork of director Balazs Hatvani, who began crafting the movie’s gloomy urban vistas in 2008. Thelomeris casts Star Wars vet Mark Hamill, who also serves as a creative consultant on the film, as a stranger who challenges a factory boss to change his ruthless ways.

BAD JOKE POST

Are you suffering from schizophrenia?

You're not alone.

A topic that has been hands off for too long....

Dirty Girls Ministries is on a crusade against the evils of female masturbation

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder on Monday, Aug 22nd at 3:37pm

Thank goodness someone is taking on the female masturbation epidemic that's plaguing our great nation.

The No Stones recovery group is part of an organization called Dirty Girls Ministries that [Crystal] Renaud launched in 2009 after suffering from her own self-described pornography addiction. She says she wanted to help other women recover from their X-rated fixations by connecting with them online and holding meetings at her local church. But her use of the terms porn and addiction may be misleading. The growing group of 100-plus members who participate in the forums say that they masturbate or view porn—which they define as including erotica and romance novels—twice a week or less. For most of us, that would hardly be considered excessive. But to Renaud, it indicates an epidemic of addiction, one that can be treated by helping women stay “clean” of masturbation.

Might help?

For generations, this children’s game has helped settle some profound conflicts. So I’ve created a few additional hand gestures that might be helpful for our representatives in Washington.

very mad max....

For the past four months in Libya, rebel forces made up of civilians and army defectors have been waging battles against Muammar Qaddafi's armed forces, holding their own and sometimes advancing with the assistance of NATO air strikes. Scrambling to arm themselves against mercenaries and a professional army, rebels have been making use of everything they can -- from using captured weapons and munitions to rigging anti-aircraft guns and aircraft rocket launchers to the backs of civilian pickup trucks. Collected here are recent images of some of this weaponry used by the Libyan rebels. [34 photos]

At a weapon workshop in Misrata, a Libyan volunteer fixes a UB-32 rocket launcher pod, attached to the back of a pickup truck on May 28, 2011. The UB-32, a launcher designed to fire Russian S-5 rockets, is normally mounted on an aircraft. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)

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A rebel army officer works on a weapon captured from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, at a workshop in Benghazi, on June 1, 2011. (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) #

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A Libyan rebel fighter, in a vehicle rigged with armor plating, flashes a victory sign at a territory taken from forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi, after rebels pushed several kilometers in the direction of Zlitan, west of the rebel-held port city of Misrata, on June 13, 2011. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra) #

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Molotov cocktails rest in a rack as Libyan rebels prepare for battle in Ajdabiya on March 2, 2011. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Anti-aircraft guns and other military hardware, found stocked in a warehouse now controlled by rebel forces outside Benghazi, on March 01, 2011. (Alessio Romenzi/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A rebel takes stock of weapons and ammunition in a munitions storage hanger at a government military base which they captured in Ajdabiyah, on March 1, 2011. (Reuters/Goran Tomasevic) #

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A rocket rests in a case among other military hardware stocked in a warehouse controlled by rebel forces outside Benghazi, on March 01, 2011. (Alessio Romenzi/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A Libyan rebel plugs his ears as rebels fire a rocket at troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi on the road between Ajdabiya and Brega, Libya, on Thursday, March 31, 2011. (AP Photo) #

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Workmen clean a rusted Grad rocket launcher to make it operational, at a Libyan rebel weapons workshop and training camp in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) #

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A Libyan man tries to remove a cannon from a part of a tank, belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, with plans to reuse it, in the western Libyan city of Misrata, on June 7, 2011. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra) #

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A Libyan rebel fighter smokes a cigarette next to an improvised multiple rocket launcher in the back of a pickup truck, as the rebels prepare to make an advance, in the desert on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) #

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Rebel volunteer Ramzy Elshahiebi extracts elements from a mine while working to assemble home made bombs in Benghazi, Libya, on May 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) #

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Rebel fighters launch rockets against Qaddafi forces at the frontline along the western entrance of Ajdabiyah April 21, 2011. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) #

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Rebel soldiers repair weapons captured from forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi at a workshop in Benghazi, on June 13, 2011 (Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori) #

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Libyans remove rust from ammunition in the western Libyan city of Misrata, on June 7, 2011. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra) #

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A rebel poses with an armful of rocket-propelled grenades taken from an armored personnel carrier (APC) captured from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi on the outskirts of the town of Zlitan, west of the rebel-held port city of Misrata, on June 10, 2011. (Reuters/Abdelkader Belhessin) #

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A rebel fighter cuts metal from a destroyed tank from Qaddafi's forces, next to a checkpoint in Ajdabiya, Libya, Wednesday, June 1, 2011. The metal plates are used to armor light rebel vehicles for combat. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) #

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Libyan rebel fighters opposing Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi fire their weapons at a Libyan airforce fighter jet flying overhead at the entrance to the oil-rich town of Ras Lanuf on March 8, 2011. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Rebel army officers repair weapons taken from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, at a workshop in Benghazi, on June 1, 2011. (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) #

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A Libyan rebel adds an aluminum ring to a used rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), which will be refitted with high explosives and reused, at a weapons workshop in Misrata, on May 29,2011. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra) #

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A Libyan rebel holds a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) after refitting it with high explosives, for reuse, at a weapons workshop in Misrata, on May 29, 2011. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra) #

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A rebel soldier repairs weapons captured from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, at a workshop in Benghazi, on June 13, 2011. (Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori) #

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Workmen examine a Russian-made UB-32 multiple rocket launcher, a type of launcher rebels have been using mounted on pickup trucks, at a Libyan rebel weapons workshop and training camp in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) #

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A rebel fighter in front of an armored technical gives orders to comrades at the front line between the rebels and Muammar Qaddafi forces, 25 km west of Misrata, Libya, on Thursday, May 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) #

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A Libyan rebel fighter shows a weapon with a grenade launcher attachment which he said was taken from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi at Misrata's western front line, some 25 km (16 miles) from the city center, on June 7, 2011. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra) #

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Rebel army officers fix weapons taken from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at a workshop in Benghazi, on June 1, 2011. (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) #

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A rebel supporter in Dafniya repairs a damaged recoilless rifle, as heavy clashes between pro-Qaddafi forces continued on the front line at Dafniya, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Misrata, Libya, on Monday, June 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) #

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Rebel fighters man load a UB-32 rocket pod mounted on a pickup truck, in the front line along the western entrance of Ajdabiyah, on April 19, 2011. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) #

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Libyan rebels drive a truck mounted with a rocket launcher salvaged from a Russian attack helicopter near front-line positions, on April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. Wiring from the launcher leads to a battery and a firing mechanism. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images) #

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A convoy of Libyan rebels deploy around the western gate of Ajdabiya, Libya, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) #

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Libyan volunteers fix jammed weapons captured from Muammar Qaddafi forces at a workshop in Misrata, on May 28, 2011. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra) #

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Rebel fighters take part in training in Giminis, on May 26, 2011. (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) #

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A rebel fighter stands next to pickup truck converted into an armored combat vehicle at the front line with Muammar Qaddafi forces, 30 km south from Misrata, Libya, on Friday, May 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) #

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A rebel fighter rests on a weapon mounted on the back of a pickup truck on the front line between them and Muammar Qaddafi forces, 30 km south of Misrata, Libya, on Friday, May 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) #

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At a weapon workshop in Misrata, a Libyan volunteer fixes a UB-32 rocket launcher pod, attached to the back of a pickup truck on May 28, 2011. The UB-32, a launcher designed to fire Russian S-5 rockets, is normally mounted on an aircraft. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)