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"Put Tickets Botulinum"

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:48:47 -0400

"Put Tickets Botulinum":

Replicating Apple’s Siri ad featuring Samuel L Jackson

Facebook Camera - New Photo App From Facebook Via laughingsquid

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:04:45 -0400

Facebook Camera - New Photo App From Facebook

Via laughingsquid

A Brief History of Time Travel (in Movies) If ever a movie...

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:01:15 -0400

A Brief History of Time Travel (in Movies)

If ever a movie earned its time-travel plotline, it’s Men in Black 3, which attempts to revive a movie franchise largely forgotten by audiences after its disappointing second entry. Men in Black 3 sees Will Smith’s Agent J going back to the 1960s to save partner Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones in the present, Josh Brolin in the past), and mines its late-’60s setting for jokes both obvious (hippies, Andy Warhol) and subtle (Rick Baker’s new alien designs, which are derived from the style of ’60s science fiction).

But if time travel, as the Men in Black would have it, is “illegal throughout the universe,” cinema is full of lawbreakers. It’s been 10 years since the last Men in Black movie, but nearly 100 years since the first time-travel film hit movie theaters. There are so many variations on turning the clock forwards and backwards in cinema that it’s difficult to say these films even belong to a unified “genre.” But every time-traveling movie has, in its own way, had to overcome the mind-bending logic problems inherent in its premise. And each, too, has played on a universal, if vain, human desire to experience a world that’s entirely unavailable to us—and perhaps to change things in our own.

Read more.[Image: Universal Pictures]

Via theatlantic:

Love Seat - Installation of Chairs That Spells Out...

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:59:10 -0400

Love Seat - Installation of Chairs That Spells Out “Love”

Via laughingsquid

Organized Wonder

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:40:29 -0400

Organized Wonder:

jasondrakeford:

Great site to share and discover the best talks, documentaries, interviews, short films and various other videos scattered across the web.

laughingsquid: Leap, A Motion Sensitive Controller for...

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:35:47 -0400

laughingsquid:

Leap, A Motion Sensitive Controller for Computers

parislemon: alexheath: UI design in The Avengers So...

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:27:08 -0400

parislemon:

alexheath:

UI design in The Avengers

So awesome.

Definitely some interesting interfaces. So. Much. Translucence.

bakerstreetbabes: antieuclid: Announcing: The Great Sherlock...

Wed, 23 May 2012 01:59:01 -0400

bakerstreetbabes:

antieuclid:

Announcing: The Great Sherlock Fitness Challenge!

Maybe you want to get in shape for a massive parkour-style Believe in Sherlock flyering run. Maybe you need to harpoon a dead pig, or you want to be prepared to fight off mysterious strangers with swords in your flat. Maybe you just want to lose 10 pounds in case you ever get to meet Benedict Cumberbatch. If any of those are true, this is the contest for you! It’s fairly simple:

Sign up for Fitocracy, a great website for geeks who want to get in shape. You level up by collecting points through various types of exercise, and by completing exercise “quests” along the way.

Join the BBC Sherlock group on Fitocracy.

Between now and June 3rd, get the word out as much as possible through Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, carrier pigeons, and more. People who join once the contest is already underway will be at a real competitive disadvantage, so we need to make sure as many people as possible hear about it before it starts.

Between June 3rd and July 1st, exercise! And make sure you log it in Fitocracy. You can get points for everything from taking the stairs instead of the elevator to running a marathon.

Once the challenge ends on July 1st, prizes will be awarded as follows:

1st place: $50 gift credit to antieuclid’s Random Emporium, the web’s best source for round geek humor, including Sherlock and Cabin Pressure buttons.

2nd place: $20 gift credit.

3rd place: $10 gift credit.

Random drawing: Two $10 gift credits will be given to winners selected at random from everyone who participates, so even if you’re not a gym bunny, you still have a chance to win!

So let’s get in gear to make Sherlockians the fittest group in fandom!

[edited to add:] The always awesome Cara McGee has generously offered to supplement the prizes with some of her incredible fandom teas! So you’ll be able to jog your way to a triumphant future of tea and buttons.

Dooooooooooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!

Google Chrome Leapfrogs Internet Explorer as the Web's Top Browser

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:29:29 -0400

Google Chrome Leapfrogs Internet Explorer as the Web's Top Browser:

parislemon:

The writing has been on the wall for this for some time. Chrome is great and IE hasn’t done anything interesting in years — the recipe for disruption. I suspect Google themselves will announce this milestone soon.

Next up: the battle for mobile browsing dominance. Safari clearly has the lead here right now, but Google is pushing hard with Chrome for Android. Next up: Chrome for iOS?

Why Wasn't I Consulted?

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:50:49 -0400

Why Wasn't I Consulted?:

A terrific ‘long’ read, by Paul Ford, on the WWIC entitlement complex.

Avengers Assemble! Via sabo

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:01:41 -0400

Avengers Assemble!

Via sabo

Dan Harmon on His Silent Removal as Showrunner of Community

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:58:08 -0400

Dan Harmon on His Silent Removal as Showrunner of Community:

danharmon:

Kids:

A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community.

The Ventana Inn on Flickr.

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:48:46 -0400

The Ventana Inn on Flickr.

Big Sur 443 on Flickr.

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:48:22 -0400

Big Sur 443 on Flickr.

The Ventana Inn on Flickr.

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:47:59 -0400

The Ventana Inn on Flickr.

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park on Flickr.

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:46:43 -0400

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park on Flickr.

Big Sur on Flickr.

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:44:45 -0400

Big Sur on Flickr.

Please don’t do that, Dave… You have an appointment...

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:20:28 -0400

Please don’t do that, Dave… You have an appointment at 12.30.

Energy Efficiency the Google Way

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:56:00 -0400

Energy Efficiency the Google Way

Announcing Fitocracy Duels - Challenge Someone Now!

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:21:14 -0400

Announcing Fitocracy Duels - Challenge Someone Now!:

Fitocracy Duels Now Available! Go and Do Battle!

Arguing about whose turn it is to do the washing up?
He left the toilet seat up again?
Ben from accounts drank the last of the coffee and didn’t make a new batch?
Felicia keeps mocking your K/D ratio in Modern Warfare 3?
Been watching a few too many episodes of Game of Thrones?

Finally, Fitocracy Duels gives you a way to settle all of these important issues. As the good folks at HBO like to say, War is Coming!

(Pssst, if you don’t feel like reading, just go to Fitocracy.com right now to start engaging in battle!)

So, what are Duels and how do you use them to become even more awesome?

If you’ve already used Fitocracy, you’re probably familiar with Group Challenges. A group owner issues a challenge, say, for most points earned in a weekend, and everyone in that group then competes for their position on the podium. It keeps people motivated and lets them flex their competitive muscles (literally). Duels take the concept of challenges a step further, and this time it’s personal.

Borrowing liberally from the perennially popular concept of Player vs. Player games, a Fitocracy Hero can issue a Duel to any other user* to take place on a date of their choosing. If that user accepts, the duelists compete head to head until the bitter end. Remember, Kids… There Can Be Only One! (unless it’s a draw). There are ten duel-types including “Most Points Earned,” “Heaviest Bench Press” and “Most Distance Run.” Now, of course, a Duel wouldn’t be a Duel unless your blood thirsty prop-friendly friends are forced to pick sides and and root for a team.

Let’s Take a Closer Look

Challenging Someone: If you’re a Hero, you will now see a Duel Button on other Fitocrats’ profiles on the site. Have they insulted your family? Challenge them to a Duel!

Not Started: The brand new mini-dash (click on “See More” to expand it) contains a list of all the upcoming Duel events. Will you choose to (bravely) Run Away, or Fight?

In Progress: We let you know whether you’re winning or losing.

A Duel Page: You can see the Duel type, Win Rate for previous duels against the opponent, Fan Support, and Points. The faces directly beneath each duelist indicate the first people to join your team. They’re your super-friends. Underneath that, you’ll see tabs for Shout Outs, Activities and Duel Histories.

In the Feed: You’ll see a few variations of this. All are designed to keep you updated on the current lay of the land. Who has been challenged? Who won? Only time will tell.

It’s time to throw down the gauntlet and show Simon that he can’t keep stealing your protein cookies from the break room. Your good name, and your snacks, are yours to protect.

In the words of Shakespeare:

“I will bite my thumb at them;
which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it.”

- Sampson, Act 1. Scene I, Romeo and Juliet

Go forth and do battle!

*Duels is a site-only feature for now. Coming Soon to iOS.

**Only Heroes can issue a Duel. Any user, including non-Heroes, can accept them.

Via Fitocracy