3's and 7's

Watch out - there's boobies in the video

Louis CK

For more of this guy check out Louis CK

Queens of the Stone Age Live in Boston Acoustic

Check out the link for 3 QOTSA acoustic videos (QOTSA)

Queens of the Stone Age - Redefining sharing

There's a video after the link
Rolling Stone : Queens of the Stone Age Talk Radiohead, VMAs, Playing a Salt Mine (Plus Bonus Six-Pack Q&A): "They’re playing a German salt mine in November"

Hotel Chevalier - NSFW

Wes Anderson's short that was supposed to show before the Darjeeling Limited. Natalie Portman gets nude in it though.

Hockey

You're supposed to be able to get preseason NHL games for a limited time from NHL centre ice. I'm not sure it's worth it though.

The most recent pic of the baby

We heard the heartbeat on Monday. It sounded like a freight train!

Silver from ore

Extract silver from ore, win $10,000,000 - Boing Boing

The problem is the silver particles are tiny and they are fully encapsulated in the silica. It may be worth thinking about though for $10,000,000

The wingman

Fireworks: Japan's Weather Experiment to Shame the Moon - Gizmodo

Lithium balls of light. Sounds great.

Fireworks: Japan's Weather Experiment to Shame the Moon - Gizmodo: "In its never-ending quest to out-Sci-Fi the world, Japan is treating its citizens to what they're calling a 'space fireworks show' - resulting from an experiment to study the atmosphere. On Sunday night at 7:26 PM (in Japan) an S-520 rocket will be launched into the sky and release lithium vapor into the ionosphere, creating three huge red balls of light - both as big and bright as the moon -- to be seen in the sky for one and a half minutes."

Build a mini CNC for prototyping

Instructables 3-axis CNC

Digital Photography: Rename your digital photos in bulk - Lifehacker

Digital Photography: Rename your digital photos in bulk - Lifehacker: "Digital Photography Rename your digital photos in bulk You've got 342 pics from your trip to the Grand Canyon. Do you have about 3 extra hours to name them something other than 45929_23.jpg? Me neither. Digital photography guru Derrick Story has a workaround: * First, open the folder and select View > Thumbnails. * Click the last picture in the folder you want to rename, hold down the Shift key, and click the first picture; this will select them all. * Right-click the first photo, and select Rename from the drop-down menu. * Windows XP will highlight the filename for the first photo, enabling you to give it a descriptive name. * After you type in the name, click the white space outside of the photo and watch as Windows applies the name with a sequential number to each picture in the folder."

Ring Road opens up August 31

Good news - Ring road will be open again. Now I can walk straight from the parking lot to the engineering building and back to my car each day. This will probably mean that I won't make it to the gym as often as I won't have to walk past it on the way to the car. Also I won't have to put up with all the nature that I walk past everyday and I'll probably start drinking the sub par coffee in Nibbles and Bytes. Actually I think this sucks. I'm going to start a petition to permanently close Ring road so I am forced to enjoy all these things. Who's with me?

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

This movie won't be out until August of next year but I'm already getting psyched about it every time I read about it.

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS!: "What I loved about this movie was that, very much like 'Hot Fuzz', it spoofs the action genre (specifically, Tarantino movies) while still managing to be a pretty great action movie itself. And not only that, it's funnier than most straight comedies could ever hope to be." - Ain't it cool news

Lifehacker Firefox tip - don't type www or http:// or .com

Tricky old Firefox

You already know you can use Ctrl+Enter to avoid typing http://www or .com when entering URLs in the Firefox address bar. Along those same lines, you can even go to a web site's subpages without typing the protocol or top level domain. Try it: type apple/trailers into the Firefox address bar and press Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Enter for Mac users). Her Foxiness will fill in the http://www and .com in all the right places and zip you right along to Apple's Trailers section of the site. Same works for lifehacker/software/downloads, too. Nifty!

Todt exploring Brawn 'options' - Planet-F1 News - from planet-f1.com

"Ferrari boss Jean Todt has revealed talks remain ongoing with Ross Brawn with regard to his potential return to the team. In his role as technical director, Brawn was the mastermind behind Ferrari's return to dominance in Formula One."

QOTSA General Admission

Due to the closure of the Orpheum Theatre the Queens of the Stoneage
show has been moved to the Bill Copeland Sports Centre located at 3676
Kensington Ave., Burnaby, BC.Doors: 6:30pm

All tickets purchased for the Orpheum will be hounoured at the Bill
Copeland Sports Centre. The show is now general admission. Orchestra
Level tickets will be allowed to access the general admission,
non-seated floor area. All Dress Circle, Upper

Circle, or Balcony seats will have access to the stand seats only .

The mayor isn't optimistic

It's not looking good for the QOTSA concert at the Orpheum. We need a new venue I think. The article I read says the mayor isn't optimistic about a deal before labour day. I guess that's what you can expect when people drop garbage outside his condo.

Inside staff respond to offer: "But Mayor Sam Sullivan said he was disappointed the union rejected the city's two offers -- both modelled on the deal that brought down picket lines in North Vancouver -- and did not share Faoro's optimism about when a deal might be reached. 'I was hoping we would achieve labour peace by Labour Day, which is what would have been the result of acceptance [of one of the two city deals],' Sullivan said, adding that from what he has seen, that no longer looks possible."

Lunar eclipses would be better if they occurred in the daytime

It was too late for me to catch the eclipse last night but I found a site that should have something on it later.

Lunar Eclipse

FOTC

Lower Mainland civic bargaining 2007 - News

Lower Mainland civic bargaining 2007 - News: "VANCOUVER – After reviewing the City of Vancouver's two non-negotiated offers over the weekend, CUPE 15’s bargaining committee hand-delivered a counter-offer to their employer at City Hall today at 9:30 a.m. The union is also calling on the City to return to the table immediately, either independently, with the assistance of a recognized facilitator/mediator or through the services of BC’s Labour Relations Board. [August 27, 2007 09:58 AM]"

Lunar Eclipse tonight August 28/07

Lunar Eclipse: When To Watch In each time zone: "NASA Maps Show When To Watch Eclipse From Each Time Zone"

QOTSA opening band

QOTSA September, 01, 2007 - Orpheum Theater Vancouver, BC with Cage the Elephant

Who is Cage the Elephant?

Send text messages to phones from your computer

Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done

It looks like you should be able to text people from your computer for free. I'll check it out when I get a chance.

Friday Fun: Make Music Online with JamStudio - Lifehacker

Friday Fun: Make Music Online with JamStudio - Lifehacker
I tried this out for a bit and it sounds not too bad. If you're bored and want to mess with some music try it out.

Get rid of the FM Transmitter

How To: Add an Auxiliary Input to Your Car Stereo - Lifehacker

If I'm not too lazy to do this it will be great.

Villeneuve may begin NASCAR career with trucks - Autoblog

Villeneuve may begin NASCAR career with trucks - Autoblog: "Villeneuve is reportedly scheduled to test a Toyota truck in Chicago this Monday for team Bill Davis Racing. It turns out that Bill Davis Racing actually approached the French Canadian's management and proposed the test. Does it mean he'll be swapping paint and saying things like 'Rubbin's racing' by the end of the year?"

Strike offer

Vancouver makes new offer to striking inside workers
The workers have to respond to the latest deal by 12:00 Wednesday. Maybe the concert can happen?

U.S. Customs Seizes Sub Full of Coke

Newsvine - Coke Sub

$352 million is a lot of drugs - 5.5 tons. That is just too much. Seriously, people should know their limits. And who parties on a submarine near the border? That's just tempting fate.

Gun shootin' Josh Homme

GENGHIS TRON Prepares To Enter Studio

This may be the worst or best band in the world for all I know but the name is so awesome I figured they deserved a mention here at least.

Maps and info - not bad

If you're looking for a map with info about the places you are vacationing you should check out Wikimapia

Suprnova.org – The Universal Bittorrent Source

Suprnova.org – The Universal Bittorrent Source: "Some words for non-internet loving companies: This is how it works. Whatever you sink, we build back up. Whomever you sue, ten new pirates are recruited. Wherever you go, we are already ahead of you. You are the past and the forgotten, we are the internet and the future. y'arr!"

-suprNova/The Pirate Bay

Gizmodo shows Sony's Playsation Booth at games convention

I just want some wire!

I just called Home Depot. I was put through to one department then they said I had to speak to the Hardware department then they said I had to speak to the electrical department. I got through to the Electrical department and the guy answered. I told him I was inquiring about the price of 12 gage wire and what length the roll comes in. He said "Oh boy! I'll just help this customer and I'll be right with you. I'll put the phone on my belt." With phone on belt, he finished with the customer. Then I heard him ask a couple of people if they needed help and I was practically yelling into the phone to remind him to pick up. Next I hear him chatting with what I assume is a coworker about how he has a phone interview and that he works awfully hard for the amount of money he gets paid. I am waiting for him to remember that I am on the phone and he is bitching about his job and discussing a job interview. Buddy you are a real prize. I hung up the phone and explain that I had been kept on hold and the lady says they are swamped in the electrical department and that she will have them call back immediately when they have a free associate. And so I wait.

Vancouver's outside workers want signing bonus to end strike

Vancouver's outside workers want signing bonus to end strike: "Vancouver's striking outside workers will not be heading back to the job without a signing bonus, the union representing its 1,800 members said."

I want a signing bonus too.

Not really a Ben Folds Five fan but...

Transformers extended cut heading to IMAX screens soon!

Massive Megatron vs. Enormous Optimus.

Damn Interesting » Outer Space Exposure

Damn Interesting » Outer Space Exposure: "Outer Space Exposure"

Freezing is not an immediate threat in space. Out there you have other problems.

A few songs below

The Kramps-Like a bad girl should

QOTSA - Running joke

Pearl Jam - Masters of War

HBO Orders 2008 Editions Of CONCHORDS & ENTOURAGE!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

HBO Orders 2008 Editions Of CONCHORDS & ENTOURAGE!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.: "HBO Orders 2008 Editions Of CONCHORDS & ENTOURAGE!!"

QOTSA in HotRod?

QOTSA play a band called Gown in the movie HotRod. The movie looks pretty dumb though.

Robots: PicoBotz Let You Build Your Own Robot on the Cheap - Gizmodo

Robots: PicoBotz Let You Build Your Own Robot on the Cheap - Gizmodo: "These $77 PicoBotz kits are the perfect thing to let the budding engineer (your kids) get their hands on some robotics. The 'robot' has 180 programmable commands and operates in three modes, obstacle avoidance, sound repositioning mode, and line tracing mode. It also runs on two AA batteries, just like the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica. It's also a good thing these bots have their 'kill all humans and enslave humanity' mode removed. That first version didn't sell so well."

Blind/Deaf Coke is it

QOTSA rarities

Some rare songs by QOTSA - probably heard them all before but not bad to check out.

Tunes

City staff predicting strike to last till fall

City staff predicting strike to last till fall: "Vancouver's four-week-old civic strike could stretch past Labour Day and into the fall, city spokesman Jerry Dobrovolny predicted Monday."

Jerry Dobrovolny sounds like a douche to me.

Seinfeldian Chain

Online Seinfeldian Chain

Are you having troubles getting things done. For long term projects the Seinfeldian chain may be a great motivator for you. For each day you accomplish the related task you get to put an X on the calendar. After you have kept up the process for a few days you see a chain of X's emerge and the key is to not let the chain be broken. Even if you only do a small amount towards the end goal, these small steps supposedly produce large results over time. So try it or don't.

Will the strike interfere with the concert - things aren't looking very good

Talks break down in Vancouver's civic strike: "Talks between Vancouver and its striking unions broke down Thursday, with the union saying there was a complete lack of progress at the bargaining table and the city claiming CUPE walked away."

Meraki's Guerilla Wi-Fi to Put a Billion More People Online: Scientific American

Meraki's Guerilla Wi-Fi to Put a Billion More People Online: Scientific American: "Meraki's Guerilla Wi-Fi to Put a Billion More People Online"

superbad interview

Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind trailer

Gondry and Black and Def = comic genius

The ipod cometh

Here it is in it's silvery goodness. Glory be to TD. Look at those headphones - so sexy. I think I need to take a minute for myself.

Grab and Drag :: Firefox Add-ons

Grab and Drag

Adds grab and drag scrolling to Firefox. You can grab stuff and move it around like you do with PDF's. It seems to mess my my Netvibes page options though. May be worth checking out.

Surrey deal ratified, talks continue in Vancouver

Surrey deal ratified, talks continue in Vancouver: "Civic workers in Surrey ratified a five-year contract Tuesday evening, leaving Vancouver as the only Lower Mainland city without a collective agreement."

Circle of Life

HOW TO make Escher-like Droste photos

Boing Boing: HOW TO make Escher-like Droste photos: "HOWTO make Escher-like Droste photos"

It looks like it's not too difficult either.

Brush and rinse toothbrush

Redirects the water up to your mouth. Good for spraying anybody that is in the bathroom at the same time as you too.

Google Street View

More cities have been added:

San Diego, Houston, Orlando and LA. Kind of awesome.

Google Street View

Some Wallpapers

InterfaceLIFT is a place you can download different size wallpapers for your desktop. If boredom overtakes you then this could be the answer, for a couple minutes anyway.

Villain Chair | Uncrate

Villain Chair | Uncrate: "Villain Chair

Admit it — you've always pictured yourself sitting behind a huge stainless steel desk laughing maniacally about your threats to blow up the world unless $10 billion is delivered to you in the next four hours. Well, here's the chair you'll be sitting in. The aptly named Villain Chair ($6,800) is an oversize, futuristic chair made of leather, chrome, steel and aluminum — the hallmarks of an evil villain's office chair."

Vancouver, unions set to resume negotiations: city official

Vancouver, unions set to resume negotiations: city official: "The City of Vancouver and striking CUPE civic workers are talking again on Friday, and a city official told CBC News both sides will resume formal negotiations very soon."

Audi Type C Roadster, Pedal Car

7 gears, leather interior, aluminum body, Audi badging, Formula 1 styling, and 2 pedals your kid can pump on.

$13,300

The Pirate Bay About To Relaunch Suprnova.org | TorrentFreak

The Pirate Bay About To Relaunch Suprnova.org

It seems the guy who had Suprnova is giving the domain to the Pirate Bay. Good news.

Skateboarder Plunges 50 Feet

Skateboarder Plunges 50 Feet - TMZ.com: "At the opening night of the X-Games, the boarder took a terrifying 50-foot free-fall while doing a run, slamming his back onto the ramp -- where he was motionless for nearly five minutes. So heavy."

This fall is pretty crazy. I just made a life decision - no skateboarding on massively insane ramps. I don't care how much I want too - must resist...

Danny Carey of Tool

LiveDaily Interview: Danny Carey of Tool

New trailer for Halloween

Looks freaky enough

Halloween trailer

Alfa Romeo

This looks like a pretty good little commuter - Alpha Romeo 8C Competizione. $200,000.00 - not too bad

Puscifer's new album

Rolling Stone : Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Reveals Puscifer Album Title

“I’m on a mission,” he says. “I’ve been assigned to be the guardian of a highly classified, highly effective Sonic Weapon of Mass Disruption. This sonic technology when ‘unleashed,’ if you will, causes parts of the anatomy to vibrate uncontrollably. … Their bodies will appear to be abducted by the Soul Train, as if J.Lo were auditioning for the ‘Thriller’ video.”

According to Rolling Stone, the name of the album is V Is for Vagina

UNKLE video

War Stories by UNKLE

The third UNKLE release, War Stories is their version of a rock album. Featuring the likes of Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Ian Astbury (The Cult) and Matthew Caws (Nada Surf).

Here's a kick-ass video for the first single, 'Burn My Shadow'

Computer block work arounds

Ten Things Your IT Department Won't Tell You - WSJ.com: "Ten Things Your IT Department Won't Tell You"

A list of some ways around IT blocks at work or school and some reasons why these blocks may be in place.

Depp as Thompson

Johnny Depp is going to play Hunter S. Thompson again in The Rum Diary. I watched a movie called Withnail & I last week. I had never really heard of the movie but I saw it on the torrent site. Now this week I hear the director of that is directing The Rum Diary. Magic?

Zodiac Review

I watched Zodiac Thursday night. Super violent. Suspenseful. Realistic (as far as I can tell). As a bonus they threw in Gooseman as the cop's partner and even velcroed down more hair on him than he had in Top Gun. I'd probably give it an 8/10 kind of a rating but I don't really bother with those things.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

Random Stuff: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance:

I put this up before but I figure it's a good idea to remind myself that the live interview is going on Monday night. I probably won't remember to listen if I can even find it but it should be interesting.

"QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show 'Rockline' with host Bob Coburn on Monday, July 30. The show airs at 8:30 p.m. PT/ 11:30 p.m. ET and fans are encouraged to call in at 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out www.rocklineradio.com. Josh Homme has been working on the third album from the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL."

Cameras

I'm looking at cameras and the choice of camera is currently narrowed down to a Sony DSC-W55 and the Canon A570IS. The IS stands for image stabilization which from previous experience may be a good option for my shots.

The Sony


or The Canon

Classy belt buckle

For that special evening, a belt buckle that will impress the ladies and intimidate the men or vice versa.

Long strike predicted

Long strike predicted: "A Vancouver municipal strike that began Friday could last well into September, a CUPE union leader said."
"We think it will last six to eight weeks," CUPE Local 1004 president Mike Jackson said in an interview Friday morning as the close to 2,000 outside workers he represents prepared to establish picket lines.

FixYa

I looked up my Sony digital camera and found it easily. The only thing is the solution for my problem was listed as buying a new camera. Bad deal. This site seems pretty good though if you want to try to fix your own stuff. I also noticed when I looked up my camera they had a pdf of the owner's manual which could be pretty handy.

Consumer Electronics Support, Products Repair, Manuals & Troubleshooting by FixYa

Stage set for a rematch as Polaris falls to poker professionals

Stage set for a rematch as Polaris falls to poker professionals: "Late last night in Vancouver, British Columbia, poker professionals Phil 'The Unabomber' Laak and Ali Eslami defeated Polaris, the computer poker program built at the University of Alberta, in the final session of the world's first man-versus-machine poker challenge. The two pros won the two-day event with a record of 2-1-1"

Good work humans.

Newsvine - Bus Driver Fired for 38,000 Text Messages

Newsvine - Bus Driver Fired for 38,000 Text Messages: "WARSAW — A Polish bus driver has been fired for sending 38,000 text messages on his company cell phone in a losing effort to win contest jackpot, a spokesman said Thursday."

At 1200 text messages a day, the text message tab was about $34,000.00 and the grand prize was $36,000.00. Nice work my friend.

Pitchfork: Gutter Twins (Dulli and Lanegan) Sign to Sub Pop

Pitchfork: Gutter Twins (Dulli and Lanegan) Sign to Sub Pop: "Gutter Twins (Dulli and Lanegan) Sign to Sub Pop"

Some new Lanners material : sweet

An old Lanegan interview is kind of interesting

Lanegan

Metallica Album

Matt Sorum from Velvet revolver said to Rolling Stone:

“Lars is a good friend of mine. He played me the demos from San Francisco, and I turned and looked at him and I said, ‘Master that shit and put it out.’ It’s ridiculous. The demos were sick. Eight-minute songs, all these tempo changes, crazy fast. It’s like, ‘Dude, don’t get slower when you get older, but don’t get faster!? How are you gonna play this live?’ And then me and Lars were out partying all night, and he had to go in the studio the next day and do this stupid like nine or ten minute song, and I was laughing at him — because he played me the demo of it, and it was [sings really fast drum part], so fast. I called him, and said, ‘Dude, how are you feeling?’ He was like, ‘Dude, I’m hurting.’ They’re cutting everything to tape, no fuckin’ Pro Tools — live, no clicks. Bitchin’. I dig it. I’m really excited for them.”

I realize he says that he is a friend of Lars but this could be good news. Just don't go to crazy in the studio cleaning it up.

Han shot first

George Lucas was spotted wearing a Han shot first T-shirt. The bastard.
Actual Han shot first shirt

Greatest Gadget

Wired has a page where you choose one of two choices and the field gets narrowed down so that you come to the gadget you would consider the best. It is a waste of time but not a bad one.

Wired - The Greatest Gadget of All Time Tournament

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson has never let me down. I'm not sure about the spiritual journey but I am sure that this should be damn good.

Check it out here

Wes Anderson (dir.)
Owen Wilson
Adrien Brody
Jason Schwartzman
Angelica Houston

Homme and Anger Management

Chris Lee of the Los Angeles Times reports: If you really want to hear about it, Josh Homme, creative mastermind behind QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, will tell you about his temper — about the three separate court-ordered sessions of anger-management classes he had to take and their effect on his life. "I learned nothing through anger management," Homme said flatly, seated earlier this month in a tequila bottle-strewn North Hollywood studio that reeked of stale marijuana.

With a little prodding, Homme (rhymes with "mommy") will admit he is still on probation after pleading no contest to two counts of battery against Blag Dahlia, the lead singer of a punk outfit called the DWARVES. It happened at the Dragonfly club in Hollywood three years ago; an incident Homme regrets not one iota.

"I went there to attack and humiliate him," he said. "That's what I did."

Complete Article

Best band poll results

Results are in. Unbelievably, there was a tie between QOTSA and Quiet Riot.

The Power of Induction: Science News Online, July 21, 2007

The Power of Induction: Science News Online, July 21, 2007:

"The Power of Induction - Cutting the last cord could resonate with our increasingly gadget-dependent lives"

MIT scientists have developed a wireless power supply system. Sounds pretty cool. The possibilities are endless - I could put my TV anywhere.

Video games a big health concern?

If you think you're having a bad day consider this kid.

"Following last week's RPG kidnapping, the gaming community in Brazil has suffered another shock. An 18-year-old has been hospitalized after being struck by lightning while he was gaming. Aguinaldo César Alves, from Jardim Campos Elíseos, 60 miles from Sao Paolo, had one joystick in his hand and another in his mouth when he was hit yesterday afternoon. The proof, as if you needed it, that Mother Nature can be a bitch sometimes, was left in the teen's bedroom wall.



It's not the kind of crack your average teenage boy dreams about in his bedroom, is it? Aguinaldo was taken to the hospital, but is expected to be out today as his injuries are not thought to be too serious. Up until yesterday's incident, it was thought that lightning preferred iPods to other gadgets." - Gizmodo

A wrap up of the last week

I found out from the bank that my credit was destroyed by an old account's service fees. I was told that there will probably be a strike in Vancouver that will cause the cancellation of the QOTSA concert I have bought tickets for. I went to work Friday and I was told for the third time from the same company that they were going to lay me off because there is a strike that will affect business. I went to my sister's birthday dinner Saturday and went to take a picture and my camera was broken. All in all, not a good week. Hoping this week is a tad better.

Super cheap computer at Dell

This seems like a great deal to me. A good basic disposable computer.

$3391 Inspiron 531

www1.ca.dell.com

Poker Pros to Face Off With Computer

Poker Pros to Face Off With Computer: "Poker champion Phil Laak has a good chance of winning when he sits down this week to play 2,000 hands of Texas Hold'em - against a computer. It may be the last chance he gets. Computers have gotten a lot better at poker in recent years; they're good enough now to challenge top professionals like Laak, who won the World Poker Tour invitational in 2004. But it's only a matter of time before the machines take a commanding lead in the war for poker supremacy."

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SLIPKNOT Drummer Promises 'Heavy-As-F*ck' New Album In 2008

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SLIPKNOT Drummer Promises 'Heavy-As-F*ck' New Album In 2008: "SLIPKNOT Drummer Promises 'Heavy-As-F*ck' New Album In 2008 - July 22, 2007"

He says that it will be the heaviest of all their albums but it will be weird and experimental as well. Look forward to it.

EXCL: Rob Zombie Interview - ShockTillYouDrop.com

EXCL: Rob Zombie Interview - ShockTillYouDrop.com: "Rob Zombie Interview"

Could be the best horror movie this year. Sounds cool anyway.

Titus Pullo may be the new Punisher!

It is being reported that Ray Stevenson (Titus Pullo) is the new punisher and the director signed on is Lexi Alexander - she did Green Street Hooligans. There may be some hope for this movie

Talking Heads videos from Rome

The talking heads live in Rome from 1980

* Psycho Killer
* Stay Hungry
* Cities
* I Zimbra
* Drugs
* Take Me to the River
* Crosseyed and Painless
* Life During Wartime
* Houses in Motion
* Born under Punches
* The Great Curve

Seeqpod is about music

Seeqpod seems like another good way to find new music. It offers audio and video options. Not too bad. If you're bored check it out.

Update: I've actually had a chance to check it out a little better and I think I love this site. I'm not sure - it is quite a commitment, but I feel certain feelings about it that make me revisit the decisions I have made in my life.

Seeqpod

Semiconductors rule the world!

Unique Material May Allow Capacitors to Store More Energy

Imagine an electric car with the same acceleration capability as a gas-powered sports car, or ultrafast rechargeable “batteries” that can be recharged a thousand times more than existing conventional batteries. According to physicists at North Carolina State University, all of these things are possible, thanks to their research on a polymer – or plastic material – that when used as a dielectric in capacitors may allow the capacitors to store up to seven times more energy than those currently in use.

PDF Editor is a free download for windows - I don't know how it works yet though

Insert, Fill, Edit, Delete and Submit PDF Form Fields; PDF Draw, Comment, Annotation;
Open, View, Edit and Save PDF files without Ad obe Acrobat!

Oryx: Oryx Bicycle Looks Hard to Sit on, Probably Isn't - Gizmodo

I would be so cool riding around town on one of these things with a huge aerodynamic phallic helmet and a bright red lycra spandex suit with a giant yellow lightning bolt. I can feel the wind on my face now.


http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/07/oryx2.jpg

New igoogle window

You can add any webpage into a tab on igoogle if that's what you're into. I've put a QOTSA tab and a Google reader tab on mine. If you want to try it, create a new tab, then check out this link igoogle window
In the settings you can point the page to any page you want but it covers any other gadgets you have on the page so do it in a new tab. It's pretty sweet if you want to just log in to igoogle and not have a bunch of other things going on.

Blogging with firefox

This link has a bunch of blog tools. Blaaaahhhhh

mashable.com

Turn your laptop into a WiFi hotspot

CNet has a video for allowing other users around you to connect to the internet when you only have 1 landline.

http://beta.cnettv.com/9742-1_53-28619.html

Cheap Calls: $400 Ooma Gives You Free VOIP and Landline Calls for Life - Gizmodo

Cheap Calls: $400 Ooma Gives You Free VOIP and Landline Calls for Life - Gizmodo

Igoogle skins

I was having trouble earlier getting this to work but this link seemed to do the trick. I think it makes the igoogle page look a lot better.

igoogle skins

Robots That Walk on Water: Scientific American

Robots That Walk on Water: Scientific American: "Robots That Walk on Water
In another case of nature-inspired engineering, scientists create robots that take a walk on the wet side"

Kobayashi Retires From Eating | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Kobayashi Retires From Eating | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: "NAGANO, JAPAN—Mere hours after eating what he claims to be his 'farewell meal' Tuesday, longtime consumer of comestible goods Takeru Kobayashi formally announced that, after a career that has spanned nearly his entire lifetime, he has decided to walk away from eating food."

Goodbye Kobayashi. You will be missed.

WKRP - Thanksgiving Turkey Drop

YouTube - WKRP - Thanksgiving Turkey Drop

Pretty funny

Puscifer news - It's Maynard

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan recently spoke to RollingStone.com about his new recording project, PUSCIFER. According to Keenan, PUSCIFER 'is my attempt to make music to inspire people. Heavy rock is sinking, the industry is dying. This is definitely not thinking man's music, but groove-oriented music that makes you feel good.'

Keenan describes PUSCIFER as 'more of a collaboration' than a group. Contributors include PRIMUS drummer Tim Alexander, guitarist-soundscaper Jonny Polonsky and, on vocals, Lisa Germano and actress Milla Jovovich. And Keenan says the music could end up as more than just an album, which he expects to issue in October. 'I'd like to release it in different ways — maybe two songs at a time, every three or four months. You can do that now, with the Internet and MySpace. In a way, I feel like I'm standing in two places at once. I have my right foot in then, and my left foot on to the next stage.'

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Fear and Loathing, Campaign 2004

A Hunter S Thompson article about Bush v. Kerry. I read part of it so far and it seems kind of interesting

Rolling Stone : Fear and Loathing, Campaign 2004: "Fear and Loathing, Campaign 2004"

Shortest concert ever?

stereogum: Video From The White Stripes' One-Note Show In Canada: "The White Stripes finished up their Canadian tour (covering every Canadian province and territory)"

They don't get on stage until about a minute in.

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Former Members Of RATT And QUIET RIOT Unite To Form New Group

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Former Members Of RATT And QUIET RIOT Unite To Form New Group: "Bassist Juan Croucier of RATT fame has joined forces with Carlos Cavazo (formerly of QUIET RIOT) to complete the lineup of his band. The as-yet-unnamed group also includes John Medina on drums (formerly of POISON singer Bret Michaels' solo band). Rehearsals have begun and the trio is now ready to play shows throughout the U.S. and abroad."

With talent like that how can you not vote for Quiet Riot as the best band of all time. Do it. Go on and do it. Man up and show your true glam rock colors son.

Drinking and driving may warrant an exception this one time

Now all you need is a way to load the drinks without getting off the couch.

Dramatic Chipmunk - CollegeHumor video

Every time I watch it I laugh. I think I need help.

Dramatic Chipmunk - CollegeHumor video

Andy

Disturbing Hollywood Deaths - Hollywood Deaths - Infamous Hollywood Deaths: "Andy Kaufman [1949-84] Star of Heartbeeps - Eccentric 'performance artist' and lifelong nonsmoker died of lung cancer at the age of 35. Or did he? Among other achievements, Andy will be remembered for idolizing Howdy Doody, curling up in a sleeping bag onstage, impersonating Elvis while the King was still alive, lip-synching to the theme from Mighty Mouse, appearing on 'The Dating Game' as 'Baji Kimran,' working as a busboy AFTER becoming a star on 'Taxi,' taking the whole audience out for milk and cookies, declaring himself Intergender Wrestling Champion and, last but not least, faking his own death. [Editor's Note: Andy was recently spotted working as a busboy at Honey's Truck Stop and Bar-B-Que outside Huntsville, Alabama, according to an unnamed tabloid.]"

Long live Andy Kaufman

Featured Greasemonkey User Script: Automatically collate pages with Pagerization - Lifehacker

Firefox extension Pagerization allows you to scroll down several collated pages. You don't have to open page 2 of your google results they just show up at the bottom. When you get to the bottom of page 2, page 3 shows up. You do need to install Greasemonkey in Firefox though.

Bull-Runner Can't Visit 10-Year-Old Son

No matter how tempting it may be to take the boy running with the bulls, it is in fact a mistake to do so. Take my advice - do not do it!

MADRID — A Spanish judge has revoked the parental visitation rights of a man who took his 10-year-old son running with the bulls in Pamplona.Spanish television last week captured images of the boy smiling as he ran ahead of a pack of charging bulls with his father, Luis Miguel Gomez.

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Mondo Generator's new Vid

http://www.one.revver.com/watch/327137

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

This'll be cool. I just don't know if anybody hangs around their radio to listen to a specific show anymore.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Monday, July 30. The show airs at 8:30 p.m. PT/ 11:30 p.m. ET and fans are encouraged to call in at 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out www.rocklineradio.com. Josh Homme has been working on the third album from the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL.

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

Yamaha, DD20C, Yamaha DD-20 4 Pad Digital Drum System, DD20 Champagne Color - 4 Touch Sensitive Drum Pads

Yamaha, DD20C, Yamaha DD-20 4 Pad Digital Drum System, DD20 Champagne Color - 4 Touch Sensitive Drum Pads

R. Kelly - Trapped In The Closet (Chapters 1-12)

41 minutes of craziness. How would you deal with this situation?

R. Kelly - Trapped In The Closet (Chapters 1-12)

Superbad looks supergood

George Michael from Arrested development and the dude from Knocked up. This show looks hilarious

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Queens of the mother f'n Stone Age Tickets

They are here! I have seen them.

Four tickets for September 1st. Hell Yeah!

Get An Invite To Any Private Beta

Inviteshare allows you to receive an invite to any private beta website. It's pretty cool. I got my invite to Pownce in like 2 minutes.

Get An Invite To Any Private Beta

Alfonso Gomez knocks out Arturo Gatti - Gatti Retires From Boxing After Beating

When Gomez landed a powerful right hand that finally caused Gatti to sag to the canvas, Neumann started a 10 count. He barely got halfway through it before New Jersey Control Board commissioner Larry Hazzard, a former referee, stepped into the ring and stopped the fight.

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Metallica singer stopped at airport for 'Taliban' beard - Yahoo! News

Sweet beard dude

Metallica frontman James Hetfield was stopped by security officials at London's Luton Airport for allegedly having a "Taliban-like" beard.ADVERTISEMENTThe band was on its way to perform at Live Earth on Saturday (July 7).Hetfield was briefly questioned by airport officials until they realised who he was. No explanation was given for why he was stopped, but his bandmates speculated that it was due to his beard.Meanwhile, Metallica's new album is due out in early 2008, with bassist Robertt Trujillo telling Blabbermouth: "There's a lot of everything, man. There's speed on this. There's a couple of tracks where you're gonna go, 'Wow!' and I know you're gonna like it because it has the flavor of the old. But it has this kind of groove and power behind it that I think is us today."

Metallica singer stopped at airport for 'Taliban' beard - Yahoo! News

Hangin' Tree

Lanners!!!!!

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Queens of the Stone Age Josh Homme interview from Interface

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The Interface With Eagles of Death Metal: Download the free podcast - AOL Music

Five Things About the Eagles of Death Metal take from http://spinner.aol.com/artists/the-interface/eagles-death-metal

1. Let's explain the band name S.A.T.-prep style. Josh Homme and Jesse Hughes are to death metal what Don Henley is to rock 'n' roll. But Henley probably has a lot more money (and a lot less leather).
2. The gods of rock summoned Josh and Jesse to their altar in 1998, though the pair has been friends since high school.
3. Baby Duck. Boots Electric. Carlo Von Sexron. J. Devil Huge. What do these bizarre names have in common? They're all aliases used by Josh and Jesse.
4. They have ruling song titles: 'Shasta Beast,' 'Bag O' Miracles,' 'Poor Doggie,' etc.
5. They have no qualms about selling to their songs for use in commercials and have done just that for Wendy's, Nissan, Pontiac and Payless Shoes. * Learn more about the Eagles of Death Metal

The Interface With Eagles of Death Metal: Download the free podcast - AOL Music

Lifehacker, the Productivity and Software Guide

Featured Windows Download Take advantage of your widescreen monitor with SizerWindows only: Got a widescreen monitor and want to take full advantage of every last pixel? Freeware application Sizer resizes windows to pixel-specific sizes through the right-click menu so that rather than wasting screen real estate with maximized windows, you can fit as much information on your desktop as possible. Similar to previously mentioned GridMove, Sizer should also come in handy for web designers who need to test sites at different sizes (we've actually mentioned that aspect before). You can resize any window with Sizer by right-clicking that window's maximize button, right-clicking when a resize cursor is showing, or by right-clicking the Sizer system tray icon. Sizer is freeware, Windows only.Sizer [via NoHeat]

http://www.brianapps.net/sizer.html

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Five internet TV shows

Forever Geek suggested these 5 web tv shows. Maybe check them out. later.

5. The Elvis and Jack Mysteries - This animated show goes way back to the first .com crash, but it’s still online, and it’s still awesome. The concept? Before Elvis Presley and golfer Jack Nicklaus were legends in their respective fields…they were crime fighting friends. This show has a theme song so catchy I have been randomly singing it for most of this century. This is the only show on the list not currently in production.

4.Port City PD - a low budget cop show featuring a talented cast, and an interesting storyline - it’s Miami Vice for the Internet age. The show is wrapping up its first season now, but expect more episodes in the future. Warning: Foul Language and Adult Situations.

3. Clark and Michael - Clark and Michael are trying to sell their sitcom, and watching them do it is funny as all hell. Michael Cera for Arrested Development and Superbad fame is the “Michael” of this duo and he and Clark play off each other so well you actually believe in and root for, these two under dog characters.

2. Derek & Simon: The Show - Did you ever wonder what a show directed by Bob from Mr. Show would be like if it was about two guys kinda doin’ nothing of importance? Well wonder no more my friend, because that show is a reality and it is called Derek & Simon: The Show. This show is finely crafted absurdist humor at it’s very best. You’ll also find Michael Cera in a particularly entertaining episode of this show, playing the role of a bouncer. Warning: Foul Language and Adult Situations.

1. Break a Leg - This show is my favorite show that isn’t on a major network. I just love the hell out of it. It’s the story of David Penn, a writer who just got his first sitcom deal…which didn’t turn out to be everything he expected. Besides the normal stuff that you’d run into with producing a sitcom with no money, David also has to worry about the fact that he’s going to die at the end of the season. The show begins there and David narrates the show as he tells us the story of how he got to that point.

Well acted, well shot, and well produced, “Break a Leg” is a truly independent production that shows us what is capable with a little budget and a lot of talent.

Water from air

Taken from the Gizmodo website

There's a lot of water floating around in the air everywhere, and inventor Max Whisson has figured out a way to extract it using Max Water, a wind-powered contraption he named after himself. Max Water uses the concept of condensation, where lower temperature allows less water to hang around in the air, and Whisson says that will amount to 10,000 liters per day dripping from this single rooftop device. Man, that's a lot of water.


Those interested in this device better be mighty thirsty, though, because they'll have to shell out $43,000 for one of these babies. But if you've ever been in a region where there's no water, spending $43K is a whole lot better than dying of thirst. If this idea really works as well as its inventor says it does, economies of scale will make that high price a temporary hurdle. [UberReview]

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YouTube - Prank Call - Vietnamese Commercial - Lance Krall

This dude is hilarious. Check out his other stuff too.

Prank Call - Vietnamese Commercial - Lance Krall

YouTube - Prank Call - Vietnamese Commercial - Lance Krall

Kill Bill Volumes 3 and 4 Details Emerge! - BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM

Next Kill Bill

The plots of KILL BILL 3 and 4 have been shaped and there is a chance director Quentin Tarantino will return to China to shoot them, an executive producer of the first two films said on Friday, according to CRI English.Bennett Walsh said at the Shanghai International Film Festival the third film involves the revenge of two killers whose arms and eyes were hacked by Uma Thurman in the first stories.The fourth instalment of the popular kung fu action films concerns a cycle of reprisals and daughters who avenge their mother's deaths, Hangzhou-based newspaper City Express quoted Bennett as saying.When asked which Chinese director he wants to cooperate with, Walsh said he would most like to work with Jiang Wen, director of Xun Qiang, or "Missing Gun"."I also want to collaborate with younger directors. I believe there are many outstanding young directors in China who have not been brought into the light," Walsh said.

Kill Bill Volumes 3 and 4 Details Emerge! - BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM

Free Slurpee on 7/11

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http://www.surrender-all.com/podcast/luna.mov[22MB Quicktime vid]It's a preview vid of 11 & 12. Personally i think it sounds fantastic and UNKLE getting involved is pure genius. Could be the best one yet.

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Featured Download: Advanced Google searches with Google Hacks - Lifehacker

If all else fails this search should find something interesting

Advanced Google searches with Google HacksGHacks.pngWindows/Mac/Linux: Free open-source app Google Hacks is a GUI-based query builder designed to help you find free media on the web. Google Hacks is split into five sections so you can easily search Google for free music, books, video, product keys, and tools. Google Hacks throws a GUI around many of the advanced Google querying we've introduced in the past like finding free music on the web and using Google as your personal (free) Napster. Google Hacks even has a portable version you can take with you on your jump drive. It's not called Hacks for no reason, you can even use GH to test the security of your domain. To be used for good or evil, Google Hacks is a free download for Windows, Linux, and Mac.Google Hacks [Blue Shirt Studios]

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