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Unusual German Street Performer : DivineCaroline: “Berlin street performer Johan Lorbeer has an unusual approach to street performance. Just by ‘hanging out’ on the side of a building, thousands of locals and tourists marvel as they walk by. He calls the performance ‘Still Life.'”
Currently playing in iTunes: Forever Is A Lonely Thought by Kayak
NonObject nUCLEUS motorcycle concept makes its boxy debut: “It looks like Dell’s not the only one that thinks boxy is in, with the folks at the NonObject design firm now also taking a decidedly hard-edged approach with their new motorcycle concept. Dubbed the nUCLEUS, the vehicle is described as a ‘zero emission, zero impact speed machine,’ albeit one that would seem to have a bit of trouble making sharp turns. That possible shortcoming aside, the concept is certainly unique enough, with it boasting an ‘animal-like behavior system’ that allows it to get up on its ‘hind legs’ when its in action and rest down flat when its at rest, as well as some interchangeable (but equally boxy) side panels. Of course, there’s not much in the way of technical details, but you can at least get a look at it from every angle by checking out the video after the break.”
(Via Engadget.)
Currently playing in iTunes: ICS Machinique by Heldon
1939 marital rating scale for wives: “
George W. Crane, MD, was a marriage counselor and wrote a syndicated national newspaper column called ‘The Worry Clinic.’ He developed a test in the late 1930s called the Marital Rating Scale — Wife’s Chart. Here’s the fist page of the test.
The test was designed to give couples feedback on their marriages. Either husbands or wives could take the test, which rated wives in a variety of areas. For instance, if your wife ‘uses slang or profanity,’ she would get a score of five demerits. On the other hand, if she ‘reacts with pleasure and delight to marital congress,’ she would receive 10 merits. The test taker would add up the total number of merits and demerits to receive a raw score, which would categorize the wife on a scale from ‘very poor’ to ‘very superior.’
(Via Boing Boing.)
Wired News – AP News: “Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies in Fla. at 82”
Currently playing in iTunes: 10 Weeping Wall by David Bowie
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Currently playing in iTunes: 04) Chi Mai by Ennio Morricone
The Man Who Invented Mars – The Boston Globe
Currently playing in iTunes: Let Me Be the One by Exposé
Does the Earth’s magnetic field cause suicides? – health – 24 April 2008 – New Scientist
Currently playing in iTunes: 5 Minutes Too Early by Satanicpornocultshop
Flying entities of Mexico – A closer look : Ghost Theory: “Flying entities of Mexico – A closer look”
Currently playing in iTunes: a.Dough b.Weaponistic Charms c.Italyid by Zeena Parkins
MyFox Birmingham | Did Jesus Appear In An Ultrasound?
Currently playing in iTunes: a.Dough b.Weaponistic Charms c.Italyid by Zeena Parkins
Exclusive: Half man, half chimp – should we beware the apeman’s coming? – The Scotsman
Currently playing in iTunes: Sat’day Night In the City Of the Dead by Ultravox
SPACE.com — Huge Black Hole Catapulted Through Space
Currently playing in iTunes: silent command by cabaret voltaire
33 RPM 1.0 – Music transcription tool speeds up, slows down, loops audio. (Shareware): “33 RPM 1.0 – Music transcription tool speeds up, slows down, loops audio. (Shareware)”
(Via MacUpdate – Universal Binary.)
Currently playing in iTunes: Varglöpa by Vargavinter
Cusack aims to offend with war satire film – Yahoo! News: “Cusack aims to offend with war satire film”
Currently playing in iTunes: Varglöpa by Vargavinter
The Associated Press: Medical marijuana user who was denied liver transplant dies: “Go to Google News
Medical marijuana user who was denied liver transplant dies
6 hours ago
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who was denied a liver transplant because he used marijuana with medical approval to ease the symptoms of hepatitis C has died.
Timothy Garon, 56, died Thursday at Bailey-Boushay House, an intensive care nursing center, said his lawyer, Douglas Hiatt, and Alisha Mark, a spokeswoman for Virginia Mason Medical Center, which operates Bailey-Boushay.
His death came a week after his doctor told him a University of Washington Medical Center committee had again denied him a spot on the liver transplant list because of his use of marijuana, although it was authorized under Washington state law.
The case highlights an ethical consideration for those allocating organs for transplant: whether using dope with a doctor’s blessing should be held against a dying patient in need of a transplant.
The Virginia-based United Network for Organ Sharing, which oversees the nation’s transplant system”
Currently playing in iTunes: Track 05 by Pere Ubu
Aliens: Scientists Propose Flashing Mirrors on Moon to Catch ET’s Eye: “Scientists Propose Flashing Mirrors on Moon to Catch ET’s Eye”
Currently playing in iTunes: Mohnomishe 6 by Zoviet France
Obituary: Albert Hofmann, LSD inventor – Telegraph
Currently playing in iTunes: Mother Whale Eyeless by Eno
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Currently playing in iTunes: Beyrouth 66 by Pascal Comelade
Ron English billboard mods in L.A.: “Famed NYC-based prankster/billboard artist Ron English recently took his brilliant brand of witty culture jamming to the Los Angeles area. Our pals at Hi-Fructose have the photographic evidence of the shenanigans. Link
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(Via Boing Boing.)
Currently playing in iTunes: Love Tickles Like Magic by Junior Delgado
‘House of Horror’ children never saw daylight – CNN.com
Currently playing in iTunes: Not Waving by This Heat
The 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival: “The 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival, featuring Dr. Hal Robins, takes place this Saturday, April 19th at in Transcendent Church of Bass in Seattle.
Seattle SubGenius Union of Clenches & Crackpots
In Conjunction With Clench ChickenHed
Presents
The 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival
Featuring
Dr. Hal Robins
Popess Lilith von Fraumench
Assassinated Nensmaster NENSLO, King Of All Anarchists
Priestess Pisces
St. Kali De Rouge
Rev. Andre Brothel
AND MORE
With Musical Guests
Hemorrhoy Rogers and the Ping Pong Ding Dong Gang
And Rev. Scalpod
Live Mixes By DJ Sloth and DJ JessBone
Post-Devival Party Hosted by ChickenHed
Saturday, April 19
Transcendent Church of Bass
Devival Starts At 8 PM – 21 And Over – Bar proceeds benefit SOAP
For more details, please visit http://FinalDevival.com
or call the Final Devival Hotline at (206) 339-7625”
(Via Laughing Squid.)
Currently playing in iTunes: Tell Me When by Human League
The Best Way To Break RFIDs: Smash ‘Em: “Over the next decade, we’re bound to see RFID chips in more and more involuntary applications…which is a scary proposition for a technology that has been successfully read from 69 feet away. But just because, say, your credit card company wants you to use RFID, it doesn’t mean you have to comply. Instructables ran through the best ways to deactivate RFIDs in passports and credit cards without the appearance of tampering. Their verdict? A hammer.
Smashing an RFID chip with a hammer surprisingly hides tampering pretty well when we’re talking about flat applications like paper. While it certainly sounds destructive, on a object that’s already been pummeled to a pulp (literally), a hammer can’t do much damage. Other solutions that work (but aren’t so pretty) include five seconds in the microwave, piercing the chip with a knife or cutting the line to its power supply. Now go hide. Because the boogie man is coming, but this time he wants a new pair of shoes. [instructables via boingboing] [image]
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Currently playing in iTunes: If There’s a Heaven Above by Love and Rockets
The film Yoko Ono doesn’t want you to see: “In a turn of events that is thoroughly timely and incredibly relevant to the struggles of today, Yoko Ono is apparently suing someone for control of documentary footage of John Lennon being, uh, John Lennon:
FOOTAGE of John Lennon smoking marijuana, writing songs and discussing putting the drug LSD in then US president Richard Nixon’s tea is the focus of a court case starting in Boston next week.
The case pits Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, against Massachusetts-based World Wide Video, which claims ownership of nine hours of raw footage of the former Beatle and Ono, which was filmed just weeks before the band broke up in 1970.
Naturally this footage is going to SHOCK THE ENTIRE WORLD if it gets out, so of course Ono is on a rampage to prevent screening it. After all, no one EVER suspected Lennon of smoking marijuana, for heaven’s sake. And slipping LSD into Nixon’s tea? WHAT WOULD THE CHILDREN THINK? We all know that would be a waste of good LSD, which clearly means Lennon was out of his mind. (He was probably saving the acid to spike McCartney’s tea.)”
(Via DoseNation.)
Currently playing in iTunes: Only Thing That Shines by Shriekback
Video: Japan’s oldest robot reanimated — writes poetry, hits on your girlfriend: “apan’s oldest ‘modern’ robot — the 10-foot, 6-inch GakuTenSoku — has been awakened in Japan. Gone are the inflatable rubber tubes of the original 1928 android build by biologist Makoto Nishimura. The bot now tilts its head, moves his eyes, smiles, and puffs out his cheeks thanks to a $200,000, computer-controlled, pneumatic-servo makeover. While nothing compared to his modern offspring, GakuTenSoku still manages to creep us the hell out. On display at the renovated Osaka Science Museum starting July 18th. Video after the break.”
(Via Engadget.)
