Bat for lashes
The video for "Whats a Girl To Do" by the solo artist Bat for Lashes has found it's way online.
Ripping off water mains
I came into work this morning to find water shooting in the air from our water main. According to one of the firemen who came to fix it, there have been several missing water mains in the last week. He said you could sell them for over $300. It looks like someone tried opening the grate on this one and took off when the grate knocked off one of the parts and water started shooting off.
Creative commons has put out some cool
Heart walk
I'll be participating in the heart walk on Sunday, September 23, 2007. If you want to help fight our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers: heart disease and stroke, visit my donation page.
Dancing in the rain VW commercial
VW has done a clever job of modernizing the song "Singin' in the Rain" for their commercial.
220 SF power outages since January
There have been 220 power outages in SF since January. The one yesterday caused web sites like CraigsList to go down. The city wants answers.
Zuru creates a clever illusion using perspective in this video.
Marriage proposal during Veronica Mars commercials
Proposing to your old lady over a commercial? At least it was creative.
On February 6th, at 9:23 PM Rand - Also known as 'JP' of MySuperProposal.com Proposed to his girlfriend, Geraldine, during her favorite show, Veronica Mars...
Lip Dub of Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger
These guys put together a pretty elaborate music video at work.
We did this video one night after work. We are a company called Connected Ventures, a group of friends who work for: Vimeo, CollegeHumor, Busted Tees, and Defunker.
Very angry neighbors
Very Angry Neighbors does sketch comedy videos and distributes them online. Below is their predictable but still funny "The Sex List Game".
This is a short film from Pixar.
Wardriving
Two years ago Benjamin Smith III, 41, was charged with a third degree felony under section 815.06 of the Florida statues for accessing a resident's wireless network without permission. The trail of that story goes cold after the arrest. I wonder what happened to that case. Gregory Straszkiewicz, 24, was arrested on similar charges in Isleworth U.K. was fined $874 and received a 12-month conditional discharge.
(1) Whoever willfully, knowingly, and without authorization:(a) Accesses or causes to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network; (b) Disrupts or denies or causes the denial of computer system services to an authorized user of such computer system services, which, in whole or part, is owned by, under contract to, or operated for, on behalf of, or in conjunction with another; (c) Destroys, takes, injures, or damages equipment or supplies used or intended to be used in a computer, computer system, or computer network; (d) Destroys, injures, or damages any computer, computer system, or computer network; or (e) Introduces any computer contaminant into any computer, computer system, or computer network -- commits an offense against computer users.
Capitol loses piracy suit
The U.S. District court in Oklahoma ordered Capitol records to pay nearly $70K to cover litigations costs of a woman whom they successfully sued for illegal downloading. Read more...
Michelle's tongue
This is Michelle and she has a cool tongue. Here are some
Hot mom
32-year-old Felicia Crowton is a proud mom of four and she's due to appear in Playboy this Friday.
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This is NOT Reno 911
This poor cop screwed up pretty bad. It's a good thing everybody was so cool about it.
Knife Throw 2
Still looking for a place to vent your frustrations over the Paris fiasco a couple weeks back? This might be the perfect game.
This is the GWAR interview on the Joan Rivers Show.
So you've decided to become a goth
This funny documentary instructs viewers on how to become a goth. The credits say it's by Last Exit Productions but the YouTube page says its by Jay Kantor.
This reporter loses it when a bystander tries to interfere with her report.
Add Twitter to Pebble
Add twitter to your pebble blog with the following code. Replace qicboy with your own login name. You should be able to see the results on the right hand side of this page. I update the information by sending an IM to my twitterim friend. The twitter site has code for creating a simliar effect on myspace blogger facebook etc.
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<span>Twitter</span>
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<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://twitter.com/javascripts/blogger.js"></script>
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src="http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/qicboy.json?callback=twit
terCallback2&count=5"></script>
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Consider moving the two script lines to the bottom of your template so that they don't slow the rendering of the page.
See also: Twitter
Eddie Izzard on Christopher Walken
This is a clip of Eddie Izzard doing an impersonation of Christopher Walken.
Anti-Helium
Jay Leno demonstrates a gas (Sulfur_hexafluoride) that makes your voice lower. It has the opposite effect of Helium.
Success in business
This is a funny commercial for a business publication named Ziarul Financiar. Their slogan: "Success in business, a matter of priorities."
Witches over Mexico
I'm going to have to give Mexico the award for being the country with the most sensational reporters. In their investigation to track down the source of Witch sightings they consult the local UFO club and a resident martian. I particularly like the scene where they show so much confidence in their police force that they run a sobriety test on them. Scaz from reddit.com may have come up with the best explanation with a video of a real flying witch. I need to get one of those things for Burning Man!
Practical joke
Feed the monkey
I usually hate practical jokes. They're a cheap way of performing some action, getting another person's reaction, retracting your original action and leaving them high and dry unable to retract theirs. I'd use stronger words if I didn't think you got how I really felt. Let's assume you do. The practical joke in the video below is actually funny. The only think it reveals about the victims is that they're not so wealthy that it's not worth their time to get a little extra change and I think that only paints them in a positive light. It's a practical joke but instead of possibly showing people in a negative light it flatters them. It's 5 minutes long thought so feel free to fast forward. Ironically, I know some of you who are reading this have been caught on a similar stunt.
EU MEDIA
At the Berlin Film Festival 5 45 second clips were prepared to promote the launch of the EU's new MEDIA program. The films were named
iPhone hussle
A woman shows up to an apple store with $100 thousand to try and buy out the store.
Thank you i-am-bored.com for providing a video I could use on my blog. The Fox site sucks ass.
Office Space: The Psychological Thriller
Here's another cool mashup, this time it's for Office Space.
World clock
Poodwattle has a clock that allows you to see year-to-date estimates on the world population, births, prison growth, US illegal immigration and all kinds of interesting information. The most interesting nugget is the "Earth Temperature" which seems to be growing steadily.
Broadcast yourself
The trick to winning the next election might be capturing the hearts of tech-saavy voters. 18 to 30-year olds make up nearly a quarter of total eligible voters. So where do you find these people? Well, how about myspace and youtube? That's where Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd is turning. He's asking people to use YouTube to submit videos of voters interviewing politicians. I'm undecided in my vote but I can guarantee you that my decision will be influenced by the tech savvy-ness of the candidate. I wouldn't be surprised if a large number people from my gerneration felt the same way.
Chicks and balls
What happens when you mix chickens with crack? They run off with a soccer ball of course. This is apparently an add for some guys's website where he sells his mp3's. If you're a soccer nut, you'll probably love this.
Funny commercial compilation
This is a compilation of AccuServ Copier Repair, John West Red Salmon, Yard Fitness and the famous Smartbeep blind date commercial.
Here's another cool video from
The Jay Leno interviews
In this video Jay Leno internew OJ Simpson, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Michael Jackson.
