Adam's Diary "translated" by Mark Twain

I was digging around Borders the other day and flipped through a copy of

Extracts from Adam's Diary, translated from the original ms. by Mark Twain.

I always appreciate any book than can make me laugh out loud (or LOL
as the young chaps are saying these days)and embarrass myself in public.
It seems even more impressive when an old public domain book can have
that effect.
I have enclosed a brief excerpt from the version available on gutenberg.org.
If you haven't checked out Project Gutenberg yet, now is your chance.
Great old books are available for your enjoyment free of charge.

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"We have named it Cain.  She caught it while I was up country
trapping on the North Shore of the Erie; caught it in the timber
a couple of miles from our dug-out--or it might have been four,
she isn't certain which.  It resembles us in some ways, and may
be a relation.  That is what she thinks, but this is an error,
in my judgment.  The difference in size warrants the conclusion
that it is a different and new kind of animal--a fish, perhaps,
though when I put it in the water to see, it sank, and she plunged
in and snatched it out before there was opportunity for the
experiment to determine the matter.  I still think it is a fish,
but she is indifferent about what it is, and will not let me have
it to try.  I do not understand this."
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Flight of the Conchords - Think about It (CUT)

Flight of the Conchords- Business Time

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Windows Error Messages - A Love Story

Day of the Triffids

Day of the Triffids from 1963.

I would like to thank my father for introducing me to all kinds of cheesy sixties sci-fi goodness during my childhood.

Internet Radio Day of Silence Today

Here's a Washington Post Article about the Internet Radio Day of Silence.

Here's the BoingBoing post on the subject.

More Idiocracy

Here is some more information on the film "Idiocracy."

This is an article from Esquire magazine about some of the film's release Problems.


Here is a blog post about the graphic design elements of the film.


An MSNBC report on the film from 2006.


Here is the movie's introduction from YouTube. I should note the small distorted screen in this version makes some of the more subtle aspects of the film more difficult to see. It also qualifies as NSFW.

Welcome to the Healthmaster Inferno!

I finally found a trailer for Mike Judge's "Idiocracy."

I didn't think one even existed.

I was one of the chosen few with an opportunity to see this movie in the theater last year. One of these days I need to write about the experience.

As far as my claims to hipster legitimacy are concerned, I rank seeing this film in the theater right up there with seeing Nirvana in concert back in 1993.

This is destined to become a true cult classic.

HANDS ON A HARD BODY

I am still waiting for this movie to become available on DVD.

"Hands on a Hard Body" is a documentary about a contest in which the participants keep their hands on a pickup truck for as long as possible. The last person still touching the truck (after several days) wins.

The movie was filmed in Longview Texas which is where I lived from 2004 through 2006. It might give you a pretty fair idea what sort of folks I saw on a regular basis.

I think it was last year the BBC sent a correspondent to cover the contest in Longview. One of the recently disqualified contestants walked to the K Mart around the corner, stole a gun, and shot himself with it.

I haven't heard anything else about the contest since.

Theremin Kit

If you find the Theremin as interesting as I do, you may appreciate this Theremin Kit available from PAIA.com.



They also have kits to build your own analog synthesizer. One of these days, I'm going to totally nerd out and get one of these.

I understand the kits and plans are put together in such a way that they teach you about electronics and the physics of sound while you build your toy. Plus there is the fun of inhaling all those great fumes coming from the soldering iron.

SO CUTE

Maybe you are crazy.

How 'bout that? How can anyone pass up the opportunity to hear (and see) Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" played on the Theremin?

Actually, I think I could pass that up on further reflection.

Regina Spektor - On The Radio

"We listened to it twice 'cause the DJ was asleep" - Regina Spektor

Link

I CAN HAZ CHEEZBURGER?

EMI Records Folds?

This article reports the apparent demise of EMI: one of the oldest record labels.

Link

Soviet Video Games

Wired Magazine presents video games of the Soviet Union.

My Cyrillic is a bit rusty, but I think this machine says Vozdushny Boy. The caption says it means Dog Fight.

Take that Maverick! You Imperialist Stooge!

Be sure to check out the extensive photo gallery

Old Spice Commercial ft Bruce Campbell

I am very reluctant to refer to a television commercial as a work of art. Bruce Campbell just happens to be one of my heroes.

It should be noted, however, that Old Spice still smells like a Jr. High locker room.

Sviatoslav Richter

For comparison, here is what Richter could do when he wasn't trapped in a sack.

Monty Python - Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1

The incomparable Sviatoslav Richter makes an appearance on British Television.

And Rita.

Media Landscape Redefined By 24-Second News Cycle

ATLANTA, GA—Media critics have argued that segments lasting less than four seconds are missing out on some of the nuance and context the old 45-second pieces provided.