Links you might like
I said I would do this last week, and yet here these links still have not been… linked?
- Some kids made Transformer customs that really transform. I can confirm that the video is better than at least 95% of the movie. (thanks to kottke)
- PHD Comics really nails the online profile picture options. That makes me laugh and wince at the same time.
- UMG makes more ridiculous claims that push me further away from actually buying CDs again.
- Really awesome story about a salvage crew attempting to save a freighter carrying over $100million worth of cars. (thanks to kottke)
- Ed Brayton wrote a great post about the ills of demonizing the opposition, and then receives tons of comments saying that it’s OK because Pro-Lifers really are demons… (thanks to DOF)
- The Subprime Primer: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Bought A House I Can’t Afford. Alright, the subtitle was my idea, but that cartoon really sums up how the market got screwed. (thanks to gfs)
- Super Mario Bros Theme. Played on bottles. By an RC car. Awesome. (thanks to Waxy)
- Utah Saints’ “Something Good” is one of the all-time greatest techno tracks. The video for the 2008 version is brilliant. I HEART THE RUNNING MAN! (thanks to Culture Kills)
- Did I already link to the gallery of MAD Fold-ins? Better to link twice then never… (thanks to Illustration Friday)
- Yes, I do feel slightly vindicated that someone else thought Clerks was rather lame - especially since (or in spite of the fact) they write for The A.V. Club. (thanks to kottke)
- And, finally, it turns out that the scripts for Lost are a possibly more enjoyable to read (warning: language totally NSFW) than to watch.
That last one reminds me - who’s up for Lost tonight?
’something good’ video gets the thumbs up :)
Clerks was and is uber-lame. I’m hard-pressed to think of a filmmaker who’s gotten more mileage out of less in their career.
Utah Saints is (are?) awesome. Both albums rank really high in my “worth listening to” list.
And that mix? Hot damn! There’s gotta be an .mp3 out there somewhere for that! Now I just gotta find out where….
I love PHD comics. We were all addicts in grad school. I forget to check it a lot, but I will go on kicks and read a whole bunch of them at once.
I personally loved Clerks. But it’s probably mostly due to the Jersey connection. I like when I recognize things in movies :-).
mr Hanscom - try BeatPort yet?
> mr Hanscom - try BeatPort yet?
Nope, hadn’t heard of BeatPort before, actually. I did, however, do some bittorrent digging, and how have six mixes plus a high-quality rip of the video. Sweet!
I didn’t even make it past the first paragraph of the CD article - if I hadn’t already given up on the music industry, I would have right about that point.