From Geeks Are Sexy:
"Directed by James Frost, OK Go and Syyn Labs. Produced by Shirley Moyers. The official video for the recorded version of 'This Too Shall Pass' off of the album Of the Blue Colour of the Sky. The video was filmed in a two story warehouse, in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The 'machine' was designed and built by the band, along with members of Synn Labs over the course of several months."
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
OK Go's Rube Goldberg Machine
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Panic Attack 2009!
If you've read some of my past posts, you know that I enjoy reading other blogs with either an RPG or tech flare. As such, I get daily updates from the Geeks Are Sexy blog which always has some deliciously wonderful update, and today was no exception.
From the Uruguayan producer Fede Alvarez comes this neat 5 minute short called Ataque de Panico (Panic Attack) 2009.
An interesting tidbit of information is that Fede Alvarez only spent about $300 USD to shoot the entire 5 minute short, and because of this great work, according to Collider, Alvarez has signed a deal with Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures. Collider continues to say that Alvarez's deal "is reportedly in the six- against seven figure range (meaning that he’s being paid $X00,00 and if the film gets made he gets a bonus amount which would bring his salary to $X,000,000)."
That's really impressive and I hope that film and more get made. I look forward to seeing more from Fede Alvarez as his work is just remarkable! To read more about how he made Panic Attack, check out Alvarez's comments here!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Green Pizza: A 21st Century Innovation
Okay, more specifically Going Green with Pizza in the 21st century. This company, Eco, Inc., in it's debut into the market, gives us a brilliant twist on the pizza box. Not only is their new pizza box made from all recycled materials, but it can be broken down into plates and a leftovers container. I found it quite simple yet absolutely brilliant! I'd stand behind them...let's hope pizza restaurants do also! Here's the video (via Geeks Are Sexy) below.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Techknow Thursday, Part 1: Smart Bump
We've all been there. We're driving home, to the office or wherever and actually going the speed limit when we come upon a street full of annoying speed bumps. Even though we're already going a safe speed, we still hit the large bump which can be jostling for the car and for us. At best, it's a minor annoyance, but there's a company looking to change things.
Mexico's Decano Industries is developing a smart speed bump (sadly, the company has little to no web presence as I learned from Timothy Sykes' blog). Ideally, as long as you're driving the speed limit or below, it will stay in a depressed state - allowing you to travel over it without the bump. However, if you're like me and tend to have a lead foot, then this intelligent tech bump pops into action and slows you down (in other words, it does its job).
At present, that seems to be the only photo we have of the device, but Decanoboss on YouTube has given us the video animation below, along with a short description, showing how the smart bump should function (ideally, of course).
A great Intelligent Bump created by mexican inventor. It´s stays flat when vehicles cross over it at speed limit, but retracts forming a bump when a vehicle cross it exceeding speed limits, so this device only affects vehicles running over speed limits. Low Cost engineered effective speed restrictor, autonomous operation, it is a real lifesaver by reducing accidents, pollution killer because reduce stops and accelerations compared with common bumps, so also improves traffic speed (continuous speed vs. continuous stops ). Easy installation.Article Info via: AutoMotto blog/Geeks Are Sexy Leia Mais…
A Morning Motivational Moment
Coming to you straight from the Geeks Are Sexy site is this motivational video. The tag line is "if you've never failed, you've never lived. It came to my view at a great time as I am still currently in the job hunt. Now, I'm not saying that I've got it as bad as these great people nor am I saying I could do what they have done. What I am saying is that I can stick it out and keep taking those rejection letters and emails knowing that it will only make me value the job I get even more. So, without further ado, your video.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Therapeutic Tuesday: California and TED Talks
The wife actually brought this article to my attention last week, but I was a bit distracted last Tuesday. So, I bring it to you today. She really is a spectacular and brilliant person, my wife. She is constantly bringing new and different ideas up and shares every last one of them with me, so I try to make sure that she gets credit where it is certainly due. Thanks babe!
Okay, enough with the mushy stuff, right? Right. California. It became the 50th (or last) state of the United States to officially license professional counselors. Until now, it had been the duty of psychologists and psychiatrists to provide care for the mental health of the state of California, but now there can be a new addition to that team (and I would add a welcome addition at that). There actually wasn't much of an article that went out about this. Just a Senate Bill (788) and this little blurb on the website for the California Coalition for Counselor Licensure (or CCCL):
After seven years and three bills, CCCL is proud to announce that its third bill has been approved by California’s Legislature and signed into law by its Governor. This would not have been possible without the dedicated counselors and graduate students throughout the state, and the state and national organizations that support professional counseling.So chalk one up to coalitions. This next bit is one of the superb videos from the TED Talks. It is Julian Treasure showing how sound can affect us humans in four different ways. He details the real importances of taking care of our hearing. I didn't realize, as he says, that our bandwidth to receive auditory information is so limited. It, like a lot of the other TED Talks, really is superb.
Thanks to the Geeks are Sexy blog for putting this video in front of my view. Leia Mais…
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Therapeutic Tuesday!
I love ukuleles! What I didn't know, is that there is an actual Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain! I don't know about you, but that was enough to brighten my mood today which is why this video has been chosen for Therapeutic Tuesday: because you can always use a little more ukulele in your life.
This video comes via the Geeks are Sexy blog which I really enjoy, and I agree completely with Natania Barron's theory there: "I believe it is impossible to remain sad in the presence of a ukulele...Taking out that lovely, rustic brown baritone ukulele and strumming–even just a few chords–just does something to me. It makes me happy. It makes me smile." And while I can't play the ukulele, listening to one gives me a similar effect. I love that little stringed wonder!
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