Distractomatic

Mar
12


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Breakfast Machine

9:45 am | writes:

OK Go’s highly successful video for “This Too Shall Pass” was a lot of people’s first introduction to the mechanical-stylings of Rube Goldberg, but people have been building contraptions that mimic his mind-boggling style for some time. Evidence: this Breakfast-making Machine

Mar
10


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Chimps on Ice

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Mar
02


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OK Go: This Too Shall Pass

1:00 pm | writes:

The band OK Go has the unenviable task of having to constantly outperform themselves in terms of their music videos (evidence: their video for Here I Go Again). In their new video for “This Too Shall Pass,” they have have succeeded again:

Take special note of the astounding levels of detail here. They could have easily gotten away with much less. But, even in the world of Rube Goldberg-inspired contraptions, this video is massively impressive.

Mar
01


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Unhappy Hipsters

11:13 am | writes:

Unhappy Hipsters provides new (and seemingly insightful) captions to the coolly modern home/homeowner photos in magazines like Dwell*.

*Dwell, just for the record, is probably the best home design magazine around.

Feb
25

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Tro-lo-lo

8:13 am | writes:

Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой translates to “I’m very glad because I’m finally back home.”

That translation offers no explanation for this amazing video…

Feb
24


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Today in Bacon

9:01 am | writes:

A few selections from FoodBeast.com:

The Bacon Beer Mug

The Bacon Guy Lombardi Trophy

The Bacon Gingerbread House

The Bacon Cheese Turtleburger

Feb
23


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How to Speak Hip

5:24 pm | writes:

“For English-speaking people who want to talk to and be understood by jazz musicians, hipsters, beatniks, juvenile delinquents and the criminal fringe.”

How to Speak Hip with your instructor Geets Romo.

Feb
23


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Beautiful Book Covers by Jim Tierney

11:07 am | writes:

I love these beautiful cover designs from Jim Tierney:

Feb
17


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BarBot 2010

8:54 am | writes:

Tonight! In San Francisco…

BarBot 2010: the third annual festival of Cocktail Robotics!

BarBot is a celebration of cocktail culture and man-machine interface. Get a drink from an actual robot. Chat up a snarky electronic bartender. Listen to some graceful tunes being played by robotic music makers. And, after downing your sixth martini, you can finally admit that it’s the geeks who shall inherit the earth.

Feb
12


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A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything

10:42 am | writes:

A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything: a flipbook animation that covers the history of the universe… as related to our planet (and Western cultures in particular).