Archive for November, 2008

Mini E

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008


(photo credits: BusinessWeek)

BMW will soon release the “Mini E” – an electric version of the beloved Cooper Mini. A pilot program will release 500 Mini Es for lease in Los Angeles and New York.
BusinessWeek Link.

TiVo + PiZzA

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Soon many of the nearly 8 million TiVo subscribers will partake of a dream that our nation’s forefathers envisioned over 200 years ago: the ability to order Domino’s Pizza through the television set, via TiVo.

Media Post – Marketing Daily link.

There is Another Sky . . .walk . . . er

Friday, November 21st, 2008

This is my one-year-old nephew and niece (twins).
My older sister made them Halloween costumes:
Luke Skywalker and Princess Lea.
Sweet!

I have to admit – the lightsabers strike me as a little obscene.
I’m lobbying for them to go as “Siamese twins” next year.

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Street smart is just something dumb people say when they want to use the word smart to describe themselves.

Consequences of Gay Marriage

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Be afraid….be very afraid:

Consequences of Gay Marriage

(via GraphJam; Eliot is 2/2 today!)

Super Obama World

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Oh. My. God. Click the image below to play.

Super Obama World!

Don’t die too much or you’ll have to watch ads before playing again!

UPDATE 10/22/08 from HEYWOOD: SuperObamaWorld seems to have changed their model and drastically reduced the number of ads you have to look at!  Now, instead of having to watch a 10-second ad every 2 lives, I barely get any!  I’d love to take credit for this one, folks…

(via Eliot)

Theo Jansen

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Theo Jansen is one of my personal heroes and perhaps the closest thing to a modern-day Leonardo daVinci. He makes complex robots that are powered by the wind and walk on multiple legs. Theo Jansen’s website

Theo Jansen at the 2007 TED talks:

Preview of a documentary about Theo Jansen:

STRANDBEESTEN_TRAILER from Alexander Schlichter on Vimeo.