The Best Song Ever, Seriously: Velvet Undergrounds „Coyote“
Ich habe gestern in einem Anflug von Trunkenheit Twitter mit Velvet Undergrounds „Coyote“ zugespammt, was mir überhaupt nicht leid tut. Von dem Song gibt es leider keine Online-Version, ich habe auf Youtube nichts gefunden und ich war zu faul für den Rest. Deshalb habe ich ihn bei Soundcloud hochgeladen, ist die Live-Version vom 1993er Live MCMXCIII-Bootleg.
Der Kojote ist übrigens kein kurzfristiger Hype, ich höre diesen Song seit über zehn Jahren regelmäßig immer und immer wieder. Best song ever, cause no tame dogs is gonna take my bone. This is how I howl. Seriously.
Coyote goes to the top of the hill
Doin’ the things the coyote’s will
Staring at the sky, at the moon
You know he starts to howlCoyote goes to the mountain top
Looks over down at the river, says "what a drop"
No tame dogs is gonna take my bornCoyote at the top of the hill
Doin’ the things the coyote’s will
You gotta cast the first stone
Cast the first stoneJackal goes to the top of the hill
Doin’ the things that jackal’s will
Staring at the moon
You know he starts to howlWild dog up on mountain top
Blood in his jaws, the bone, he drops
No tame dogs is ever
Ever gonna take my boneJackal up on the top of the hill
Doin’ the things that jackal’s will
Cast the first stone
Cast the first stoneCoyote on top of the hill
Ooohhh, doin’ the things the coyote’s will
Staring at the sky, looks at the moon
He starts to howlCoyote up on the mountain top
Blood in his jaws, the bone, he drops
Says no tame dogs is ever
Ever gonna take this boneCoyote up on the mountain top
Says "what a drop"
You gotta cast the first stone
Cast the first stone
Cast the first stone
You gotta cast the first stone
The Man with the X-Ray Eyes – Comic

Crosseyed Cyclops hat eine alte Comic-Adaption eines meiner Lieblingsfilme von Roger Corman: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes. Im Film entwickelt Ray Milland als Mad Scientist Dr. Xavier ein Serum, von dem er einen Röntgenblick bekommt. Das ganze geht natürlich schief und kann zunächst durch seine Augenlider sehen, dann durch Gegenstände und schließlich durch das gesamte Universum. Der Film ist toll, das Comic habe ich (noch) nicht gelesen.
Die Datei kommt im CBR-Format, für das man entweder einen CBR-Reader braucht oder man benennt die Suffix einfach in .rar um und entpackt das RAR-File dann in die einzelnen JPGs.
Facebook had a very small Penis, lost in Translation
Bis vor ein paar Tagen meldete die türkische Version von Facebook bei nicht abgeschickten Chatmitteilungen: „Your message could not be sent because of your tiny penis“ und die hatten da auch keinen Like-Button, sondern einen Fuck-Button. Das kommt davon, wenn man zu geizig für ‘nen Übersetzer ist und den Job von den Usern machen lässt.
A selection of 56 words and phrases that are commonly used across the Facebook platform, words and phrases such as “Like” or “Your message could not be sent because the user is offline” had their Turkish translations, erm… “improved” The attackers abused the official Facebook Translate interface, a crowdsourcing method for improving the linguistic accuracy of the site. Discussion forum members then went on to provide enough votes to push these translations into use for anyone viewing Facebook in Turkish resulting in some very red faces. The terms of course were offensive and insulting, some may have found them amusing, not I of course!
The word “Like” for example was substituted for another word that rhymes with Luck but begins with an F. The familiar notification in Facebook chat “Your message could not be sent because the user is offline” became “Your message could not be sent because of your tiny penis”
The Reason why your Amazon-Package will never, ever arrive
(Youtube Direktamazon, via Doobybrain)
Amazon-Package on a Treadmill.
Bloody Human Flesh-Protest against Meat

Peta haben vorgestern in New York gegen Fleischverzehr mit den obigen saftigen, abgepackten, blutigen Körpern protestiert. Jetzt kriege ich Hunger.
Musicvideos: N*E*R*D, Big Troubles, Chromeo
(Vimeo Direktslow, via Stereogum)
Erstmal das sehr tolle „Slow“ von Twin Shadow, als hätten die Smiths mit Joy Division ein Kind gemacht. Nach dem Klick noch jede Menge weitere Videos, alle toll natürlich.
Space Invader-Couch

Ich schätze mal sehr, dass es sich bei Igor Chaks Space Invader-Couch nur um ein Concept-Design handelt. I so want this in my living room, now! (via Gizmodo)
Coldcut: 70 Minutes Of Madness

(Soundcloud Direktcoldcut, via Groove Inferno)
Der 1995er Mix von Coldcut für die Journeys by Deejays-Serie ist auf zauberhafte Weise ins Internet geleakt. This is Deejaying.
Tracklisting:
01. Bola – Philorine
02. Street Beats Vol.2 – Truper
03. One Blood – Reid, Junior
04. Jam On Revenge – Newcleus
05. Extreme Possibilities – 2 Player
06. King Ashabanapal – Funki Porcini
07. Noddy Holder – Jedi Knights
08. Fuk – Plastikman
09. Mo Beats – Coldcut
10. Manganese In Deep Violet – Bedouin Ascent
11. African Drug – Holroyd, Bob
12. If There Was No Gravity – Air Liquide
13. Beats And Pieces – Coldcut
14. Greedy Beat – Coldcut
15. Music Maker – Coldcut
16. Find A Way – Coldcut & Queen Latifah
17. King Of The Beats – Mantronix
18. Mag – Gescom
19. Bloody Vibes – Masters At Work
20. Trumpet Riff – Corderdos, Raphael
21. Grace – Luke Slaters 7th Pain
22. First Time I Ever Saw Your Face – Law, Joanna
23. Balthus Bemused By Colour – Budd, Harold
24. Into The 90′s – Photek
25. Bridge Is Over – Boogie Down Productions
26. Nu Blud – DJ Food
27. Friendly Pressure – Jhelisa
28. Freshness – Hookian Mindz
29. Message From Our Sponsor – Biafra, Jello
30. Unify – Pressure Drop (2)
31. Again Son – Love Lee
32. Hot Flush – Red Snapper
33. Dr Who – Grainer, Ron
34. Free – Moody Boyz
35. Dusk – DJ Food
Get Lamp: Text-Adventure-Doku


Ich meine, über die Doku „Get Lamp“ über Textadventures schonmal gebloggt zu haben, finde aber den Link nicht. Wie auch immer: Der Film ist jetzt, nach drei Jahren Arbeit, endlich fertig und kann auf der Website zum Film bestellt werden.
With limited sound, simple graphics, and tiny amounts of computing power, the first games on home computers would hardly raise an eyebrow in the modern era of photorealism and surround sound. In a world of Quake, Half-Life and Halo, it is expected that a successful game must be loud, fast, and full of blazing life-like action.
But in the early 1980s, an entire industry rose over the telling of tales, the solving of intricate puzzles and the art of writing. Like living books, these games described fantastic worlds to their readers, and then invited them to live within them.
They were called “computer adventure games”, and they used the most powerful graphics processor in the world: the human mind.
Antfarm in a Scanner, timelapsed
(Vimeo Direktants, danke Bene!)
Bene schreibt mir: „Ameisenfarm über 5 Jahre in nem Scanner gezüchtet und dann getimelapsed. Creepy Shit!“ Ich hätte mir ja bessere Musik gewünscht und keine nervigen Kamerafahrten, aber die Idee ist fantastisch!
Police-Brutality in Sweden
(Youtube Direkt, via Reddit)
Kommentar dazu auf Reddit: „it’s like all the police brutality videos meets Technoviking“. WIN!
DIY Catnip-Crack
(Youtube Direktcrack, via BoingBoing)
Ihr kennt wahrscheinlich das obige, alte Video über Katzenminze, ein Kraut, mit dem sich Katzen (tatsächlich) auf einen Trip schießen. Auf Instructables gibt es jetzt eine Anleitung, wie man daraus Katzenminzen-Crack (= Nepetalacton) extrahiert. Und ja: It’s safe for cats.

At least two thirds of domestic cats “enjoy” the effects of Nepeta, a.k.a. “catnip.” But do they enjoy it enough? If humans were able to isolate the active ingredient in catnip, could we not use it to become omnipowerful CATGODS? Imagine the possibilities! What fool wouldn’t want their own personal cat army? A massive fuzzy force with which to execute your every bidding? A united, unquestioning militia that requires nothing other than unfettered access to the super-powerful catnip products that give their adorable cuddly lives meaning?
Nepetalactone is the active ingredient in catnip.* Today we are going to isolate nepetalactone in its pure form through a steam distillation. The distilled liquid will be extracted with an organic solvent (toluene), refined, then evaporated to give the final product.
Now I know what you’re thinking: is it safe for cats to be around such a concentrated extract of catnip? Hell yes! Within reason. And we’re all reasonable people.
Police Bot on a Rampage
(Youtube Direktbot, via Geeks are Sexy)
Der amoklaufende C.R.A.B.-Polizeibot ist leider nur ein Konzept von Jamie Martin. Schade.
Policing has been revolutionised with the introduction of the C.R.A.B. robotic sentry system, due to soon be trialled live on the streets of London, England.
The advanced robotics technology behind the C.R.A.B.’s artificial intelligence have been secretly developed over the past 12 years as a joint venture between weapons manufacturer Dalton/Stanley and megacorporation Omni Consumer Products.
The results of their historical collaboration has been to produce the most advanced robotic defence system ever constructed, featuring next-generation weaponry and armour protection. The C.R.A.B. is set to pave the way for all future Police and Military automaton technology from here onwards, and will be found on patrol in the public domain very soon.
Interspecies-Erotica Condom-Ad from Hell

Das ist eine Anzeige für Gummis aus Süd Amerika und in der sieht man eine Orgie während der 2012er Apokalypse. Desweiteren gibt’s noch „a chimp fucking Mona Lisa; an over-sized praying mantis fucking a woman; a skeleton doggystyling a woman; and a green bird of some sort eating a woman’s ass“ zu sehen. Hat was von Hieronymus Bosch, reicht aber an dessen Weirdness natürlich lange nicht ran. Ich habe außerdem noch einen gigantischen Moskito entdeckt, der seinen… Rüssel… naja. Das Motiv in groß gibt’s bei Copyranter.

A selection of 56 words and phrases that are commonly used across the Facebook platform, words and phrases such as “Like” or “Your message could not be sent because the user is offline” had their Turkish translations, erm… “improved” The attackers abused the official Facebook Translate interface, a crowdsourcing method for improving the linguistic accuracy of the site. Discussion forum members then went on to provide enough votes to push these translations into use for anyone viewing Facebook in Turkish resulting in some very red faces. The terms of course were offensive and insulting, some may have found them amusing, not I of course!


