Pics from a Chinese gangsters phone
Pics from a Chinese gangsters phone (via MeFi)
[update] ABC hat ein paar Details und Infos zu den Bildern: Viral Pics Show Chinese ‘Gangsta’ Fondling Porsches, Puppies and Purse (via Boing Boing).
It is not immediately known who this individual is, but there are some clues. He poses with two Porsches registered in two different cities: a Porsche Carrera with port city Tianjin plates and a Porsche Cayenne SUV with Beijing plates.
Of the two cars it seems like he has more clout in Tianjin, evident by the quadruple 8888 on his plates. Numerology figures in very prominently in Chinese culture and 8, being a homonym for “good fortune” in most Chinese dialects, is an especially auspicious number. All 8 license plates are usually reserved for the especially privileged whether by power, fortune or connections. So whoever this puppy-loving, murse carrying thug is, he or someone he knows or works for was able to put down a lot of money for those plates.
Candy Candy
And don’t get me started how many hours of my Life I wasted to share this part of japanese Culture. (Dit Ding lädt superlahm, das tut mir leid. Aber 1.) Dieses Video ist im kompletten westlichen Kulturkreis gesperrt (und wenn Ihr ne funktionierende Kopie habt, her damit… ne lokale Kopie hab ich, aber ein besserer Video-Player wäre nett) und 2.) zweitens.)
Have a Break, have a Mars Burger.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Verhoeven and a mutant on the set of “Total Recall”, 1990
Watch this and let it grow. My name is and anyone, who knows what love is. I love gold and I’m gone. You can do this yourself. Kiss ;-*
Minecraft Scientific/Graphing Calculator
Nerds, they are the shit, man!
Specs: 6 digit addition and subtraction, 3 digit multiplication, division and trigonometric/scientific functions. (The reason these are only 3 digits is because multiplication and division would take a long time to decode/complete/encode. Also, the fraction display is hard enough to build for 3 digits, let alone 6 – 6 digit RAM would not only be massive, but a bit pointless since the curves follow the same pattern surrounding the peaks.). Graphing y=mx+c functions, quadratic functions, and equation solving of the form mx+c=0.
The screen and keypad were always meant to be the main feature of this machine. The main display boasts 25 digits. Square root signs are displayed and can change to accommodate any number of digits. Square root signs, add, minus, multiply and divide signs are displayed at appropriate times, and there is a full fraction display. The 7-segments for the fractions are the smallest possible, being only 3 wide, and stackable vertically and horizontally.
Robot Head Shave
Youtube Direktrobots, via IEEE
Ein junger Mann lässt sich von einem Multi-Arm Unmanned Ground Vehicle den Kopf für ‘nen guten Zweck rasieren: „The Multi-Arm UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) demonstrates its dexterity by shaving a volunteer’s head to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity committed in funding research for finding a cure for childhood cancer.“
Sensations from Solar Particles on your Retina in Space
Ein frisch auf der Erde eingetroffener Astronaut, der die letzten paar Monate im Weltall verbracht hat, beantwortet grade ein paar Fragen auf Reddit. Die meisten Antworten kannte ich, das hier aber nicht:
I read that when you’re in space and close your eyes, you experience solar particles hitting your retinas as speckles of light. Was this the case, or was the experience different for you? – Yes I did experience that. Sometimes it was a flash and at other times it was a streak of light. I’m sure it happens all the time but I only noticed it as I was getting ready to fall asleep
Also: „Is there any astronaut food that tastes good? – Lasagna.“
Artificial Intelligence Journalism
Constanze Kurz vom CCC schrieb neulich in der FAZ eine schöne Glosse zum unsäglichen Leistungsschutzrecht (via Fefe), das Ding ist sowas wie dystopische Copyright-Science-Fiction um deutsche Gesetzgebung und Journalismus. Darin erwähnte sie die „Free News“, eine User-Generated Nachrichtenagentur, die unter anderem mit einer „gut funktionierende[n] Übersetzungssoftware […] ausländische Zeitungs- und Twittermeldungen automatisiert ins Deutsche“ überträgt. Nun, Constanzes Science Fiction wurde bereits von der Realität eingeholt.
Forbes setzt heute schon den Service von Narrative Science ein, das ist eine Firma, die aus ein paar Daten per künstlicher Intelligenz erstaunlich gute Artikel schreibt.
Forbes—one of financial journalism’s most venerable institutions—now employs a company called Narrative Science to automatically generate online articles about what to expect from upcoming corporate earnings statements. Just feed it some statistics and, within seconds, the clever software produces highly readable stories. Or, as Forbes puts it, “Narrative Science, through its proprietary artificial intelligence platform, transforms data into stories and insights.”
AdvertisementDon’t miss the irony here: Automated platforms are now “writing” news reports about companies that make their money from automated trading. These reports are eventually fed back into the financial system, helping the algorithms to spot even more lucrative deals. Essentially, this is journalism done by robots and for robots.
Dear Copyright-Lovers, you just got fucked by technology, again.
A Robot Stole My Pulitzer! – How automated journalism and loss of reading privacy may hurt civil discourse. (via The Verge)
How To fix a broken SLR Lens Hood with Peanut Butter
Youtube Direktpeanuts, via There I fixed it
Casey Neistat repariert seine kaputte Sonnenblende mit (dem Deckel von) Erdnussbutter.
DJ Foods Kraftwerk-Month
DJ Food postet anlässlich der Kraftwerk-Gigs im MoMA in New York (wo sie an acht Abenden alle Alben komplett spielen… whoa!) bereits seit Anfang März jeden Tag mindestens ein Kraftwerk-Item, seltene Cover, Packagings, Poster und sonstigen Schnickschnack. Herzstück der Sammlung sind seine DJ-Sets aus Coverversionen, von denen gibt es insgesamt sechs Teile, zwei davon hatte er letztes Jahr gepostet und grade eben hat er den letzten fehlenden online gestellt. Das ist insgesamt ein ziemlicher Knaller, alleine den Kraftwerk-Taschenrechner inklusive Anleitung zum Spielen des Tracks auf einem Casio Rechner ist Wahnsinn.
Ich hab’ mir mal die schicksten Kraftwerk-Memorabilia und natürlich die Cover-Mixe rübergeholt, man sollte aber unbedingt auf die Links klicken, da dort noch haufenweise anderer Kram zu finden ist. Kraftwerk Porn ahead. Hier die Cover-Collection #3:
The third in a mix series featuring cover versions, sample-heavy tracks or songs that obviously owe a debt to the Dusseldorf quartet. Each mix is laced with spoken word, interviews or info about Kraftwerk too. This one was originally aired on 17/01/05 on Solid Steel.
Tracklisting:
Skanfrom – Phon Sweet Phon
Compulsion – Home Computer live
Evil Twin – Trans Europe/ JT
DJ Danielson – Partisans of the Lesser Known (Man in Suit)
Mannequin Depressives – The Model
The Cardigans – Das Model
Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows – Modela
Jack n Madness – I Like Percussion
Z-Entropa – Antenna
Orchestral Manouvers In The Dark – Neon Lights
U2 – Neon Lights
Makoto Inoue – Europe Endless/Neon Lights
Koto – Trans Europe Express
Empire State Human – Hall of Mirrors
Terre Thaemlitz – Schaufensterpuppen
Bowery Electric – Freedom Fighter
X-Ecutioners – A Journey into Sound
Mitja V.S. – Neon Lights
Jay-Z – (Always Be My) Sunshine
MC Lyte – Cha Cha Cha
2 Live Crew – My Dick Almighty
Frenchbloke & Son – No Expo
Terre Thaemlitz – Mensche Machine
Fink – Autobahn
Tragic Comedy – Autobahn
Gary Lucas – Autobahn
Kimitaka Matumae – Atem/Harmonika
Beitthron – Airwaves
Teruo Nakano – Computer Love
Alva Noto – Man Machine
XCRanium – The Man Machine
Terre Thaemlitz – Tour de France
Terre Thaemlitz -Morgen Spazergang
Skanfrom – Phon Sweet Phon
Xingu Hill – Electric Café
Bild oben: „‘Highrail’ LP front and back cover, German compilation on Fontana from 1979.“ Den Rest gibt’s nach dem Klick.
One Tiny Hand
Aaaaw, Internet. I love you when you’re subtly weird: One Tiny Hand. Noch ein paar kleine Hände nach dem Klick. (via MeFi)
BMXing on a Roof
Youtube Direktroof, via Kottke
Die ganzen wunderschön fotografierten und durchgestylten Skate- und Surfvideos mit ihren MGMT-Soundtracks darf das Internet gerne behalten, ich schwör dann eher auf Misfits und einen DIY-BMX-Parkour auf einem Dach in Florida.
Classic TR-808 Pattern-Poster
Rob Rickets hat die TR-808-Drumpattern von ein paar Electro- und Houseklassikern analysiert und auf einer Posterserie festgehalten: „A series of informative posters detailing how some of the most notable drum sequences were programmed using the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine. Each sequence has been analyzed and represented as to allow users to re-programme each sequence, key for key.“ (via Ronny)
Laser engraved Floppy Disc Coasters
Im Etsy-Shop von Vectorcloud gibt’s lasergravierte Floppy Disc-Untersetzer aus Holz. Want! (via Technabob)
