In this film, titled The Sailor’s Curse Avoids Drowning, a sailor who has narrowly escaped the sinking of his vessel and is adrift in a lifeboat with none but his foot to keep him company. Feet aren’t generally much company at all, but this sailor has the grand misfortune to be the exception to this usual state of affairs. To say any more than that would ruin this brilliant piece of film. My only regret is the length of the film, since this small piece here could truly be a fascinating, horrifying fairy tale.
At the SCADshorts site, you can see behind the scenes and making-of material on this film as well as several other really brilliant short films. Definitely worth a look.
Via Technoccult - Researchers in Japan have been grafting the chilled, severed heads of baby rats onto the haunches of adult rats. It’s been noted that the brain can develop as normal for as much as three weeks in this state.
Maybe lab rats have evolved into really big cyberpunk fans, and they’re hoping to get extra brains so they can stage a takeover. Bow before your multi-headed rodent overlords! My actual question is, why doesn’t the adult rat scratch off this foreign object?
I know I’d be a little put out by trying to run around with a baby head grafted to my leg.
Today while studiously going through the process of marking all the newsletters I don’t bother with as read, I happened to note the following “Web Clip” above my inbox.
Sort of scant information for someone who paid for an ad. I daresay it looks just like spam. Junk. Fraudulent and whatnot.
I braced myself and made the decision to investigate. I expected lots of “buy _________” etc (item names not included, I get enough spammer attention). Yet here’s what I got:
What in the world is this nonsense? How did it end up as a legitimate paid ad in Gmail’s web clips? I’m starting to feel bad that I hit the submit button as many times as I did, since I’m beginning to suspect that this is some kind of elaborate click fraud. The mindset I can picture at work here is “Hi visitor, we paid 50 cents to get you here, now click the submit button because you know how curious you are to find out what happens. That information in the boxes above? Oh nothing… Just what we plan to charge our client for PPC. But hey, we’ve got this neat button. Isn’t it great? Hit it again!”
Any geniuses out there who could confirm or refute this assumption?
“Hide Your Old Pills in Poop, Government Says” - That’s the title of the Reuters article. It includes tips from government officials on how to hide old, high-powered prescription pills in foul substances for purposes of disposal.
Use them or lose them, people. If there is someone you know of who might steal your old prescriptions either from your house or from your TRASH unless it’s smothered in cat shit, then maybe it’s time to have a talk with that person. Either that or call the police because someone’s rifling through your trash.
I’m not going to get into a big huff over how I feel about the War on Drugs - not today anyway - but I am going to point out a line which really highlights the absurdity of government solutions to social issues.
“Ferret waste, like nearly any other form of pet waste, can be effectively used to help prevent the abuse of unused prescription drugs,” SAMHSA spokesman Mark Weber said.
Behold the philosophical wonders that unfold when you find everything to do but update!
G: you know what’s a funny word? “crunk” kittymcgee: agreed
why was it invented? G: as a descriptive term for being various kinds of loaded, instead of just drunk, is my assumption kittymcgee: true….but what does the c stand for?
cocaine drunk? kittymcgee: aha! G: I always assumed it was “crazy drunk”
And in a slightly more “philosophical” vein….
me: The two rules for success are:
1. Never tell them everything you know. pick007: yay!
uhm,
yay! me:http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/selfref.html pick007: before i open this, is it a link to the second rule, or is it a lnading page of icons that make fun of me etc… me: tsk tsk
would I make fun of you? pick007: ok, hold on
yes!
i am your underling, me: well that doesn’t mean I have to make fun of you pick007: well it doesnt mean you wont either! me: we’re getting into a bit of a loop here pick007: maybe im just drawing on harsh experiences, and I SHOULD BE PRAYING AND GIVIING THANKS THAT I HAVE A NEW AND MORE UNDERSTANDING (goddamn caps lock) nurturing cult leader me: Yes I’m much more forgiving and kindly than your average brainwashing group alpha pick007: yes! you must be punished! now drink that keg cup! and no sipping, take it down! me: At least until the proper initiation starts, but the best way to break free of previous imprints to make room for new imprints and ways of thoughts is through shock, and sometimes that means violence and debasement pick007: see thats what i was expecting, harsh debasement, and otherwise initiation me: I’m experimental. The traditionalist ways of fear, mystery, and sometimes bloodshed WORK, but I question their necessity pick007: …and the only way to know for sure is to practice them, and take in the effects me: Consider the zen roshi, who beats the pupil on the head with his staff, sometimes for no reason at all. it works, but is there another way? pick007: no. me: Destruction of the ego results in rebirth into a fresher mindstate, but there’s got to be a safer way pick007: i suppose one could ask: if there were another way, how would one still valiate their roshidity me: well the pupil eventually becomes the master, and despite the paradigm-breaking nature of their learning, they may still take on some prorgramming and mannerisms of those who guided them pick007: yes. for paradigm breaking itself is a structured paradigm, which is even desirable for human purposes, I mean, purposes
but without stick whacking, would they still be roshi?
or are they roshi because they whack stick?
on a related note: would investiagtion of Godel’s theorem provide more insight into how to define a self reference joke? for a minute, I would have said “i get it” but upon further reading, I question it now, as there seem to be jokes which, uhm, well, for lack of a better term, “dont reference themselves”. or the people telling them.
would possibly either of the words: ironic, or oxymoronic appear in its definition? or for that matter, any of the “…ronic” words? me: chronic? pick007: exactly me: I would say the most amusing, directly self-referential “joke” in there is the Recursive loop statement pick007: i like that one
i like them all, and i think theyre all funny.
it was just the name i questioned mostly for examples like: anyone who sees apsychiatrist… me: mm
yes pick007: yes you agree? or yes is the answer? like 42? me: yes I agree
on a somewhat side, but still related note, theoretical math is downright sexy pick007: oh my god yes!
that goes without… me: :3
I wonder if anybody’s done a shirt that says I <3 Quantum Mechanics
maybe Quantum Theory would be better pick007: yea, or, ” I 2x= y,z <{3.1} quantum theory
?
you should do it
but i want 3% royalties for giving you the encouragement and support to live your dreams
so, I cam up with 3 self reference jokes, and i want you to tell me what you think, which one's your favorite, and if any of them fits the theme better. ready? a) bob sagat
b) bob sagat is.
c) bob sagat is not. me: ahahaha
wtf pick007: dammit. i was afraid youd say that.
ok, what about, d) Bob Sagat is funny. me: well that’s just all lies
Good idea:
A device that allows folks with female sex organs to pee standing up.
Bad idea:
Fashioning said device to look something akin to a giant golden dildo.
It’s certainly a device that’s an invention of necessity. Yet I fail to see the need for it to be - as the site describes it - 12 inches long, and golden. And as it’s stated on the site “The Ebony model is due out soon. It will be significantly larger than the gold model, come with wheels and is…priceless.”
I’m absolutely positive that concept of this device could be executed with a LOT more discretion. I can’t picture wasting that much space in a hiking or camping pack, much less a purse with something that huge. A plastic funnel would probably serve the same purpose, at that.
Plus, I’d bet a nickel they’ve done SOME kind of keyword research, too. On the “Blog On” page, I couldn’t help but notice the sub-header stating: “The Shenis fits all designer vaginas”. The designer vagina issue seems to be coming up a lot more lately, probably due to changes in surgical proceedures and promotion. (I distinctly recall complaining about the very idea, in fact.) They could probably do more to optimize for that particular keyword, but I find it’s placement and presence in general to be highly suspect.
Conclusion: This is a pure novelty item and I’m not terribly impressed, to be honest. Campers, hikers, and road-trip travelling ladies, just make sure you have a plastic funnel (or good directions). You’ll be fine. Don’t throw money at this silly attempt to provoke in the name of convenience.
We were living in this large old house. There were about 5 dead people in our kitchen, poorly hidden. Not really our fault but think of how it would look! My brothers were all younger than they are now. People kept trying to come in and check the place out to do repairs and modifications. It was a beautiful old house but not in the best repair. I kept heading them off by stretching myself across doorways and pointing out things that needed to be worked on. I turned two people away and then declared - in a state of near panic - that we had to pack up and leave. I don’t know why we were in such a situation, but it was dreadfully scary. I scrambled to pack up a few essentials and we were in the car and on our way. Read the rest of this entry »
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