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Robert — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:00:00 +0000

A jet powered van.

I have a few suggestions for jets and 4WDs too. A little bit different to this one…

Teller’s zombie rising

Robert — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Teller (of Penn & fame) and the Las Vegas zombie rising.

Really fantastic production values for only 36 hours from start to finish.

Sketching time

Robert — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000

An Ektch-A-Sketch converted into a digital clock.

Makes me wonder what a creative mind could do with a spirograph.

More US Political analogies

Robert — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0000

The candidates as AD&D monsters.

A little bit too balanced, actually. I rather suspect these would work well to play…

Losing a MacBook Air

Robert — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Steven Levy loses his new laptop:

As humiliating as it sounds, let me repeat: the MacBook Air is so thin that it got tossed out with the newspapers.

Given the usual state of my home office, this doesn’t actually make me more likely to buy one…

Coming Soon: The Bank Job

Robert — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:00:00 +0000

The story of one of the greatest heists of all time.

I love a good heist movie, and this one looks like it has some fun conspiracy theory stuff added on over the top of it all.

Coming Soon: Superhero Movie

Robert — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:00:00 +0000

The latest take-off from the makers of Scary Movie and The Naked Gun.

If you have any thought that it’s possible for these people to be funny, watch the trailer. It’s one of the most horrible things I have ever seen.

The most distracting table ever

Robert — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0000

A table with built in marble runs.

Please buy me one of these, work. I promise I won’t be completely distracted by shiny marbles all day long.

Cultural differences

Robert — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:00:00 +0000

How different cultures around the world count money.

Someone once demonstrated that differences in the way people rolled cigarettes were driven by tax policy. It’s probably the same here.

Innovation in teaching

Robert — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Using lies to engage students

I think this is a good idea. But maybe I’m lying…

Making Garfield funny again

Robert — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:00:00 +0000

The comic Garfield with everyone but the character Jon deleted

It’s incredible, really. It totally transforms the comic, but it still works.

Coming Soon: Married Life

Robert — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:00:16 +0000

A dark comedy about a man who decides that in order to stop his wife suffering when he leaves her, she has to die.

Looks beautifully acted, should be quite good.

The Silence of the Bears

Robert — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0000

What happens if you put a Gummi Bear into molten potassium chlorate.

Hannibal Lecter would be proud.

The sin map

Robert — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:00:00 +0000

Forbes’ guide to the most sinful cities, arranged by sin.

Congratulations Denver on being chosen #1 for Lust.

Strange coincidence

Robert — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0000

The trailer for Wall-E set to the soundtrack for the trailer to The Terminator.

Not a perfect fit, but given there’s no apparent editing it’s quite uncanny how well it all fits.

In case you were wondering…

Robert — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Up to this point, I’ve written a little over 56,600 words in this blog.

That’s a little over the minimum length of a novel.

Coming Soon: Speed Racer

Robert — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:00:00 +0000

The directors of the Matrix go very strange in this film based on a cartoon.

The style of this looks superb. I think it’ll be a huge flop, but incredibly enjoyable at the same time.

Worried about your carpets?

Robert — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Try installing this floating chair.

I’d love to know what this feels like to sit on – it’s hard to imagine what it would be like. I also wonder what kind of magnets you’d need to have in order to sell this safely in America.

Speaking of things that look like guns

Robert — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:00:00 +0000

A spice gun.

This would definitely make cooking more fun!

Before Computers

Robert — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0000

The vaguely menacing Curta mechanical calculator.

Beautiful design, but there’s something about it that makes it look a lot like a gun of some kind.