By William M. Hartnett on Jul 13, 2007 in geekery, video | 0 Comments
Good question, Danny. Someone at work was having projection problems just the other day. Should have started them off with this. (Via the Virtual Earth/Live Maps blog)
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By William M. Hartnett on Jul 13, 2007 in television, video | 0 Comments
Brilliant. Bit naughty, though.
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By William M. Hartnett on Jun 14, 2007 in newspapers, video | 4 Comments
Ever. And I’ve seen more than a few in my day. Seriously, I love this video.
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By William M. Hartnett on May 20, 2007 in video | 0 Comments
Check out Adam Buxton’s YouTube channel for more voiced-over hilarity.
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By William M. Hartnett on May 20, 2007 in video | 0 Comments
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By William M. Hartnett on Apr 9, 2007 in video | 0 Comments
>Real Estate Roller Coaster (speculativebubble.com)
(Via The Real Deal)
Talk about innovative data visualization. Take the nationwide home price index that Robert J. Shiller created for the second edition of his book Irrational Exuberance, dump it in Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, and you have the Real Estate Roller Coaster.
Check out the view of the mid-1990s to mid-2000s [...]
By William M. Hartnett on Apr 6, 2007 in video | 0 Comments
I can hardly stand the awesome, in fact.
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By William M. Hartnett on Apr 4, 2007 in video | 0 Comments
Particularly the last 1:09. How hilarious is it when, after circling the set, DOR emerges from the side door, still ranting like a nutter?
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By William M. Hartnett on Apr 3, 2007 in video | 0 Comments
Richard and Judy deal with a random caller. (No, the audio is not real.) “Uhhh, it’s a falcon Richard.”
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By William M. Hartnett on Apr 3, 2007 in geekery, video | 0 Comments
>French Train Breaks Rail Speed Record (NYT)
Freedom, French … whatever. The point is that really fast trains, much like lolcats, Karl Pilkington and commercial airplanes, are totally awesome.
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