Cheaper Than Drugs: Fractals!

I’ve just spent about 10 minutes watching this, and now I have a serious case of ‘Guitar Hero Eye’.
I’m also giggling uncontrollably and wearing a sombrero.

See teamfresh on Vimeo for more.

For more chicanery about the Mandelbrot Set see Mr. Jonathan Coulton’s album Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow.

Shamelessly stolen from the mothership: Boing Boing.

Tags: cheaper than drugs, eye strain, maths is cool, video

It Is Now Xmas Appropriate Time (Star Wars Christmas Special Liveblog Edition)

I am lifting the Angry Internet Man ban on premature Xmas jolliment. From today on Xmas is acceptable. We shall start with the modern classic The Star Wars Holiday Special.

Itchy and Lumpy wish you a happy Life Day (so does Art Carney)…

Bugger me, Grandpa Itchy freaks me the hell out.

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Mark Hamill’s eye makup is scarier.
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‘You may say she made it by Hand. Solo.’
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Stir whip stir whip whip whip stir
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32:22 – W.T.F. Is Grandpa Itchy watching porn or is it me?
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38:17 – ACT CARRIE FISHER, ACT!
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42:20 – Look for the union label song. YAY!
Also; MERRY CHRISTMAS DADDY, I BOUGHT YOU A SHIT COLOURED BAKELITE PHONE BECAUSE I HATE YOU
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45:07 – I think he’s a baddie
47:03 – These THINGS have no respect for authority!
48:40 – JEFFERSON STARSHIP! This is the best Christmas special evar!
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56:08 – Cartoon. Looks like it was made by the guys that did Heavy Metal. MOAR BOOBS!
59:11 – Boba Fett! ‘I know this sleeping virus’. P.s. Great mince that guy has
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1:11:00 – That stuffed bantha. I must make love to it! Oops!
1:15:30 – Circuit breaker moduuuuuuullllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
1:19:18 – Bald eagles and Whirlpool appliances. PATRIOTISM!
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1:20:16 – Cantina band feat. the Greedo that shot first
1:27:24 – I’ve been to WMCs like this
1:28:20 – OLD LADY SINGING! NO! THIS IS THE WORST CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVAR!
1:32:50 – Singing over. Huzzah!
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1:34:00 – Drama is happening
1:34:10 – 80’s adbreak. ‘Clothes that deserve a second look, a second look deserve Woolite’. ‘Real panties in our pantie hose’.
I am confused by stripping air hostesses having a ‘layover’
Holy fuck The Wiz! I was in that at school
1:37:50 – Drama reccomences
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1:38:35 – Wilhelm scream
1:39:39 – Why has Han said more to Chewie’s wife than Chewie has? Hmmmmmm
1:40:55 – HOT WOOKIE SEX
1:41:14 – Right in front of the kid and freaky looking grandpa!
1:41:17 – Ahhh, coitus interruptus
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1:44:23 – I don’t know what’s happening either
1:44:43 – Impromptu Bohemian Rhapsody. Makes sense
1:45:02 – Also LSD
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1:47:22 – And we’re back!
1:48:00 – Happy life day! Why are you all in red? Is this some kind of cult?
1:49:05 – SING CARRIE FISHER, FUCKING SING!
1:50:26 – CARRIE FISHER STILL FUCKING SINGING! Hit that high note!
1:51:00 – Inappropriate Star Wars music!
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1:52:10 – Done!
1:53:00 – Wait! Still time to sell the toys!
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1:54:30 – Still stretching it out. HOW? WHY?
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1:55:41 – Thank buggery fuck that’s done. See you again next Life Day(TM)!

Tags: George Lucas rapes your face, star wars, video, Xmas

Happy Halloween

Sleep? Hell no:

Thanks to Coilhouse

Tags: halloween, mild horror, uncanny valley, video

[Waffle-o-Tron] Kicking Dogs

PROPAGANDA WARNING!
I forewarn you now this post will be preachy and talk about feelings an’ stuff, but it’s cheaper than therapy. This post reprisents my views, which will differ from yours, but that’s OK. I present this more as a discussion piece rather than a way of saying ‘you’re wrong,’ and I hope you will take it in the spirit in which it’s intended.

Today in the office folks have been discussing the news article Puppy is kicked to death in park on ye olde BBC News. The act of kicking a puppy to death was roundly condemned by the folks I work with, the phrase ’sick bastards’ was bandied around a few times. Most people’s concern at this act stemmed from the fact that someone had mindlessly taken the life of a cute puppy discompassionately and for no gain, almost killing for sport. Some others saw the problem more like theft, the abhorrent part being the hurt caused to the family.

The thing that struck me was the people who were upset by this were the people who were dismissing vegetarianism the day before. I try not to talk about my vegetarianism, it tends to make people uncomfortable (I’ve heard a similar thing from religious folks) and their initial reaction is to question me, to find holes in an argument I haven’t stated yet. Usually it’s ‘do you eat fish?’ followed by ‘do you wear leather?’ then ‘do you eat eggs?’ These are the questions you tend to laugh off, but yesterday someone asked me ‘why?’ and it threw me.

I couldn’t just bat the question away, so I told him. I don’t eat meat because I think it’s wrong to kill an animal.

Here’s a video of a slaughter house (or abattoir if you prefer). There’s none of the horrific music or the abuse of livestock that litter most videos of this type on youtube, this is how a slaughterhouse works:

Even this makes me feel uneasy, but that’s probably where you differ from me, and I understand because I used to be a meat eater and laugh at silly vegetarians and their morals.

Back to the original point, the disgust you may have felt at the news report that a puppy was kicked to death for no reason is exactly the same reaction that I now have for the idea of any animal being slaughtered to feed me. That’s why I don’t eat meat. I don’t think it’s wrong that you’re a meat eater, and believe me when I say I think PETA and the ALF are wankers too.

See, us veggies aren’t all assholes. Most of us don’t mind that you eat meat, and we’re happy to sit and watch you while we eat our (inevitably crappy) veggie burger, some of us are so skilled at being a veggie you might not even realise. In fact I’m going to say something you might not expect a vegetarian to ever say: if you’re happy with it eating meat is OK.

You made it all the way to the end? I’m impressed! Here, watch the awesome Penn & Teller have a go at militant animal rights groups and have a pork pie, I won’t judge you for it:

Tags: Penn & Teller, rant, vegetarianism, video, waffle-o-tron

The Guild Music Video

Okay, we all know Felicia Day is the new hotness thanks to Dr Horrible and Kari Byron getting knocked up but this is just silly.

For the reality impaired, Ms. Day produces and stars in The Guild, a web show about MMO players. The show is remarkable because it bears the title of ‘web show’ and is actually good. All of this of course, is pretence to show you this:

Did I mention the +52 dexterity vest? I’m pretty sure I did.

Tags: geeks, music, video

Non-English Metal; We Salute You!

For your daily fix of everyone’s favourite President of the Union…

GO COMRADE! Brought to your ears and eyes by ANJ

For more of these visionaries work see below. You want 3:12 for the goods, but watch the rest for the pathos.

Incidentally ANJ are apparently on the soundtrack for Stalin vs. Martians, a new RTS featuring cutesy aliens and a giant controllable Stalin. Win.

Tags: funny, games, metal, music, parody, russia, Stalin, video

World of Subways

As you may be aware, the chums here at Stuporcollider love us some survival horror and are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Resident Evil 5 with great antici…
pation. To tide us through until Friday (WHEEE!) here’s a trailer for World of Subways Vol.2:

Well, that’s going on my to-buy list!
Also, while I was watching the trailer for Resi 5 I noticed that they’re remaking Last House on the Left. STOP IT!

Tags: games, trains, video, zombies

Why hit a Corgi?

Yes I know YouTube’s rife with stuff like this but I feel the need to push this on the world just cos it made me chuckle, also somebody’s got to continue supporting the Mon-stars of rock.

Also while you’re there check out the Saturday morning Watchmen video posted up by the same guy.  A tribute I feel more in tune with Alan Moore’s original intention for the material than the lackluster movie.

Tags: comics, movies, music, video

Wrestle Jam

A couple of weeks ago I managed to spend every night of the week at the cinema catching up with the Oscar nominations. While I didn’t get to see the Oscars, as subscribing to Sky movies is daylight robbery, I did manage to see some excellent films such as Frost/Nixon (my movie of the year) and Darren Aronofsky,’s The Wrestler, otherwise known as Mickey Rourke Strikes Back.

For those not into watching excellent pieces of cinema; The Wrestler is the story of a washed up 1980’s wrestling superstar. Now destitute, Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson is living life the only way he knows, and how that affects the relationship with his daughter and would-be squeeze. A major part of the film is Randy’s ties to his past fame, with one particular scene showing him and a young boy playing Wrestle Jam ‘88, a fictional NES game from The Ram’s heyday. Kotaku ran a great article about the making of this piece of game art, I suggest you read it and be enlightened. I also suggest you see The Wrestler, it is not bobbins.

Apparently Aronofsky demanded a playable game, which was provided by brother and sister team Kristyn Hume and Randall Furino. All in all the game was a lightly featured clone of Wrestlemania, and even had it’s own 8-bit theme song (linked below). I adore this kind of commitment to building a film’s versimilitude, sure you could have run a video of any old game, or cobbled together some footage but here the production team seem to have gone one step further and made a work of homage from something many would consider no more than set dressing. Bravo!

Tags: art, film, games, movies, video, wrestling

I thought no-one was supposed to talk about fight club…

shhhh (laughings ok…)

http://www.maniacworld.com/dont-show-off-before-a-fight.html

Tags: irony, pain, video