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The Great American Ennui

The Great American Ennui - I'll come in again. Robin Williams. I've been thinking about him, his death, and this issue since I inadvertently Chromecast his suicide into my living room a week or so ago. Remove the celebrity from this situation - which is obviously impossible to do - and there will be around 40,000 others that will erase themselves from the map over the course of 2014. De-mapping now accounts for more deaths than does car accidents, which is somewhere in the 32k range +/-.

The Death of the American Pantheon

The Death of the American Pantheon - Growing up, I fell in love with comic books as most American teenage males did. I was a pretty big Batman fan. No, that didn't come out right. I was an amazingly out of control Batman fan. I walked side by side with Bruce as The Joker emptied Arkham and Bane broke his back. I was there as Robin died. As a new Robin was recruited and died again. I saw as the books turned darker and darker... the epitome of noir. And watched as the comic printing presses just pumped more and more books into an already over saturated market. I'll get back to that point in a moment.

Top Stunt Videos On Youtube Right Now

Top Stunt Videos On Youtube Right Now - so, a guilty habit of mine is watching some crazy stuff on YouTube. Warporn is one. Bombs being dropped and what not. But even worse is my stunt tricks fetish. Here is a list of craziness on Youtube right now.

Get The Bird Box Scared Out Of You

Get The Bird Box Scared Out Of You - Occasionally you find a book that you dig and so you tell a few people about it. Right? And then you forget that you've even read them. And when people ask whether they should read it you say... yeah, sure. It's good. But whatever you are reading right now instantly over rights that particular recommendation. MOST books are kinda like that. Right? They are good. You enjoy them... but when they are gone they lose some of that intensity.

Craigslist Missed Connections Beauty

Craig's List is a pretty lame place to hang out. Or a really really terrible place even. But even on the greatest of days it doesn't usually go well. And I know - I just sold my Xbox 360 out on Craig's and dang it if I wasn't worth it by a long shot. Sure, I got cash on the barrel head... but flip an egg is it a terribly weird place where the basest of humanity's detritus hangs out. But occasionally Craig's has a gem or two... or maybe just a gem. Anyway this lovely little post may single handedly make all of Craig's chaos make sense... or if not make sense, make it worth it anyway. This was posted on Wednesday in the missed connections section of Craig's List.

Paper Laser Cutting Magic

Paper Laser Cutting Magic Take some high quality stock paper.  Add an expensive laser cutting machine.  And then add a...

The Heart of a Comet Revealed

The Heart of a Comet Revealed - Pardon me, but this news is just not getting nearly enough coverage. The European Space Agency has just completed a momentous achievement. Rosetta, ESA's spacecraft/probe has now become the very first probe to orbit a comet. As Rosetta approached the (terribly named comet - Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko - I say we rename it to the more aptly named - 'Wobbling Duck') comet it became clear that there are two main sections connected by a neck that holds it together.

Conclusive Proof Facebook Doesn’t Delete Your Deleted Account Data

Conclusive Proof Facebook Doesn't Delete Your Deleted Account Data - I guarantee you, in no uncertain terms... that when you delete your account Facebook definitely does not delete your information. There aren't even TRYING to hide the fact that they know you intimately still...

Amateur Video Effects Awesomeness

Amateur Video Effects Awesomeness - These guys are epic huge!  They take Nerf Guns and turn them into semi-automatic brilliance. They turn toy cars into get away machines of madness and insanity.  This is awesome!  The only problem?  It's only a couple minutes long! But these Dads aren't the first ones to turn common toys into lightsabers and semi-automatic brilliance.  My favorite fan video of all time is by far Ryan vs. Dorkman Remastered.

Gorgeous Designs Inspired by the Ocean

Gorgeous Designs Inspired by the Ocean - I recently stumbled upon two different designers/artists that have used the ocean as their inspiration. The first is Greg Klassen who creates tables, desks and conference tables with glass inserted in the middle. It is just phenomenal what Mr. Klassen is able to do with just wood and glass. It invokes ideas of rivers heading to the ocean.

Happy 4th – Fireworks Filmed with a Drone

Ever wondered what its like to be a firework, and what a firework sees? Well here you go! Happy fourth everyone. Stay safe and try not to detach any body parts playing with fireworks!

Gorgeous Animation Short from Glen Keane

Gorgeous Animation Short from Glen Keane - You know Glen Keane even if you don't know his name. Mr. Keane is the lead animator, designer for If you aren't aware, Glen Keane was the lead animator that designed Pocahantas, Little Mermaid, Tangled, etc. He did this animated short for the recent Google I/O conference.

A Peloton From the Inside

A Peloton From the Inside - I like a good football game (Broncos possibly?) Or baseball even (Orioles much?). March Madness? I'm totally in. I don't even care who's made it to the round of 64. But, what about the World Cup? Wimbledon? Cricket in India? Or the Tour de France?