Stand by me

Haven't felt much like posting things lately, but Beigey just played this for me, and it took me back to a long, long time ago when Blue Cupboard and I were foals.


- Dr. Ed

A message...

from the American Institute for the Destruction of Tooth Fairy Science.


Via Hell's News Stand.

- Mr. Ed

Inescapable future of humanity...

I pass this dude about five times a day at work, I never knew what research he did though...


Rumour has it that Mr. Colbert will give the commencement address at MUSC on May 15th. Stay tuned for more updates...

- Mr. Ed

Change?

Oh you better fucking believe it...


- Mr. Ed

P.S.
You can watch (most) of the town-hall meeting here - just click on the link at the right-hand side for the next part.

P.P.S.
You really really should watch the whole speach I linked above, it's just marvelous. If you need any more incentive, here's a little nugget of joy from "prt2":

"As it was in the darkest days after World War II, when a continent lay in ruins and an atomic cloud had settled over the world, we must make the journey together.

We know that transformational change is possible...

for all our differences, there are certain values that bind us together and reveal our common humanity: the universal longing to live a life free from fear, and free from want; a life marked by dignity and respect and simple justice.

Our two republics were founded in service of these ideals. In America, it is written into our founding documents as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." In France: "Liberté" -- (applause) -- absolutely -- "egalité, fraternité." (Applause.) Our moral authority is derived from the fact that generations of our citizens have fought and bled to uphold these values in our nations and others.

And that's why we can never sacrifice them for expedience's sake.

That's why I've ordered the closing of the detention center in Guantanamo Bay. (Applause.)

That's why I can stand here today and say without equivocation or exception that the United States of America does not and will not torture. (Applause.)"

A-fuckin'-men.

The lost tribes of NYC

The Lost Tribes of New York City from Carolyn London on Vimeo.

Via teh Sully.

- Mr. Ed

(not really) Star Wars

See also Star Wars according to a three year-old.

- Mr. Ed

Jon Stewart Shakes His Fist At Twitter

Philip - Via @doctorow

Baboon Metaphysics?

Excrement in the Late Middle Ages? Curbside Consultation of the Colon? Yes ponies. This week saw the shortlisting take place for the Oddest Book Title of the Year Award. Baboon Metaphysics is up top and almost over the crest as the bookie's favourite (apparently the bipeds gamble on all manner of things as well as our sprint n'leap activities) but this nag has a sneeking feeling that The Large Sieve and its Applications could be the title to push it all the way.

While we wait in barely containable containers for the result, it would be good to loll a while amongst some of the previous titles to lift the award. In 1980? The Joy of Chickens. 1992? How to Avoid Huge Ships. 2002? Living With Crazy Buttocks.

But in 2004 a tome with an altogether more sensible subject at its core lifted the title and this correspondent for one adds a winny of approval to its doing so - Bombproof Your Horse.

Yours
Chives

Change you can believe in...

might just have been an election slogan but this is even better - change that might fund our research! From the Science section of the New York Times (probably the best thing about Tuesdays):

The law gives the National Science Foundation $2 billion in stimulus financing for research grants, and the foundation also has until September 2010 to spend the money. But the foundation will act much faster, pushing nearly all of that money out to scientists within 120 days, said Jeffrey Nesbit, an N.S.F. spokesman. (Last year, the science foundation’s $6.1 billion budget included $4.8 billion for research grants; Congress has not finished work on the budget for the current fiscal year.)

The spending increase comes after six years of nearly flat research budgets at the N.I.H., the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy and other agencies, and growing desperation at research universities, which depend on the agencies to underwrite much of their scientific faculty and laboratory infrastructure.

To speed the process, the science foundation will not put out any new calls for proposals from researchers, but will instead use the money to finance a higher fraction of proposals already under review and to finance old ones that were judged meritorious last year but were rejected for lack of funds.

So, that proposal we submitted in January might really pay off!

Hooves crossed,

- Mr. Ed

The Simpsons Goes HD + New Start

- Philip ummmmmmmm snout.

Wow! He's one Big Fella

photo by way of The Guardian

Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger has won the Ebbsfleet Landmark project with a proposal for a 50m high horse. We here at the P-Club, purveyors of all things equine, like to be right on these matters. Jonathan Jones loves the idea, while, in a rundown of the other proposals, Adrian Searle is less than convinced, smelling an Essex boy's joke at the expense of his Kentish neighbours. Who knows... with a human standing below the horse's hoof, a red letter day for horsekind at least...

-yours in a small way, Bluecupboard...

It never ends, this shit.

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work

- philip

Via Daring Fireball

Bacon Explosion

Do you like bacon? I mean really, really like bacon? Then maybe Bacon Today is the website for you. I discovered this compendium of all things thinly-sliced pork when reading about the Bacon Explosion over at BBQ Addicts. What's that, you ask? Behold the raw materials, and feel your arteries harden at just the thought of it:
That is:
2 pounds thick cut bacon
2 pounds Italian sausage
1 jar of your favorite barbeque sauce
1 jar of your favorite barbeque rub

Care must be taken cooking the Bacon Explosion, as this video clearly demonstrates, because with great deliciousness also comes the risk of fat fires...

Alternatively, may I suggest Bacon infused vodka?

Mmmm meaty,

Mr. Ed

Waldron in the news

BBC News - Click Here

Video from local BBC News - Click here

- Philip

Look around you

I just discovered Look Around You via Boingboing. You can hunt out a number of episodes on youtube. Here's my favourite so far, Sulphur:



effervescent as ever,

- Mr. Ed

Imagine getting news from your computer!

A news report from 1981:


I love the "owns home computer" caption when the old guy is talking.

- Mr. Ed

via teh Sully

This made my day

Via - Why That's Delightful and you must check out Robert Popper both found via LullyWeb.com

- Philip

Today's the day!

It's finally here - the inauguration of our 44th President, Barack Hussein Obama! The E-monster and I are heading up to Marion Square in the centre of Chucktown where, apparently, there will be a big screen and a crowd of people celebrating. We'll be wrapping up warm - it's a brisk 4 degrees C here and they are predicting snow showers later!

More updates to come,

- Mr. Ed

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu

Via the BBC news website, Enjoy - ClickHere.

- Philip

Apple has done it again at MacWorld 2009

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

- Philip