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The Black Keys - 10 A.M. Automatic

Khumpty — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:02:49 +0000

If you’ve never heard The Black Keys, here ya go. They kill. This is an older video/song and it’s directed by David Cross, so it’s better than you.

Pull The Internet’s Finger

Khumpty — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:32:30 +0000

I had some beers at lunch, so… here ya go.

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Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

Khumpty — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:17:55 +0000

Not to be too political on here, but this is sad and funny at the same time.

The AFI Top 100 Movies… In 5 Words Each

Khumpty — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:19:27 +0000

Breaking down the greatest accomplishments in cinematic history into a five word blurb is somehow fulfilling. Hollywood has enough pretentiousness.

7) The Graduate (1967)
Mrs. Robinson? I’d hit it.

86) Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
MGM shits all over history.

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When Your Plane Gets Struck By Lightning

Khumpty — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:54:29 +0000

A plane getting struck by lightning caught on tape. It’s a pretty crazy thing to watch. But why isn’t everyone dead? Popular Science has the answer:

But why doesn’t the gigantic amount of current, which is in the neighborhood of 20,000 amps for a typical lightning bolt, harm the passengers inside the aircraft? Because the hull of the plane forms a Faraday cage! A Faraday cage is a hollow shell made of conducting material. A strong electric field outside the cage will force the charge in the material of the cage to redistribute itself, but the interior space inside the cage remains uncharged.

Last Egg Standing

Khumpty — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:21:03 +0000

Go ahead and set aside some time for this addictive little game. Just catch all the eggs. Sounds easy enough, right? A little something I figured out later is that you don’t have to catch the colored ones. Let’s see some top scores in the comments.

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The Count Has Another Passion

Khumpty — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:27:11 +0000

Geez, isn’t this supposed to be a kid’s show?

Email Test Post

Khumpty — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:39:28 +0000

If you’re reading this, the posting by email works. Sweet.

“I want to be formal, but I’m here to party too.”

Bullit Chase Scene With Live Mapping

Khumpty — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:16:49 +0000

Take one of the greatest chase scenes in cinema and add in some geocoding with Google Maps and it’s like Steve McQueen had GPS in that ‘Stang.

I’m a huge fan of ‘the king of cool’ and of all movie car-chase scenes. I thought it would be great to mashup famous chases with their GPS tracks. Keep in mind some of the chases cut from one place to another…so I tried to be as accurate as possible. Enjoy!

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[via BoingBoing]

WTF Plates Replaced

Khumpty — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:02:33 +0000

Seems the state government of North Carolina (the fair state in which I reside) has apparently just now become aware of two recent phenomenons, “the Internet” and “text messaging”. Some old lady’s granddaughter informed her what the “WTF” on her new license plate might mean, had it been written on a MySpace page or preceded by “OMG” in a text message, so she complained. Once realizing their SNAFU (oops!) they’ve agreed to give free replacements to anyone who received these tags. They were also using a picture of a “WTF” tag as the demo plate on the DMV’s website, which is being changed.

OK, taking down the picture on the website, I might can understand, but replacing the plates. What if I’ve got SOL? Or POS? Or NRB? Where does the insanity stop?! One other question: can I have one of the returned plates?

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