Just stumbled on this incredible archive of animated gifs from films:  if we don’t, remember me. This is a medium that I never expected to have a resurgence- it turns out we just had to wait for everyone to stop using flash long enough to realize the potential.

In 1993, 3 kids were convicted of murder because they listened to Metallica. Sincerely. The prosecution presented one of their Metallica posters as evidence. 18 years in prison.. Sadly it looks like they’ll have to enter an Alford plea to get released which means that the DA won’t make any attempts to find the actual murderer and they’ll be unable to sue for wrongful imprisonment. That said, a lot of amazing people have worked for years to get their case to this point and any chance for them to walk free is a victory. CNN

Electro magnets and ferrofluids- haven’t seen this work in some time and it’s still breathtaking.

Just launched a website for the Slow Danger Brass Band, in which I have the honor of playing drums. now available for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and secret hidden shows in a back alley near you.

and is somehow ignored by the media outlets. The married couple heard the shots and immediately pushed off and drove towards the island (and the gun fire); they made repeated trips, pulling on board kids who had fled the violence into the the water. The story seems ready made for the networks so why does nobody know about it? huff post

but still want a social life? Introducting Hacker Typer. Now by simply mashing your keyboard you can impress your friends and scare your family.

It’s really quite fun, just remember to hit f11 and use your best open mouthed concentration face.

ok, not so much a surrogate as a segwey with videoconferencing, but god help us when they start mass producing these things.

I was ashamed to hear Iowa’s legislature moved against the court decision on same sex marriage, but watching this poised, brilliant gentleman I know there’s still hope when it comes to a state-wide vote.

in 10 minutes. Shot from the research vessel Akademik Fyodorov; if this doesn’t make you leave everything for a life on the sea, nothing will

РАЭ-54 с борта НЭС “Академик Фёдоров” from North Pole on Vimeo.

10 years ago I took it as a forgone conclusion that by the time I was 31 we’d have sentient airships circling the globe. It wasn’t meant to be- many things weren’t, but before I get wistful for the space elevators and neural implants I look up views from the new cupola on the ISS and all is well again.