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Human-Shaped RC Planes Soaring Above NYC

Meredith Yayanos — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:44:07 +0000

WOW! Check out this splendid footage of three human-shaped, remote-controlled planes being flown above downtown NYC/Brooklyn, creating the illusion of people flying:

VERY cool. Perhaps somewhat less cool: it’s apparently viral marketing for that movie Chronicle. “Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… product placement!” But still. Wow.

[Via Wayne Chambliss / Gizmodo]

Post tags: Advertising, Memes, Surreal, Technology, Testing your faith, Uncanny Valley

Jitterbug: The Most Caffeinated Animated Gif EVAR

Meredith Yayanos — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:50:32 +0000

Matthew Innman, twisted mastermind behind The Oatmeal webcomic, made this splendid beast. Then Ariana shared it. And lo, now it hath become the unofficial Better Than Coffee mascot. That is all. Carry on.

Post tags: Animation, Better than coffee, Comics, Geekdom, Memes

Happy Nyan Year!

coilhouse — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:23:45 +0000

Coilhouse Magazine + Blog wishes all of you an inspiring, creative, compassionate, exhilarating, loving, and giggle-filled 2012.

Post tags: Coilhouse, Events, Memes

The Ultimate New Year’s Eve Party

Meredith Yayanos — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:51:44 +0000

Coilhouse has a longstanding policy of never posting flyers on the blog. But I think we can make an exception for this one (uploaded to FB recently by Gym De Meo):

WOOOOOOOOOO!

But srsly. What are you guys up to this year, fer realz?

Post tags: Events, Memes, Misinformation, Silly-looking types, Testing your faith

Smooth 80s Whistling Redub

Meredith Yayanos — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:29:01 +0000

Last week, Ross posted this choice clip of Ralph “Whistler” Giese performing an unusual rendition of “Georgia on My Mind” on the Kelly & Company talk show, circa 1984.

Now there’s this:

(Via Ariana.)

HAPPY PEANUT BUTTER TUESDAY, Y’ALL.

Post tags: Crackpot Visionary, Memes, Silly-looking types, Television, Testing your faith

Occupy Wall Street NYC’s First Official Document For Release / Collection of Pertinent Links, Video

Meredith Yayanos — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:21:38 +0000

Hey, all! This is just a quick scrapbook post to gather together some information about the activism building in NYC (and elsewhere in the US) since September 17th, with an emphasis on bits and pieces that a) touch on the evolution of open source counterculture, b) examine indie media/social network coverage versus MSM, c) convey the increasingly surreal (and sometimes funny), stranger-than-speculative-fiction nature of much of what’s happening, or d) relate directly to longtime members of the Coilhouse community. It will be updated over the next few days/weeks, with all additions and edits clearly marked.*

Are you currently organizing/protesting in NYC, or elsewhere in the States? We’d love to hear from you in comments. The more dialog that gets going about all of this, the better. Interesting times, indeed. Certainly galvanizing. And, potentially (hopefully), healing? Fingers crossed. Best of luck, everyone.

Hundreds of protesters were arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday. (Photo via)

Occupy Wall Street’s First Official Statement (via the Daily Kos):

This was unanimously voted on by all members of Occupy Wall Street last night, around 8pm, Sept 29. It is our first official document for release. We have three more underway, that will likely be released in the upcoming days: 1) A declaration of demands. 2) Principles of Solidarity 3) Documentation on how to form your own Direct Democracy Occupation Group. This is a living document. you can receive an official press copy of the latest version by emailing c2anycga@gmail.com.

Declaration of the Occupation of New York City

As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.

As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.

They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage.

They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses.

They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the color of one’s skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation.

They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization.

Read the rest of Occupy Wall Street NYC’s First Official Document For Release / Collection of Pertinent Links, Video

Post tags: Activism, Culture, Events, Memes, Opinion, Politics, Revolutionary

BTC: Panda Dance

Meredith Yayanos — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:45:32 +0000

Some weeks, you just gotta throw your hands up in the air, cry “Tempus FUGGIT”, and do the Panda Dance.

Song by Jonathan Mann.

Post tags: Better than coffee, Dance, Flora & Fauna, Geekdom, Memes, Music

Dial-up Modem Sound Slowed Down 700% Using Paulstretch

Meredith Yayanos — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:34:02 +0000

Dial-up modem sound slowed 700% by Darkfalky, using PaulStretch. Eerie, sinister, incredibly beautiful.

via Ariana Osborne

Also see:

Post tags: Ambient, Cyberpunk, Geekdom, Horror, Memes, Music, Sci-fi, Technology

Dubstep Lipdub (Lipstep? Stubdip?)

Meredith Yayanos — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:28:12 +0000

Esoterra, YOU SCARY!

Via the DailyWhat. Song is “Big Boss” by Doctor P.

As YouTube commenter stoogend says, “This is one of those things that you find at 3AM and just laugh and wonder what happened to your night.”

Post tags: Dance, Memes, Music, Silly-looking types

“Russian Unicorn”

Meredith Yayanos — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:12:08 +0000

One Canadian crooner’s Top 40 banality yields another Bad Lip-Reader’s jejune BRILLIANCY:

via Sarah Blue

Bad Lip-Reader’s Black Eyed Peas, Ludacris/BeeGees and Taylor Swift piss-takes are sidesplitting as well.

“Russian Unicorn” lyric sheet after the jump.

Read the rest of “Russian Unicorn”

Post tags: Better than coffee, Memes, Music, Russia, Silly-looking types