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Paul Rudd’s Computer

nate — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:40:17 +0000

From Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job!

PS22 kids chorus sing Phoenix’s “Liztomania”

nate — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:17:42 +0000

They really get into it too. It is a great example of engaged and excited kids. Great work.

Patrick Stewart likes abstraction, will not twit

nate — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:32:12 +0000

aches and pain caused by RSI can be prevented

nate — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:32:34 +0000

I have been using computers for damn all my life and never had too much trouble with the repeditive stress injuries that are so common for folks like me. finally though, it turns out I am not immune: my hand and wrist have been aching like hell almost all the time for about a week now. other than complaining, I’ve done some research and have set out to change my otherwise passive-prevention ways.

while IANAD, and have not yet seen one, I believe conforming to basic ergonomics (the passive ways I personally have always abided by) can help a lot. But on top of that, and possibly more important is stretching frequently. I hope that doing some simple exercises will help me and possibly you avoid similar and annoying pain while ultimately preventing carpal tunnel and/or other equally unpleasant syndromes.

first up is this guy, who demonstrates some simple, quick and (likely) effective stretches:

and then for more, mostly full body, including some bad ass animated gif action, is this link to Preventing and healing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Repetitive Stress Injuries and exercises for RSI tendonitis.

LED SHEEP! very cool indie ad

nate — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:52:20 +0000

this brings a smile.

entertaining disaster – visualizing the credit crisis

nate — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:53:20 +0000

the credit catastrophe clearly conceptualized and manifest by clever little animations.

while no solution is offered, the purpose is elegantly achieved – a clear outline of the cause of and contributing factors to the problem our global economy contemporarily faces.

download “hope over fear” – President Obama’s inauguration speech

nate — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:28:58 +0000

took way too long to find this; we have certainly entered an era where “traditional search” engines are fail. I finally found a link for Pres. Obama’s inauguration speech on twitter search after going through countless pages on y!, goog’ and utube. the reality is clear: news publications and search engines are too slow for news, now.

crooks and liars has the speech for download in wmv and mov formats.

enjoy and be humbled by our 44th president’s speech, which was written 27 year old, Jon Favreau.

indie sitcom The Remnants pilot episode

nate — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:37:26 +0000

Very happy to see Ze in something.. anything. seriously, I guess I still miss the show.

The pilot for The Remnants, written and directed by John August. Starring Justine Bateman, Michael Cassidy, Ben Falcone, Ze Frank, Ernie Hudson, and Amanda Walsh.

It was shot during the WGA strike in February 2008, using the SAG internet agreement.

The project is currently in development with 60Frames in association with NBC/U, so it could in theory become a series at some point. Either way, we had a good time making it.

watch below, or go to vimeo for the hd version.

The Remnants from John August on Vimeo.

via the writer’s blog, john august. here’s wishing him and all involved luck in bringing the series to fruition!

just say no to Palin – animated gif friday xiv

nate — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:04:04 +0000

related: video clip from Couric’s Palin interview…

Jean-Luc Picard’s romantic alphabet dance number

nate — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:51:07 +0000

patrick stewart is just so awesome.

matt damon denigrates sarah palin qualifications

nate — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:19:31 +0000

bullet point transcript:
- mayor of really small town
- < two years at govenor of alaska
- political purposes ticket
- absurd
- 1/3rd chance president palin?
– hockey mom from alaska facing down vladimir putin using the folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink (haha)
– does she think dinosaurs were here 4k years ago? will she ban or has she banned books?
– nuclear codes!?

tenacious tortoise taunts tiger tabby

nate — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:14:40 +0000

kickin’ back on two wheels

nate — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:39:39 +0000

japan gets the best commercials

nate — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:38:33 +0000

so I need some scotch-brite for a project I’m doing this weekend. as for most things I need, I do a lil web research. I stumble across this ad for scotch-brite.

looks old fashion, but it’s probably just retro old school. I dream of genie inspired?

what does this say about it’s owner?

nate — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:02:30 +0000

…like what an overgrown-raised-truck-that-floors-it-between-red-traffic-lights says about the tiny package its driver has, you know, where it counts. that giggle you get knowing they’re over compensating for lacking any real virtue.

presenting the smart car monster truck:

[story linky, via justinsomnia!]

motorcycle stopping – with and without anti-lock breaks

nate — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:16:29 +0000

Do you know The Whitest Kids I Know?

nate — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:48:56 +0000

They know the truth about Abe Lincoln’s assassination:

Makers of Forever Puppies:

Celebrators of SATURDAY!!!!!!!

Musicians of questionable ethics and talent:

Pizza’s NOT for breakfast:

And so much more… (disclaimer: many are nsfw & many more aren’t that funny)

makes me want a friend (or two) for my cat

nate — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:44:53 +0000

Kittens-Coca Cola Box

animated gif friday

nate — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:36:15 +0000

(click to watch) show casing the most dramatic punch in the face, quite possibly, ever. not to mention hasselhoff at his best. thanx andre!

Bruce Springsteen does MS (internal) Vista SP1 music video

nate — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:48:56 +0000

WARNING: painful to watch, worse to hear; bleeding of the ears may occur…

this is the kind of overproduced trash that makes me cringe at the possibility of microsoft absorbing yahoo… (I can’t imagine yahoo allowing something as awful as this vid – not to mention Y!’s “ecosystem” is entirely contrary to microsoft’s) – it’s so bad… it’s not even funny.