SPOOFS AND POOFS

Was working on a spoof for the last few days that hopefully will get published on WSJ.com today.

The Beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of everything which happens in the mortal world, nothing is left to chance… or change. Once such incantatory phrases as “we see now through a glass darkly” and “mysterious are the ways He chooses His wonder to perform” are mastered, logic an be happily tossed out the window.
— Stephen King — The Stand
 
 

Alien hunters 'should look for artificial intelligence' →

A senior astronomer has said that the hunt for alien life should take into account alien “sentient machines”

Bodies hung from bridge in Mexico →

Mexican police have said that they found four decapitated and mutilated corpses hung from a bridge outside the Mexican capital.

  Apple Hardware Prototypes: Four Radical New Concepts Revealed

Apple Hardware Prototypes: Four Radical New Concepts Revealed

 freshphotons: Suren Manvelyan.

freshphotons:

Suren Manvelyan.

thedailywhat:

Viral Ad of the Day: Lionsgate scares the ever-living demons out of unsuspecting Chatrouletters with a promotion for The Last Exorcism featuring a screamer passing for a random exhibitionist.

(sNSFW, “fuck” n’ such.)

[mashable / thanks pj!]

Lions Gate is doing God’s work. You boys are filthy perverts.

You cannot be both Catholic and Pro-Choice.

sluthaditcoming:

prolifeadvocate:

It’s just a fact.

You can, however, be both Catholic and a child rapist.

True fact.

Kind of makes sense…if you abort them you never have a chance to rape them.

  Dracula ant (Adetomyrma venatrix) The dracula ant is native to Madagascar, named for a unique feeding style that consists of non-lethally sucking the blood from its own larvae (termed “nondestructive cannibalism”). This species has a body somewhere between a wasp and an ant, leading some scientists to believe that the dracula ant is an evolutionary “missing link.”

Dracula ant (Adetomyrma venatrix)

The dracula ant is native to Madagascar, named for a unique feeding style that consists of non-lethally sucking the blood from its own larvae (termed “nondestructive cannibalism”). This species has a body somewhere between a wasp and an ant, leading some scientists to believe that the dracula ant is an evolutionary “missing link.”

  Land lobster (Dryococelus australis) This may be the rarest insect on the planet. First discovered on Lord Howe Island 370 miles off the coast of Australia, the land lobster was thought to be extinct by the 1920s as a result of black rats introduced to the island by shipwreck. Then in 2001, a population numbering just 24 was discovered under a single bush on Ball’s Pyramid, a small erosional remnant of a volcano. Efforts are underway to breed this large stick insect in captivity and reintroduce it to Lord Howe Island. 

Land lobster (Dryococelus australis)

This may be the rarest insect on the planet. First discovered on Lord Howe Island 370 miles off the coast of Australia, the land lobster was thought to be extinct by the 1920s as a result of black rats introduced to the island by shipwreck. Then in 2001, a population numbering just 24 was discovered under a single bush on Ball’s Pyramid, a small erosional remnant of a volcano. Efforts are underway to breed this large stick insect in captivity and reintroduce it to Lord Howe Island. 

 rocketboom: bestrooftalkever: Have you ever walked around in Lower Manhattan and noticed a trail of paint on the sidewalk? About 3 years ago, one of my friends in school decided to follow the trail around and noticed that the trail produced the image that you see above; a strange-looking rendering of what appeared to be the word “momo.” MOMO, we found out, was the name of an artist that used to be based in NYC, and sure enough, the one responsible for tagging his name across the width of Manhattan. After requesting a meetup, MOMO told my friend that he accomplished this task by fixing 5 gallon paint buckets to the back of his bike, poking a hole in the bottom of the containers, and riding though the West Village, SoHo, Greenwich Village, East Village, and Alphabet City. Momo made the tag in 2006. Some parts of the line have been covered up by roadwork and redone sidewalks but most of the line is still visible. To me, the interesting thing about the line is how both similar and different it is to regular graffiti. Essentially, most graffiti writers enjoy seeing their name on thing. The bigger they can paint it and the more visible their tag is, the more people will notice their conquering of the city. MOMO created the largest tag in New York, yet the scale of his work here, so massive that it can’t all be viewed at once, means that thousands of people will walk on it each day and never even notice it. It’s simultaneously the biggest and smallest artistic statement I have seen in my time here. MOMO made a video about the line which you can see here. If you ever walk over it, now you’ll know what you’re looking at. Supa’ Brilliant

rocketboom:

bestrooftalkever:

Have you ever walked around in Lower Manhattan and noticed a trail of paint on the sidewalk?

About 3 years ago, one of my friends in school decided to follow the trail around and noticed that the trail produced the image that you see above; a strange-looking rendering of what appeared to be the word “momo.” MOMO, we found out, was the name of an artist that used to be based in NYC, and sure enough, the one responsible for tagging his name across the width of Manhattan.

After requesting a meetup, MOMO told my friend that he accomplished this task by fixing 5 gallon paint buckets to the back of his bike, poking a hole in the bottom of the containers, and riding though the West Village, SoHo, Greenwich Village, East Village, and Alphabet City. Momo made the tag in 2006. Some parts of the line have been covered up by roadwork and redone sidewalks but most of the line is still visible.

To me, the interesting thing about the line is how both similar and different it is to regular graffiti. Essentially, most graffiti writers enjoy seeing their name on thing. The bigger they can paint it and the more visible their tag is, the more people will notice their conquering of the city. MOMO created the largest tag in New York, yet the scale of his work here, so massive that it can’t all be viewed at once, means that thousands of people will walk on it each day and never even notice it. It’s simultaneously the biggest and smallest artistic statement I have seen in my time here.

MOMO made a video about the line which you can see here.

If you ever walk over it, now you’ll know what you’re looking at.

Supa’ Brilliant

It's the Beginning of the End for the American Empire →

Thirty-five years from now, America’s official century of being top dog (1945-2045) will have come to an end; its time may, in fact, be running out right now.

thedailywhat:

Viral Ad of the Day: The Frank Miller lends his signature style to an Evan Rachel Wood / Chris Evans-starring short promoting a new Gucci fragrance called “Guilty.”

The full ad, which this trailer teases, will be shown during the MTV VMAs, which air September 12.

[thanks alex!]