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Did I say I found a bunch of things on NOTCOT today? Check out some of the animated graphics on this site… maxim zhestkov | design . direction, the “Barbie football” here and this little beach front “pavilion” which could easily do me for a home.

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Image [+Mood]

June 12th, 2009 |

Mac geekiness: WWDC 2009 Predictions

If you’re not into Mac’s this isn’t going to be of much interest but if you are then John Gruber the “Mac geeks Mac geek” has posted his prognosis for possible announcements at the upcoming Apple World Wide Developers Conference… Daring Fireball: WWDC 2009 Predictions

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The WWDC keynote will be delivered by Apple Marketing head honcho Phil Schiller, set to kickoff Monday, June 8th 2009. 10am PDT. That’s around 1:00am Tuesday morning Beijing time.

As usual there is a miniscule amount of facts amidst a metric ton of rumors, gossip and speculation so if you’re going to be a dedicated Mac geek and want to get the details as they come to light, a couple of links to live blogging sites that have servers that “shouldn’t” die from the strain of the event…

- Ars@WWDC

- Macworld | Live Update: WWDC 2009 Keynote

Image [Joao Sabino | Keybag]

Update: Mr Gruber absolutely nailed the predictions and just the Ars@WWDC live coverage alone had an astounding 53,000 people logged in to catch the updates! The new iPhone 3GS due in stores this month and Snow Leopard due in September.

Update: Did I mention new laptops with up to 8 gigabytes of RAM!

June 8th, 2009 |

Everything you always wanted to know about female ejaculation (but were afraid to ask)

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In the past few years… there has been an upsurge of research into the female sexual response. It seems that, even today, the human body may be harbouring a few surprises.

Although still controversial, many scientists now accept that some women can ejaculate some kind of fluid during sexual arousal or orgasm. Just how common it is, what the fluid is, and whether it serves any kind of function are some of the most hotly debated questions of sex research today.

[Via New Shelton wet/dry | New Scientist | Continue reading]

Image [9GAG]

June 8th, 2009 |

L’amour

“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it”—Oscar Wilde

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Image [Sophie]

June 3rd, 2009 |

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Not quite in the same league as Lord Rutherford but still a wicked game trailer… Star Wars: The Old Republic Video Game

[Via Daring Fireball]

June 2nd, 2009 |

The Story of Beer

History Lesson: The Story of Beer | Manolith

May 31st, 2009 |

Orgasm

Mary Roach: 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm | Video on TED.com

May 21st, 2009 |

The Worm

More proof of Alex’s empire building skills. A kinda, sorta, shout-out for the Beijing Bookworm from the New York Times of all places.

A stalwart of the Beijing Literati set and home to the most excellent annual Bookworm International Literary Festival.

One of the added bonuses of drinking with authors is that their stories always have the appearance of getting better and better as the night goes on.

[Via Brandon]

May 19th, 2009 |

Pain is temporary, film is forever!

My daughter is doing a school project on Peter Jackson the famous New Zealand filmmaker responsible for the Lord of the Rings movies, so this is my little contribution.

From my perspective the great thing about the man is not that he has that wonderful capacity to visualize and convey words into images but the drive and determination to bring them into reality.

Jackson quotes…

“New Zealand is not a small country but a large village.”

“I think I first saw the original King Kong when I was 9, and it had such a profound effect on me as a 9-year-old. It made me want to make films. It affected me in a way that I can remember today the night that I saw it. The very next day I got my parents’ Super 8 movie camera and started to do stop-motion animation with a clay dinosaur, a clay brontosaurus, actually, that I made when I started to do clay animation. And I’ve always wanted to remake Kong, because it’s my favorite film and it’s a wonderful story… I actually tried to make it when I was 12 on Super 8. So it’s a long ambition of mine.”

“What we were trying to do was to analyze what was important to Tolkien and to try to honor that. In a way, we were trying to make these films for him, not for ourselves.”

“The ‘Lord of the Rings’ films are not made for Oscars, they are made for the audience.”

“Pain is temporary, film is forever!”

Wikipedia on Peter Jackson…

Jackson is known for his attention to detail, a habit of shooting scenes from many angles, a macabre sense of humour, and a general playfulness—the latter to the point where The Lord of the Rings conceptual designer Alan Lee jokingly remarked “the film is almost incidental really.”

Jackson was a noted perfectionist on the Lord of the Rings shoot where he demanded numerous takes of scenes, requesting additional takes by repeatedly saying, “one more for luck.”

One of his most common visual trademarks is shooting close-ups of actors with wide-angle lenses.

Unlike some other film directors, Jackson has remained in his native country to make films.

During filming of The Lord of the Rings, Jackson was (in)famous for wearing short pants and going barefoot under most circumstances, especially during film shoots.

The Bastards Have Landed! | The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub

Peter Jackson | The Internet Movie Database

May 19th, 2009 |

The mother of all funk chords

Sheer brilliance. Listen, watch, be impressed, Kutiman remixes YouTube.

[Thru YOU]

May 4th, 2009 |
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