Latest EntryMay 7, 2009 Random Leave a comment
I came across this picture today. It’d definitely make me feel bad/weird if I was pushing around a cart with those hands reaching out at me. Simple, powerful, and effective… Could you imagine if these were your children?
Now this is just neat… a chair that seats 1-16 people. Take a designer out of Taiwan, a giant slinky (with a few modifications), and here you have experimental furniture called FlexibleLove. The video speaks for itself:
Hmm, I wonder how comfy it is? Someone please buy one and let me know.
Check out more about “experimental furniture!” www.flexiblelove.com/
Dec 8, 2008 News 2 Comments
These commemorative stickers mark Barack Obama’s historic victory and were designed by groundbreaking artist Shepard Fairey—the same artist who designed the world-famous, iconic “Hope” poster for Obama.
Tomoji Tanabe celebrated his 113th birthday four days ago, living as the world’s oldest man. He was born on September 18, 1895 and wishes to live five more years. Currently living in his hometown Miyakonojo on Japan’s southern island Kyushu, he received gifts, flowers, and $1000 from the mayor.
A former city land surveyor, he lives with his son and daughter-in-law. Praciticing the daily healthy habits that have brought him this far, Tanabe wakes up early to read the newspaper, drinks milk each afternoon, and eats regular meals. He also avoids alcohol and does not smoke.
“Japan has one of the world’s longest life expectancies, nearly 86 years for women and 79 years for men, which is often attributed to the country’s healthy diet rich in fish and rice.
The world’s oldest person is 115-year-old Edna Parker, who was born on April 20, 1893, and lives in a nursing home in Indiana.”
Quite an amazing accomplishment. You cannot deny that he appears to be in fantastic shape for a man who has lived over 100 years. Getting to 70 years of age is challenging enough these days, especially for us Americans. Imagine how many historical moments and technological advances he has lived through. In 1895, the world was just poking at the idea of the automobile; now in 2008 companies are trying to make cars less reliable on gas. Just crazy.
The longevity of his life is highly correnational to the “…healthy diet rich in fish and rice” embraced in Japan. Let’s compare that to two words that pretty much define the lifestyle of America: fast food. Oh America. On a random note, did you know that the car manufactures design wider seats for America?
— via SFGate
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What you are looking at is the world’s “leggiest woman” and the world’s shortest man. Russian woman Svetlana Pankratova lives in Spain and is about 6-foot-4. Her legs yet alone are more than four feet long! Her upper body has normal proportions, but her unusually long legs give her a giraffe-like appearance. He Pingping of China stands at 2 feet 5.37 inches tall at 20 years old.
“The pair met to publicise the release of “Guinness World Records 2009.” This year’s version of the popular book is due out Wednesday.”
“He called Svetlana Pankratova’s legs ‘very beautiful.’” Who said you had to be a certain height to have some game?
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Here we have an earlier appearance from Mr. He Pingping, except this time he’s next Bao Xishun, the world’s tallest man. Xinshun towers at an astonishing 7.9 feet. “He claims he was of normal height until he was 16 when he experienced a growth spurt and reached his present height seven years later.”
Xinshun is married to a woman who is 5-foot-6.
— via Mail Online
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Lastly we have a couple of idiots. Picture is self-explanatory.
Sep 14, 2008 News Leave a comment
Another one of America’s unusual individuals caught on camera. Maybe he’s a relative of the guy who took a bath in a McDonald’s sink?
Aug 30, 2008 Random 3 Comments
If you’ve used MySpace before, you know Tom Anderson. He’s the co-founder of one of the most popular social networks, the friendly appearing guy who unselfishly turns around to give you a smile whenever you login. He was your friend before you even added any friends (what a guy).
However, there’s two things you probably didn’t know about Tom. He’s a liar and a hacker. His page says he’s 32 years old, but he is actually several years older, maybe around 36 or 37 years of age. MySpace has been trying to keep it on the down low for some time. What’s the big deal? Ever since the social network started, the cofounder has been lying about his age. Neither MySpace or its parent company News Corp. did nothing to change it. When the face of the company is lying about something as simple as his age, it makes you wonder what else they’re keeping undercover. With the opening of MySpace in 2004, maybe he wanted to appear cooler by being a guy in his 20s versus being a creepy 30 year old dude. For whatever his reasons, lying to millions of users is not a good thing.
OK, now that stuff is boring compared to what you’re about to read. In 1985 when Tom was 14, he was subject to one of the largest FBI raids in California history after hacking into a Chase Manhattan Bank computer system and subsequently showing his friends how to do it. Because he was a minor, he was not arrested but the FBI confiscated all of his computer equipment. His hacker name was “Lord Flathead.” Interesting enough, this was around the time the movie WarGames came out.
According to a New York Times article in October 1985, “Lord Flathead,” was the leader of an early black-hat hacker group when he was 14 years old. In July and August 1985, between his freshman and sophomore years, Anderson hacked into a Chase Manhattan Bank DEC VAX computer system … that handled “much of Chase’s data processing and record keeping, including records of home mortgages and…portfolios of major customers such as pension funds.” He subsequently showed up to 40 of his friends how to do it.
Anderson obtained or guessed the passwords necessary to get through the first level of security and, once connected, changed at least two passwords to prevent bank officials from accessing the system. The group also created fictitious accounts, and Anderson, using the Lord Flathead name, left a message saying that unless he was given free use of the system he would destroy records.
This was some pretty intense stuff for the ’80s. Just look at how far computers have come since then. Twenty years later he went and cofounded one of the largest social networks ever. Tom Anderson, what a guy.
So next time you login to MySpace, don’t think about how you’re signing onto a site co-created by a man in his mid-30’s that lies about his age who also turns out to be a huge hacker that was once caught by the FBI… it’ll just creep you out.
sources: TechCrunch & more TechCrunch
Aug 16, 2008 Random 2 Comments
Red or blue pill? Check out the expiration date on Neo’s passport:
Link to the original image (higher res)
That reads 11 SEP/SEP 01 = 9/11/2001. What a creepy coincidence. And no, it’s not photoshopped. Here’s some trivia info from IMDB:
…his date of birth is the 13th of September 1971, the passport was issued on the 12th of September 1991 and will expire on the 11th of September 2001.
Conspiracy… Don’t you think that’s weird or what?
Aug 15, 2008 Uncategorized 1 Comment
TheUniversityKid.com is a “young entrepreneur blog” run by a student from Dubai. The first thing I take notice of any site is the appearance. If my eyes are immediately lit up with ads and unorganized content, I see no use in spending time trying to navigate my way around. First thing I take notice when opening up his website is the header image. It is an appealing graphic describing the name of the site well. The next thing I take notice is the user-friendly, easy-to-navigate layout. The font is easy on the eyes and the color scheme is simple.
What keeps me going back is the content. His information is straight forward with a bit of wittiness, cutting out the fake “get rich quick” schemes. He posts ideas not commonly seen on other money making related blogs. Also, he updates frequently which keeps many readers tuned.
I give TUK a kidfingers thumbs up.
Aug 12, 2008 News 4 Comments
Eat at Burger King lately? You might want to reevaluate your trust in the workers behind the counter.
A four minute video was posted on MySpace of a Burger King employee bathing naked in the restaurant’s sink. This took place in Greene County in Xenia, Ohio in which the employee called himself “Mr. Unstable.” It suits him if you ask me. The video made its way around the internet on Monday, reaching Greene County Health Commissioner Mark McDonnell McDonalds. He immediately sent health officials to investigate the situation, which violated numerous health code violations. All involved employees were fired.
Burger King spokesperson Denise Wilson emailed the following statement to 2News Monday afternoon:
“Burger King Corp. was just notified of this incident and is cooperating fully with the health department. We have sanitized the sink and have disposed of all other kitchen tools and utensils that were used during the incident.
We have also taken appropriate corrective action on the employees that were involved in this video. Additionally, the remaining staff at this restaurant is being retrained in health and sanitation procedures.”
- via 2News
How creepy. Who the hell takes a bubble bath at a fast food restaurant? What’s the problem going home to do the exuberance of bathing? I personally think bathing is dirty enough (unless you have the time, luxury, and an actual bath tub to do so), but to lay in the path of oils, saturated fats, and unhappiness? OK, now that’s just psychologically weird.
The people who went to that Burger King that day must have felt queazy after hearing word of Mr. Unstable’s escapades. They should have just went to the McDonald’s across the street. Better yet, they should have just gone home and ate a salad because everyone knows America is a fat nation (though Mr. Unstable looks pretty skinny).
Just for fun…
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