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FOTMILK

2010-09-06T04:15:00.000-07:00

What is footmilk?

find out HERE

You Just realized...

2010-09-06T04:13:00.001-07:00

And now you know...

WOW - Master of the TriAngle

2010-08-30T06:28:00.000-07:00

This is proper amazing...

How much time do you think this took? :P

IM BAAAACK

2010-08-26T21:05:00.001-07:00

Wow - Ok!
So it's been a bit of a crazy sabatical.
After receiving this letter from a very irate 'reader' - I've decided to get back on the horse.

Stay tuned...

JUSTICE CREW

2010-06-10T17:16:00.001-07:00

WOW!

You've never seen anything like this!
Unless you've seen this video of course!

A Must Watch!!!!

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Westfield Jumper

2010-06-09T19:47:00.000-07:00

This video has no graphic content - thanksfully.
(it wouldnt be here if it did)

But this is a story that we speak about, so it's relevant for here.
I think that 'shopping centre suicide' is something everyone has thought/spoken about, but its terrible when it actually becomes reality!

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The healthiest kid in the world

2010-06-09T19:17:00.001-07:00

Who can guess how this kid ends up?

Snippet from likecool:
He’s 2 years old and smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. He has been smoking since he was 18 months old. Ardi Riza is from Indonesia, and his father not only approves of him smoking, but Mr. Riza gave him his first cigarette when he was just 18-months-old. Previously, Ardi's father, Mohammad Rizal, said, "He cries and throws tantrums when we don't let him smoke. He's addicted."
[ Update: ] Officials in Musi Banyuasin, Indonesia, had previously offered to buy the family a car if he quits completely.

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Waitress at the pizzeria

2010-06-07T06:33:00.000-07:00

I eat antipasta twice..

zuma zuma zuma :D

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EAT DA POO POO

2010-06-07T06:30:00.000-07:00

Go on... eat it!

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Die Antwoord - Dagga Dagga Puff

2010-05-13T17:37:00.000-07:00

Ok so it really does help if you have a basic understanding of the almost extinct language of afrikaans, but even if you don't, this tune is hilarious.
Die Antwoord (the answer) is simply cooked -

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The clinic

2010-03-02T16:48:00.000-08:00

Based on a true story??
True stories... check out the bio HERE

The internet

2010-03-02T16:46:00.000-08:00

The best invention.... ever?
I think so!

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

Creative Freedom is awesome!

2010-02-17T22:05:00.000-08:00

The latest from Massive attack - OH YEAH ... IT'S MASSIVE!

Massive Attack Paradise Circus from sabakan on Vimeo.

HAHAHAHA - GET ON MY HORSE

2010-02-10T19:01:00.000-08:00

CLICK HERE TO >> GET ON MY HORSE

http://www.getonmyhorse.com/

Creative Genius

2010-02-09T20:54:00.000-08:00

PIXAR is genius

From Dug the Dog to Pizza Planet, have you picked up on Pixar's in-jokes?

Pixar's latest movie, Up, which is about to come out on DVD, is Up for five Oscars and has made a staggering $750million at the box office since its cinema release.
To celebrate, the film-makers here reveal 15 clever clues and in-jokes to look out for . . .

1. In every Pixar film, spot the Pizza Planet Truck. In Up, you can see it when Carl's house flies above his neighbourhood. Though originally a fictional restaurant, since its appearance in the Pixar movies there are now Pizza Planets at Disneyland Paris and Disney's Hollywood Studios.

2. John Ratzenberger, best known as Cliff in Cheers, has a cameo as the voice of Tom, a construction worker who asks main character Carl (voiced by Ed Asner) if he's ready to sell his home. Ratzenberger is the only actor to voice a role in all Pixar's ten films - from Hamm the piggy bank in Toy Story to P.T. Flea in A Bug's Life.

3. A113 the classroom number at the California college which Up co-director Pete Docter attended crops up in every Pixar film. In Up it's the courtroom number where Carl makes an appearance.
Dug the dog made his debut in Ratatouille

Dug the dog made his debut in Ratatouille

4. Dug The Dog made his debut in the 2007 film Ratatouille - as a shadow on a wall that barks at Remy, the film's star rat.

5. The Luxo Ball - a yellow ball with a blue stripe and red star - also crops up in several Pixar films and can be seen on the floor of the little girl's bedroom as Carl's house flies past her window.

6. The Buy n Large logo - from the 2008 hit WALL-E - features on the construction site equipment surrounding Carl's house.

7. In the scene where Carl meets his hero, explorer Charles Muntz, he is served a scallop dish for dinner which is the same one served up in Ratatouille.

8. Carl is the most complex human character ever created by Pixar. His design is symbolically and literally square.

9. Russell, boy scout trying to earn his last merit badge, has more layers of clothing than any other Pixar character - a shirt, a sash covered with badges, a neckerchief and a backpack.

10. Bob Peterson, the film's co-director and the voice of Dug The Dog, says of all the voices he has provided for Pixar movies, Dug is the most fun. 'Dug is a labrador because they're extremely cuddly and friendly.'
Carl Fredricksen is the most complex human character ever created by Pixar

Carl Fredricksen is the most complex human character ever created by Pixar

11. Technical director Steve May and his team created a canopy of 10,297 balloons to float Carl's house.

12. Pixar brought a live ostrich to the studio to help inspire the legs of Kevin the bird. Kevin was also based on a cassowary for feathers, a pheasant for iridescence, a heron for behaviour and a toucan, quail and peacock for beak and wattles.

13. Paradise Falls is based on the famous Angel Falls in Venezuela. Up's version is 1.8 miles high - almost three times higher than the real Angel Falls.

14. Muntz's jacket is made of fur, the first time in Pixar history that a piece of clothing is made from an animal. They insist no CG animals were harmed!

15. Watch Up closely and you'll see a pink teddy bear on the floor of the girl's bedroom when Carl's house goes floating by. The bear's name is Lotso and it is said to be one of the new characters in Pixar's Toy Story 3, due out this summer.

• Up is available on Disney Blu-ray, Disney DVD and Disney Combi pack, from February 15.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1248663/From-Dug-Dog-Pizza-Planet-picked-Pixars-jokes.html#ixzz0f6rKBF4I

Couldn't have said it better

2010-02-09T14:15:00.000-08:00

I often wonder (seriously, it happens) about the potential downside of this whole technological revolution thing.
For any of you who saw the pixar animation WALL-E - maybe you picked up on it too.

augmented reality, in my opinion, is going to become more and more prominent in our lives, and especially for the next generations - but at what point to we actually step back an say "whoa there, this isn't healthy!!

This video is a perfect depiction (while potentially a little neurotic) of the dangers of allowing technology 'in' without question...

Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.

Inspiring stop animation

2010-02-02T16:36:00.000-08:00

First got introduced to the wonders of stop animation at uni - came across this today and it's definitely worth posting.
Simple + effective = winning formula! ALWAYS

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2010-01-28T14:22:00.000-08:00

Ok, so it's been a while since my last post - things have been busy :P

check out this awesome loop animation experiment

videogioco-loop experiment from donato sansone on Vimeo.

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As much as I support Obama

2009-12-21T22:58:00.001-08:00

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'Killer' Augmented Reality

2009-12-21T18:48:00.000-08:00

Who would you rather shoot at: Real-life rouge agents played by your friends or abstract pixels? Enter Gunman, the first augmented reality shooter for the iPhone that taps the enemy recognition technology to take care of the body count.

This is seriously cool - though I can definitely see some people breaking their iPhones - perhaps a wristband like the wii remote is called for?

Also, check out their WEBSITE

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IT'S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!

2009-12-18T15:54:00.000-08:00

With a baseball bat!

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I WANT AN XPHONE

2009-12-17T21:44:00.000-08:00

All I want for Xmas is a 48MP camera with direct print function and more - That's right... I'm talking about the XPhone!!!

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3D Projections onto buildings

2009-12-09T13:54:00.000-08:00

This is seriously cool! You could play some epic pranks with this technology...

Projection on Buildings from NuFormer Digital Media on Vimeo.

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These Monkeys are too cool

2009-11-12T15:18:00.000-08:00

More Augmented Reality reality...

2009-11-04T22:26:00.000-08:00

I'm putting my money down on augmented reality as the next 'big thing'
key is to get it right (and scalable) first...

The prometheus device

2009-11-04T15:11:00.000-08:00

WOW! this could get nasty...

Life

2009-11-04T15:07:00.001-08:00

Is busy at the moment - so apologies for the lower frequency of posts.

Some people are so creative, and sometimes, it's the simplest ideas that work so well!

Being followed on twitter

2009-11-01T15:33:00.000-08:00

There is much speculation, and indeed many 'professionals' throwing in their 2 cents worth, around how twitter could actually turn itself into a viable, revenue generating, business.
But nowhere have I seen one specific observation. Sure, twitter is 'social' as far as social media goes, but it is by no means, at least in my experience with it, a social network. In the most case, I do not head to twitter to hook up with my mates, get their updates, and interact with them on twitter, no - that's what facebook's for, and that's what they do really well.
twitter rather, seems more of a place where I can connect with brands, companies, and publishers that interest me. It is the ultimate tool for COMPANIES to reach and communicate with their audience in a way that that is not overly intrusive because it fits well within the context of the site.
So twitter have done extremely well in creating a HIGH VALUE communication platform for companies that essentially, has enough value that these companies would be willing to pay for - but that ship has sailed. And you really can't get away from the chicken-egg-type-syndrome that most website publishers face which is audience (buyers) vs. content (sellers)
Hmmm....

A few things that I appreciate

2009-10-28T17:01:00.000-07:00

Creativity
Guitar Hero
Gifted-ness (or whatever the correct English of that is)
Large warehouses
Fun

This is what happens when you put them all together.

A more likely explanation of what happened to the dinosaurs...

2009-10-28T16:24:00.001-07:00

SERIOSULY - one of the most 'interesting' videos I've ever seen

2009-10-28T00:40:00.000-07:00

This guy really earned his name - I'll leave it at that!
You have to watch this!

Check this shit out

2009-10-28T00:36:00.000-07:00

V.cool

The new MAGIC MOUSE from APPLE - holy wow!

2009-10-26T15:47:00.000-07:00

Magic Mouse — with its low-profile design and seamless top shell — is so sleek and dramatically different, it brings a whole new feel to the way you get around on your Mac. You can’t help but marvel at its smooth, buttonless appearance. Then you touch it and instantly appreciate how good it feels in your hand. But it’s when you start using Magic Mouse that everything comes together.

The Multi-Touch area covers the top surface of Magic Mouse, and the mouse itself is the button. Scroll in any direction with one finger, swipe through web pages and photos with two, and click and double-click anywhere. Inside Magic Mouse is a chip that tells it exactly what you want to do. Which means Magic Mouse won’t confuse a scroll with a swipe. It even knows when you’re just resting your hand on it.

Question for the day

2009-10-18T23:55:00.000-07:00

So here's my question for the day?

so most people actually know what they want - or are they simply going on what they think they want without really thinking about it?

Apply this to life - to work - to religion - to consumerism - to deciding what you're going to do this weekend - to whatever the bloody hell you want. Just please... think about it first.

WOW!

2009-10-16T17:09:00.000-07:00

Talk about amazing!
Check this video that was in the news last night.
Not only is this woman going to be scarred for life, she also almost got her head taken off by a train.
In the end, everyone was fine.
The train driver needed some mental counseling too though :P

Another insane cover

2009-10-15T16:42:00.000-07:00

I LOVE acoustic covers.
seriously.
And I've just been coming across some incredible ones lately.
Here's a drop from Newton Faulkner - playing the epic Massive Attack - wow - University memories... heavy.

100 Greatest youtube hits - in 4 minutes

2009-10-12T19:37:00.000-07:00

How many can you spot?

Love a little remix

2009-10-12T19:33:00.001-07:00

I recently acquired a keyboard in an attempt to expand my musical abilities.
The first song I decided to teach myself was the new Kanye song - Heartless (even though he's a douche, the song is pretty decent).

Another band whose music I'm always happy to have playing in the background is The Fray.

And I'm a HUGE fan of mash-ups.

So this is what happened:

The FRAY - Heartless from IE HAGY on Vimeo.

Handy little tool

2009-10-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

Because most computer screens sit in closed cases - they can often get very dirty on the inside.
THIS is a very handy little tool I found to keep your computer screen completely dust free :D
It works brilliantly!

Is everyone a social media expert these days?

2009-10-05T22:36:00.000-07:00

Just Weird

2009-10-03T00:05:00.000-07:00

CHOP CUP from :weareom: on Vimeo.

THIS SCULPTURE

2009-09-30T01:37:00.001-07:00

IS JUST TOO COOL!

Chinese artist Chen Wenling critiques the global financial crisis in What You See Might Not Be Real, on display at a Beijing gallery. The bull is said to represent Wall Street, while the man pinned to the wall represents jailed financier Bernard Madoff.

This Kid's got talent!

2009-09-29T17:33:00.000-07:00

Hey Jude rar rar rar rar - hahaha - too cool!

Bobby McFerrin is awesome!

2009-09-29T00:14:00.000-07:00

Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale at the event “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus,” from the 2009 World Science Festival. He asks for the audiences’ participation in this activity, and the result is quite magical!

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

Yeeeeeah

2009-09-24T23:18:00.001-07:00

They call him WALAMA - check it out :)
(needs sound :D)

for some reason - when one of these is done well - it's always fun!

They say practie makes perfect

2009-09-23T22:12:00.000-07:00

Even if you've never even touched a skateboard in your life - this is some of the most incredible footage you'll see!
Introducing: Rodney Mullen - FROM 1984!!!!!

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Kelly Slater

2009-09-23T22:09:00.000-07:00

THIS IS WHY HE'S THE BEST IN THE WORLD!

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MUNKY DAY

2009-09-22T23:21:00.000-07:00

This morning the WHOLE of Sydney was covered by an orange blanket. Quite amazing actually...

Check this link

Incredible Lego by Nathan Sawaya

2009-09-21T18:21:00.000-07:00

WOW!
this dude has some SERIOUS time on his hands - but nonetheless - he is a true LEGO Master.
Check out some of his artworks HERE

I call this pic - the birth of man ;)

Make calls from Twitter!

2009-09-17T23:26:00.000-07:00

A new third-party offering from Jajah known as Jajah@call went into beta Thursday morning that will allow Twitter users to initiate a two-way voice chat with other users by typing "@call @username"--where "username" is someone's Twitter ID--into any Twitter client. During the beta period, the company said, the calls will be limited to two minutes, but the company will evaluate that length during beta. However, it sees the two minute period--after which the call will end--as "the verbal equivalent of a tweet."

2009-09-17T21:10:00.001-07:00

Click Here to take survey

the tables turned

2009-09-15T20:49:00.000-07:00

Awesome advert by SABC 1 in South Africa where whites have reversed roles with blacks to produce an interesting concept. Set in Soweto South Africa. - makes a good point though!

Kanye West is a douche bag

2009-09-13T23:06:00.000-07:00

Kanye West Asked To Leave VMAs After Rant Against Taylor Swift

Kanye West was asked to leave Radio City Music Hall not long after he crashed the MTV Video Music Awards stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video.

The rapper rushed onto the stage and immediately protested Swift's win, saying Beyoncé instead deserved the honor.

"I'm sorry, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time," 'Ye proclaimed after he pulled the microphone out of the country star's hands. B looked stunned as she sat by in the audience.

READ MORE HERE

MTV Shows

Kids and technology

2009-09-13T15:38:00.000-07:00

While there is much to be said about the digital age and how it will affect the generations of next, this is probably a bit more of a light-hearted take on the matter.

responsible parenting?

2009-09-09T17:47:00.001-07:00

so the other night we were all commenting on this 16 year old girl who was setting off to navigate the globe ... solo!
the news was mentioning all the potential threats and dangers she could come up against which sparked a conversation over whether or not this was a responsible thing to do - not only from her side, but from her parents too - and the nine network that had secured exclusive rights to cover the story (isn't that what it's all about these days).
I couldn't help but worry about what this little girl was about to experience (though some good character building no doubt).

anyway, my worries were soon pacified upon news that she hadn't even managed to complete her trial run without hitting a 60,000 tonne coal tanker. I mean honestly, it's not a packet of cigarettes is it?! It's a bloody coal tanker! How can you miss that!

See the full story HERE

Did I mention I'm a huge family guy fan?

2009-09-07T23:40:00.000-07:00

ROAD RUNNER FUNNY CLIP - The funniest home videos are here

Dear Future Me

2009-09-07T20:20:00.000-07:00

This is a really clever idea that allows you to send your future-self an e-mail.
Perhaps you want to make sure you achieve a certain short/mid-term goal, remind yourself to do something, or even check if you're still around...

Check it out!

The way we interact with technology

2009-09-07T17:28:00.001-07:00

This is just a novel idea!

check out some more info at The Design Blog!

Relevant and contextual advertising... at its worst

2009-09-06T20:23:00.001-07:00

A campaign that launched a while back that, contrary to the opinions of some other colleagues, I originally thought was pretty quirky and hit-the-spot - just spoiled it for me.

Telstra's 'Call Mum' campaign got the message across last year on Xmas day, and then again on New Year's Day, through sky-writing their 'Call Mum' message over the thousands of people laying on bondi beach.

Great work guys! But on father's day... maybe the message is not that relevant. You probably would have been better extending the campaign reaching for people to 'call dad' - but hey...

Augmented Reality contd...

2009-09-01T22:10:00.000-07:00

So earlier I posted about an insane new technology exposed at the TED talks. Here's another follow up from The Astonishing Tribe
Very cool!

Daft Punk woo woo

2009-09-01T17:10:00.000-07:00

Ok, so if you even have an inkling of envy for the genius that is Daft Punk, you'll surely appreciate THE i-DAFT

You wanna talk social media?

2009-09-01T17:05:00.001-07:00

This is one of the most inspiring videos I've seen in a while

Lessons to be learned

2009-09-01T00:21:00.000-07:00

I wanted to do a post about the genius that is SMBC (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal).
But in taking today's post, i think there are so many lessons we can take out of it.
The first, and most important, would probably be a lesson in the importance of SIMPLICITY!

A CLASSIC

2009-08-27T18:09:00.000-07:00

Ok, so this is one from the history books - but a serious classic!
Guaranteed you'll be running around the next few days claiming to be a dark super-hero!

WTF is VIGVAM

2009-08-26T00:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I don't speak Russian, and while I can take a few guesses what the ad is for, the concept and execution is pretty funny!

What's the story morning glory - tnx to smh

2009-08-25T03:29:00.000-07:00

They are called Morning Glory clouds and, says NASA, no-one is quite sure what causes them.
A Morning Glory cloud can roll for 1000 kilometres at altitudes up to two kilometres high.

Now THAT is trippy!"

smh.com.au

too cool

2009-08-25T03:26:00.000-07:00

talk about entertaining your employees
10 points for Google HR :P

THIS JUST IN! Sydney Aquarium supplies fish to Sakura Japanese restaurant in CBD

2009-08-24T22:08:00.000-07:00

Haha - ok so not really - but you gotta admit - the parking spot this guy took is rather ironic...
OR IS IT>?!?! *queue ominous music*

MICH JACKSON IS ALIVE!!!

2009-08-24T00:37:00.000-07:00

And he's working as a real-estate agent in sydney eastern suburbs (a successful one by the looks of this picture)

WHAM!

Seriously - this is just epic!

2009-08-21T04:46:00.000-07:00

And for those of you who watch scrubs - it will be so much more meaningful!

COMIN AT YA...

The TWITTER Song

2009-08-20T19:09:00.000-07:00

This dude is awesome!
For those of you who (like me i guess) are still trying to get their head's around the appeal of twitter - here's a catchy tune that gives you an idea of what it's all about.

35 BEST iPhone Apps

2009-08-20T16:51:00.000-07:00

Here's a really cool article from TechCrunch on 35 iPhone Apps you'll want to download!

Check it out!

Beached az!

2009-08-19T16:43:00.000-07:00

No way - check out what I just found.

I would imagine that the words 'ah noo i cant choo broo' would strike up a smirk on almost anyone's face these days. (well, anyone whose ever sat in front of a computer screen for longer than 2 minutes.)

The extremely viral beached whale video ahs now been picked to have it's own show on ABC TV.
If you miss the episodes there, you can also check em out on the BEACHED AZ WEBSITE

Check out the original viral here:

Oh, and also notice this button right under here... feel free to use it.

Augmented reality

2009-08-19T03:13:00.000-07:00

You wanna talk about Augmented Reality?

This crazy new space has really sparked some interest in me. The possibilities are constrained only by our current technology. Or are they? (Cehck out the vid below)

There's a company called Layar that seems to be doing some pretty cool stuff - but this one REALLY takes the cake - check out the vid!

Post 1

2009-08-19T02:59:00.000-07:00

Hello blogospherical people!

Welcome to my blog-test.
No... it's not a blog, because there's nothing here yet.
and I don't even know if there will be.
Well... I DO plan to post, but how many times... we'll have to see.
today I'll start you off with a REALLY cool website i found

Seriously - this thing is crazy.

The question I ask - time yourself before you start to feel woozy...