Browsing the archives for the laughing squid tag

Karakuri: Japanese Clockwork Automatons Are The Coolest Thing Ever.

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http://vimeo.com/24412432

Articulated and Articulate 17th Century Robots Karakuri is the art of clockwork automation, dating back to Japan’s Edo Period (17th and 18th Centuries). Once the spring powered clockwork mechanism hit Japan, in the 1600s, the Japanese put the spring’s stored energy to use with art, flair, and grace. These automatons can perform incredibly intricate, and [...]

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World War 2 Photos Merged With Current Photos Of The Same Location. Very Moving.

in Coolest Shit Ever, Doodles, fnord

Sergey Larenkov is a Russian photographer who has taken photographs of Berlin, Prague, and Vienna, from the end of World War Two, and blended them seamlessly with pictures of the same places today. They’re brilliant, Youdopia. Artistically, it’s a brilliant idea, and it turns out that the effects are a bit haunting. I see in [...]

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The History of LOLcats on teh Interwebs: A Timeline

in Doodles, fnord, humor, lolcats

Source: Online Education Howdy, my Youdopia. Click the image to make the lols legible. Enjoy your lolcats. The humor is not as awesome as one would hope, which is why it is not the Funniest Shit Ever, although it does pack enough of teh cute to post here. Enjoy the doodle.

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Funniest Shit Ever: What Your Email Address Says About Your Computer Skills

in Doodles, fnord, funniest shit ever, humor

There’s not much to say, Youdopia. This image is a pinnacle of humor, and it’s (within my experience) almost 100% accurate. I deal with hundreds of emails per week, and I have found that one can certainly tell a lot from someone’s email address. It’s dead on. This image is from The Oatmeal courtesy of [...]

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In Honor of the LOST Finale I Present The LOST Screen Time Pie Chart

in Doodles, fnord, humor

Yes, Youdopia, I watch LOST. I know every flaw, every wrinkle, the overacting, I know. I watch it, and I’ll watch the LOST finale. I didn’t watch it from the beginning. I watched seasons 1 through 4 last summer, and then jumped onboard with Season 5. Anyway, I saw this pie chart on Laughing Squid, [...]

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Happy Monday. Ferris Bueller Has Twitter And Is Tweeting the Movie in Real Time. Cute!

in Doodles, fnord, humor

Good Monday morning, Youdopia. I came across this, this morning, on Laughing Squid. Someone opened a Twitter account as Ferris Bueller, and a Foursquare account as well (clever), and started tweeting the movie. Take a look at the image, it’s pretty self explanatory. As humor goes, it’s not the Funnest Thing Ever, or the Coolest [...]

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Coolest Shit Ever: ‘ Hate Is The Swiss Army Knife Of Emotions’ Imaginary T-Shirt

in Coolest Shit Ever, fnord, funniest shit ever, humor

Howdy, Youdopia. Yes, I’m still busy, but I caught this on Twitter, and wanted to share. It’s an imaginary tshirt designed by Mike Monteiro, and it’s hilarious. Truly the funniest shit ever.  Thanks to Laughing Squid for the heads up.

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