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Now, This Is Way Retarded
Animation cells. there are millions of them made while making cartoons. And most are amazing pieces of wall art perfect for any geek’s cubicle or bedroom wall. Fox sometimes sells Simpsons and Futurama cells as well as limited edition posters in one of the conference rooms at a discount to Newscorp employees. I’ve visited a few times, but still shelling out $150 – $200 for one seemed a little bit extravagant. I mean, for that kind of money I can get something more awesome.
Now, just this morning the best post-Soviet animation company Pilot was moving to new headquarters. What do they do with archives? They throw the entire thing into a dumpster without warning anyone. Animators and everyone else rush to grab what they can. What kind of fucking stupidity is that?
I absolutely loved early Pilot cartoons. I think I’ll check at the friendly neighborhood Russian bookstore if they have Pilot DVDs. -
Univac Lighter
I recently bought this beauty on eBay. When I arrived I was a bit disapointed to see that the hinge that makes that click-clack sound was not operating properly. I really hate the stupid eBay feedback system which makes minor complaints not worthwhile (nobody wants a negative comment in retaliation for reporting an incomplete or dishonest description, right?). Hmmm, maybe that’s the point. Uh well, still, it was a good deal for $15.
What is super cool is that it appears that zippo lighters come with a warrantee that goes something like this:
“Any Zippo metal product, when returned to our factory will be put in first class condition free of charge, for we have yet to charge a cent for the repair of a Zippo metal product, regardless of age or condition.”.So, theoretically all I have to do is send the lighter to the factory and they will fix it. I’ll let you know how good a job the’ll do.
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Puppetry of the Practice
You know,
, that dude who went to the rain forest to perform skits for the villagers might actually be for real. I recently learned that my own alma mater has a “Puppetry in Practice” department. Too bad I didn’t major in that.
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Primitive People Draw Cthulhu
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From fakeisthenewreal.org’s absolutely awesome subway systems of the world, presented on the same scale*
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Tum Param Param, Tam Param
I collect books on corporate history. I have a few books from “The Legend Of” series by Jeffrey L. Rodengen. They are somewhat biased (I suspect that if you are making a career of writing corporate history books it’s a bad idea to piss off corporations by siting embarrassing facts), but beautifully illustrated books. I especially love these two pieces of corporate propaganda from “The Legend of Advanced Micro Devices” which I found scanned while cleaning up my folders.
They feature Walter J. Sanders III, the former chairman of AMD. Enjoy:
I especially like the bearded dude with glasses.
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Monday Monkey Lives For The Weekend, Sir
Holy Ruhnama is not sold at Amazon yet, but it’s mentioned in a book:
on Page 155:
“… Sometime after my visit, Turkmenbashi renames the days of the week and the months of the year after himself, the Ruhnama, his mother, and anything else he likes. Mondays are now called Turkmenbashi. …”Oooh, I had a bad case of Turkmenbashis yesterday.
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Two More Random Thoughts
Don’t know about you, but I am tired of the question “Are you going to buy Google IPO stock”. No. I am not. But hey, I am not an investment expert. Just check out my track record. So I told my plumber, who also asked, – you might be more qualified to judge the merits of purchasing Google stock.
I think I found a perfect job for me. I could do bubble wrap too.
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The Ace Of Cups
There is something that can not be captured in a hastily taken photograph in how Bear Stearns World Headquarters Building shines, with it’s glass crown sucking up clouds, amongst dark art deco buildings of the Jewelry District, when already late, sleepy and caffeine deprived I drag myself to work, on the way to the door handle that will give me a static shock and my noisy cubicle. I also can’t take a decent picture of the building’s crown when it lights up at night.
Joseph Ainslee Bear and Robert B. Stearns must have been superhuman to build a company that occupies a building like that. At leas their names are pretty cool. I wonder what “B” stands for.
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It’s Reader Tech Support Happy Fun Hour!
What do you guys know about window air conditioners? I am about to go and buy 3 air conditioners – one 220v and two 120v. My plan of action before consulting google was this: measure the rooms, calculate approximate BTU needed and buy some Panasonic or Fedders brand units and arrange for delivery and professional installation (I’ve installed enough air conditioners myself, and I don’t want to do it anymore now that I can afford it). Well, I searched on the web and in newsgroups a bit and so far my plan is unchanged.
Any better ideas?