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Compressorhead ~ Ace Of Spades

No Sleep ‘Til… …well, just no sleep Compressorhead is: Stickboy (drums) was created to exacting specifications. 4 arms, 2 legs, 1 head, no brain. he plays a Pearl 14 piece kit with double kick....

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“Gravity is a Mistake”

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Folding And Cutting The Space-Time Continuum (with things you probably have...

With paper, felt pens, scissors and some unspecified power tools, the charming mathemusician, Vihart, plays Grinderman with the fabric of reality. Dance, critters! via Open Culture Grinderman:namrednirG

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Top 10 Most Powerful Nuclear Bombs In History

Via Democratic Underground… Read the rest

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Maywa Denki – Dedicated To Whimsy

Innumerable species play, and many – certainly many primates – laugh and tease and jest. But are we alone in our ability to grasp, appreciate, and delight in the absurd? How stands the octopus on Dada?...

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Purpose Of The NSA Snoop Machine Revealed

The Midnight Curve A senior, although not current, official of the NSA today revealed the targeted purpose of its vast snoop-and-scoop Internet spying apparatus and, incredibly, it is this – time...

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Eyes Of A Drone

A new camera developed by the Pentagon’s research arm was highlighted in a recent special on PBS’ “Nova” in an episode called “Rise of the Drones.” It’s a camera system so detailed it can discern...

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Do Androids Need Buddhist Non-Attachment? (And A PowerWasher)

The Blue Fairy from A.I. Artificial Intelligence 1. The robot who loved his ‘mom’ too much 2. The robot who loved whoever came into the room, too much Robot Programmed to Fall in Love with a Girl Goes...

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Shopping By The Stars: New Year’s Edition

In this new installment in what future generations will one day refer to as ‘Paltry Wisdom,’ we provide helpful shopping tips for you, the consumer. Many of us will soon be awash in the drunken,...

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What Were The Earliest Vibrators Like?

They were steam-powered, coal-fired, belt-driven and studded with vibratodes as Rachel Maines, technology historian and author of The Technology of Orgasm explains. I thank her for introducing me to...

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