Wicked cool tilt-shift time lapse of Carnival in Rio De Janeiro.

Watch this full screen and with HD turned on. Absolutely wonderful:

The City of Samba from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

I would love to have a chance to see the parade in person.

Happy 175th Birthday, Michigan!

"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."

"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."

Today is my home state’s 175th birthday and she doesn’t look a day over 130. Interestingly enough, the founding of the state wasn’t without conflict:

Neighboring Ohio attained statehood in 1803 and engaged in a running dispute with Michigan over ownership of land known as . . . → Read More: Happy 175th Birthday, Michigan!

Older brother stands up to bullying dad for gender stereotyping.

Here’s one of those stories that’ll make you feel a little better about your fellow humans:

Dear Customer who stuck up for his little brother, | Up and down we go..

Eventually, I helped the brothers pick a game called Mirror’s Edge. The youngest was pretty excited about the game, and then he specifically asked . . . → Read More: Older brother stands up to bullying dad for gender stereotyping.

Young girl on the marketing of kid’s toys.

Consider this an antidote to the faith-in-humanity-destroying collection of tweets I posted the other day. Young Riley wants to know why marketing people think girls are only interested in pink princesses:

Damn good question indeed. Perhaps she’ll grow up to make some changes in how toys are marketed some day.

. . . → Read More: Young girl on the marketing of kid’s toys.

And now “The Nutcracker” as sung by disembodied flying heads.

Never say we aren’t a classy joint around here:

Here’s a little holiday timelapse to enjoy.

Here’s a little holiday timelapse to enjoy.

For my nephew: “The Cadger Dubstep Christmas House”

It was only a matter of time before someone applied Dubstep to a Christmas light display:

From the creator:

35,000 LED lights 64 Light O Rama channels

All done by me, a 16 year old, and my dad. Come see it in Meridian, Idaho! Or visit our website at www.cornellchristmas.webs.com

ALSO…. No, . . . → Read More: For my nephew: “The Cadger Dubstep Christmas House”

SEB Music Break: “Machine Civilization” by World Order

SEB reader Max sent this in because of the cool dance moves, which are indeed impressive. The music is pretty catchy too. Check it:

The improvements in video game technology…

Gaming-Pong-Crysis-evolution

… over the past 40* or so years, basically in the time I’ve been alive, are really quite impressive when you stop long enough to think about it:

I sit down some evenings and play a video game with anywhere between 4 and 1,400 strangers — depending on the game — at the same . . . → Read More: The improvements in video game technology…

Alex Cherney’s beautiful Ocean Sky time lapse video.

I never grow tired of watching the night sky or, for that matter, watching videos of the night sky. Especially when they’re as beautiful as this:

Ocean Sky from Alex Cherney on Vimeo.

At a star party in August 2009 I took my first long exposure photograph of the night sky. I . . . → Read More: Alex Cherney’s beautiful Ocean Sky time lapse video.