RDF TV - The Search For Hidden Dimensions - Brian Greene

A very nicely produced video by the Richard Dawkins Foundation.

From:
richarddawkinsdotnet — May 17, 2010 — Brian Greene explains how extra dimensions may solve several problems in physics, and gives his stance on the possibility of a "multi-verse".

Parkour

As a kid, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Mark Gonzales were my personal heroes. People who could do amazing feats of balance, climbing, gymnastics and general ass-kicking were the ones I looked up to. I did my fair share of skateboarding, breakdancing and karate, but I think the thing I was always best at was getting on top of buildings in the most unconventional means possible. Whenever I was climbing, it felt as natural as walking.

But I am feeling like an old man lately. I am dealing with a knee condition called bursitis and my knee has swollen to the size of a grapefruit, most likely due to an old knee surgery and years of abuse. Not being able to bend your knee makes even putting on your shoes a task, much less climbing a building.

Anyway, I ran across this clip from a Luc Besson film called District 13. This chase sequence involves a recent athletic movement called Parkour or Free Running, which involves physically negotiating obstacles in the most efficient way possible. If I were about twenty years younger and had the knees that I did then, I would be all about this stuff. Although I get the feeling that these guys will be saying the same thing twenty years from now... ;)

Back in Black - Glenn Beck's Nazi Tourette's

I don't normally post political things on this blog, but Lewis Black was on fire with this one... You've probably already seen it, but if you haven't, this is really good...

Glenn Beck plays "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," except there's just one degree and Kevin Bacon is Hitler.

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Buzzcocks- Running Free

This song was always my inspiration for escaping full time employment... Self employment may even be more time spent, but now it's my time and it's directed toward what I want to be doing.

Minutemen- Corona

I was speaking with Will last night and it reminded me of one of my favorite songs of all time.

Jiří Barta- The Last Theft

A few weeks back I posted a Nurse With Wound song that had a video which was a mashup of clips from the Czech animator and filmmaker, Jiří Barta. This is the original short film from which most of those clips come. I have to say, this film makes my inner goth smile... So light a black candle, sit back and enjoy.


The Last Theft- Part 1



Part 2



Part 3

Michael Moore vs Westboro Baptist Church

Michael Moore makes pastor Fred Phelps look like a complete idiot.
Well deserved....