Demetri Martin is a comic genius and easily my favorite upcoming comedian
Re: Recently Found
Posted by FatStrings on Tue Mar 25th at 3:31am 2008
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Posted by FatStrings on Tue Mar 25th at 3:31am 2008
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Re: Recently Found
Posted by reaper47 on Tue Mar 25th at 11:40am 2008
Posted by reaper47 on Tue Mar 25th at 11:40am 2008
Yes, I youtubed some of his stuff, he's amazing.
Re: Recently Found
Posted by Cash Car Star on Tue Mar 25th at 6:11pm 2008
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Posted by Cash Car Star on Tue Mar 25th at 6:11pm 2008
Been a fan of his for a long time. Bought his CD.
He's in the new Fountains of Wayne video.
He's in the new Fountains of Wayne video.
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Re: Recently Found
Posted by Naklajat on Thu Mar 27th at 8:53pm 2008
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Posted by Naklajat on Thu Mar 27th at 8:53pm 2008
... Isn't there anything... worthwhile to fight about?
If kids today are this dumb humanity is doomed.
If kids today are this dumb humanity is doomed.
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Re: Recently Found
Posted by reaper47 on Sat Mar 29th at 5:54pm 2008
Posted by reaper47 on Sat Mar 29th at 5:54pm 2008
Youtube is full of videos of animals doing amazingly smart things, but this is almost unreal: Video of an elephant painting an elephant.
Re: Recently Found
Posted by Cash Car Star on Sun Mar 30th at 1:54am 2008
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Posted by Cash Car Star on Sun Mar 30th at 1:54am 2008
You can see towards the end of the video, there's a guy holding cheat sheets for the elephant. Still impressive, but the elephant is just copying the strokes presented, not abstracting the shape of an elephant or flower from sight: a much more intellectually demanding task.
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Re: Recently Found
Posted by Naklajat on Sun Mar 30th at 4:55am 2008
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Posted by Naklajat on Sun Mar 30th at 4:55am 2008
Yeah there's a few videos of the same elephant painting the same picture on different occasions, it's a memorized routine. An amazing trick but a trick nonetheless.
The larger the animal the more brain mass is needed for upkeep like breathing and digestion. Dolphins have a higher brain-body mass ratio than elephants, though elephants are higher than 'average'. Humans, unsurprisingly, have a higher brain-body ratio than any other animal. I think, though, that humans are the only animal to take their brains for granted and thus the majority waste it watching MTV.
The larger the animal the more brain mass is needed for upkeep like breathing and digestion. Dolphins have a higher brain-body mass ratio than elephants, though elephants are higher than 'average'. Humans, unsurprisingly, have a higher brain-body ratio than any other animal. I think, though, that humans are the only animal to take their brains for granted and thus the majority waste it watching MTV.
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Re: Recently Found
Posted by reaper47 on Sun Mar 30th at 9:25am 2008
TBH, just copying this is intellectual enough, when a frickin' elephant is doing it. Choosing such a conveniently simple yet effective abstraction of an elephant and a decorative flower would be something even many humans would find difficult to do. I find this pretty amazing because all animal drawings I've seen so far are wild Jackson Pollock shapes, and I find it rather astonishing that an elephant can copy and recognize a picture so accurately.
Posted by reaper47 on Sun Mar 30th at 9:25am 2008
? quote:
a much more intellectually demanding task.
TBH, just copying this is intellectual enough, when a frickin' elephant is doing it. Choosing such a conveniently simple yet effective abstraction of an elephant and a decorative flower would be something even many humans would find difficult to do. I find this pretty amazing because all animal drawings I've seen so far are wild Jackson Pollock shapes, and I find it rather astonishing that an elephant can copy and recognize a picture so accurately.
Re: Recently Found
Posted by Le Chief on Tue Apr 1st at 3:28am 2008
Posted by Le Chief on Tue Apr 1st at 3:28am 2008
Re: Recently Found
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Posted by Rumple on Tue Apr 1st at 6:32am 2008
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Re: Recently Found
Posted by BlisTer on Tue Apr 1st at 8:16am 2008
Posted by BlisTer on Tue Apr 1st at 8:16am 2008
? quoting Rumple
hehe, i hope you realize that will be google's april fools' joke this year.
Re: Recently Found
Posted by Le Chief on Tue Apr 1st at 8:24am 2008
Posted by Le Chief on Tue Apr 1st at 8:24am 2008
Happy April fools day folks! Did anybody play any tricks today?
Re: Recently Found
Posted by Rumple on Tue Apr 1st at 1:05pm 2008
Yes I did notice that it was Google Australia's april fools joke, Google.com did this one - http://www.google.com/virgle/index.html
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Posted by Rumple on Tue Apr 1st at 1:05pm 2008
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hehe, i hope you realize that will be google's april fools' joke this year.
hehe, i hope you realize that will be google's april fools' joke this year.
Yes I did notice that it was Google Australia's april fools joke, Google.com did this one - http://www.google.com/virgle/index.html
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Re: Recently Found
Posted by reaper47 on Tue Apr 1st at 5:29pm 2008
Posted by reaper47 on Tue Apr 1st at 5:29pm 2008
That's why april fools work! I woke up this morning thinking "Oh, it's April 1st! Keep that in mind in case you see something strange!". Now, coming home this evening I would have completely forgot if it wasn't for this random thread. ![<img src=]()
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PS, mazemaster: The original is great, too. Those Swedes... always entertaining!
PS, mazemaster: The original is great, too. Those Swedes... always entertaining!
Re: Recently Found
Posted by Natus on Tue Apr 1st at 8:34pm 2008
Posted by Natus on Tue Apr 1st at 8:34pm 2008
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/bard/bardclass.xml
If this was true, wow would be the greatest game ever.
Oh well, just gonna have to wait for Br?tal Legend.
If this was true, wow would be the greatest game ever.
Oh well, just gonna have to wait for Br?tal Legend.
Re: Recently Found
Posted by reaper47 on Tue Apr 1st at 9:29pm 2008
I tell you, man, you have to target the Madden audience!
Is it me or is Ted Levine looking a little desperate there? How many more games-people do we need to tell young developers to sell out to the ultimate mainstream?
Posted by reaper47 on Tue Apr 1st at 9:29pm 2008
I tell you, man, you have to target the Madden audience!
Is it me or is Ted Levine looking a little desperate there? How many more games-people do we need to tell young developers to sell out to the ultimate mainstream?
Re: Recently Found
Posted by RedWood on Tue Apr 1st at 11:31pm 2008
Posted by RedWood on Tue Apr 1st at 11:31pm 2008
Lol. I read this a while ago. It's sad how many people are border line retarded.
Reality has become a commodity.
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