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787 Cliparts is a video that combines 787 different colored-in clip art line drawings. Kind of mesmerizing…

This amazing photo of the Space Shuttle Discovery was taken just before it docked with the International Space Station. Definitely take a look at the full-size image…

D.C. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton gave as good as she got when recently interviewed by Stephen Colbert (embedded QuickTime video). 🙂

As reported by Neatorama, artist Thomas Fuchs “deconstructs the GOP logo” in a series of illustrations. One of my favorites is at right… 😉

Boing Boing (and seemingly everyone else on the Interweb) reports on an “unintentionally hideous college recruitment video” made by Appalachian State University:

Unfortunately, this is not a joke…and this is not an old video. Appalachian State University put out this video last year and it instantly became a viral hit amongst the educational community. It’s probably THE worst educational recruitment video ever and possibly one of the worst songs ever recorded. From the production values to the obsessive use of the same transition to the incredibly lame imagery used in the video, this one takes the cake on almost every level. It’s so bad that it’s destined to become a classic.

Wow.

Cinematical reported that actor Mako recently died at the age of 72 from esophageal cancer. Although you may not recognize his name, you will surely recognize Mako (Wikipedia article) from all of the TV, movie (including an oscar nomination for 1966’s The Sand Pebbles), and voiceover roles he has played. This is quite sad news…

A promotional clip for Bob Harris’ upcoming book Prisoner of Trebekistan entitled Some Contestants Also Receive… (Google Video) shows all of the crappy stuff you get after returning to Jeopardy! nine times.

I never thought that I would see the Star Wars theme played on a banjo (YouTube video)…

I’ve made several posts linking to humorous or unusual fan-made recuts of movie trailers. The Wikipedia entry “Re-cut trailers” is a pretty authoritative reference that includes links to most of them:

Re-cut trailers refers to a re-edited film trailer that is created by re-editing footage from that film, or possibly just from that film’s trailer. Re-cut trailers have become a popular internet phenomenon since fall of 2005. In almost all cases, these re-cut trailers derive their humor from casting the film’s plot in a different light- these fake trailers present the film as something that it is very much not. For instance, a film with a murderous plot is made to look like a light and happy film, or vice versa.

Science Addiction’s 95 Theses of Geek Activism is an interesting read:

Geek activism has not taken off yet, but it should. With the gamers recognizing the need for a louder voice, EFF gaining momentum and Linux taking on the mainstream on the one hand and recent severe losses in privacy, freedom of speech and intellectual property rights on the other, now seems to be the best time to rally around the cause.

Geeks are not known to be political or highly vocal (outside of our own circles)- this must change if we want things to improve. So here is my list of things people of all shapes, sizes and sides of the debate need to know. Some of these are obvious, others may not be meant for you. But hopefully, some of these will inspire you to do the right thing and others will help you frame the next discussion, debate or argument you have on these topics.