Are you right-brained or left-brained? According to the spinny dancer, I am left-brained. EXCESSIVELY LEFT-BRAINED. I been focusing on that thing for five minutes and for the life of me, I can’t even imagine how you’d begin to see her turning the other way. (I wonder if this has some correlation with my geek score below…?) (Link courtesy of Danielle.)
Category: Random Links
Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
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glassonion
“Sometimes I think of myself as a glorified mechanic…”
Oh yes, you HAVE to watch this video. I know, I know; it looks like your basic wannabe-edgy Web 2.0 viral marketing crap, and it is. But this is viral marketing crap starring my very own SNOOKUMS! -
Dorky Nerd Queen.
NerdTests.com says I’m a Dorky Nerd Queen. What are you?
I think it’s the “Dumb/Dork/Awkwardness” category that stings the most. Ouch! (Link courtesy of the very non-nerd Mary-Helen.)
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Yarn with EYEBALLS
Yarn… with EYEBALLS. That is no doubt the coolest, creepiest knitting yarn I’ve ever seen. I’m getting in the Halloween mood! (Link courtesy of Jen.)
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Knitted Skull Tights
Knitted Skull Tights. Oh man, imagine if I entered those in the Easter Show next year! HA!
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Vegas, baby!
A bunch of workmen spent all day yesterday installing neon tubing and crazy coloured lighting in the alleyway behind Tapestry Craft. I’m not kidding. Apparently it’s to celebrate the “opening” of the lane (which is now to be called “Temperance Lane”) and it’ll stay up for three months. It’s like our own little bit of Vegas in an alley. The rumour is that this has something to do with Clover’s aim to develop Melbourne-style funky little laneways in Sydney, and that it cost $35K. Here’s my question: Why? Why celebrate the “opening” of a street that was already there? Why spend thousands of dollars on a tacky art installation that very few people will see and then turn around and tell us bus fare hikes are needed? Not happy, Clover.
Update: The new goss is that it might be for a movie shoot. Anybody heard what’s filming in town?
Way Later Update: Nope, it’s not a movie shoot. When I left tonight, there was a proud-looking guy taking photos out there. “But what’s it for?” I asked. “It’s an art installation to celebrate the opening of the new laneway!” he said. “See, we put up a sign with the new name and everything!” I frowned. “But… the lane existed before. It just didn’t have a name. I don’t get why we’re celebrating the opening of a lane that was already here.” He looked crestfallen and shrugged. I think I hurt his feelings. I still think it’s a stupid idea.
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN!
The Snook sent me a link to this amusing comic, which he knew I’d like. I totally didn’t get it til the 3rd panel, and then I laughed and laughed.
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TWoP Redesign
Ugh. Television Without Pity redesigned, and I HATE it. What happened to the little woodcut pictures? Those were great! I wonder if this is what happens when you get bought out by a big company.
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Sleeping Mexicans
Hmm. Interesting AskMeFi question: Is a statue of a sleeping Mexican offensive? On one hand it makes me think of Speedy Gonzales cartoons, and vintage Looney Tunes cartoons make me HAPPY; but on other hand, sometimes when you watch those old cartoons you wonder how in the heck the animators didn’t see anything offensive in their racial caricatures.
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Poker-playing robot
Hey Jenny: I’m interested to hear what my “cousin-in-law” Dave has to say about this poker-playing robot. I almost think it’s a flawed experiment to begin with, because the whole point of being a good poker player (as I understand it) is to read your opponent. The cards you get shouldn’t matter at all. But a computer just can’t (as far as I know) interpret the millions of subtle bits of body language that humans are capable of. And conversely, there’s no way for the human to get a read on his opponent’s game other than by the card’s he’s shown. It just seems like more of a stunt than anything.