The Youtube Thread....

[Elmo T]

Owning a Ferrari does not improve your decision-making ability:

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[Gnam]

wow. Nice to see the NYPD treats the 1% like the rest of us.

Don't approach the cop.
Don't get in the car.
Don't start the car.
Don't roll forward.
Don't keep trying to roll forward.
Don't leave the doors unlocked.
Know the difference between a meter maid and a police officer.
:shakehead

[Gnam]

Moon Lander fall down, go boom!

http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/09/13202236-nasa-lander-blows-up-during-test?lite

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[dando]

Moon Lander fall down, go boom!

More complete video of the test here (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/10/morpheus_crash_and_burn/).

-Kevin

[Andrew Longman]

wow. Nice to see the NYPD treats the 1% like the rest of us.and the Ferrari didn't even have Jersey plates.

[dando]

Saw this on the Today Show yesterday. 49m hits. :confused: :saywhat:

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-Kevin

[Elmo T]

The song is characterized by its strongly addictive beats and lyrics, and is thus certain to penetrate the foundations of modern philosophy.

Who writes that crap? :rofl:

[RaceGrrl]

Very moving Haka for a fallen soldier...

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[High Sided]

Groovy!

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[cameraman]

Maybe groovy but it is also private:saywhat:

[High Sided]

sorry, it was groovy...
Solar powered robotic sunfish grooves to the Grateful Dead
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/solar-powered-robotic-sunfish-grooves-grateful-dead-970278

[datachicane]

Bird Song, nice choice.

[High Sided]

it was the perfect tune...
http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2012/08/solar-powered-underwater-robot.jpg.492x0_q85_crop-smart.jpg
http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/mola-2.jpg

[Gnam]

Speed enforced by aircraft. :cool:

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[Napoleon]

Anyone from Michigan here? Here is one of your ex-Governor:

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[Gnam]

Spoiler alert: She chose Ellis from the first 'Die Hard'. ;)

I suspect most future politicians will have an embarrassing Youtube/facebook/twitter moment to deal with.

[Napoleon]

I suspect most future politicians will have an embarrassing Youtube/facebook/twitter moment to deal with.

No doubt, but as those things go it wasn't that bad and she was pretty hot (and actually still is for a 53 yo). What I find most interesting is how she had in that video some of the over the top hand jestures as were on display last week during her speech at the DNC (hers was the most animated speech that was aired). I have never seen her give a speech before (just interviews) so maybe she is always that way.

Also, memo to the people who organized the DNC, when your speaker has great cleavage like that you don't dress her like this:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/assets_c/2012/09/granholm-dnc-cropped-proto-custom_28.jpg

[Andrew Longman]

Anyone from Michigan here? Here is one of your ex-Governor:Even for 1978, that is some hair. :eek:

I like her, but I thought after her DNC speech she might want to cut back a little on the Red Bull. She almost seemed to be channeling Howard Dean in Iowa.

[Indy]

Haha, leisure suit, Bee Gees hair, beard -- that due looked just like my Dad did in 1978. :laugh:

[stroker]

What I find most interesting is how she had in that video some of the over the top hand gestures as were on display last week during her speech at the DNC (hers was the most animated speech that was aired).

My buddy who watched the speech thought she was giving "Sig Heils"...

[rosawendel]

The boy likes the air guitar. I post here because nowhere else would anyone know the song.
....my wife shot this last night on the way to dinner (the windows are down, sorry for the wind). I was driving.
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[rosawendel]

The boy likes the air guitar. I post here because nowhere else would anyone know the song.
....my wife shot this last night on the way to dinner (the windows are down, sorry for the wind). I was driving.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KDam3Wn7p0

[cameraman]

Third time's the charm...

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[G.]

The boy likes the air guitar. I post here because nowhere else would anyone know the song.
....my wife shot this last night on the way back from the Dentist. ;) ;)
jk


Awesome!

So serious!

[rosawendel]

sorry, tried (and failed) multiple times to do the embed - didn't realize I made a double post.

The shirt says "my dad is the Stig". Bought it at Mid-Ohio as a gift. As the guy was ringing it up, he says, "So, you're gonna lie to your kid, are you?", to which I responded, "No, I'm gonna lie to everyone who looks at him."

[rosawendel]

Third time's the charm...

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Follow-up: I forwarded the video to an old high school friend who works for NFL Films, because I thought he might get a kick out of it. He forwarded it on to the producers of Truth in 24, and to the composer of the song, David Robidoux. They all sent along kind words to tell me they enjoyed the video very much (Mr. Robidoux suggested I buy the boy a guitar. Someday, maybe).

Nice people.

[Andrew Longman]

sorry, tried (and failed) multiple times to do the embed - didn't realize I made a double post.

The shirt says "my dad is the Stig". Bought it at Mid-Ohio as a gift. As the guy was ringing it up, he says, "So, you're gonna lie to your kid, are you?", to which I responded, "No, I'm gonna lie to everyone who looks at him."That's and the video are awesome. Reminds me of countless days doing the racing thing with Trevor. I hope you have as many great times as I have had.

BTW I'm in Salt Lake City this week and I am going to the airport in a few minutes to pick him up. We are going to kick around for a few days then take the train back East (another of our shared geek passions)

[Napoleon]

BTW I'm in Salt Lake City this week and I am going to the airport in a few minutes to pick him up. We are going to kick around for a few days then take the train back East (another of our shared geek passions)

Passing through Cleveland? How long does the trip take? It is something I always wanted to do.

[Elmo T]

racing thing with Trevor. I hope you have as many great times as I have had.

BTW I'm in Salt Lake City this week and I am going to the airport in a few minutes to pick him up. We are going to kick around for a few days then take the train back East (another of our shared geek passions)

Sleeper berths? We had a blast with the kids doing the Auto Train overnight to Disney a few times.

[Andrew Longman]

Sleeper berths? We had a blast with the kids doing the Auto Train overnight to Disney a few times.Sleeper for first two nights. Switch to Capital Limited in Chi-town and we will sit up for the last night. Just out of the budget to do the sleeper thing all the way. I did the same trip last month with my brothers and it was a blast -- especially the run down out of the Rockies into Denver. Amazing engineering.

About 57 hours total but it goes pretty quick actually and it is very relaxing.

[Elmo T]

Sleeper for first two nights. Switch to Capital Limited in Chi-town and we will sit up for the last night.

Not cheap - we did the family bedroom on the Auto Train. Cozy to say the least, but private. Definitely get that 1930's feel on the train. Very cool. Trying to talk the Mrs into a trip up to Niagara Falls on the train.

<<blog>> My parents met while working for the PRR - Dad left to be a cop and Mom left when she had me.

Grandfather on Dad's side spent 30+ years with PRR until his death in 1969 - briefly with PC I guess. Superintendent Wilmington to NYC.

Grandfather on Mom's side 30+ years PRR/PC/Conrail. Yardmaster at the Morrisville Hump.

[TKGAngel]

Trying to talk the Mrs into a trip up to Niagara Falls on the train.

Now that sounds like fun. If you end up staying in Niagara Falls USA, bring your passport and you can walk across the Rainbow Bridge to Canada. Not only do you save $$ and time on a border crossing, but you get some incredible photos and views of the Falls from the bridge.

[cameraman]

Sleeper for first two nights. Switch to Capital Limited in Chi-town and we will sit up for the last night. Just out of the budget to do the sleeper thing all the way. I did the same trip last month with my brothers and it was a blast -- especially the run down out of the Rockies into Denver. Amazing engineering.

About 57 hours total but it goes pretty quick actually and it is very relaxing.

You'll be just amazed when you see the palatial Amtrak station in SLC:rofl:

[Elmo T]

You'll be just amazed when you see the palatial Amtrak station in SLC:rofl:

Link to Google Street view:

Amtrak SLC (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=340+South+600+West+Salt+Lake+City,+UT+84101&ll=40.761611,-111.908167&spn=0.000499,0.00071&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=rcs&hnear=340+S+600+W,+Salt+Lake+City,+Utah+84101&gl=us&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=40.761611,-111.908167&panoid=lCw5c2doFQwS7IRbR7VlAg&cbp=12,291.55,,0,2.89)

Assuming this is NOT the actual station? :rofl::eek:

[cameraman]

Link to Google Street view:

Amtrak SLC (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=340+South+600+West+Salt+Lake+City,+UT+84101&ll=40.761611,-111.908167&spn=0.000499,0.00071&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=rcs&hnear=340+S+600+W,+Salt+Lake+City,+Utah+84101&gl=us&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=40.761611,-111.908167&panoid=lCw5c2doFQwS7IRbR7VlAg&cbp=12,291.55,,0,2.89)

Assuming this is NOT the actual station? :rofl::eek:


You found it!!!!!

[Andrew Longman]

You found it!!!!!Yep. And amazingly the truely amazing Union Pacific and Rio Grand stations are still there and nicely preserved/restored (the big classic neon signs logos look fantastic at night) but they moved the track 300 yards to the west).

Someone forgot to take a look at the wisdom of restoring and actually using Grand Central, 30th Street, Washington Union Station and a few others.

Up in Ogden they did the same thing. Nicely restored the station but then build a crappy new station for the actual rail passengers. :saywhat:

[Pilgrims Drop]

"Im not driving fast - only 155mph"
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[nrc]

"Im not driving fast - only 155mph"


Play that on your speakers at work and people might wonder what you're watching. :gomer:

[Indy]

I think I may be in love with Liri. :D

[Napoleon]

I like her, but I thought after her DNC speech she might want to cut back a little on the Red Bull.

To which she has now responded:

"I did not have any Red Bull" (http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/granholm-on-convention-speech-i-was-high-on)

[dando]

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:saywhat: :D

-Kevin

[SteveH]

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[Gnam]

That is awesome. :D

[dando]

Don't mess with this kid.

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:D

-Kevin

[Pilgrims Drop]

Contains explicit languange so if you were offended by Kimi and Seb at the Abu Dhabi podium you probably should give this a miss but it had me rolling on the floor...
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Just think if that co-driver did the voice for your GPS :rofl::thumbup::rofl:

[EVL29]

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[Gnam]

Pretty good for a crummy commercial. :thumbup:

[EVL29]

Behold the Legend.


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[Indy]

^^^ They need those announcers for Innycar. :gomer:

[stroker]

Pretty good for a crummy commercial. :thumbup:

It's a catchy tune. Had it in my head all day at work.

[datachicane]

I've been following these guys for several years, and was shocked a few weeks back when I saw they were playing here in my hometown (a long ways from Siberia). There were maybe 15-20 people at the show, sponsored by the Russian department at Willamette University. By the end we were all looking at each other wondering why these guys aren't selling out big venues somewhere.

Here they are a week or so ago up in Seattle in another small gig...

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[G.]

By the end we were all looking at each other wondering why these guys aren't selling out big venues somewhere.


America cannot tell yet which is the Dreamy one, and which is the Rebellious one. :\

I would go see them live, but it is certainly a niche market for them. They don't have that commercial appeal like that other Siberian group, Trans Siberian Orchestra. :gomer:

[G.]

^^^ They need those announcers for Innycar. :gomer:

"What the Hell?!?" :laugh:

"How does Kathering Legge,,, sit down,,,, with balls that big?!?"
Not working for me.
:)

[SteveH]

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[NismoZ]

Sweet! Been an F-1 follower since '58. Hawthorn was my first. Collected Dinky Toys, he drove my D-Jag!:D Moss and Brooks in Vanwalls. (Mom couldn't understand WHY I had to have two of the same car!) Dang things were EXPENSIVE! I think the Vanwalls were 89 cents!:rofl:

[dando]

While looking for the WKRP Turkeys Away episode, I came across this classic:

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:rofl:

I loved Barney Miller. :thumbup:

-Kevin

[Andrew Longman]

I loved Barney Miller. :thumbup:

-Kevinyes, classic.

In college someone delivered similar brownies to the Psychology department faculty lounge with similar results. They didn't care as much though. :rofl:

[dando]

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WOTE is a really good band. There covers of Adele, Gotye, etc. are amazingly creative, but their original tunes (like Red Hands) are amazing as well. :thumbup: :thumbup:

-Kevin

[TedN]

My Blackberry Is Not Working (http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=24882)

:rofl:

[dando]

My Blackberry Is Not Working (http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=24882)

:rofl:

:thumbup:

-Kevin

[cameraman]

My Blackberry Is Not Working (http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=24882)

:rofl:

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[cameraman]

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WOTE is a really good band. There covers of Adele, Gotye, etc. are amazingly creative, but their original tunes (like Red Hands) are amazing as well. :thumbup: :thumbup:

-Kevin

So my son is a major WOTE fan. Am I in trouble that my 8-year old son has this song memorized and sings it at the top of his lungs...

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[datachicane]

This may be the most perfect piece of music ever recorded, and I don't say that lightly. Pure desert-island list Desmond and Brubeck.

Be sure to check out Brubeck's crazy angular work from around 4:00 on (but for god's sake don't skip ahead)...

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[Elmo T]

One of those out of the blue type questions today from Emerson - "How fast is the F1 medical car?"

Found this - I need to replace my work Durango with the wagon. Sound is :thumbup::thumbup:

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[stroker]

One of those out of the blue type questions today from Emerson - "How fast is the F1 medical car?"

Found this - I need to replace my work Durango with the wagon. Sound is :thumbup::thumbup:

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MB needs to show up at a drifting competition with one of those.

[stroker]

This may be the most perfect piece of music ever recorded, and I don't say that lightly. Pure desert-island list Desmond and Brubeck.

Be sure to check out Brubeck's crazy angular work from around 4:00 on (but for god's sake don't skip ahead)...

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I hate to say this, but it leaves me cold. I know I'm a Jazz philistine but I need someone to publish a list of the best 20-odd jazz albums that cover the full Jazz spectrum that I absolutely must have. Same thing with Classical.

[cameraman]

I hate to say this, but it leaves me cold. I know I'm a Jazz philistine but I need someone to publish a list of the best 20-odd jazz albums that cover the full Jazz spectrum that I absolutely must have. Same thing with Classical.

I've got a reasonable jazz collection but I'll admit that the "crazy angular work" does nothing for me. It's hard as hell to do well and Brubeck hit that out of the park but it just isn't what I'm looking for.

Give the Oscar Peterson Trio any day...

Actually if you want a really good album try this one from 1961

Very Tall by Oscar Peterson Trio, Milt Jackson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Tall

[dando]

I'm not a jazz aficionado, but you can't go wrong with the likes of Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and I would also throw Herbie Hancock into the mix. Lots of crossover artists that did the blues and jazz like Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, etc. I've always consider jazz and blues to be joined @ the hip. :thumbup:

-Kevin

[Andrew Longman]

I was always partial to Gerry Mulligan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk--ReORZCc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

And Grover wWashington Jr. http://www.facethetube.com/watch/AvVGFPuz41I

[JoeBob]

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[Indy]

OK, Jazz aficionados, tell me something. How dependent is jazz on cannabis? I know all modern western music is to some extent, but it seems to me, listening to that Brubeck piece, that this is some seriously cerebral music, almost too much so for me to be fully immersed in it sober. I have always felt Blues more deeply when drinking. Do you need to be baked to get jazz?

[dando]

Meet this year's crop of rookies in IndyCar.

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http://www.france24.com/en/20121210-motor-mutts-pass-doggie-driving-test-with-flying-collars

Rusty, what's next? Sheep? ;)

-Kevin

[Napoleon]

Do you need to be baked to get jazz?

I certainly don't. When I listen to it it is either right when I wake up on the weekends (the local NPR station plays jazz overnight on weekends) or reading in bed. I think it is very calming.

[datachicane]

Nah, no need to be tanked. Like a lot of stuff, it's a bit of a curve learning what to listen for. It's the emotional intensity in this one that gets me, the contrast between the increasingly dark tension and Desmond's sweet warm tone, and then it all breaks open when Brubeck starts banging away.

[Pilgrims Drop]

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[Elmo T]

"Hey, I just heard an explosion. Let's go record the fire. That sounds like a good idea..."

**volume and loud screaming alert and a few NSFW words** :saywhat: :rofl:

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[extramundane]

"Hey, I just heard an explosion. Let's go record the fire. That sounds like a good idea..."

**volume and loud screaming alert and a few NSFW words** :saywhat: :rofl:

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That was all over the news here this morning. Apparently a couple of 1000 gallon propane tanks blowed up real good and at least one became a projectile.

In their defense, that's probably the most exciting event to happen in Amherst in years. :gomer:

[dando]

"Hey, I just heard an explosion. Let's go record the fire. That sounds like a good idea..."


I had the same thoughts about the train derailment this past summer near the fairgrounds when the yahoos came out to shoot video of exploding tanks. :saywhat: :shakehead Darwin Award nominees....

-Kevin

[Mr. Vengeance]

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[KaBoom21]

Wow! 6 yr old drummer rocks Metallica:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k8P-Amu8fg

He might be better than Lars someday. He's already taller...

[Andrew Longman]

LU-ynRoqDEsBucket list. Nuts. :D

[cameraman]

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WOTE is a really good band. There covers of Adele, Gotye, etc. are amazingly creative, but their original tunes (like Red Hands) are amazing as well. :thumbup: :thumbup:

-Kevin

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The guy on the left goes by the name of KRNFX aka Korean fx. The entire video is a cappella. KRNFX is amazing

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[Gnam]

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[Gnam]

I got your warranty right here, Comrade!

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[Ruok]

I got your warranty right here, Comrade!

Gotta love the employee calmly walking up trying to get the drivers attention mid-rampage. Tap-tap-tap on the window - Can I help you?

[Napoleon]

Live action Toy Story using real toys and people:

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[Elmo T]

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[Gnam]

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Riese has said he built the body from scratch using a modified hovercraft kit, rather than trying to fashion it with an existing DeLorean body.

Currently the boat reaches 45 mph, not the 88 mph needed for time-travel, so his @DavidLorean Twitter bio says he’s “stuck in 2012 until I can find some plutonium.”

http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2013/01/17/hovering-delorean-spotted-near-golden-gate-bridge/

[dando]

Where's the Flux Capacitor? ;)

-Kevin

[Napoleon]

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[SteveH]

That is perfect :thumbup:

[cameraman]

And then there is this one.

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[Gnam]

VW Phaeton factory in Germany: engineering pornography

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[Elmo T]

A different brand of engineers ;)

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[dando]

A different brand of engineers ;)


I have the PRR engine in my Hallmark Lionel ornament collection. :)

However, I prefer this RR:

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-Kevin

[Elmo T]

Kenny Rogers of Man Cave News reports on a fire...seriosuly. :rolleyes::laugh:

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More Man Cave News...

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[Andrew Longman]

Free from ratings...

I'll bet. :laugh:

OTOH not much different than tv news I've seen in places like Gillette, WY.

[datachicane]

German hillbilly installs a 10200cc radial engine in a Goggomobil.
In video #3 he constructs a transmission from scratch :eek:

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[Andrew Longman]

Pretty impressive engineering/machining--especially the transmission, but I don't think having that single stock mirror will ever work.

:D

[SteveH]

And they celebrated with sausages.