Who has time to watch a whole viral video anymore? Between Tweeting, drinking Mountain Dew, and doing backflips, our attention spans are shorter than ever. So UGO curated 50 of the best viral videos under a half minute long. Enjoy: More »
This article was written on February 15, 2008 by CyberNet.
Fun Friday
Signs of Life is a website I recently stumbled across and it’s an ongoing community project where people can submit photos of signs that “transcend their objectivity to reveal our humanity.” In their “Frequently Asked Questions” section they explain that the signs can have a funny spelling, a grammatical error, another meaning, or it could simply be the existence of the sign itself that makes it worth submitting. After flipping through a few of the submitted photos, I thought several of them were worth sharing. Today’s Fun Friday is collection of photos I found from the Signs of Life site. I highly recommend going to their site to look through more of them if you have a spare minute, they’re all pretty funny.
Found in Parks, Canada. Use Caution when hiking! (Note: In case you’re wondering, explosives are used to trigger avalanches in this area, hence the sign)
The sign reads: Danger: Explosives on the mountain. Unexploded Warheads or Avalauncher Projectiles may be found in the target area. Unexploded Warheads or Projectiles may be distorted. If you find a Warhead or Projectile do the following:
Found in North Vancouver
Actual street signs found in Redlands, California
This sign is actually found in the Cayman Islands. Here it’s Deer Crossing signs. There it’s Elderly Crossing signs!
Found in none other than Hawaii!
Found at the Knoxville Zoo
Visit the Iron Furnace in Illinois and this is what you’ll find.
Not your typical warning sign.
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We all know pandas are cute, especially sneezing pandas,
but what about panda poo? Well, in the case of these eco-friendly paper
products made with recycled panda poo, yep, I think it can be pretty
darn cute.
Apparently, because of all the fibrous bamboo that
pandas consume, their excrement contains excellent paper making fibers.
The panda poo is collected from conservation parks, rinsed, boiled, some
pineapple and banana fibers are thrown in, the mixture is allowed to
dry in the sun for a few hours, and viola, it’s now paper.
These
100% recycled and odorless (I would hope so) creations come in
notebook, journal, or card form, and if you don’t like pandas, you can
also get paper made from elephant, cow, or horse poo.
If you love potty humor or recycling, you can purchase these adorable paper products here for $8-$24.
Silly Bandz are great fun, but they’re not really relevant to adults. So we made these Serious Bandz, suitable for anyone who has a dysfunctional marriage, a humdrum job, or a looming awareness of their own mortality. Get yours today! More »
This article was written on March 03, 2009 by CyberNet.
Do you ever stop for a moment to think about how amazing it is that technology has advanced as far as it has? I mean, it wasn’t that long ago that a cell phone was something that only few were able to take advantage of. And let’s not forget the size of the original cell phones! What about laptops? They’ve become more and more affordable and at the same time smaller and more portable, while increasing performance. These days, it would be hard to imagine life without a computer in the home, but also the Wi-Fi Internet that allows us to roam around and access the Internet just about anywhere.
In this day in age, we’ve got GPS systems that help us find our way, cell phones that are practically mini-computers, cameras that instantly capture important moments in our lives, computers that connect us with people around the world, advanced video game systems, and the list goes on and on.
When I stop to think about all of the advances in technology I have witnessed in my lifetime, I can’t help but laugh when I view the video below. Comedian Louis CK appears on the Conan O’Brien show and talks about how “Everything’s Amazing, and Nobody’s Happy.”
Funny stuff, isn’t it? The problem with all of these advances in technology is that we almost expect great stuff all the time and if we don’t get it, we’re disappointed and complain. Other times, we’re surrounded by amazing things, but we don’t stop to appreciate them (e.g., the concept of flying and airplanes).
The next time you sigh because you get a dropped call on your cell phone, or you’re frustrated because there’s another Gmail outage, or (fill in the blank here), stop, take a deep breath, and be thankful that such technology even exists!
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One of the pleasures of writing in pencil is the friction of two solid materials in contact. One of the delights of writing in pen is that you can write continuously without having to stop to sharpen your stylus. Writing in metal, while expensive, provides some of the benefits of both while exhibiting its own unique beauty.
These two (that’s right, two) different metal pen manufacturers come to us by way of champ design blog Dornob. Both models work on the same principle: A tiny amount of metal alloy transfers from the pen to the page. Unlike pencil, it can’t be smudged with your hand, and unlike ink, it doesn’t need to dry. The amount of alloy for each stroke is so tiny that the pens are expected to last a lifetime without needing to be refilled or replaced. You can sharpen the tips for a finer point with a little sandpaper.
Each company takes a slightly different approach. The Inkless Metal Pen by Vat19 ($27.95) goes with a full stainless-steel barrel. Their marketing department, as you can see from the video above, also has a sharp, playful, dudely sense of humor. (The word “awesome” gets thrown around a lot, and there’s a Scrooge McDuck reference.)
Grand Illusions goes a little more highbrow with their Metal Pens (£13.99/$21.54). They have two short versions (including one that can be worn as a keychain) and a Beta Pen (£12.99/$20.00) which comes with a full-length extension in either black or silver metal or cherry-stained wood.
Grand Illusions also appends a short history on writing in silverpoint: “In the Medieval period, artists and scribes often used a metal stylus in order to draw on a specially prepared paper surface. Generally known as Metalpoint, or Silverpoint when the stylus was made of silver, artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer and Rembrandt all used this technique.” My friends, this is music to my early-modern-loving ears. (Luckily, you don’t have to rub your paper with pumice to get these 21st-century pens to make an impression.
The alloy in the Vat19 pen (at least) has trace amounts of lead, so it’s not so good for kids. Both are targeted for designers, lefties (who often have to deal with smearing or smudging ink/graphite as they trace their hand across the page), and geeks who like even their handwriting to be all shiny. (Note: The writing isn’t actually very shiny, more kind of a matte titanium, but you can pretend).
Images via Vat19 and Grand Illusions. Story via Dornob.
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This article was written on January 04, 2008 by CyberNet.
Fun Friday
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the best part of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno is Headlines. They’re the real headlines that viewers send in which they find in newspapers across the country. Below you’ll find a collection of some of my favorites – all of which come from NBC’s website. At the bottom I’ve also included a video with additional Headlines… enjoy!
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