Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Automatic Blinds

What engineers do when they retire - or - How to open your blinds automatically: Click Here

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Puns For Educated Minds


1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian .

3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.

4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

6. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

7. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

9. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall.. The police are looking into it.

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

11. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

12. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway.. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'

13.. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

14. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'

15. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

16. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

17. A backward poet writes inverse.

18. In a democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.

19. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.

20. If you jumped off the bridge in Paris , you'd be in Seine.


The Shoplifting Seagull





Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Simon's Cat


"Simon's Cat" began as a series of short, animated films by Simon Tofield. Simon draws all the films by hand using an A4-size Wacom Intuos 3 pen and tablet. This can require up to 25 drawings per second of animation, which is done using Adobe Flash. Simon also makes all of the character's sounds himself, working with sound designer, 'Shrooty'.

Now you can see Simon's cat in his very own book.


Cat Man Do:
The very first Simon's Cat film! See how it all began.



Let Me In:
There's a reason man invented the cat-flap.

TV Dinner:
Watching TV can be bad for your health.

Fly Guy:
The Cat is back! Just when you thought it was safe to fall asleep on the sofa...

Hot Spot:
This film was created to celebrate the release of the first Simon's Cat book. It brings to life one of the sketches from within its pages.

Snow Business:
There's no business like Snow Business. The entire film is ready to view now!

Fed Up:
Created for the RSPCA's 'Give Animals A Voice' Campaign. The film helps to raise awareness about animal obesity.

Interview with Simon:
Simon interviewed about the Simon's Cat book and the inspiration behind Simon's Cat.


Simon now has four cats providing inspiration for his drawings:
Hugh, Maisie, Jess and Teddy, the most recent addition to the family.


The Official Simon's Cat Website:
www.simonscat.com

Subscribe to Simon's Cat on YouTube and always be one of the first to know when new Simon's Cat films are uploaded. The Simon's Cat films have been viewed through YouTube over 55 million times!
www.youtube.com/user/simonscat

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Follow Simon's Cat on Twitter to hear the latest Simon's Cat news and ponderings. And if you're very lucky, maybe you'll also get Simon's Cat tweeting back at you!
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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Saturday, February 6, 2010

The Stillness

A slide presentation made by Jim Cleveland:

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

50 Years of History

Whether you are a Billy Joel fan or not, you probably remember his great song, "We Didn't Start the Fire." Here it is, set to pictures... very, very cool. I never did know the words. Turn up volume, sit back and enjoy a review of 50 years of history in less than 3 minutes! Thanks to Billy Joel and some guy from the University of Chicago  with a lot of spare time and Google. Top left gives you full screen....top right lets you pause Bottom left shows the year. The older you are, the more pictures you will recognize. Anyone over age 50 should remember over 90% of what they see. But it's great at any age.


http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html