MachineMachine /stream - tagged with wtf http://machinemachine.net/stream/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron therourke@gmail.com At ROFLCon, watching memes go mainstream http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/7/3005044/roflcon-when-memes-go-mainstream What is ROFLCon? It's a biennial convention (this year was its third) held to celebrate and discuss internet memes and the celebrity that is often created alongside them. This year's invited guests included Chuck "Nope" Testa, Antoine Dodson, who became famous when he appeared on local news after a home invasion, Paul "Bear" Vasquez, AKA the "Double Rainbow" guy, and "Tron Guy" Jay Maynard. There are also internet celebs of a different ilk — people who have created loved and admired "works," like Chris Torres, creator of Nyan Cat, Matt Oswald, creator of the "Me Gusta" guy, or film editor… ]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 14:17:47 -0700 http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/7/3005044/roflcon-when-memes-go-mainstream GarJon http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/22602801100

GarJon

]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 13:19:27 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/22602801100 Behold Wesley Crusher: Teenage F*** Machine, the Amazon Kindle's new hottest book http://io9.com/5892026/behold-wesley-crusher-teenage-f-machine-the-amazon-kindles-new-hottest-book/behold-wesley-crusher-teenage-f-machine-the-amazon-kindles-new-hottest-book #1 Reason to buy a Kindle: Wesley Crusher: Teenage F*** Machine: http://t.co/eW3qTpcz via @io9 ]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 05:35:42 -0700 http://io9.com/5892026/behold-wesley-crusher-teenage-f-machine-the-amazon-kindles-new-hottest-book/behold-wesley-crusher-teenage-f-machine-the-amazon-kindles-new-hottest-book On the trail of the wild and wonderful @Horse_ebooks http://splitsider.com/2012/01/the-ballad-of-horse_ebooks/the-ballad-of-horse-ebooks-splitsider On the trail of the wild and wonderful @Horse_ebooks : http://t.co/QYGn0092 #fb ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:06:45 -0700 http://splitsider.com/2012/01/the-ballad-of-horse_ebooks/the-ballad-of-horse-ebooks-splitsider corwood: Kinda groovy. http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/10533538409

corwood:

Kinda groovy.

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:37:47 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/10533538409 Hitler foetus http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/10480275281

Hitler foetus

]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:59:26 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/10480275281 The Artist is Present (a video game about waiting in line at a museum) http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/18/the-artist-is-present-is-a-game-about-waiting-in-line-at-a-museu/ Writing articles about video games is so much fun that we often have to stop, wipe the manic grins off our faces and find something really boring to do. Sometimes we stare at a blank white wall and recite the Declaration of Independence under our breath, other times we watch Lost in Translation. Now we have a new option: We can play The Artist is Present, a game about waiting in line at New York's Museum of Modern Art created by Pippin Barr.

Unfortunately for us, the game's backstory is pretty entertaining. Contemporary artist Marina Abramović held… ]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:39:30 -0700 http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/18/the-artist-is-present-is-a-game-about-waiting-in-line-at-a-museu/ The Astronaut Suicides http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/9874744077

The Astronaut Suicides

Bonus: original photos by Neil Dacosta

]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:53:01 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/9874744077 You Can Shave the Baby http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/8903983955

You Can Shave the Baby

(by Polish artist Zbigniew Libera)

]]> Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:15:31 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/8903983955 The Segway Looter http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/8816535922

The Segway Looter

]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:05:00 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/8816535922 Another kind of logic http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/7229748980

Another kind of logic

(hat tip to (((1/f))))

]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:51:00 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/7229748980 Gorilla suits http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/6685709620

Gorilla suits are full-bodied costumes resembling gorillas or other large primates.

(via throwtolion)

]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:40:15 -0700 http://tumblr.machinemachine.net/post/6685709620 Modern art was CIA 'weapon' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html FOR DECADES in art circles it was either a rumour or a joke, but now it is confirmed as a fact. The Central Intelligence Agency used American modern art - including the works of such artists as Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko - as a weapon in the Cold War. In the manner of a Renaissance prince - except that it acted secretly - the CIA fostered and promoted American Abstract Expressionist painting around the world for more than 20 years.

The connection is improbable. This was a period, in the 1950s… ]]> Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:57:00 -0700 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html Time Traveler Caught in Museum Photo? | forgetomori http://forgetomori.com/2010/fortean/time-traveler-caught-in-museum-photo/ It’s the short description for the photograph shown at the virtual Bralorne Pioneer Museum, from British Columbia, Canada. The image can be seen specifically on this page (scroll down to the middle), among other items of the online exhibit. Did you notice anything out of place? Or perhaps, out of time? The man with what appears to be very modern sunglasses seems to be wearing a stamped T-shirt with a nice sweater, all the while holding a portable compact camera! ]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:40:00 -0700 http://forgetomori.com/2010/fortean/time-traveler-caught-in-museum-photo/ Sleep Talkin' Man http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/ My mild-mannered English husband Adam lives quite a colorful existence in his dreams. Having benefited from hours of delight at his dead of night musings, I thought it was only fair to share them with the world. ]]> Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:24:00 -0700 http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/ The Stag http://www.flickr.com/photos/huge-entity/4153206033/

Mr. Daniel posted a photo:

The Stag

www.daikichiamano.com

]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:45:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/huge-entity/4153206033/ NASA moon bombing violates space law & may cause conflict with lunar ET/UFO civilizations http://www.examiner.com/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2009m6d19-NASA-moon-bombing-violates-space-law--may-cause-conflict-with-lunar-extraterrestrial-civilizations The planned October 9, 2009 bombing of the moon by a NASA orbiter that will bomb the moon with a 2-ton kinetic weapon to create a 5 mile wide deep crater as an alleged water-seeking and lunar colonization experiment, is contrary to space law prohibiting environmental modification of celestial bodies. The NASA moon bombing, a component of the LCROSS mission, may also trigger conflict with known extraterrestrial civilizations on the moon as reported on the moon in witnessed statements by U.S. astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, and in witnessed statements to NSA (National Security Agency) photos and documents regarding… ]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:39:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2009m6d19-NASA-moon-bombing-violates-space-law--may-cause-conflict-with-lunar-extraterrestrial-civilizations