I am indebted to MetaFilter user Slarty Bartfast for posting a link to this masterpiece in a thread about a (completely different) cover version of Metallica’s Enter Sandman. Granted, it looks as if it’s going to be very silly, but somehow it really isn’t. Just keep an eye on the drummer. (You’ll soon realise which… Continue reading Enter Sandman (with kazoos)
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Don’t do it…
There’s no denying it: this xkcd speaks to something deep in my soul.
Casting
It’d be nice to think that we live in the timeline where the most noteworthy effect of Deepfakes will be to swap one Hollywood actor for another but somehow I doubt we’re going to be that lucky: In some parallel universe, there’s a version of Casino Royale with Hugh Jackman playing everyone’s favorite suave British… Continue reading Casting
AutoCorrect for your face
Once iOS 13 gets rolled out later this year, I think the prospect of AutoCorrect for your face is going to prompt a great deal of debate: Why should my phone decide where I should be looking? Kevin Kelly in a slightly different context, looks forward to a future where the system gets that crucial… Continue reading AutoCorrect for your face
… to the Moon
By some margin the most welcome effect of the media blitz as the Apollo 11 anniversary has come round is that HBO’s From the Earth to the Moon has been rereleased in HD: Throughout the miniseries, there are scenes where astronauts, engineers, NASA administrators, politicians, and more list all the challenges facing Kennedy’s promise to… Continue reading … to the Moon
Wikihistory
I know I’ve read Wikihistory before a few years ago, but I was reminded of it earlier today and it’s definitely funny enough to be worth posting here: International Association of Time Travelers: Members’ Forum Subforum: Europe – Twentieth Century – Second World War Page 263 11/15/2104 At 14:52:28, FreedomFighter69 wrote: Reporting my first temporal… Continue reading Wikihistory
FutureBook
One day Mark Zuckerberg probably is going to roll out a Facebook update that makes Futurebook a reality. [Via MetaFilter]
“All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.”
Peter Watts breaks the bad news to us: A couple of months ago, its creators announced that Counterpart is dead after a mere two seasons. It just couldn’t attract enough viewers, out of all the people on two Earths. And I think that’s a shame; Counterpart was more than just SF for people who hate… Continue reading “All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.”
Secure
Good advice, doomed to be wasted on folks who just want a quick, easy solution that lets them move on to the next item on their To Do list… I cringe when I hear self-proclaimed experts implore everyone to “use a password manager for all your passwords” and “turn on two-factor authentication for every site… Continue reading Secure
Black Mirror
Having caught up with the last episode of the latest series of Black Mirror, I was amused to learn that Nine Inch Nails were jumping on the marketing bandwagon, after an episode where a (real life) Pop Princess was repurposing a couple of their songs: Head like a hole! I’m on a roll! Riding so… Continue reading Black Mirror