Eric's Daily Waste of Time, Part XVII

"…The results attained by me have made my scheme of intelligence transmission, for which the name of..."

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:50:28 -0400

“…The results attained by me have made my scheme of intelligence transmission, for which the name of “World Telegraphy” has been suggested, easily realizable… it will add materially to general safety, comfort and convenience, and maintenance of peaceful relations. It involves the employment of a number of plants, all of which are capable of transmitting individualized signals to the uttermost confines of the earth. Each of them will be preferably located near some important center of civilization and the news it receives through any channel will be flashed to all points of the globe. A cheap and simple device, which might be carried in one’s pocket, may then be set up somewhere on sea or land, and it will record the world’s news or such special messages as may be intended for it. Thus the entire earth will be converted into a huge brain, as it were, capable of response in every one of its parts. Since a single plant of but one hundred horsepower can operate hundreds of millions of instruments, the system will have a virtually infinite working capacity, and it must needs immensely facilitate and cheapen the transmission of intelligence.”

- - Nikola Tesla

For those who aren’t familiar with Tesla you should know he was born 153 years ago. The guy was WAY ahead of his time.

Pretty cool. Yet I think Tesla would roll over in his grave if he saw us using this “brain” mostly for updating our Twitters

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Pac-Man vs France

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:06:46 -0400

Pac-Man vs France

Advertising FAIL (or win, depending on your point of view).

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:08:52 -0400

Advertising FAIL (or win, depending on your point of view).

Heavy Metal Band names.

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:37:23 -0400

Heavy Metal Band names.

Why you should never feed a bear

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:44:11 -0500

Why you should never feed a bear

Movie Trivia: The Princess Bride

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:42:09 -0500

Movie Trivia: The Princess Bride:

Yeesh I’ve really let this Tumblr go. More content coming.

Star Trek 11 — and it looks good

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:42:29 -0500

Star Trek 11 — and it looks good

A GUIDE TO MARVEL’S MANHATTAN

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:47:15 -0500

A GUIDE TO MARVEL’S MANHATTAN

The McCain Democrats I find this interesting. A lot of play this...

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:02:09 -0500

The McCain Democrats

I find this interesting. A lot of play this cycle has been given to “Obama Republicans,” but what about people who voted for Kerry in 2004 but sided for McCain in 2008? Discount Alaska and Arizona — some people always root for the home team. But what about the rest? What can be inferred from them?

The “Eisenhower Answers America” ads, conceived and created by...

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500

The “Eisenhower Answers America” ads, conceived and created by Madison Avenue advertising executive Rosser Reeves of Ted Bates and Company, were as bold in conception as they were simple in execution. The campaign created forty “spot ads,” each consisting of a question from an ordinary voter and a response from the candidate. The answers were filmed first, in a midtown Manhattan studio, with General Eisenhower reading off of cue cards. The questions were filmed later, read by tourists who were scouted in front of Radio City Music Hall. Eisenhower is filmed in the elevated position; the questioners all look up at him, establishing a personal connection but also keeping him in the position of the hero.

election08: Nate Silver’s take on what John McCain has to do: 1)...

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:21:17 -0400

election08:

Nate Silver’s take on what John McCain has to do: 1) forget PA, WI, MN, & IA; 2) focus on NH & NM; 3) defend CO, VA, NV, OH & NC; 4) pray FL, MO & IN stay red. (via www.nypost.com)

nickmcglynn:thelosspeaks:onemoretimewithfeeling:yasmary:skysignal...

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:26:46 -0400

nickmcglynn:thelosspeaks:onemoretimewithfeeling:yasmary:skysignal: via Flickr.

This is amazing. I never really watched this, but the image of the grown up kid in the background makes me sad.

Join Rudy 2012

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:31:25 -0400

Join Rudy 2012:

jgh:

Wow, what a douche move. That’s the only insightful commentary I have about that.

Seconded.

vlad and friend boris presents ‘Song for Sarah’ for...

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:28:41 -0400

vlad and friend boris presents ‘Song for Sarah’ for mrs. Palin

David Fincher (Fight Club, yo, recognize) directs the life-long...

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:51:59 -0400

David Fincher (Fight Club, yo, recognize) directs the life-long journey of pro football players LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu as their destinies collide in an NFL football game.

Code Pink Tries To Arrest Karl Rove If you’re sitting at...

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:48:04 -0400

Code Pink Tries To Arrest Karl Rove

If you’re sitting at home getting angry while watching MSNBC, and the thought “what this situation calls for is handcuffs” pops into your head, than your problem has nothing to do with politics.

CARTOON-OFF! The New Yorker vs XKCD

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:17:57 -0400

CARTOON-OFF! The New Yorker vs XKCD:

As much as I *heart* XKCD, I score this one a tie, 2-to-2.

blakeley: Mediapost: “Eric Krangel grins with his date while...

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:26:43 -0400

blakeley:

Mediapost: “Eric Krangel grins with his date while Richard Blakeley looms like a wild salmon.”

If anyone can bring salmon into style, it’s Blakeley.

I promise

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:23:00 -0400

jgh: We Millenials are such an earnestly annoying bunch.

LOLZ.

Sometimes Tumblr makes me feel like a time traveler, disoriented after the obligatory flux capacitor mishap. I guess an earnest grating hyperawareness was the inevitable counter-response to a “Generation X” decade of irony, grunge, Kurt Cobain and apathetic affectation.

(Pssst… “flux capacitor” is a pop culture reference to Back To The Future, 80s movie. Fun flick, worth putting on your Netflix queue.)

"We will now use the power of the Continuum Transfunctioner to banish you to Hoboken, New Jersey."

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:33:01 -0400

“We will now use the power of the Continuum Transfunctioner to banish you to Hoboken, New Jersey.”

- Totally Gay Nordic Dudes, Dude, Where’s My Car?