LIMBAUGH RESORTS TO RACISM IN REPORTING STEINBRENNER'S DEATH

In typical fashion today, Limbaugh has to perpetuate a hate filled message even in light of George Steinbrenner's death. Instead of focusing on Steinbrenner's legacy, Rush decides to invoke intolerance and racism to report the passing of the most successful owner in baseball. The country is still waiting for you to move to Costa Rica, Limbaugh. Hopefully, New York City will help you get the ball rolling.Via: Media Matters

CREEPY HUMANOID ROBOTS FROM VERMONT

The ultimate goal for many scientists is to create robots that look, think and act like humans. Artificial life. I've seen the Terminator and Alien series, and from that alone, the thought of it has always seemed to creep me out (except the part in Aliens where Bishop does the knife trick).  When you reach the point of giving an artificial being the power of irrationality and emotion, don't be surprised at the outcome it derives. via: creativity



Bishop in Aliens

STUDENTS BREATHE LIFE BACK INTO HP WITH "HIT PRINT"

HP hasn't had much buzz lately. It's been about 5 years since they were hyping their printers for digital pictures with catchy songs about pictures playing in the background. Not trying to downplay those, they were awesome. But these videos —the first originally created by London students, Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth— for an HP Student competition are cool if anything for the clever use of flip-book animation. The paper was fed in real time and the footage was then sped up in post production to create the animation. HP was so impressed, they brought them back for a sequel. I'm looking forward to seeing this on the bigscreen. via: The Jailbreak

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PHISH AGAINST THE MACHINE

Since Phish launched their Summer tour, the band has been pulling out new covers night after night, virtually learning them before that day's shows. We've witnessed solid versions of The Beatles "I am the Walrus," Led Zepplin's "The Rover," The Stones "Jumping Jack Flash" and now, to close the first leg of the tour, Phish shows us they can nail Rage's "Killing in the Name of."

MAJOR LEAGUE EATING INFRINGES ON THE AMERICAN WAY

"Let him eat! Let him eat!" shouted the crowd as the New York Police arrested famed eater, Kobayashi, at the 2010 Coney Island Hot Dog Eating contest. In a dispute with Major League Eating over his desire to participate in unsanctioned MLE events, Kobayashi was barred from participating in the world's most popular eating contest —and the one he put on the map— this July 4th. As seen in the video below, Kobayashi's mere presence and urge to reclaim the hot dog eating throne was quickly put to an end with his arrest.

Has competitive eating really come to this? Do we need an official organization like the MLE to control something as benign as a bunch of people gathered to inhale as much food in a given time span. I admire their ability to turn gluttony into a sanctioned "sport," but this is a new low. People come to see Kobayashi and Joey "Jaws" Chestnutt eat. With out those two, there is no "sport." Period. Maybe it's time the MLE went with their gut and stopped acting like this event is more exclusive than it really is. If you have a stomach and a penchant for water, buns and dogs, you're in. End of story. It's the American way.

VUVUZELA HERO

It's the game we've all been waiting for. A great tribute to the world's most annoying noise maker. via: Buzzfeed