Friday fun: uncovering static (64k) by fairlight & alcatraz

A friend of mine recently posted this video on facebook, and I thought I would share it here. The video was originally posted on YouTube by AssemblyTV and was an Assembly Summer 2011 Demo competition entry. While the animation is impressive what is even more impressive is that the executable code is less than 64KB. Take a look and enjoy:



This boingboing article has more information about the video. If you want to learn more about the Assembly Computer Festival then go here: http://www.assembly.org

Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Gameduino

Earlier this week I saw a post (somewhere) about the "Gameduino"; a gaming shield for the Arduino that has video and audio outputs. After some searching I came across this article from PC World that featured the video below:



The Gameduino is produced by James Bowman, and you can find out more about it at: http://excamera.com/sphinx/gameduino/

Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Arduino-Based Laser Controlled Wireless Automatic Cat Food Dispenser

It has been some time since I posted about the Arduino, and I thought this video would be a great one to post given my fondness for cats:



Thanks to andresleon72 for posting the video. You can find out more about this project and others at: http://andres-leon.blogspot.com/

Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Cats, Cops, and Computers

I just love this YouTube video of the (mostly) patient cop dealing with a overly friendly kitten while writing a speeding ticket. By the way, there isn't any sound with this dashcam video:



You can read more about the story behind this video in this KOMOnews.com posting, and check out this video of the cat and his owner (err.. human):



Some people think cats are brainless, but as this posting points out even a super computer with 147,456 processors and 144 terabytes of memory still runs 100 times slower than an cat's brain. So next time you see a kitten or cat doing something "brainless" just remember there's a exaflop processor with over 14 petabytes of memory behind those wiskers.

Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Simon's Cat 'Cat Man Do' and Simons Cat (real)

If you are a cat person with access to a computer then I am sure you have seen Simon's Cat 'Cat Man Do' from simonscat:



Now check out this 'real' verion of 'Cat Man Do' by derrobsi:



Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Mac vs. PC ad - Webcam upgrade

This would have been funnier if they used duct tape:



Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Halloween computer pranks and tales.

Tomorrow is Halloween so here are some treats for for all you Geeks and Ghouls out there.

First off there is the "Virus of Doom Prank" from the Household Hacker Channel



Next is Howcast's "How To Play a Halloween Computer Prank"



Lastly some of you may appreciate cnet.com's "Spooky tech tales to make your computer crawl"

Have a great weekend and a scary Halloween ~ Jim

Friday fun: Lego Computer

Lots of Lego + computer parts + 1 focused individual = A really cool video!



Have a great weekend ~ Jim

PS: Here is a link to the builder's blog: http://tfvlrue.wordpress.com/

Friday fun: Computer surplus

Check out this video of some creative ways of using old computer components:



Have a great weekend ~ Jim