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600 Pound Mom Gets Paid To Eat

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Time Lapse Of Crowd Control In Tokyo Japan For Comic Market. You Tube

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50 Years Of James Bond: The Movie

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Nicole Westbrook It’s Thanksgiving (Official Video)

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    A revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.


     Posted to Arts and Memes, magma on May 13, 2013 | Comments Off


     Posted to Arts and Memes, magma on May 12, 2013 | Comments Off



    ‘Double Rainbow’ by Dan Lydersen



     Posted to Arts and Memes, tumblr on May 12, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink


    Rocketboom: The philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard mashed with the tweets and observations of Kim Kardashian: @KimKierkegaard
     Posted to Arts and Memes via twitter on May 10, 2013 | Comments Off


    Rocketboom: Pop musicians love putting hashtags in song titles #because_twitter http://t.co/rCM8CQystS
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    Rocketboom: Internet rejoice! The secret to living past 100 is bacon http://t.co/mjCISb7BAH
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    Rocketboom: RT @andrewbaron: 10 years later The Star Wars Kid speaks out: http://t.co/y2iWW7lClz
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    See more: Tribal art superheroesa



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    What would some of the worlds top cities look like if you turned out all the lights?



     Posted to Arts and Memes, tumblr on May 3, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink







    The subjects are breaking free! See more here



     Posted to Arts and Memes, tumblr on May 2, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink

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    A lawsuit was filed on April 22nd accusing Warner Brothers and 5th Cell Media of willfully infringing against Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat copyrights and trademarks.  Charles Schmidt (Keyboard Cat) and Christopher Torres (Nyan Cat) believe they own the memes which they claim were willfully misappropriated, appearing in multiple versions and marketing materials of the hit game Scribblenauts.  

    The claim argues that the WB logo is also “a meme, even though it is only two letters inside the outline of a shield. Of course, WB employs an army of lawyers who use trademark and copyright law to zealously protect its intellectual property, including its logo.”  Schmidt and Torres also note that other companies have paid them licensing fees in the past.

    The suit is claiming damages in excess of $75,000 and could easily cost both the plaintiffs and defendants several hundred thousand dollars to take the case to the end. Rocketboom reached out to Brad O’Farrel who was largely responsible for the Keyboard Cat’s rise to fame (and has also contributed as a writer to some of Rocketboom’s best episodes) to get his opinion on the case. “I signed the rights over to Charlie so it has little to do with me.” When pressed for an opinion: “I don’t really have an opinion on it either.”

    UPDATE: Rocketboom reached out to plaintiff Chris Torres and received the following response:

    TORRES: Whew, this has just been one big mess of a situation.  I think the worst part about it all are the people that don’t know how copyright/trademark even work and are attacking us for this, when we are doing it just to protect our intellectual rights.  In terms of Nyan Cat, I’m in legal agreements with the owner of the song and even with the lady who uploaded the video on YouTube.

    ROCKETBOOM: Have you ever issued a cease and desist on these copyrights before?

    TORRES: Yes, we’ve sent out DMCAs to companies before, but it’s usually only a last resort situation when the company doesn’t want to work with us..
    It’s one thing to have fan art of it, or to use it noncommercially .  I love it when people do that sort of stuff, and essentially, that’s how memes are memes to begin with.  Totally all for it. However, it’s not cool when a large corporation with their own IPs take it and make money from it without approval from the creator.  I am just one graphics artist, my art is how I make a living.

    The Internet has this general mentality where “if it’s on the Internet, it’s free-reign”, especially with memes.  Some sites even take your photographs, art, etc, slap a watermark on them, and rake in ad revenue, while creators don’t see a single penny. However, in the end, somebody owns that property. Putting a copyright and trademark on our work is just a way to protect ourselves from situations like this.  Even though all art is protected, you don’t get taken serious unless you have legal papework for it.  You don’t see companies even making slight resemblances to big corporation characters like Mickey Mouse or Hello Kitty!

    ROCKETBOOM: Has anybody else ever infringed on nyan cat to this degree?

    TORRES: I’m not really sure, but this is definitely the first time it’s been on
    news sites like this.

    ROCKETBOOM: Were you able to engage in any negotiations with WB prior to issuing the complaint?

    TORRES: Yes, when I first saw that Nyan Cat was being used in their recent Unlimited title, I was actually really upset.  I actually had Kia Kamran, my attorney,  reached out to engage in an amicable resolution. However, we were disrespected and snubbed aside.   The representative for the company even went out to call this a “nuisance”. Getting into a legal dispute is definitely not something I ever want to do unless we don’t have a choice.

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    Superheroes are now popping up on both sides of the law. After a man dressed as Batman was recently hailed for assisting police in capturing a robber (the same caped crusader who was later arrested himself for breaking & entering, btw), the LAPD is now focusing on Spidermen after one such hooded webslinger stole $6000 from a Hollywood tour company.



     Posted to Politics, tumblr on April 29, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink

    banksy_pepperspray George Washington’s Whiskey

    George Washington was a fine President and a great General, but could he make a decent drink?

     Posted to Life, video on April 27, 2013 | Discuss











    Because animals deserve to look good too. via

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    The more things change…

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    This awesome dad has drawn something different on his kids lunches every day for 4 years! Check out all 1100 adorable examples on flickr

     Posted to Arts and Memes, tumblr on April 24, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink




    Besides the remote control Hyundai has (almost) created the flying car! Check out the video here

     Posted to Space Science & Tech, tumblr on April 24, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink




    Breakfast: Adorable and Delicious

     Posted to Arts and Memes, tumblr on April 24, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink



    Wolf


    Horned Gecko


    Horned Owl


    White Bird


    Blue Crowned Parrot


    Giraffe

    Can you find the animals?

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    bricerawlyk:
    dembot:
    I just created a new website that I’m pretty happy about called Is My  
    Computer On. It’s a new tool that anyone can use for free as long as  
    they have a computer with internet access. You can use the site to  
    determine whether or not your computer is on and it’s easy to remember the name in  
    case you need it in the future:

    http://www.ismycomputeron.com/ Let me know if anyone is having any technical difficulties or anything, I just released it today.


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    New Planets? Nope. Just some rusty fire hydrants

     Posted to Arts and Memes, Space Science & Tech, tumblr on April 23, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink




    Who wins? Whose next?

     Posted to Arts and Memes, tumblr on April 23, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink




    Does this count as a profound truth?

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    Outstanding tv/gaming landmarks made in Minecraft

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    Found on “The Dictionary of Obscure Shadows”

     Posted to Arts and Memes, tumblr on April 22, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink






    The work of artist Kris Kuksi provides a relatively clear statement on the intersection between religion and war.

     Posted to Politics, tumblr on April 22, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink




    Time to search for some Venn Diagrams. 

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     Posted to Arts and Memes, tumblr on April 22, 2013 Comments Off | Permalink


    mqdefault Why Are Humans The Only Animals That Cook?

    Humans may be the only animals that cook. In his compelling book Catching Fire, primatologist Richard Wrangham suggests some interesting theories as to why it is we do cook our food.

     Posted to Life, video on April 17, 2013 | Discuss

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