Some Random Links for the Weekend (4/4)
8-Bit Hip Hop Medley. Sick.
Terrafugia. A real flying car – unfortunately the website doesn’t mention anything about time travel.
Researchers have developed a robot capable of learning and interacting with the world using a biological brain. The beginning of the end?
Sports Propaganda Posters. Awesome – My birthday’s in three months in case you were wondering.
The Wright Stache. Awesome blog devoted to getting David Wright to grow a mean ‘stache.
Article from Sports Illustrated about the Mets’ recent World Series win. (Unfortunately, this is a 23 year old article.)
Uni Watch – Alternate MLB Uniform Ideas. Some of these are pretty good, this is a good blog worth checking out.
This is why you’re fat: Where Dreams become Heart Attacks. Enough said.
Fender Custom Furniture. I could use a new kitchen table too.
Offensive food item of the day: Obama-Fingers fried chicken. This might not even be the most offensive one. (Although, to be honest advertisers are like dogs – any attention is better than no attention. I’m personally the most offended by:)
Karl Rove Says Barack Obama Has Moved Chicago Politics to the White House (WSJ). There’s your Change, ha.
"Don’t think we’re not keeping score, brother." That’s what President Barack Obama said to Rep. Peter DeFazio in a closed-door meeting of the House Democratic Caucus last week, according to the Associated Press.
A few weeks ago, Mr. DeFazio voted against the administration’s stimulus bill. The comment from Mr. Obama was a presidential rebuke and part of a new, hard-nosed push by the White House to pressure Congress to adopt the president’s budget. He has mobilized outside groups and enlisted forces still in place from the Obama campaign.
What they Used to Teach You at Stanford Business School (Portfolio.com) To be honest, I’m of the opinion that these types of things aren’t taught, they are either common sense to someone, or they aren’t. But for all you assholes in business with no common sense, please read it.
Good video about the credit crisis in pretty basic terms:
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.