Why I Love Robert Heinlein
Awesome Iceland
Ma Nature in all her glory:
via Kuriositas
Moonrise
Just. Wow. Wellington, New Zealand moonrise, taken live. Make it fullscreen and just enjoy…
via IO9
3D Cinema and TV- an observation
The hands-on, absolutely. best. frickin. statement. about 3d in video entertainment today (I’m looking at you, James Cameron).
And really, it seems fitting that the first 3D film I actually want to see is one that doesn’t have a storyline. Up until now, the extra dimension granted by 3D cinematography has contributed little but distraction to the experience of following one as it unfolds. It’s like nailing Mel Gibson to the side of a taxi: people will stare, probably pay more to see it, but ultimately it’ll only distract passengers from enjoying the ride.
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…3D movies — hugely expensive investments of mass generic appeal made by Hollywood, partly to fight piracy (it’s harder to illegally copy, download and watch a 3D movie), partly to get people out of their homes and into the cinemas (US cinema attendance was at a five-year low in 2010) and partly to better compete with the meteoric rise of videogames.
via Wired-UK
Ain’t it the truth
The most beautiful horse in the world. Seriously.
Seems the Turks, with enough f&*k-you money, can do something right-
All you ladies can now imagine that horse with a young Fabio Lanzoni riding it, and go to your bunks.
Colorized Civil War pics
Someone has taken the time to use modern colorizing and retouching tools to some old Civil War photographs, with breathtaking results–
From the comments: “Probably the most spectacular display of male facial hair growth I’ve ever seen” , heh. For an old Civil War buff (the South is full of ’em) it’s pretty cool to see these gentlemen come to life like this.
Just for Christmas Eve-
America the Beautiful
From Kuriositas:
The Grand Circle is a stunning, immense expanse of land located in the South-western United States. It encompasses parts of five states – Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. Not surprisingly it also holds the largest concentration of national parks and monuments in the country. It takes in Arches National Park, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Antelope Canyon, the Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Mesa Verde, Natural Bridges, Canyonlands, and Grand Staircase-Escalante.
Breathtaking.
The Dude Abides
I Still [heart] New York
OK, well, um, ah… damn.
ObamaJarrett mashup by Miz Weasel– too late for Halloween, but hey, there’s always next year!
Marine and Horse
Sgt. Justin D. Head, animal packing course chief instructor, excercises his mustang, Hondo, shortly after grazing. The animal packing course is the only one of its kind in the department of defense and teaches Marines and other military personnel how to effectively and efficiently work with beast of burden to transport munitions, supplies and wounded personnel to and from areas inaccessible to mechanized and air transportation. The course, offered at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, teaches an introduction to animal packing, an anatomy of pack animals, animal packing techniques, casualty evacuation techniques, animal first aid and bivouac considerations. Photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler
