Benzin

2006-02-28

It flows through my veins
It sleeps in my tears
It leaks from my ears
Heart and kidneys are motors

Petrol

Benzin (Rammstein, 2005), the song and the video*. Industrial metal.

Translation © Jeremy Williams. Extract from Herzeleid, the number one source for Rammstein.
*Requires Quick Time Player

Categories : music, video

Unemployment burger

2006-02-25

“The unemployment burger is something that just happened when I was unemployed.
It’s a cheap and tasty version of a hamburger when to make ends meat.”. (Jakob for Instructables)

Hamburger, anyone?

Categories : online culture

The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less

2006-02-24

“We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.”. (Ray Bradbury)

The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less, by Eric Schulman.

Categories : language

Vectorman, the soundtrack

2006-02-23

The Videogame Music Archive has over 20.000 MIDI files of video games
(Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Atari, and more).

Among these, the Vectorman soundtrack (Sega Genesis, 1995):
Ocean Level (XG Remix), Port Level, Title Screen and Disco.

A delight in 50Kb.

Categories : music

Baby Orangutan

2006-02-22
Baby Orangutan Build a robot, made easy.
“The Baby Orangutan is a complete control solution for small robots, even smaller than the original Orangutan.
“Orangutan is based on the ATmega8 microcontroller. The WinAVR package allows you to write C programs for the ATmega8.”. Price: $24.95.
“You will still need two important items to get up and running:
A programmer for the AVR microcontrollers:
Atmel’s AVR ISP is a low-cost programmer that connects to a computer serial port.
A power source: rechargeable batteries are generally the most practical.”.
iBOTZ MR-1004 Hydrazoid

Left: the Baby Orangutan package (3 x 2 cm).
Right: iBOTZ MR-1004 Hydrazoid©.
“This sound-sensing robot walks on four legs and sports fiber-optic eye stalks.”. (Pololu Corporation)

Categories : technology