Microsoft Photosynth

I believe this is going to be like Photoshop... You can Download the Tech preview and beta by going here: http://labs.live.com/photosynth/default.html

Darby Sucks High School Prank

A few days ago I posted a story about this... here's the video.

One of the best all time high school pranks. The home team Darby were tricked into holding hundreds of posters which spelled out We Suck during the third quarter of their first game. Nice job Davidson!


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How Not To Blow Up A Water Bottle

I'm no scientist but Im pretty sure blowing up a bottle will have this result 100 percent of the time.


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Google Plans to Put Video Ads Into Search Results

At CitiGroup's Technology Summit in New York this week, Google's Business Product Manager for Ads Quality Nicholas Fox said the company will be moving ahead with integration of video and image ads within sponsored search results. Does that mean you will soon be seeing TV commercials at the top of Google search results page? Maybe.

"It's a topic that's come up in a lot of internal discussions," said Fox during a Q&A session about Google's search usage and trends.

We want to do the best job of conveying information to the user. In many cases that's a text ad. In some cases it may not be a text ad. It may be an image, it may be a video, it may be something else. The risk, though, is that we don't want to show things that are garish or flashy, or other things that might cause users to become blind to the ads.

Fox elaborated by giving what he claimed was one of the best use case examples:

You could think of a local butcher. Maybe a 10-word text ad explaining that local butcher's business probably is not going to be enticing and get the user to click on the ad. But if you could have a video of the butcher explaining his business and showing all this fresh meat...then maybe the user would get much more value out of that. And the advertiser would also get more value as well.

Fresh meat, huh? Google, of course, has already made steps in this direction with universal search, blending listings from its images, news and video search engines among those it gathers from crawling web pages. In the case of universal search, however, the images and video it supplies are search results, not ads. The trick for the company, as Fox notes, will be finding a way to capitalize on the information element of such ads... like those glistening tenderloin cuts... without alienating users.

"I think you might see things along those lines," Fox continued. "My expectation is that we'll do some more thinking around this area and potentially some experiments. Expect a scenario where we'll move extremely cautiously, though."

Rocket Powered Matchbox Cars

Rocket Powered Matchbox! - Funny bloopers R us

Scary Mary

What if Mary Poppins was a horror movie? Come to think of it, Mary Poppins was always a little scary.


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Tire Explodes In Guys Face

This guy learns a very simple lesson, if you keep filling a tire up with air eventually it explodes.


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Lottery Spending Spree

Two scratch off lottery winners spend all their winnings in 8 hours on hookers, booze and complete debauchery.


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Internet People

A really well done and creative song highlighting all the people the internet has made famous. Includes all the break classics like the angry German kid, Gary the Numa Numa guy and so many more.


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Worlds Dumbest Bank Robber

This has got to be one of the dumbest bank robbers we have ever seen. He walks up to a teller unmasked and simply asks for some money failing to notice the cop sitting in a chair directly behind him.


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Doberman Likes Water Slide

Apparently, this dog when let outside into the pool will continue taking rides down this waterslide till he nearly passes out.


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Talking Dog for Sale

This guy sees a sign in front of a house "Talking Dog for Sale." He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the back yard. The guy goes into the back yard and sees a mutt sitting there.

"You talk?" he asks.

"Yep," the mutt replies.

"So, what's your story?"

The mutt looks up and says, "Well, I discovered this gift pretty young and I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, cause no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies eight years running.

"The jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger and I wanted to settle down. So I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings there and was awarded a batch of medals. Had a wife, a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog. The owner says "Ten dollars."

The guy says he'll buy him, but asks the owner, "This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him for $10?"

The owner replies, "He's such a liar."

John Travolta's Home in Ocala

Most people havent not seen John Travolta's Home from the air. I'm just supirsed his got two jets in his garages....

Wow.

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Know Your Rights: Is it illegal to unlock my iPhone?

Is it illegal to unlock my iPhone?

No!

Really?

Well, no, but...

I knew it.

Look, there are a lot of legal issues surrounding unlocking, but the most applicable law in the US is everyone's favorite piece of legislation, the DMCA. Just like any other piece of code, the iPhone's firmware is protected by the Copyright Act, and circumventing the access controls in place to get at that code is a violation of the DMCA. However, the Copyright Office issued six exemptions to the DMCA last year, one of which allows consumers to unlock their cellphones "for the sole purpose of lawfully connecting to a wireless telephone communication network."

That's great! What's the "but?"

There are a lot of "buts," actually. For example, it's most likely not legal to unlock iPhones and sell them on eBay, because your "sole purpose" wouldn't be to connect to a cell network -- it would be to profit from the sale of unlocked phones. TracFone has been suing resellers that unlock its phones and getting settlements, even though this exemption exists. So you might want to put those dreams of being the exclusive iPhone supplier to the Saudi royal family to bed -- for now.

Well, that's not so bad.

There's more. Just because Apple and AT&T can't sue you for violating the DMCA, there's nothing saying they can't sue you under some other law. Remember, all the ruling says is that cellphone firmware isn't protected under the DMCA when you unlock to lawfully connect to a wireless network. That's a pretty narrow rule, and it's most certainly not the same as a rule saying it's legal to unlock your cellphone.

Wow, lame.

Still more. Under the DMCA, the Copyright Office is allowed to make these exemptions, but they only last for three years. Since the unlocking rule was published in November of last year, that means it'll expire in November of 2009. Of course, we'll probably be on the third generation of the iPhone by then, but it still doesn't bode well for that unlocking business you were about to start.

Wait, I thought you said this was legal?

Well, the truth of the matter is that unlocking your iPhone probably isn't going to get you in any trouble, as long you're only doing it for your personal benefit. If that's what you intend to do, go right ahead. Just be aware of the risks, and keep in mind that you've probably hosed your warranty, and that Apple might well stop supporting your phone.

Since when has Fukdatshhh.com cared about warranties?

(Whistles, walks away.)

Know Your Rights: Is it illegal to make my own ringtones?

We hate to do another Apple-related KYR so soon, but this week's announcement of Apple's pay-and-pay-again iPhone / iTunes ringtone maker (followed up by statements made by Apple VP Phil Schiller) has had a lot of people asking us the following question:

So, is it illegal to make my own ringtones?

No!

Come on.

No, really!

What's the catch?

Nothing!

You wouldn't be doing this if there wasn't a catch.

Oh, alright. But you're not going to like it.

I knew that.

It's really not so bad -- it's just, you know. You're going to hate it.

Spit.

Well, you're on the same side as the RIAA on this one. Hurts, doesn't it?

Impossible! How can that be?

Well, the RIAA wanted to be able to distribute ringtones of its artists without having to pay them big money to do so (surprised?), and it won a decision last year before the Copyright Office saying that ringtones weren't "derivative works," meaning they didn't infringe on the copyright of the songwriter. It's a little more complicated than that, but essentially, if the RIAA hadn't won, ringtones would cost even more, since no one would be able to make them without a license from the songwriter.

But I just want to make ringtones from the music I already legally own.

As long as you're talking about music you've ripped from a CD, go ahead -- no one's trying to stop you. Since making a ringtone doesn't count as a derivative work, you're not infringing any copyrights. Just don't sell or distribute anything, and you should be fine. Funny how this piece of advice keeps coming up, eh?

So why won't Apple let me make ringtones inside iTunes with tracks I've ripped from CDs?

Judging from the fact that the iTMS EULA prohibits the use of downloaded files as ringtones, we'd say it's more than likely because Apple's contracts with the various labels represented in the iTMS specifically forbid it. We haven't seen them, but we'd bet that ringtones -- and the licenses for using songs as ringtones -- have their own lengthy section in Apple's contracts, and that Apple isn't allowed to sell files for use as ringtones without coughing up more dough. Steve has said as much, after all. Otherwise the selection would include more than just the 500,000 songs you can get right now.

We're still not exactly happy with Apple's decision to lock out the consumer like this. For example, why can't we use our own GarageBand compositions as ringtones? We obviously own the rights to music we create. But we can certainly see why the labels would insist on pricing ringtone rights separately, since it's such big business.

So basically it's legal to make ringtones for my own personal use, but only because of the RIAA -- and I'm not allowed to use iTMS-purchased music, and I still have to jailbreak my iPhone or use something like iToner.

Yep.

Damn, why do even the good answers suck?

Hey, it could be worse -- Apple could have dropped the price of the 8GB iPhone by $200 just two months after... oh, balls.

Know Your Rights: What to do when the RIAA comes calling

Preface: There's been a lot of discussion about the RIAA's, shall we say "controversial" (and we're being generous here) tactics in suing P2P users who download copyrighted content; especially this week, what with the EFF releasing its "RIAA v. The People: Four Years Later" report. But it's never been easy to find information about the nuts-and-bolts of what happens when you get that first letter from the RIAA. We're not going to get into our feelings about the RIAA and MPAA (you probably already know what we think), but since we've (read: Nilay) been involved in a couple successful defenses -- and a lot of unhappy settlements -- we thought we'd try and break down the process for you. We're not telling you how to avoid or get out of trouble with the RIAA, just how it is that trouble usually operates.

Help! I'm being sued by the RIAA!

Wow, bad luck for you. The RIAA really only sues about 6,000 people a year, mostly those who use FastTrack clients like Kazaa. Users of other networks have been sued, of course, but it's by far Kazaa users who get sued the most often, and generally those who have been unknowingly sharing files. That's a drop in the bucket compared the to estimated nine million people who use P2P software every month.

That doesn't help me at all.

Well, it's important to think about these things in context. Also, it's important that you take a moment to ask yourself a really essential question.

What's that?

Did you do it?

What? No!

Look, if you REALLY didn't share anything, you can skip on a couple paragraphs. But it's really important to be honest with at least one person here, even if that person is just yourself. If you really did share files, you're really not going to gain anything by fighting some noble battle. Especially if money is important to you. Did we mention how much money the RIAA's legal team has? If the RIAA's logs show the IP address associated with your internet connection as having downloaded certain files, chances are you're going to end up paying one way or another.

Whatever, sellout.

Look, at this point it's not really a moral issue, it's a financial one -- if you did what they say you did, you're vastly better off paying the money and moving on. It's not a criminal charge, and the terms of the settlement will be most likely be confidential, so it won't come up again in your life. Paying a lawyer to fight and lose for you will likely just cost you more money, because the RIAA will get at least $750 for each track you've shared, and for the average P2P user that adds up fast.

There have been cases where users with open Wi-Fi networks have had their cases dismissed, but those are fairly rare -- maybe half a dozen of the tens of thousands cases filed. Although it's a sad truth, the reality is that once you get caught -- really caught -- infringing copyrighted materials, very few people have sympathy for you, least of all the courts. So, take a moment, convince yourself that sharing the entire a-ha back catalog was worth it, and call a lawyer who's handled RIAA cases before to take care of your settlement, which is usually somewhere between three and five thousand dollars. It's by far the cheapest option.

Well, that's great, but I didn't do anything wrong.

In that case, the first thing you should do is check and see what kind of letter you've gotten from the RIAA. Who is it from? If you're a college student, there's a good possibility it's from your school, saying you might be sued. In that case you should STAY AWAY FROM THE RIAA. Don't visit the settlement website, don't call the hotline. The RIAA doesn't know exactly who you are yet, so don't up and go telling them.

Of course they know who I am! I got this letter, didn't I?

The only thing the RIAA knows is that your IP address was sharing files -- that letter was from your school. Every school deals with this differently, but you need to be in touch with the legal department at your school in order to begin clearing this up -- not necessarily the RIAA. Again, don't give the RIAA any more than you need to.

Good for the college kids, but I'm sitting here holding a notice of an actual lawsuit, and I didn't share any files either.

In that case, you need to act right away. Make sure you've got documentation showing what kind of internet service you have, how long you've had it, and what kind of computers you have hooked up to your router. It would also be good to catalog all the music on your machines. Generally this information is all you'll need to give a lawyer to get started on your case -- and although the RIAA is stubborn, they will drop cases once it's obvious that they'll lose, because they are terrified of losing in court. Don't wait one extra second to do this, however -- the longer you hold off, the less likely the RIAA is to dismiss your case, and the less likely it is that you'll get your attorney's fees back if you end up going to court.

Man, this is really depressing.

It is, but the more information you have about this, the better. We're not big fans of the RIAA's scare tactics -- and we're pretty certain those tactics aren't having any effect on filesharing -- but we're not trying to sugarcoat reality, either. Stay safe, stay respectful, and most of all -- know your rights.

The New Michael Jackson

Nanopantography may make LCD TVs obsolete

HOUSTON (UPI) -- U.S. engineers said a nanotechnology called "nanopantography" might make liquid crystal displays obsolete.

University of Houston Professors Vincent Donnelly, Demetre Economou and Paul Ruchhoeft developed the technique that allows the mass production of nanotech devices that could move the television industry from LCD displays to what the scientists call a field emission display.

FEDs use a large array of carbon nanotubes to create a higher-resolution picture than LCDs The nanotech fabrication technique can mass produce an ordered array of carbon nanotubes, Economou said.

The method uses standard photolithography and etching to selectively remove parts of a thin film and create arrays of ion-focusing micro-lenses on a substrate, such as a silicon wafer.

A beam of ions is directed at the substrate. When the wafer is tilted, the desired pattern is simultaneously replicated in billions of many closely spaced holes over an area, limited only by the size of the ion beam.

Economou, Donnelly and Ruchhoeft said the technology can be commercially available in five to 10 years, becoming a viable method for large-scale production.

The university has filed a patent application to cover the new technology.




Copyright 2007 by United Press International

Spectators watch fireball drop to ocean

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Officials and spectators off the New Jersey shore were mystified Saturday evening at what was identified as a fireball falling into the ocean.

The falling object was seen by at least 15 witnesses on the beach at around 8:40 p.m., The New York Post reported.

"It was dispatched as a fireball, out over the ocean, going into the ocean," Deputy Chief Tim Cook of the Toms River, N.J., Fire Department told The Post.

The Federal Aviation Administration reportedly had no idea what the object was. Coast Guard cutters and helicopters were dispatched, but found nothing, The Post said.

Experts said a rare meteor shower might have been the cause.




Copyright 2007 by United Press International

Bow Shot

Lawyer: “Now, would you please tell the Jury the truth. Why did you shoot your husband with a bow and arrow?”

Defendant: “I didn't want to wake up the children.”

H.S. student pulls prank on football rival

HILLIARD, Ohio (UPI) -- An Ohio high school senior suspended for playing an elaborate prank on a rival school's football fans says he copied a stunt done at Yale University.

At Friday night's game between Darby and Davidson high schools in Hilliard, Darby fans held up squares of black or white construction paper, thinking they were spelling out "Go Darby." The actual message was "We suck."

Kyle Garchar, 17, a Davidson senior, received an in-school suspension and was banned from school activities for a semester for orchestrating the prank. He told The Columbus Dispatch he was trying to think of a memorable senior prank and a friend suggested a trick Yale had once pulled on Harvard.

"I saw it could be done, so I just wanted to see if I could do it," Garchar said.

He spent about 20 "tedious" hours figuring out how to get the desired result.

Darby won the game 21-10. For many Davidson fans, the prank was the best part of the game.

"It's going to be legendary," said Andrew Eusebio, a recent Davidson grad. "No one is going to forget about it."




Copyright 2007 by United Press International

Excuses for Not Coming to Work

- I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me for not showing up for work. OK?

- My mother-in-law has come back as one of the Undead and we must track her to her coffin to drive a stake through her heart and give her eternal peace. One day should do it.

- If it is all the same to you I won't be coming in to work. The voices told me to clean all my guns today.

- I am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at Kroger.

- I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't come to work knowing my employee records may now contain false information.

- The dog ate my car keys. We're going to hitchhike to the vet.

Office chair jumping

Squirell obstacle mission

Four hands guitar

The invisible rope

Frank Caliendo impersonates every Seinfeld character

Body painting

Whiteboard animation ... There's something in the water

Optical illusions

Impressive ventriloquist

Rube Goldberg fire machine

Office prank

Stolen wheels

Bobbing for glasses

The catching sunglasses guys are back

Backlflip on a slackline

Attack of the note sheep

Wet paint prank

Impressive Beatboxing

Opening a bottle of beer with a helicopter ...

Huge smoke ring generator

I would love one but just imagine someone walking down the street & they see this big smoke circle coming at them, hahahaha. Priceless moment!!!!!

Bowling mishap

Pogo stick flips

Want to go for a ride with me .... ?

Painted buses

Stone skipping world champion

Shadow puppets

Watersliding Doberman

Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) Amazing Jesus

Invisible drum kit - Rowan Atkinson AkA Mr Bean

Hell Rell - I Ain't Playin' With 'Em / You Know What It Is *World Premiere*

Chris Brown ft. T-Pain - Kiss Kiss

DJ Envy & Red Cafe feat. Nina Sky - Things You Do ... Hot Track!!!

Wu ThrowBack!!!!

The Dream - Shawty Is The Dream - Shawty Is A Ten Remix (feat. Fabolous)A Ten Remix (feat. Fabolous)

The Dream - Shawty Is A Ten Remix (feat. Fabolous)

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

Caveman Wii Party

Geico's Cavemen have a party!

Kid Teaches The School Bully A Lesson!

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Parking Expert!

Parking Expert - Funny bloopers are a click away

How To Open A Padlock With A Popcan

You should think twice before you use this type of padlock.

WARNING: Please be careful with the box cutters and the very sharp egdes of the soda can. Thank you.


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Floating Beer Bottle

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Go for a swim?

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Beer Bottle Bar Trick

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Amazing Star

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Wheel Of Fortune Morons

On an episode of 'Teen Best Friends' Wheel of Fortune, two stupid girls screw up an easy answer and lose $3,150. These Gi_ls A_e _eta_ded.


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Lego Assassin :: Sniper Man 2

Lego man goes on a rampage killing all the townspeople. Pretty cool video must have taken forever to create.


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Too Late.

The orthopaedic surgeon I work for was moving to a new office, and his staff was helping transport many of the items.

I sat the display skeleton in the front of my car, and had fastened the seatbelt around it to stop it falling over. I hadn't considered the drive across town.

At one traffic light, the stares of the people in the car beside me became obvious, and I looked across and explained, "I'm delivering him to my doctor's office."

The other driver leaned out of his window. "I hate to tell you, man," he said, "but I think it's too late!"