The Archive

The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.

"Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection."

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Revolusi '48

Revolusi '48 by Fahmi Reza, director of 10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka will premiere at The Emergency Festival, 20th Oct 08 at The Annexe Gallery, Central Market!

Can't wait!

gInnovation

gPhone



Interesting facts:
- Google X HTC
- Runs on Adroid - An Open Handset Alliance Project
- Promises of faster web page access (comparison to the iphone)
- Speculation in the US that the Gphone will cost US$199 - around RM700


gDiaper (not by google)



Interesting facts:
- Disposable diapers are the third largest consumer item in landfills and make up about 4% of all solid waste
- The world’s first flushable, compostable diaper, pairing the “green” attributes of cloth diapers with the convenience of disposables
- More Info..

Perjuangan Orang Asal

Orang Bandar, eat your heart out. Here comes Orang Asal with their own music video!

Orang Asal are the indigenous people of Malaysia, and the most overlooked community (imagine the fact that the man labels them "dan lain lain"). So them decided enuff znuff and established "Jaringan Orang Asal Se-Malaysia" to protect their rights.

pac man! the movie

by stanley wong + tyler russel
via notcot

Google Chrome

So Google launches Google Chrome (BETA), and hopefully it won't cause too much headache for web designers. I haven't had the chance to try it out myself, but this guy has.

Update: Apparently it doesn't work with Hotmail. Google does not like Microsoft or vice versa?

Giant Mechanical Spider!!!

So this French company, La Machine, thought it was awesome to hang a 50 foot long, 37 ton arachnid (dubbed La Princess) on a building, scheduled for demolition, in Liverpool. It'll stretch its legs out (doubling its size) and come to life early Friday morning. Garggh!

Rage does a cappella "Bulls On Parade" and "Killing In The Name"

Thats right.

Draft KL 2020 will kill us all

more info at http://visionkl2020.blogspot.com/

Oobleck!

Non-Newtonian fluid that changes to solid state when stress is applied. Coolness!

That wonderful Walrus

Riyadh street surfing?

Courtesy of Danny Lim.

Superman, Indian style

The Weekend is near!

An upcoming Malaysian music website, to be launched soon!

Rethinking the motorcycle

Extracted from Flylyf.com

Challenged to rethink motorcycle transportation, Art Center College of Design student Jake Loniak decided the idea of a machine as an extension of the body should be taken literally. Inspired by Biomechatronics and called the Deus Ex Machina, Loniak’s concept is an electric vertically parking motorcycle controlled by 36 pneumatic muscles with 2 linear actuators.

I find it rather freaky because a couple of weeks ago I had a dream about this (the concept, not the actual image). If it we're to be produce, it could possibly help solve our traffic problems (kinda).

Phoenix Lander Arrives at Mars

Phoenix Lander Arrives at Mars today. Checkout an artist's rendition of the landing.


via Notcot

Weezer - Pork And Beans

Weezers - Pork And Beans

new viral viral

Apple Vs Coldplay

Apple iTunes: Sonic - Coldplay from Matt Reyes on Vimeo.

Very nice.

*They deleted the video :(

Survey #1

If you could arm wrestle any Malaysian politician, who would it be?

OoooOOOOoooOOOO!

So wrong... yet so funny!

Discovery Channel TV Ad

This is really sweet - kinda makes you think about the amount of effort that went into making the whole thing. Heh.

(courtesy of nonsengs)

Nutritious Music

Damn!

Search search!

This is pretty cool stuff!

Hardtalker

The translation, in Bahasa Malaysia, is just hilarious :D

Project Virgle

First human settlement on Mars, project by google and virgin. Get excited.

Virgle

Banksy has done it again

Via Daily Mail

Dear God...

From the people who brought us Cool Hunter comes Dear God, a site where you can unload your worries with an email to, well, some electronic semblance of the Supernatural.

TED Lecture: Johnny Lee

They've always got really cool lectures. Here's one by Johnny Lee and how if you've got the smarts and the spirit (to make your softwares free), you can trump the big boys anyday.

Freeze!

The first, major freeze/flashmob event of this magnitude that took place in the Pavilion shopping mall in downtown KL. Yowza!

Scoffsyrup - MV

Music video of Ronnie Khoo's "Scoffsyrup" (original full version) which was remix and featured in the movie "Before We Fall in Love Again" (2006) for the monologue scene. In this MV Ronnie plays the protagonist.

Director: James Lee

Albert Hammond Jr - In Transit (directed by Joaquin Phoenix)

Yeah, it's that guy from the strokes.
Director - Yeah, it's that guy from gladiator (the one that played the asshole king).

Wachow!

Here's a great remix, featuring Capsule, Daft Punk & those dastardly Beastie Boys :D

Tomas

A video by musician, Jerome Kugan.

The Cook

Courtesy of Captain Karat.

Critical Failure!!

It takes a while to load, but trust me, it's worth it. Who would've thought the destruction of a website could be so fun!

(Heads up to nonsengs for the tip-off)

The Shiznit...?

BigDog, designed by Boston Dynamics (with funding from US Defense) has created a very scary life-like dog-robot-killer-machine-destroyer.

The Alphabet

The alphabet, a typographical performance by Job & Roel Wouters, Amsterdam, Feb 2008. Superb!

Those Darn Pirates

Ah, trust Malaysian pirates to cover the Golden Triangle with Amir Muhammad's latest banned film, 'Apa Khabar Orang Kampung,' which is (in?)conveniently banned by the Malaysian Censorship Board - as indicated by on the back cover of the DVD!

The Amen Break

The most important 6-sec drum loop, explained in a meditative tract on vinyl. A fascinating discourse on copyright and the culture of sampling.

Chris Ware animation

After all the fun of the 12th Malaysian General Elections, it's time to get back to some form of normalcy in life. Check out this wonderful animation by Chris Ware (whose graphic novels I absolutely love) for This American Life.

Vote For Change video

Anda undi untuk siapa?

New Malaysian Essays 1 Book Launch!

Matahari Books presents New Malaysian Essays 1 book launch!
Date / Time: 16th Feb 8 - 10 PM;
Place: Annexe, Central Market, KL

A new book by the publisher of the best-selling “Malaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Things (Vol 1).”

“New Malaysian Essays 1″ (Matahari Books) is the first in an annual series for local non-fiction writing.

The first one features Brian Yap, Aminuddin Mahmud, Burhan Baki, Saharil Hasrin Sanin, Amir Muhammad & Sonia Randhawa.

Due to some objectionable content, the book will not be stocked in major Malaysian book-chains.

Also launching are two collections of short stories: “The Old House & Other Stories” (Hologram Publishing) by Chuah Guat Eng and “Kasut Biru Rubina; Koleksi Fiksyen Pop Untuk Jiwa2 Hadhari” by Sufian Abas (Sang Freud Press).

More Info at Amir's Blog

ps - book cover by Bright Lights At Midnight!

Arcade Fire - Black Mirror Music Video / Website

Arcade Fire's music video (interactive website actually) for their song Black Mirror from their sophomore album, Neon Bible, is one inspiring concept (technologically and of course, musically). You can control (on/off) the tracks you want to hear eg. vocals, drums, guitars, backing vox etc.

The only weakness is that it takes patience to view the site (maybe due to the freaking slow internet connection available in Malaysia). Well, it was definitely worth the wait.

Checkit!

Skydiving From The Edge Of The World

On August 16, 1960, Joseph Kittinger jumped from Earth in a helium balloon called Exceisior III, doing so from an air-thin height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters).

From that nearly 20 miles altitude, his tumble toward terra firma took some 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Exceeding the speed of sound during the fall, Kittinger used a small stabilizing chute before a larger, main parachute opened in the denser atmosphere. He safely touched down in barren New Mexico desert, 13 minutes 45 seconds after he vaulted into the void.

via Computer Love

Eazzzy USB Camera

Eazzzy USB Camera. No LCD Screens / viewfinder whatsoevah. Just plug it.
Lomo, eat your heart out!

via notcot

Statistics and you

A very fascinating look at graphical interpretation of statistics, and how design plays an important role in statistics literacy.

Kanye West, Pharrell, Lupe Fiasco & Thom Yorke

Checkout this song by CRS (Child Rebel Soldier), US Placers. Kanye West, Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco over a Thom Yorke (The Eraser) sample.
Crazzzy