I actually saw a group of guys doing this about a year ago - here in New York. It's pretty freaking impressive. And Randy it's probably not really the same thing you were doing. To see it in person you'd realize there's actually a lot of power behind it - the ball spins pretty incredibly fast.

They Might be Giants:

"Son, I am able," she said,
"though you scare me."
"Watch," said I,
"Beloved," I said,
"Watch me scare you."
"Though," said she, "able am I son."

I Palindrome I:

Looks like cottin'-pickin' castanets.

Meh. They try this every year or so in different places in the US, let alone London. The places always go belly up pretty quickly.

Although I always have my pocket knife on me, fighting the machine uprising was never really high on the likelihood of my uses for it. It generally tackles package tape and apples.

Huh.

Ugh. One of the few nigiri/sashimi I really don't like. I just don't like the texture. I don't think I've ever had it grilled, though.

I've seen sushi-shop-conveyor-belt videos before and this has been the only one I liked.

The spot right around 1:41 or so where for a full second or two it was nothing but the back of the sushi chef literally gave me a shiver.

As much as I liked the original, I really get frustrated with this one. The first dozen or so levels seem incredibly arbitrary in terms of how the physics work. Not that they're inconsistent, really, it's just that it's not as puzzle oriented as the original. It seems more like "wow, look how I can screw with you guys" and then getting the random fall that happens to work.

I applaud the astoundingly level-headed (comparatively to most evolution threads) comments so far.

While I think the end result does look fantastic, I heard on some silly HGTV show that the price is pretty comparable to granite.

Sorry, if I wanted to waste that much money I'd probably just buy a nice bottle of scotch for every square foot of my kitchen counter.

It's incredibly lame.

This is obvious and comedian-musicians have riffed on this for years. Still, it's good to get out there.

The POINT? It PAYS to pay attention to lyrics and cadence, intensity and intent. That's what makes a song.

Anyone who has posted in this thread needs to check out the brilliant lyrics of Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and many other "classic" rockers who know how to turn music into magic.

As a graphic and web designer, I find this relevant to my interests. Neat link.

at Obamania (first poster): most of the money for his inauguration was DONATED, not paid for by taxes. Get over your tired rhetoric and check out the facts.

Ray, that's what I was thinking, too.

He did always say he considered it to be his best work.

"rock 'n' roll community, which had long been a Viking ship of straight white males."

Well that's a pathetically inflammatory statement.