It would seem to me that a keyboard built for kids should be wireless. The last thing any parent wants to see is their daughter/son walking away from the desk with keyboard in hand, forcing the lcd flat panel monitor to take a flying leap to the floor.

Unless I'm totally off-base, I believe there's only one song available for remix, not the entire album.

Still, great artist and kudos to him for releasing these files. I saw him at the West End Cultural Centre and was amazed. It's really wild seing him do live looping.

Okay, I've got two more, "yeah well you should've seen the guy who ..." stories.

1. I was driving down I-29 one time late at night. This guy passes me with a portable dvd player on his dashboard. He was driving alone and the dashboard was curved so he had to hold the dvd player with one hand. And given my speed and the rate at which he passed me, I'd guess he was pushing 100 mph.

2. I was on my bike and waiting at a red light. Another dude on his bike was across the intersection and was also stopped at the red light. No helmet, headphones in both ears and talking on his cellphone as he decides to ride through the red light. This one really floored me because it was the same intersection where I was hit by a car running a red light.

WOAH! She's wearing wings? I have to admit that I didn't notice. Must've been distracted ...

I find these expressions very good, but obviously a way to go to be convincing as humans.

It's like the faces are missing expressive muscles. In particular, the foreheads and the space between the upper lip and nose don't seem to have independant motion at all. I think that in order to truly get it right the animators have to realize that expression is not just in the face, it's the whole head. IF you watch a human smile, it's pretty rare to not see motion in the ears and the rest of the scalp.

More assymetry in the expressions would help, too.

Also, I agree that these characters remind me of Shrek.

BAHHHHHH! Is this video gone forever? Will no one save me from the frustration of not seeing its awesomeness?

That can't be McCain!!!!:
"His injuries left him permanently incapable of raising his arms above his head"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mccain

Which leaves me wondering who the third character is. Maybe Joe Biden?

"it's really quite a large rod" (sorry, couldn't resist)

Also, at 0:41: DOT MATRIX PAPER!

@#9 That's a helpful link; it certainly paints more of the picture. It doesn't comment on overproduction, unintentional or planned. And it doesn't comment on imports, but it gives a better idea of actual use.

@#17

And another thing. Logging does not release carbon. It in fact does the opposite. WHen you cut a tree and put it into a building, the carbon is sequestered and a new tree can grow, thereby absorbing more carbon. Sure, old growth logging is bad and needs to be kept in check, but managed logging can be done well.

In the end, structural materials should be chosen based on locally available materials. If you build in a forest, use wood, if you build in the prairies, use straw, if you live in the desert, build a sandcastle.

@#10 Let me guess, you're from the US? I didn't suggest that cement produced in China was being consumed in "far away lands". There is a large number of countries to which cement produced in China could be shipped by truck.

@#17 "every state or region probably has a cement plant"

Not so. I come from Manitoba, where one of the major players in the concrete industry shut down the local cement plant and now ships it in from Edmonton (~1350 km, or 800 mi). I guess it's just cheaper to produce it centrally and ship it out.

The thing to keep in mind is that cement makes up a small percentage of the concrete proper. The aggregates make up the bulk and, yes, they are generally sourced fairly locally.

@#15 Reinforced concrete is good, but as far as I understand there is a trend in seimic structural design to get away from massive structues and into ones that will react a little more elastically. For instance, steel structures are being built with bracing that has a similar principal to the fuse in a breaker panel at your house. These elements are designed to fail when overloaded, relieving the components that support vertical loads.

@#1 DavidPFarrell

Cory simply misinterpreted the info on the page that this video was pulled from. The original article talks about photos of egg release by one group and this video by another group. The photo shoot was not intended to have an egg release as the subject. Hence the accidental footage.

HOLD THE PHONE!!

The titles of these graphs is way off. If you click through to the report used to generate these graphs, it clearly states that these numbers are cement PRODUCTION, not USE. There is obviously a huge difference.

In fact, the same report shows that the US imports 9% of the cement it uses from China. The report also talks about how US production is being throttled (rightfully so) by environmental regulations. So, it is possible that it is getting cheaper to import cement (possibly from a country with fewer restrictions on emissions) than to buy locally.

Undoubtedly, China is building at a furious pace right now. But these stats in no way show how much concrete is being used in that country.

Let's not forget, either, that they have about 20% of the world's population.

#75 Arkizzle

Thanks for the tears.

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that there are fewer accidents at this intersection compared to one of a similar size with traffic controls. I agree that if people are forced to actually think they act in a safer manner. It's too easy to blindly proceed through an intersection when there's a green light and not check for someone careening through a red light in the other direction. Sure, you had the right of way but you're still suffering the results of the accident.

Also, I think it's worth noting that traffic really gets slowed in the video when the concentration of four-wheeled vehicles increases. Two-wheelers put you in tune with the traffic, conditions, etc. When you're driving a four-wheeled enclosed vehicle, you lose touch a little bit.

I also think that the anonymity of a closed vehicle promotes road rage, selfishness and generally unsafe driving.

WoAH! I'm from Canada and welcome any positive comments about the "true north strong and free". However, when the topic is human rights, we better not be picking up any stones lest we smash our glass house.

Canada was formed by oppressing and erradicating aborginal people. Things are still far from rosy for the people of the First Nations. I have been embarrassed to read repeatedly that the South African apartheid system was based on the reserves of Canada.

http://www.turtleisland.org/news/news-humanrights-uncanada.htm

"We Canadians have been well schooled to write Aboriginal peoples out of our national identity, and to try hard to ignore the struggles going on right now for Aboriginal land rights and recognition."

http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=21131196630123

Hey, does anybody else remember this post:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/05/23/fishstick-a-brand-ne.html

and did anybody else listen to the Sacks-Minnelli Disease episode(~22m) of youlooknicetoday:
http://youlooknicetoday.com/episode/sacksminnelli-disease

I can't help but wonder if Stacey is also being sleepy and nauseated. Did she watch T.V. (maybe some Days of Our Lives)? How big was her cheque?

@#14 Already done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6liW00fC6c

Although I agree that MJ was brilliant, I would need convincing that he was the force behind the homage to earlier great dancers. I would guess that it was the director and/or producer that would be responsible for these kinds of ideas.

Great idea but poorly executed. You can see how shaky it is even once it's fully assembled and locked into place.

For the love of god, where's the cross bracing? (yes, I am an engineer)

Hey, nice marmot!

@#3 http://www.terraplana.com/aqua-p-701.html?colour=62

Does it strike anyone else as odd that they go on at lengths about how conventional high end running shoes are not good for your feet so buy our running shoes instead BUT oh, by the way, we also sell high heeled pumps.

Congrats to your g-ma, Mark!

My great-gran, Myrtle Keats, just passed away in February; she was about a month away from 108. Last summer she celebrated her municipality's 100th anniversary by riding in a parade float with the youngest member of the community.

I remember her 100th b-day bash. Her 97 year old brother came in from B.C. by train to celebrate by playing her a song on the harmonica. She also got a card from the Prime Minister. I went to talk to her for a while and she said to me, "Should I remember you?" I replied, "oh, I don't think so" And she sighed, "good". She was definitely overwhelmed that day and the fact that she didn't have to try and remember me relaxed her enough to open up with some fun stories.

Her favourite quote was exclaiming in her falsetto tone, "i should be down there" while pointing emphatically at the floor "i should be in the ground". She also loved to tease my overweight dad, "oh my, look at the size of you" and she would turn to my mom and say "you must be a good cook".

Our son is destined to live to a ripe old age, too. He has all 4 grandparents, 7 great-grandparents and until February he had one sweet great-grandparent.

These Prince Rupert's pieces of glass played a role in the movie Oscar and Lucinda with Cate Blanchett and Ralph Fiennes; powerful movie.

MAPPO:

Once again a comment by someone who hasn't actually clicked through. The first line on the page for that bag says clearly, "Two-sided design allows solar panel to face the sun or your body"

IANM, ROBERT, and DAGDA (and anyone else who cares to comment):

I'm curious, if leather is bad for the environment, what material is your bag made out of? Because I'm guessing that it's a petroleum based?

Still waiting for a source on the comment that leather doesn't come from the same cattle raised for meat, too. Here's one that shows the opposite:

http://www.lcafood.dk/processes/industry/slaughteringofcattle.htm