A cartoon from the 50s that thinks it can predict the future...




Where the hell are the flying cars and super skyscrapers that they promised us?

The short film organization Future Shorts has launched its short film channel on Joost, the new free online television platform.

From FilmThreat.com:

Future Shorts is one of the world’s leading and most innovative short film labels. Since its inception in 2003 it has revolutionised the way in which short film is exhibited and distributed. The Future Shorts festival now operates in 25 countries and gives filmmakers the largest platform available to have their work seen around the world

More from Film Threat here.

Poor HD-DVD. Makes me kind of sad to see the poor guy go.

From Pajamas Media:

What does Fidel Castro's resignation mean for the future of Cuba? Henry Louis Gomez says Cubans will still experience the same amount of repression, but now with 10% less bluster.

More here.

Have I ever mentioned that I absolutely love Lifehacker.com?

Well I'm not ashamed to admit it. I LOVE LIFEHACKER!
This site has help me gain and use more of my time than I ever could have imagined.

And that is why this has got to be one of the most useful sites on the web. Those of you who have used it know exactly what I'm talking about. Those of you who haven't used Lifehacker need to do so. NOW!

...but they can "hear you now".

Sat phones on the moon, huh? What'll they come up with next?

From Engadget:

Did you know that NASA was building a base of operations in the south pole of the Moon? Did you know colonists would be living and working there? Did you know that plans are in motion to establish a satellite phone network which would allow said colonists to communicate with one another? Well, it's all true... and more!

Check here for more details.

Another glaring example of those in "authority" abusing their power.



Link to Pt. 1 here.

From BoingBoing.net

"Russian artist Andrey Kuznetsov has created a series of Russian folk-art woodcuts inspired by science fiction films like The Matrix, Star Wars and War of the Worlds. These are just...inspired."

More from BoingBoing.net here.

Actual Russian woodcuts here.

Why wasn't this one of the commandments?

A pastor in Ybor City, Fla, has issued a challenge for his congregants (the married ones anyway): Have sex every single day for a month.

If I had known priests like this one when I was younger I'd still be a practicing Catholic instead of the godless libertarian atheist I am now.

Below is an awesome quote that was sent to me by a friend.

"The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government."
-Unknown

I don't know who it's attributed to, so, if anyone can help with that it would be greatly appreciated.



Update: The above quote is attributed to Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Thanks to Bill Blogins @ Wicked Theory.