Alexandru twaskz:
Is this going ahead soon?? That’s a sign in Maynooth showing Dublin Bus 39/a/x
Anyone?
Author Archives: Chompsky
Ocean Bloom
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‘Oceania’: a collaboration between Shanghai based photographer CheukLun LO and floral artist bloom bloom FLEUR: lush floral bunches floating, partially submerged in dark waters.
Make of them what you will.
A rocket trail (captured from a small plane) against the morning sky above Florida’s ‘Space Coast’ yesterday. To wit:
It was July’s third launch of a mission from planet Earth bound for Mars. The Atlas V rocket left Cape Canaveral Air Force Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at 7:50am EDT carrying NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. The car-sized Perseverance is headed for a landing at Jezero Crater on the Red Planet in February 2021. On board the sophisticated rover is the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.
(Image: John Kraus)
Robot Sex
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Fans of Richard Herring’s long running RHLSTP podcast will already be well aware of the host’s views on robot sex and whether on not that qualifies as cheating on your partner. Hence, this NSFW short, writen by Richard and directed by Ben Mallaby. To wit:
Richard Herring and Rachel Stubbings star in a cautionary tale of obsession and toast.
Hot Keels
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Behold: the Mazu Eightytwo – part ‘day boat’, part super yacht – a 24.5m composite hull craft with a lounge, kitchen, master suite, two ensuite guest cabins, a multipurpose foredeck and terraced steps leading down to the water at the rear. Three Volvo Penta engines cruise at 35 knots with a top speed of 40 knots.
It debuts at the 2020 Cannes Yachting Festival, if that’s still a thing and you happen to be passing.
Price on request.
Nimble-fingered guitarist Luca Stricagnoli taps out a very impressive cover of Mozart’s ‘Rondo Alla Turca’, replicating the harpsichord notes on the fretboard.
Previously: Acousticoolio
A moving short by Alex Widdowson using a range of animation styles to tell an unflinching story of what life is like for someone with a profound learning disability: in this case, his brother, Jamie – born with Down Syndrome and a passion for music and clowns.
Enjoy a breath of fresh air – witty and utterly devoid of self pity.
83-year-old Chang Wan-ji and 84-year-old Hsu Sho-er – proprietors of Wansho Laundry in central Taiwan – have been repurposing items abandoned by customers to create their own adorable fashion statements, lately documented by their grandson.
Read their story here.
Hot Wheels
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Behold: the Kuberg Ranger – an electric ‘dirt scooter’ that will maintain 80km/h at full twist for 32km (or twice that with the larger of two available battery sizes).
Fully suspended with its weight carried low to maximise stability and handling, there’s also an ‘eco-mode’ to further extend the range by keeping the average speed to 24km/h.
Available later this year for around €4,250.