Gustavo Torres, aka Kidmograph, has been creating some wonderful work that hearkens back to early 1980s aesthetics: VR 1.0, VHS, arcade games, rainbows, neon, and big fat beige computer workstations.
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2:23 pm Fri
Jun 19, 2015
10 wonderful GIFs by Argentinean animator and GIF artist Kidmograph
Infinite Elizabeth Holmes
Last night I saw HBO’s The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company/cult, Theranos. It’s very good and surprisingly unsettling. UPDATE: I’ve looped her intensely unpleasant stare for 10 minutes and set it against a nice slow performance of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Enjoy the […]
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Impressive video of frozen flipped pants sticking the landing
Forget bottle flipping. Frozen pants flipping is the new hotness (coolness?). (via r/gifs)
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Bend your spacetime continuum with these far out black-and-white GIFs
Applied mathematics/computer science student Etienne Jacob makes mesmerizing black-and-white animated GIFs using Processing, “a flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts.” You can see much more of Jacob’s stunning work on his Necessary Disorder site and read Jacob’s tutorials here on his blog. Far […]
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Learn a new language by chatting with native speakers from around the world
There are a lot of different language apps out there because nobody learns anything the same exact way – especially not something as complex as a new language. For some people, the best way is to dive in and start talking, but that’s easier said than done if you’re not around those natives you aspire […]
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Save up to 40% on these signed Marvel and Star Wars collectibles
There’s movie merch and then there are artifacts – one-of-a-kind items for the true fans only. These 11 items definitely fall into the latter category. We’ve unearthed movie art, props and other fan touchstones from the major nerd franchises of the last 50 years. Gaze upon these Star Wars and Marvel collectibles and don’t worry. […]
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Become a spreadsheet ninja with these Microsoft Excel training bundles
No matter what kind of office you work at, there’s probably an Excel expert in it. And no wonder: Businesses are still discovering uses for one of Microsoft’s flagship software suites beyond just bare-bones spreadsheets. Make October the month you become invaluable at work by taking one of these boot camps in Excel and its […]
