Tumblr (3.0; @kix)http://kix.tumblr.com/<a href="http://bloggar.aftonbladet.se/bankoniva/2013/05/blood-on-the-tracts/">Blood on the Tracts</a>: <p>Man lär sig alltid nåt nytt</p>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/50199360261http://kix.tumblr.com/post/50199360261Sun, 12 May 2013 00:09:31 +0200<a href="http://bloggar.aftonbladet.se/bankoniva/2013/04/dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark/">Lite broderlighet</a>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/49498608571http://kix.tumblr.com/post/49498608571Fri, 03 May 2013 08:56:18 +0200<a href="http://maxistentialist.tumblr.com/post/49371619179/the-oregonian-two-masked-men-wearing-hoodies">Maxistentialism: The Oregonian: Two masked men wearing hoodies and wielding handguns...</a>: <p><a href="http://maxistentialist.tumblr.com/post/49371619179/the-oregonian-two-masked-men-wearing-hoodies" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">maxistentialist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/04/gunfire_and_moments_of_fear_as.html" target="_blank">The Oregonian</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Two masked men wearing hoodies and wielding handguns burst into the Pine Eagle Charter School in this tiny rural community on Friday. Students were at home for an in-service day, so the gunmen headed into a meeting room full of teachers and opened fire.</p> <p>Someone figured out in…</p></blockquote></blockquote>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/49431465790http://kix.tumblr.com/post/49431465790Thu, 02 May 2013 13:36:39 +0200<iframe width="400" height="227" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Pj-NqWDH2qE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/9878478548" target="_blank">thekidshouldseethis</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Jansen" target="_blank">Theo Jansen</a> makes wind-fueled kinetic sculptures specifically for walking and “surviving” on the beach. He calls them <a href="http://www.strandbeest.com/" target="_blank">Strandbeests</a> and they are extraordinary. Check out his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b694exl_oZo" target="_blank">2007 TED Talk</a>, which explains more in detail about how “the animals” move, or you can find more videos <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3650395/videos" target="_blank">on Vimeo</a>.</p> <p>From <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/09/beach-creatures.html" target="_blank">The New Yorker</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/47852341843http://kix.tumblr.com/post/47852341843Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:28:59 +0200<iframe width="400" height="224" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MAbKXp7CP0g?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/46437858789" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thekidshouldseethis</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Watch these <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&node=291249011&tag=thkishseth-20" target="_blank">Lego Bionicle</a> toy robots make music with drum machines, xylophones, synthesizers and other makeshift instruments. This is <a href="http://youtu.be/MAbKXp7CP0g" target="_blank">the Toa Mata Band</a>, a project by sound designer <a href="http://www.opificiosonico.com" target="_blank">Giuseppe Acito</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p class="p1">Each member is controlled by an Arduino Uno which is hooked up to an iPad running the MIDI sequencer app <span class="s1">Nord Beat</span>. Acito either gets them to play a pre-programmed song or they can do a live show with Acito controlling the MIDI sequencer in real-time.</p> </blockquote> <p><span><img alt="Toa Mata Band" height="678" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8242/8497528640_03e2a54265_b.jpg" width="1024"/></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/opificiosonico/8497528640/" target="_blank">Photo</a> by Giuseppe Acito.</p> <p><span>via </span><a href="http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/robotic-lego-band-jam-together-for-first-time" target="_blank">The Creators Project</a><span>. </span></p></blockquote>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/46612616636http://kix.tumblr.com/post/46612616636Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:05:14 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/89a846924c29d99c8b49ec3ee8ea77b5/tumblr_mht9x6cCFD1qzpvxho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bloggar.aftonbladet.se/bankoniva/2013/02/where-legends-are-born/" target="_blank">Steget från Bielsa till Che är kortare än man tror. </a></p>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/42445743497http://kix.tumblr.com/post/42445743497Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:14:44 +0100<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/H_CEQV1DODs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40519787477http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40519787477Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:33:47 +0100<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6gFnL-M7UxA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Aziz Ansari - 50 Cent Grapefruit Story (Comedy Central Stand-Up) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gFnL-M7UxA" target="_blank">comedycentral</a>)</p>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40431641919http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40431641919Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:56:35 +0100<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dersekingdom.tumblr.com/post/33711984748" target="_blank">dersekingdom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://shialabeowulf.tumblr.com/post/33670447154/99-life-hacks-to-make-your-life-easier" target="_blank">shialabeowulf</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyigiVdpj1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyigogm891qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyigyq7B51qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyih1jC9T1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyih6wkYi1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyihahH3A1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyihiiK0p1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyihmya5L1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyihqLRze1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyihuDWwT1qhkzpz.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyihz9Fsk1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyii4tChO1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyii9fETT1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiiieNxk1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiitoduk1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyij8Gipf1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyijgeiua1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyijl18Dw1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyijobyHI1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyijtH77i1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyijxgmng1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiklry061qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyikrUJ0B1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyikwzvpJ1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyil58gyK1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiliac2f1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiloCdn31qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiltNK6m1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyilzl8fS1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyim4aOQt1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyim9IkmX1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyimfWOQJ1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyimirWzy1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyimmtkDf1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyimqmAJ71qhkzpz.jpg"/><img 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alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyis4HVUE1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyis8a05L1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyisdluoz1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyismx49I1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyisrQijD1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyisuu1mo1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyit11gtX1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyit4KPNI1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyit8bDg81qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyitcuq5X1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyitgcCFA1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyitlECYA1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyitqcjcV1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyitvrLph1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyitzPRbs1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiu4y1KF1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiu8ARLR1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiuh5kBG1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiuliNDZ1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiupo8pJ1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiutHZVK1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiux55Yc1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiv1h9so1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiw8WYVm1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiwdLpuA1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiwikP5k1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiwm3LK01qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiwqwrxX1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiwu10bA1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyiwz2Wjo1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyix90rwp1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyixdfGdF1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyixiKaeV1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyixnPG6Z1qhkzpz.png"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyixwX0EW1qhkzpz.jpg"/><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyj4upGmS1qhkzpz.jpg"/></p></blockquote> <p>I HAVE FOUND THE SECRETS TO THE UNIVERSE!<br/>this, I liiiiike.</p> </blockquote>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40417296590http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40417296590Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:08:23 +0100<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wmctKriiGKk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/40096919704" target="_blank">thekidshouldseethis</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Behold <a href="http://youtu.be/wmctKriiGKk" target="_blank">how they remove heavy snow</a> from the streets of Montreal, Canada. It’s like a <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=thkishseth-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=Virginia%20Lee%20Burton&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks" target="_blank">Virginia Lee Burton</a></span> book that has come to life… </p> <p>via <a href="http://www.irenesinternet.com/wow/snow-removal-canad/" target="_blank">Irene’s Internet</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40329753593http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40329753593Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:30:58 +0100<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J1mwYO5tKHw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://acrylamid.tumblr.com/post/40266278122/emanuel-8-ar-och-elektriker" target="_blank">acrylamid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Emanuel, 8 år och elektriker.</p> </blockquote>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40329299905http://kix.tumblr.com/post/40329299905Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:14:44 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a8113b17a8605f8bdf6e499139cec946/tumblr_mfwvt6F2la1rt8sgdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://atheist-overdose.tumblr.com/post/39399741738/not-sure-if-its-been-posted-before-but-its-still" target="_blank">atheist-overdose</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Not sure if its been posted before but its still and interesting theory.</strong><br/><br/><em><a class="invisible" href="http://atheist-overdose.tumblr.com" target="_blank">follow for the best atheist posts on tumblr</a></em></p> </blockquote>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/39400507142http://kix.tumblr.com/post/39400507142Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:45:25 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ffa00439c3551912a71bcb9b360b607/tumblr_mfnykg3B7u1rt8sgdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://atheist-overdose.tumblr.com/post/38990674308/good-guy-scotland-follow-for-the-best-atheist" target="_blank">atheist-overdose</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Good guy Scotland</strong><br/><br/><em><a class="invisible" href="http://atheist-overdose.tumblr.com" target="_blank">follow for the best atheist posts on tumblr</a></em></p> </blockquote>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/39147196194http://kix.tumblr.com/post/39147196194Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:50:21 +0100<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7RA73rv9B3c?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ståpäls</p>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/36424789910http://kix.tumblr.com/post/36424789910Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:59:52 +0100<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/f3pL_h6m6W0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Götze kickar tuggummi</p>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/36277665531http://kix.tumblr.com/post/36277665531Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:15:08 +0100<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5AReWdFzlag?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://think4yourself.tumblr.com/post/33194261854/alexdixon-ohio-state-university-marching-band" target="_blank">think4yourself</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alexdixon.tumblr.com/post/33189902821/ohio-state-university-marching-band-performs-video" target="_blank">alexdixon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ohio State University Marching Band Performs Video Game Tribute</p> </blockquote> <p>go band!</p> </blockquote>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/33236410031http://kix.tumblr.com/post/33236410031Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:39:04 +0200<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IeTybKL1pM4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Copying is fun</p>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/32586542138http://kix.tumblr.com/post/32586542138Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:07:12 +0200“I was born here of an Irish family/But that in itself is not too good for me/ Because national identity won’t fulfill me/I don’t fit that kind of old pigeon-ery/Oh no that is not me, that’s just not me/Nowhere is home to me”<br/><br/> - <em>Kevin Rowland</em>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/32464554428http://kix.tumblr.com/post/32464554428Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:35:36 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb2m1lGCwa1qzpvxho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>speaks for itself</p> <p>via <a href="http://uglyfreedom.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">uglyfreedom</a></p>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/32464408958http://kix.tumblr.com/post/32464408958Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:32:09 +0200“Nicholas Christenfeld, a University of California, San Diego professor of social psychology, along with Jonathan Leavitt, a PhD candidate at UC San Diego studying psychology, organized an experiment where volunteers were given three stories of different genres, written by well-known authors such as John Updike and Anton Chekhov. One of those stories had a spoiler in a separate paragraph, another had the spoiler worked into the opening paragraph and a last one did not have any hint of the ending. Participants typically enjoyed the stories with the spoiler at the very beginning the most, even when the story had an unexpected twist ending or was a murder mystery. <br/><br/> There are a few plausible explanations for this outcome. Christenfeld and Leavitt conclude that viewers are more likely to enjoy the actual story when they know the ending rather than waiting impatiently to find out that so-and-so killed so-and-so with the this-that-and-the-other-thing.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/11/spoiler-alert-knowing-the-end-of-a-story-makes-it-better-study-finds/" target="_blank">Spoiler Alert! Knowing the End of a Story Makes It Better, Study Finds</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://apsies.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">apsies</a>)</em>http://kix.tumblr.com/post/32464298185http://kix.tumblr.com/post/32464298185Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:29:40 +0200