It?s a chore, keeping up with the latest important information, current events, and mission-critical news out there on the Web. So why bother trying? While away the hours before quitting time with these entertaining distractions instead.
Critique Deemed Unhelpful: A YouTube video of an art class critiquing a student?s painting doesn?t sound all that interesting ? but it comes to an incredibly satisfying (and profanity-laced) conclusion that will be thoroughly appreciated by anybody who?s ever endured a ?crit? session. Some of the comments on Hyperallergic suspect it was staged. Either way, I say it?s art.
Angry Boids: ?Boids is an artificial life program,? says Wikipedia, that ?simulates the flocking behavior of birds.? Presumably you know that Angry Birds is a popular mobile game. Evan Roth combines these concepts in this very weird and hypnotic interactive art thingy.
Advice For Google Glass Owners: A Mashable video explains how to avoid turning into ?a Glasshole.?
Looking At Noises: Aguasonic Acoustics converts animal sounds into beautiful quasi-photographic abstractions.
Plug and (Don?t) Play: Design firm Skrekk?gle offers a prototype radio that substitutes a big cork for the on/off switch. Putting a cork in it, as it were, is a more satisfyingway of shutting off the device ?when you hear an opinion you don?t like,? suggests PSFK.
Unknown Pleasure, Indeed: Joy Division fans may be amused, or perhaps vaguely saddened, at this T-shirt depicting one of the band?s most iconic album-cover images, and the phrase: ? What is this? I?ve seen it on Tumblr .? (Additional note to Joy Division fans: Do not miss the interview with Peter Hook on recent Sound Opinions.)
Reliable Sources: Speaking of Tumblr, we?ve been discussing how Yahoo News should cover all the recent Yahoo news. Maybe we should just follow BuzzFeed?s example and interview dogs?
Meanwhile, in Japan: Making a creepy 3D doll version of oneself is, reportedly, ?hot.?
Old News Is Good News: To close out on a more high-minded note, here?s a remarkable nine-minute film from 1935: Symphony in Black offers a ?one of the earliest cinematic explorations of African-American culture for a mass audience,? with Duke Ellington and his orchestra, plus BillieHoliday?s ?first filmed performance.? Via BoingBoing?s Google Group.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/procrastinaut-google-glassholes--angry-boids--tumblr-153419913.html
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