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grrlscientist | November 3, 2007An animator faces his own animation in deadly combat. The battlefield? The Flash interface itself.
A stick figure is created by an animator with the intent to torture. The stick figure drawn by the animator will be using everything he can find -- the brush tool, the eraser tool -- to get back at his tormentor. It's resourcefulness versus power. Who will win? You can find out yourself. [3:10]
This animation took three long months.
Animator vs. Animation by *alanbecker on deviantART
grrlscientist | November 2, 2007In this streaming video (below the fold), Steve Carell teaches Stephen Colbert how to trick-or-treat. I know this is a little late, but late is better than never, right? [4:39]
grrlscientist | November 2, 2007tags: hawk-headed parrot, red-fan parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus, clicker training, streaming video
As some of you know, I recently added a four-month-old hawk-headed (red-fan) parrot, Deroptyus a. accipitrinus, to my household. I plan to learn how to clicker-train this bird (I already have the necessary tools and books). Below the fold is an example of another young Hawk-headed parrot, named Scooter (owned by Jeannie), who was approximately six months old and had only been clicker-trained for two days in this video. This training session focuses on reinforcing the bird's earlier training…
grrlscientist | November 1, 2007tags: humor, edith ann, Lily Thomlin, streaming video
The brilliant Lily Thomlin portrays a five-and-a-half year old girl, Edith Ann, who is describing the sandwich that she made [2:32]
grrlscientist | October 31, 2007tags: humor, mouse wine, ricey-mice wine, streaming video
Do you want to cure your children of ever developing a fondness for rice wine? Here's the perfect solution! [1:08]
This is a delicacy in rural Korea, it appears. They take a litter of two to three-day old mice, jam them into a bottle of rice wine, leave them to fermet for a year or so, thereby creating ricey-mice, and then they drink it.
grrlscientist | October 30, 2007tags: talking parrot, African grey parrot, streaming video
This video is a follow-up of the story I linked to earlier from Birds in the News 102 where Gloucester UK residents, Taffy and Jean Howells' African grey parrot, Severiano Ballesteros, is a big rugby fan [1:19]
AN avid rugby lover's pet parrot has taken to speaking the lingo of the fans who stand in the legendary 'shed' week after week.
Taffy Howells' African grey parrot has picked up the legendary cry of "Glawster, Glawster" which reverberates up and down Gloucester Rugby's famous stand at Kingsholm.
And the parrot, named…
grrlscientist | October 29, 2007tags: Irene Pepperberg, Alex, African grey parrot, streaming video
Alex was a famous African grey parrot who could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials. He died about five weeks ago, after 30 years of helping researchers better understand the avian brain. This streaming video below the fold has a wonderful tribute to Alex and his many talents. [2:39]
grrlscientist | October 29, 2007tags: hawk-headed parrot, red-fan parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus, streaming video
I just added a four-month-old hawk-headed (red-fan) parrot, Deroptyus a. accipitrinus, to my household. Since I don't have a camera or video camera at my disposal (yet) I decided to share a video with you of another young Hawk-headed parrot, named Scooter, who was approximately five months old in this video. Scooter had just come to his new home four days prior to this video. [1:51]
I am bringing my own Hawk-headed parrot home on the subway from the airport this afternoon. This video appeared at the time when…
grrlscientist | October 29, 2007tags: football training camp, ballet, streaming video
This amusing like video was filmed and edited by a Kansas City Chiefs football fan who clearly has too much time on his hands. It has clips of training sessions set to ballet music .. interestingly, it gives us a glimpse into the amount of fitness work that training camp demands as the players prepare to beat the ever-loving crap out of each other in Monday night football games [1:39]
grrlscientist | October 28, 2007tags: America's Got Talent, magician, Kevin James, streaming video
Master Magician Kevin James performing at the Las Vegas "callbacks" on America's Got Talent. I have no clue how he did that, do you? [1:20]
So how did he do that trick? was that guy a couple contortionists, or two dwarves?
grrlscientist | October 27, 2007tags: hacky sac, futbol, soccer, streaming video
Do you ever wonder why your phone call goes unanswered when you call a business during business hours? Well, this video shows you why. [0:48]
This guy has amazing skills, especially since he's using a balled up piece of paper, but he clearly has too much time on his hands. Er, cheeks. Or something.
grrlscientist | October 25, 2007tags: oceans, marine reserves, fish, streaming video
This video explores how the establishment of marine reserves can save our oceans from overexploitation from overfishing and other damages. Narrated by Mariella Frostrup. [12:53]
grrlscientist | October 24, 2007tags: oceans, shrimp farming, fish, streaming video
Gorgeous imagery of the planet's many oceans, interspersed with footage of humans overexpoiting them. Narrated by British actor Anthony May. Brought to you by GreenPeace [15:51]
grrlscientist | October 24, 2007tags: cartoon, humor, cats, streaming video
Below the fold is an amusing streaming video. In this video, the mirror in the bathroom was replaced with a window pane, then a pair of identical twins stood in identical rooms opposite each other and proceed to prank everyone who walks in. Everyone, except the twins, have become vampires. The woman with glasses in the tan coat is especially hilarious [6:13].
grrlscientist | October 23, 2007tags: microcosmos, sexy boy, snail sex, streaming video
This video shows some amazing footage of a variety of invertebrates as they go about their lives, including a snail sex scene. Footage: Microcosmos. "Sexy Boy" by Air sets the mood. (Safe for work) [4:58]
grrlscientist | October 22, 2007tags: cartoon, humor, cats, streaming video
Below the fold is an amusing video that shows you why cats are evil [1:26]
grrlscientist | October 19, 2007tags: humor, Nobel Prize in Literature, Doris Lessing, streaming video
This streaming video shows Doris Lessing's reaction upon learning that she won the Nobel Prize in Literature [0:10]
"Oh, Christ!"
British writer Doris Lessing won the Nobel Literature Prize for five decades of epic novels that have covered feminism and politics, as well her youth in Africa. Lessing, who will be 88 on October 22, is only the 11th woman to have won the prize since it was first awarded in 1901.
The Swedish Academy described her as "that epicist of the female experience who with scepticism, fire and…
grrlscientist | October 19, 2007tags: hawk-headed parrot, red-fan parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus, streaming video
As some of you know, I will soon be adding a four-month-old young parrot to my household. For those of you who have not heard of a hawk-headed (red-fan) parrot, Deroptyus a. accipitrinus, or who are not familiar with them, here is a video of a five-month-old parrot of that species, named Cassius. This is still a very young bird, as is obvious from the video [1:44]
grrlscientist | October 17, 2007tags: dancing cockatoo, streaming video
Snowball is a medium sulphur crested Eleanora cockatoo and he loves to dance and sing. He loves the Back Street Boys. No one taught Snowball to dance ... he just heard this song and suddenly felt like dancing. We're all jealous because he can outdance each one of us ... nobody likes a show off! When he's really in the mood, he dances and sings. And at the end of the performance he takes a bow or two or twenty!! Enjoy the show. [1:17]
Thanks EVERYONE for sending this video to me during the past few days!
grrlscientist | October 8, 2007tags: A Computer Love Story, streaming video
Here's a silly video about electronic love that you will probably enjoy. Includes some cute music by Burt Bacharach and Randy Newman. [4:12]