In a fundraiser for Autism Speaks titled “Sound Off For Autism” a number of golden voiced celebrities are donating the use of their voices. For $299 you can have a digital file of the message of your choice (up to 20 seconds in length) voiced by Patrick Stewart, Ed Asner, Morgan Freeman, William Shatner, Leonard…
Bad Taxidermy is the Anti LOLCats
Boing Boing points to this article with a great collection of bad taxidermy photos and the wonderful headline “Bad Taxidermy Photos Are The Potato Jesus Painting Of The Animal World”. That article though is just the tip of the iceberg. Check out, for example, the Tumblr “Bad Taxidermy = Yes“, crappytaxidermy.com, Bad Taxidermy (another tumblr),…
US Publishing Braces for an Earthquake in 2013
Under an obscure copyright law intended to protect artists, artists can reclaim their older works from publishers starting in 2013. According to PaidContent, section 203 of the 1978 Copyright Act allows authors to nullify publishing contracts after 35 years comes into effect next year. That means that the creator of any work (including music) produced…
US Publishing Braces for an Earthquake in 2013
Under an obscure copyright law intended to protect artists, artists can reclaim their older works from publishers starting in 2013. According to PaidContent, section 203 of the 1978 Copyright Act allows authors to nullify publishing contracts after 35 years comes into effect next year. That means that the creator of any work (including music) produced…
Hacker High School : Free Online Hacking Lessons for Teens
The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM) produced the first set of Hacker High School lessons in 2006, these have since been translated into French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Italian. However, technology has advanced considerably in the last 6 years and new attempts have been made to stop people from hacking so the lessons…
Hacker High School : Free Online Hacking Lessons for Teens
The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM) produced the first set of Hacker High School lessons in 2006, these have since been translated into French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Italian. However, technology has advanced considerably in the last 6 years and new attempts have been made to stop people from hacking so the lessons…
Video: Arthur Conan Doyle Discusses Sherlock Holmes in 1927 Interview
‘Author and Scientist’ Arthur Conan Doyle discusses Sherlock Holmes and spiritualism in this interview with William Fox. It is believed to be the only filmed interview in existence. Doyle died of a heart attack 3 years later, in July 1930. via OpenCulture
Video: Arthur Conan Doyle Discusses Sherlock Holmes in 1927 Interview
‘Author and Scientist’ Arthur Conan Doyle discusses Sherlock Holmes and spiritualism in this interview with William Fox. It is believed to be the only filmed interview in existence. Doyle died of a heart attack 3 years later, in July 1930. via OpenCulture
Video: Rob Ford “I want to slam dance with Honey Boo Boo” (Bad Lip Reading)
If there was ever a hall of fame for bad mayors, Rob Ford would surely be a favorite. His reputation is so bad that when the courts finally booted him from office for ethical violations it was headline news internationally. Now someone has given him the bad lip reading treatment: via Torontoist