This is what i listen to when i go to the gym:
Bwaahhhhahaha! This video is one of most watched videos in internet history or something crazy like that.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Car porn
You all know how I feel about BMW, but this advertisement is amazing.
There is no CGI, no computer tom-foolery. The advertising firm IdeaCity melded high-tech wizardry with old-school filmmaking to create an absolutely beautiful ad for BMW's new M3.
The edifice for the spot began with a tour of BMW's M facility in Munich, where the IdeaCity crew studied the inner workings of the M3's 4.0-liter V8. They had three complete engines shipped out to Belgium, where manifolds were cut, cylinders were shaved and lighting holes were drilled to mount special cameras, lenses and lights. After two weeks of intensive study and preparation, the team took another four, 20-hour days to film what happens inside the 420 hp mill during a single revolution. The completed spot was filmed at 10,000 frames-per-second and doesn't utilize any form of computer-generated effects.
(from Autoblog)
There is no CGI, no computer tom-foolery. The advertising firm IdeaCity melded high-tech wizardry with old-school filmmaking to create an absolutely beautiful ad for BMW's new M3.
The edifice for the spot began with a tour of BMW's M facility in Munich, where the IdeaCity crew studied the inner workings of the M3's 4.0-liter V8. They had three complete engines shipped out to Belgium, where manifolds were cut, cylinders were shaved and lighting holes were drilled to mount special cameras, lenses and lights. After two weeks of intensive study and preparation, the team took another four, 20-hour days to film what happens inside the 420 hp mill during a single revolution. The completed spot was filmed at 10,000 frames-per-second and doesn't utilize any form of computer-generated effects.
(from Autoblog)
If You Are Going To Murder Someone, Do It In Italy
Here's three lengthy excerpts from a great Wall Street Journal story about Italy letting its criminals out of jail:
.....ROME -- Less than two years ago, Italy's prison system faced a crisis: Built to hold 43,000 inmates, it was straining to contain more than 60,000.
So the government crafted an emergency plan. It swung open the prison doors and let more than a third of the inmates go free.
Within months, bank robberies jumped by 20%. Kidnappings and fraud also rose, as did computer crime, arson and purse-snatchings. The prison population, however, fell so much that for awhile Italy had more prison guards than prisoners to guard.
.....Prison Infrastructure
The sorry state of Italy's prison infrastructure plays a role, too. Prosecutors have charged Salvatore Ferranti for being a henchman of one of Sicily's fiercest crime families. But last month he was released from the slammer and given house arrest. The reason: He was too fat. The prison system didn't have beds big enough to accommodate his 462-pound frame.
"The fact of the matter is that obesity is not compatible with prison," says Lino Buscemi, secretary of the Sicily region's Department of Prisoners' Rights in Palermo.
........Semi-Liberty Program
Cristoforo Piancone was one of the most fearsome members of the Red Brigades terrorist group which carried out numerous assassinations, kidnappings and robberies during the 1970s and '80s. Mr. Piancone was convicted of six murders and two attempted murders, and given the maximum prison sentence, according to police.
But in return for good behavior, he was placed in what is known as a "semi-liberty" program, which lets convicts leave jail during the day. So Mr. Piancone took a day job as a janitor in a school, according to police.
Last summer, flanked by an accomplice, he walked into a bank in Siena wearing a fisherman's hat and sunglasses and, armed with a pistol, held it up for €170,000, or about $267,000, according to police. He is back in prison, awaiting trial.
Neither Mr. Piancone nor a lawyer representing him could be reached for comment.
Prosecutors complain the deck is stacked against them. "Someone who commits bribery, insider trading, tax evasion, false bookkeeping, what have you, is pretty much guaranteed to go free," says Bruno Tinti, a prosecutor in Turin who wrote a book about Italy's justice system called "Toghe Rotte" or "Broken Robes." One chapter purports to outline a satirical step-by-step guide to killing your wife and mostly avoiding jail time.
Here's the logic: Once the deed is done, Mr. Tinti writes, immediately confess and provide the police with the weapon and the corpse. These steps mean that, under Italian law, there is no risk of flight or evidence-tampering, and therefore no need for pretrial custody.
Murder can carry a sentence of more than 20 years, but requesting a speedy trial automatically cuts that by a third. Arguing that your dead wife was cheating can be good for another third off. Eventually, the sentence can be reduced to 10 years -- at which point only four years will actually need to be served. (Recall that most people sentenced to six years or less don't serve the time due to community-service and other provisions.)
"This is the proof that court sentences are fiction," says Mr. Tinti.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Professor Balz
These are all quotes taken from RateMyProfessor dot com
"Favorite teacher. Gets really enthusiastic in class. Tends to ramble sometimes. Love when his class participates. Attendance isn't mandatory, but you will benefit from going. He's very goodlooking as well. I would deffinatley take a class with him again."
"good teacher, smart funny . makes class interesting. Read material and get an A. Its that simple"
"doesnt make you come to class but rewards those who do."
"Awesome young teacher, not too bad to look at either. Interesting lectures, and if you put in a semblance of effort you will do well. Highly reccommend him, gonna miss his class!"
"He was my absolute favorite teacher so far at Temple. He's extremely interesting and has this sort of cynical sarcasm about the world...but in a good way. He really makes you think and he loves when people participate. If you go to class and read the materials, the tests will be easy for you. He's very open-minded and laid back."
"I loved this teacher..I learned a lot and his lectures are sooo interesting..i'm still in his class my final is today and I wish I was still in his class. He talks alot and tends to ramble, but he loves when the class engages in his lectures. He really knows this stuff. I'm going to miss that teacher."
"He talks fast but, still makes sense. I like his teaching style and he's funny too. :P"
"Favorite teacher. Gets really enthusiastic in class. Tends to ramble sometimes. Love when his class participates. Attendance isn't mandatory, but you will benefit from going. He's very goodlooking as well. I would deffinatley take a class with him again."
"good teacher, smart funny . makes class interesting. Read material and get an A. Its that simple"
"doesnt make you come to class but rewards those who do."
"Awesome young teacher, not too bad to look at either. Interesting lectures, and if you put in a semblance of effort you will do well. Highly reccommend him, gonna miss his class!"
"He was my absolute favorite teacher so far at Temple. He's extremely interesting and has this sort of cynical sarcasm about the world...but in a good way. He really makes you think and he loves when people participate. If you go to class and read the materials, the tests will be easy for you. He's very open-minded and laid back."
"I loved this teacher..I learned a lot and his lectures are sooo interesting..i'm still in his class my final is today and I wish I was still in his class. He talks alot and tends to ramble, but he loves when the class engages in his lectures. He really knows this stuff. I'm going to miss that teacher."
"He talks fast but, still makes sense. I like his teaching style and he's funny too. :P"
Friday, April 4, 2008
Honor System
Police in Washington D.C., a city known for its honesty and integrity, will wait for residents to call THEM to set up appointments to search their homes for guns
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Public School Tales
One of my coworkers came into my room this morning and told me a funny story.
As soon as he walked in today the councilor told him that a parent and her social worker were there to see him. He goes into an office and the parent and the social worker introduce them selves. They tell him that they are there because so and so (I"m going to keep the child's name confidential.) has been complaining about what's been going on in my coworker's room. My coworker immediately asks if they are sure that they want him. They assure him that yes, they are here to talk about what's been happening in his room. To this my coworker replied that he doesn't know so and so. "He's never been in my class." The mother, the biological mother goes, "are you sure?" My coworker calmly replied that, "I think I would know, it's April!"
The mother and the social worker. They don't even know where the kid goes to school!
As soon as he walked in today the councilor told him that a parent and her social worker were there to see him. He goes into an office and the parent and the social worker introduce them selves. They tell him that they are there because so and so (I"m going to keep the child's name confidential.) has been complaining about what's been going on in my coworker's room. My coworker immediately asks if they are sure that they want him. They assure him that yes, they are here to talk about what's been happening in his room. To this my coworker replied that he doesn't know so and so. "He's never been in my class." The mother, the biological mother goes, "are you sure?" My coworker calmly replied that, "I think I would know, it's April!"
The mother and the social worker. They don't even know where the kid goes to school!
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