Andy Ihnatko demonstrates his Internet Pants™

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Recently Andy Ihnatko was visiting the Washington DC area and made a guest appearance at the Washington Area Apple Pi user group. During his talk, he demonstrated the utility of his internet pants. I apologize for the this rough cut of this clip along with the fact that the camera shakes. I have VERY LITTLE video experience and this video was actually the first one I've ever taken with this new camera (Canon Vixia HF100) and this was my first time ever using Final Cut Express. I also did not have the best seat for videoing this demonstration, as you can see from the two people sitting in front of me. The best shots of the video start at 1:30 into it.

Angry, Bored Octopus Goes Gets Into Mischief

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Angry bored octopus goes wilding: "Otto the Octopus, a resident of Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany, is bored because the aquarium's closed for the winter -- so he's making mischief. First he squirted an overhead light until it shorted out, and now he's taken to juggling the hermit crabs.


'Once we saw him juggling the hermit crabs in his tank, another time he threw stones against the glass damaging it. And from time to time he completely re-arranges his tank to make it suit his own taste better - much to the distress of his fellow tank inhabitants.'

Otto the octopus wreaks havoc

(Via Boing Boing.)

The Simpsons mocks (m)Apple

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Few have been spared the satire of Matt Groening's long running animated sitcom. Last night, The Simpsons took on Apple, or uh, Mapple for a full 6 minutes of lampoonery -- a pretty harsh ride at a two-joke per minute pace. It all starts when the Springfield mall gets its very own Mapple store, "it's so sterile," gasps Lisa upon entering. Perhaps the best exchange comes from Bart's dubbing of a Steve Mobs' product announcement in front of a crowd of gaping nerds, "You think you're cool because you buy a $500 phone with a picture of a fruit on it. Well guess what? They cost 8 bucks to make and I pee on every one!" A Mapple store employee then angrily responds, "Who dares question the boss we fired 10 years ago and then brought back!" Yuk yuk. Videos after the break for as long as it takes for the copyrighters to wake up.