Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy Leaked! November 18, 2008
I never thought I’d see the day that Guns N’ Roses completed Chinese Democracy. But somehow they managed to do it. I have no interest in this album at all, but I’m sure some of you do… So if you want to check it out, you can download Chinese Democracy here. Let me know how it is. Also, I thought this was kinda funny… I went to verify that the upload went through, check out the CAPTCHA code they wanted me to enter in order to download the album.
I’ll be honest, I never thought that those Chuck Norris jokes were all that funny. These Chuck Norris facts are much funnier in my opinion.
I meant to post this last week, but if you’re looking for a good comedy, check out Role Models. I didn’t expect much going into it, because I didn’t know much about it. But when I saw that it was directed by David Wain, I got excited (read: horny). It turned out to be pretty hilarious, and I need to see it again because I probably missed some parts due to laughing uncontrollably. We checked out Zack & Miri Make A Porno afterwards, and I didn’t like that nearly as much… Actually, it sucked, and I wouldn’t even recommend it. I hate to say it, but I doubt Kevin Smith will be making many legitimately funny movies in the future… Oh well.
I’ve always been interested in photography, but somehow never heard of tilt-shift photography before. Check it “50 Beautiful Examples of Tilt-Shift Photography“, awesome stuff.
So apparently, it’s unnecessary (not to mention potentially harmful) to get your transmission fluid flushed at a place like Jiffy Lube. I went to get my oil changed about 2 weeks ago, and they told me that Dodge recommends that you drain and replace your transmission fluid every 50,000 miles or something. I know next to nothing about cars, so I gave the guy the benefit of the doubt and went for it. Then I read this article. If my car breaks down I’m gonna find that dude and shit on him. That was expensive, too. Oil change, new wipers, and transmission fluid junk cost like $160.
Check out these photos of strangely colored beaches. I wouldn’t mind checking out… Well, all of them really. The black sands (actually volcanic rock) of Punalu’u Beach and the reds of Kaihalulu are both awesome.
Have you heard about the oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates? I heard this on NPR earlier this evening. I had no idea that pirates still hijacked ships… That’s awesome! This particular oil tanker was more than 3x the size of a US Navy aircraft carrier. Also, apparently there are ten other vessels currently being held by pirates who hope to secure ransoms before releasing them. How does one go about becoming a pirate? Do they have internships?
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frugi Nov 19, 2008
You can create the tilt shift effect very nicely on Photoshop. Search for “Photoshop Miniature Tutorial.”
J-A Nov 19, 2008
Great post guy, that pirate story was sweet-ass.
Using tilt-shift effects to create a miniature-effect is a newer “gimmick” effect of lenses or cameras that have such capabilities. It’s more frequently used to straighten out the perspective of architectural photos (so walls don’t get closer together higher up) or for landscape photographs where everything is in focus.
Here’s a video clip done with a tilt-shift lens:
http://vimeo.com/1831024?pg=embed&sec=1831024