Two 2008 good new for the future

For years we've tried to live the 1940's futuristic way of life... these to "next generation" articles might be some examples:

Driverless Car

Jupiter's Europa moon set for examination

...by 2009

Well, it's been a while since the last post... 2007 is over and now the brand new 2008 is starting. Not much difference actually.
The real (although merely irrelevant) change will be in 2009, when US will finally switch his TV broadcasting from analogue to digital.
Ever since the invention of TV, transmitting airwaves it's been the main broadcasting signal, but the first great scale switch came with color TV. Even with cable and digital television around, air waves are the "basic" for all TV's.

As for February 2008, every American will need a converting device if their TV does not support digital TV, that's why their "great government" (always worried about their "fellow Americans" best interests) will give away 40 dollars coupons to help those who'll need the converter and can't afford it. Obviously, those selling the devices are quite happy with this issue.

But well, pushing away politics, this change will surely pass to history, for making the world's "must powerful" nation switch fully digital will surely echo to the rest of the world.

See the note here.

Smashin's Zeitgeist Sizzle Reel!!

wanna see some of the smashing pumpkins music story?....here is a lil' bit 'bout them and their new album.....It's got cool audio and video edition. Long life to Billy!

Día de Muertos en el Zócalo

Tuvimos el agrado de asistir al evento masivo que organizó el gobierno del DF para día de muertos en el zócalo. La neta estuvo bastante chido el asunto. Prácticamente todas las dependencias del gobierno pusieron su ofrenda y dos que tres colectivos le entraron a hacer figuras gigantes, entre las cuales estaban Frida y Diego y El Santo y Blue Demon.

Atascado, como era de esperarse, y con un sol pesadísimo... pero estuvo muy chido.

Nomás pa que noten la escala de las "figuritas"...

Una buena toma :P

Mis niñas con Frida y Diego al fondo...

Parte de las atracciones fue una reproducción del muro de craneos del Templo Mayor... pero creo que como se notará, a Mariana no le hizo mucha gracia... :P

The Real Silent Hill - Centralia,PA

Sad Man Mask: The Man

Sad Man Mask: The man by ~balam-tzibtah on deviantART

That's the Way (My Love Is) - Smashing Pumpkins

U.F.O...

If this video were true... we could start packing our bags. But it sure looks to me like just some real nice motion tracking...

Tekkonkinkreet

I just found this trailer from a new anime... let's just say as it reads on the trailer: "Experience the visual wonder"

Comic Covers 1.1

Con eso de que ahora me estoy redescubriendo la ilustración... me dí a la tarea de volver a informarme del comic... y pos encontré estas portadas que estás de poca

El número uno de las Tortugas Ninja... y eran una sátira de Dare Devil de Frank Miller, por eso todas tienen en realidad el antifaz rojo y el arte era tan libre.

El buen Chuck... yo nisiquiera sabía que tenía comic...

Una triste parodia de Star Wars... además de que estaba patrocina por la compañía de luz...

Este Pinp del buen Mike Mignola... las chicas dan pena... pero el Mojojo está de lujo

... qué mas puedo decir...?

Tiene que admitir que esta "coleccion de un numero" no tiene abuela...

Todo un clásico del aparato propagandistico gringo de la WW2

Tenían que hacerlo...

Toda la explicación está de poca...

T.M.N.T. in America and in Japan...

Talking about cultural differences, here's what happens when an icon crosses a sea. The Ninja Turtles where created as a parody of Frank Miller's comics in the 80's and as a punk-surf critic ideal. This radical movements that drove USA to the edge in the 80's was way far from the early 90's Japan, that was working hard to be the nation it is today.

There, the Ninja Turtles are sort of the mighty pets of Sailor Moon :P and followed the popular scheme that has worked for decades in Japan. Transformation, mechas, merging powers... turning it all Japanese... even the turtles physic changes and turn into a totally Asiatic look.

Here's the opening of the TMNT cartoon we know and an episode of the manga-like TMNT Japanese kids grew with.

Jesus VS Terminator...

Y pos ya que estamos en esas... Esto apareció hace un rato en Mad TV y está de poca...

Robocop VS Terminator Part 2

Please watch the first part below

Robocop VS Terminator Part 1

This is gotta be the stupidest thing I've ever seen... hehehe... but it's done so nice...

Angel Sketch

Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started... or Retarded?

Spiderman: Friend or Foe Cinematic

Caida......

Bueno... como ya la mayoría ha de saber, el pasado 31 de agosto me eche un santo clavado en un parque ahí por insurgentes. Dado que en la caída mis manos no tuvieron nada que ver... el resultado fue la mitad de mi cara golpeada y raspada y tres semanas de incapacidad.

Como esto fue un viernes a la hora de la comida, se encontraban conmigo mis cuates de sistemas y Klaus tuvo a bien grabar nuestras estupideces y por tanto, la caída... y ahora, gracias a la magia de YouTube, les presento la grabación del madrazo... jajaja

Queden advertidos, (en especial si son familiares mios propensos a impresionarse fácilmente.. jejeje) que el madrazo se ve un poco aparatoso e impresiona un poco... jajajajaja

Esta foto fue tomada al día siguiente...

Esta fue durante la grabación de uno de nuestros cortos en el que no fui mucho mas que un vil observador... jajajaja... y estoy con el buen Sadot y el señor Rodrigo. Nótese que aunque el golpe fue del otro lado, el ojo izquierdo terminó morado...bueno, amarillo... lo cual me daba la apariencia de haber sido todo golpeado... jajajaja

Y pos esta ya es de la semana pasada... ya nomas con costras y eso... jajaja

¿Cómo ven?... estuvo con todo el golpe ¿no? jajajajaja
Ya nomás quiero agradecerle a Claudia, Mony y Jesús por haberme echado la mano ahí en el parque... a todo los CTPeros por el apoyo y los comentarios sarcásticos (que bien que ayudan... jeje) a mi familia por ayudarme estos dias... a Mich y Marianita por hacerme reír y provocar que me queden cicatrices en la comisura... jajaja.... y en especial a buen señor Benjamín por haberme ayudado y acompañado al hospital (se agradece enormemente :D)

Así que ya saben... aunque este golpe de una manera muy extraña me ayudo en mucho (a veces se necesita una caida así pa ordenar las ideas....... :S) la moraleja de la historia es: NO HAGAN TONTERIAS!!!! jajajajaja...

Marcel Marceu

The greatest mime, Marcel "Marceu" Mangel died on September 22th. He was the only one who brought back to live the art of mimes after the World War II and he founded the greatest mime school in Paris.

Why Not?

NASA has discovered seven big caves over Mars surface. They are by the tallest mountain in the whole planet and they might be huge. As in Earth, caves do preserve heat in the cold nights of mars and keep from the extreme heat/radiation that the unprotected atmosphere of mars present during day time. This kind of caves might have had, or still might have, living organism.

But NASA scientist discard this seven caves, nicknamed "Seven Sisters", for they are too high and (I quote) "Live can't be supported at that high". Of course caves would seem like a familiar spot for the first people on mars, and of course a cave at that high might be not useful, but as for Martian life... why not???

Live have show us that it can hang on anywhere, even when we thought seas where too deep or volcanoes too hot, it has managed to go on. Interesting and almost philosophical issue... Here's the note.

PS. Please notice that this Seven Sisters are almost perfectly round... mmmm

Ironman Movie Trailer

Salt Water as Fuel

In a discovery that everybody is calling "The greatest in 100 years", a doctor that was researching possible cures for cancer, discovered that with radio frequency he could burn the salt in water uo to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

This is HUGE!!!!

We're talking that the greatest resource in this planet is exploitable as a fuel and it is also regenerable. We could use as much water as needed and still have enough for thousands of generations. This might be, if proved right, the solution to long term Global Warming and it is also a great breakthrough as far a alternative technologies, for a couple of years ago, this discovery would've been kept by the big oil companies.

Let's just remember that the first fuel for machines was water, as vapor. And it really worked. The main issue was the need for wood or carbon to ignite and vaporize water. This problem is now solved by radio frequency wich only needs a thind electric impulse to work.

Hopefully, this will be the discovery that will change our way of life.

See the note here

Architecture In Helsinki - Do the Whirlwind

El buen Rodrigo me acaba de pasar este link... ta muy bueno :D

Was Will Shakespeare for real?

After years and years of reading Shakespeare, a "coallition" has declared that they seriously doubt that Shakespeare had wrote his plays, since his humble origins would not have allow him to know the dark secrets of his age, specially since in that time power circles were so tight.

It is actually an interesting idea, that people like Chaplin, Wells or Twain have supported in the past. I leave you the link to the main page of this coallition:

http://www.doubtaboutwill.org/

Foo Fighters - The Pretender

...

sad
for you are not here
....

We Feel Fine

This is a site where you upload the way you feel in order to fill a screen with tiny dots, each one a link to a feeling of someone around the world. Not my kindda of site, but it surely is a good idea... and it really is emotional. weefeelfine.org

Hoogerbrugge

I knew about this site from years ago, but now I know how to spell the name and post it here... Check this NAILS section (or just click over the word....) for it's the best part. The main page is here: hoogerbugge.com

Flying Cars

The name is Moller's Skycar M400, and it may pass to history as the first flying car ever sold. It was build by Paul Moller and it's the first vehicle that will really be of personal use and that can actually make a change in the way we live, sort of like the change from horses to cars.

The M400 is build by hi tech materials and is equipt with a GPS that does the navigation easier. Also, it comes along with a parachute and a huge airbag that would deploy from below the craft in case of a crash. Although the idea is quite old -Ford predicted it...- having the necessary infrastructure for this kind of transportation is the hard part.

That's why, NASA (probably in an attempt to be usefull to it's nation again) has declared that they own the technology to trace sky lines in order to create sky highways... like in Blade Runner....

It is said that this car has actually achieved 600 mph... but on this video we can barely see it take off. I leave it to you... but the fact is that in a short while makind's way of living may change just as it did more than 100 years ago with Henry Ford.

Do Penguins Fly?

Hahahaha.. . this one's gotta be one of the funniest animated shortfilms I've seen!!!