The Truthiness Shall Set You Freak- New flying reptile species was one of largest ever flying animals September 28, 2019Cryodrakon boreas, from the Azhdarchid group of pterosaurs (often incorrectly called ‘pterodactyls’), was a flying reptile with a wingspan of up to 10 metres which lived during the Cretaceous period around 77 million years ago. Its remains were discovered 30 … Continue reading →
- Fancy & freaky fucking footwear! August 31, 2019Along with some other lower limb oddities.
- My Building Museum July 29, 2019After my HASF posters post I received several requests for views of the rest of the building. Since I became manager in the 1990s I have turned it into a museum of San Francisco & California memorabilia. The tour starts … Continue reading →
- Haight Ashbury Street Fair Posters July 25, 2019Today I finally got around to hanging up my rather extensive Haight Ashbury Street Fair poster collection. Every year the Fair holds a contest to select the poster and the artist gets $500. I also included a couple of … Continue reading →
- For Sale: 1939 Porsche Type 64 July 8, 20191939 Porsche Type 64 RM | Sotheby’s – MONTEREY 15 – 17 AUGUST 2019 A strive for technological advancement in motor car performance drove the motorsport industry in the 1920s and 1930s, resulting in some of the most iconic race … Continue reading →
- Scored a Righteous T @ Haight Ashbury Today July 6, 2019
- San Francisco MUNI in the 1970s June 28, 2019When I moved here in 1976 I was dating a woman who lived on Russian Hill and after being fortunate enough to spend the night with her I would take the cable car to my job near Union Square. I … Continue reading →
- TAKE LSD AND SEE 💡 June 28, 2019This concrete parking strip on Haight Street near Masonic Ave was installed in 1968. As part of the new improvement plan the section with this graffiti was removed and tomorrow it will likely be demolished. To take a few last pictures … Continue reading →
- An Ex-Army Medic’s Collection June 19, 2019
- Astronomers Make Massive Discovery on the Far Side of the Moon | Smithsonian June 15, 2019A 1,200-mile-wide crater on the far side of the moon was formed when a huge asteroid with a heavy metal core smashed into the lunar surface billions of years ago. When that happened, the asteroid drilled through layers of the … Continue reading →
- New flying reptile species was one of largest ever flying animals September 28, 2019
Tag Archives: .gifs
(Get Your .Gifs) on Route 66
Natalie Slater was inspired after taking her Mother Road Revisited project to Houston Foto Fest to make .gifs out of her images from the exhibition. Below are a few of the 30+ images. They start with older photographs (ca.1930-1970) and dissolve to her 2013 pictures. All were taken along Route 66 … Continue reading
How Animals See the World
As far as I could trace it, this was created by Imgur/Reddit user Mikepants I wish it went a little slower so here it is cut into 3 parts: How animals see the world: Source Source 2 Source 3
May the Fourth Be With You!
Here’s a collection of .gifs and images in honor of Star Wars Day. Starting with a bit of Daisy Ridley’s rather serious workout routine prior to filming: And here, my Jedlings, is a virtual sarlacc pit of related images:
More (Incr)Edibles
A collection of stuff about what we cram into our maws. Basically food porn.
Manta Rays are First Fish to Recognize Themselves in a Mirror
Giant manta rays have been filmed checking out their reflections in a way that suggests they are self-aware.Only a small number of animals, mostly primates, have passed the mirror test, widely used as a tentative test of self-awareness. “This new … Continue reading
Satisfying Mechanical .gifs
These are all from Cracked.com. I picked out the best for your pleasure but the rest are here: http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_1228_the-24-most-satisfying-gifs-machines-in-action/
It WAS my first thought when I heard about Cuba
(via Ironic Times)
The World’s Simplest Electric Train
I have everything on hand to make one of these:
Stannous Flouride's Book of Truthiness 