Really wonderful. I will never be this good at anything.
Boy Becomes First Human Player to ‘Beat’ NES Tetris
Willis Gibson, 13, reached the kill screen, becoming the first person to beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer
The story begins 10 years after the dramatic events of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
The series stars Ewan McGregor, reprising his role as the iconic Jedi Master, and also marks the return of Hayden Christensen in the role of Darth Vader.
Flying Through Giga Berlin
Amazing drone footage of the new Tesla factory in Berlin. The pilot steers the drone through the plant as cars are assembled, sometimes right through the vehicles themselves, with sparks flying and robots toiling away. It’s a wonderful illustrated timeline of the Tesla manufacturing process.
The high-five at the end is a nice touch.
Blade Runner 2049 Trailer
Here’s hoping it’s as good as it looks (and it looks gorgeous).
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Supercut
Science vs. Cinema co-creator James Darling revisits his Star Wars: THE FORCE AWAKENS Supercut–incorporating all of the latest footage, including the 3 domestic trailers, the Comic-Con BTS reel, the new TV spot and the international trailer–to make the definitive #SuperDuperCut!
New trailer for The Force Awakens from Japan
Featuring new footage not included in the US version.
Star Wars: The Apprentice
Great short film set in the Star Wars universe, made as a proof-of-concept without the involvement of Lucasfilm.
Alfonso Cuarón’s “Ikea”
Parody of director Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity by Daniel Hubbard.
Here’s to the Crazy Ones
While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Steve Jobs recorded this version of the original Think Different commercial, but it was never used. Richard Dreyfuss narrated the version that aired on TV in 1997.
How to Fold A Fitted Sheet
Easily the most useful thing I’ll learn this week.
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The Ballad of Steven Slater
Turns out the tirade of Steven Slater makes for a great chorus.
Steve Jobs’s Reality Distortion Field
Taiwanese news animation covering recent events at Apple, including the recent iPhone 4 antenna problems. I love many things about this, not least of which that it was made for the ‘news’.
Talking Carl Scream Fight
Talking Carl is an iPhone app that repeats whatever you say, only in a higher voice. Get two of them together and they try to outdo one another.
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AT-AT Day Afternoon
Very nice short film by Patrick Boivin with the AT-AT as household pet. Well done.
Pitch ‘n’ Putt with Joyce ‘n’ Beckett
Hilarious.
Airplane! is a parody of Zero Hour!
Much of the classic movie Airplane! is pulled directly from the 1957 film Zero Hour!, which features a fighter pilot named Ted Stryker who must land a plane after both original pilots are incapacitated by food poisoning, and includes the actual line “Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking.”