Bits & Pieces

Lady Gaga is back, and trashier than ever. This time she is working with Beyonce. If you are a fan, watch it full screen.

(via Mashable)

Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, summarizes the “man points” he scored during a weekend home improvement project. The concept of “man points” is new to me, but I really like it. Hilarious.

Excerpt:

Yesterday I decided to make some man points. (-1 for knowing I need them.) Recently we purchased online a big metal rack to hold free weights. (+1). The delivery guy left the package outside the door when we were gone. I wasn’t strong enough to carry it inside. (-1 for having no upper body strength.) So I tipped it on its end and “walked” it into the garage. (+1 for using science to move a heavy object.)

The rack required assembly. This was a problem because all of my tools had been stolen from the garage last week. (-1 for leaving tools unprotected. -1 for having so few tools that they all fit in one basket. -1 for not replacing them the same day. -1 for not having an attack dog in the garage.)

The main tool I needed was a rather huge Allen wrench. I didn’t own that sort of tool even in the days when I had tools. (-1 for inadequate toolage.) So I dropped everything, jumped in the car, and headed to Home Depot for a tool buying spree. (+1 for going on a hunt for tools. -1 for calling it a spree. +1 for intending to buy tools for which I had no immediate use.

At least according to The Awl. Check out this video compilation of Apple products’ appearances in movies and on TV.

Apple’s Greatest Cinematic Achievements from The Awl on Vimeo.

What company does this product remind you of?

(h/t William Gibson)

The best of Russian television. (h/t BoingBoing)

A nice summary of sheer scope of the Interwebs today. Amazing.

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

Featuring none other than Steve Jobs.

My cat reacts just like this to a walk on a leash.

First, a version by Jennifer Warnes:

Now one by Leonard Cohen, its writer:

Many of my friends seem aggressively disinterested in foreign films. I love them. And this doesn’t help.

Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier

By the way, Lars Von Trier is, in fact, a great director.

Yet the view count on YouTube is rocketing. (h/t Mashable)

Get it here.