On June 12th, 1970, the Pittsburgh Pirates Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD. Enjoy this James Blagden animated short narrated by Dock himself. Via Suddenly.

It’s The Real:

The Notorious BIG’s lyrics speak to many fans’ ears, across all swatches of culture, drawing both on gleeful exaggerations of violence and somber reflections of personal introspection, tied together with deft wordplay and inflection. Still, it seems that Mr. Smalls - like Jesus Christ - drew his fair share of enemies as he spoke the truth.

R.I.P. B.I.G.

The first Apple iPad commercial, “Meet iPad,” debuted during the Oscars tonight.

The thirty second spot features quick interactions with the device and an upbeat song called “There Goes My Love” by The Blue Van (iTunes link).

Available in HD. Enjoy.

I wrote and illustrated a short story when I was in 6th grade called “The Beatnik and The Bean”. My friends and I were on a bit of a kick where we thought scat and bebop words were funny. This cartoon by Dan Meth looks almost exactly like my beatnik, though I have no idea where I got my inspiration. If I can find it, I’ll scan it and post it.

Launching 10 apps at once: 200GB HDD vs 48GB SSD

Skip to 3:33 for the app launch.

I often pretend Merlin Mann is my cool uncle who likes classic rock and R.E.M.

Lambchop - Up with People

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel as read by Werner Herzog. This was my favorite book when I was five. That and something called Rootin’ Tootin’ Cowboy Bill.

Like any cultural artifact highlighted during an Apple Keynote, Wet and Woofy has become a part of the eternal Apple canon and will never not exist. Archived for posterity.

Star Trek Re-dubbed.

Via Dan Gurewitch

Download this, sync to iPhone, loop it and put in front of you while you work. Surprisingly effective.

Garrett Murray:

Old Star Trek made to look like new Star Trek (via Amanda, thedailywhat)

As you can see, this is clearly superior to the original version. It feels so alive and spacey and like the future and alive and also bright and superior. Alive and spacey.

This is so cool it’s ridiculous. Can’t wait to buy the The Original Series (J.J. Abrams Remastered Edition) DVDs. Garrett’s written more about Star Trek.

abteen:

Cut Chemist - 1st Big Break (Dir. Kyle Ruddick)

Shot with a 360 degree panoramic lens. Awesome.

Biz Markie is one of my favorite rappers ever.