OTL: Carry On

Bad Asses Need I say More. This story is truly amazing, touching, and inspiring. I love it! I pray that God continues to watch over these young men and guide them in their future endeavors. They are truly amazing and have true strength and courage.

Buy U a Drank - I Am T-Pain - Auto-Tune iPhone App

Auto-Tuning is one of those likable Web memes, as you can see in the ad for T-Pain's iPhone App above. On a sleepy Friday, it's the kind of thing we're happy to share. Come on, weekend!

5 GOLD LIONS IN CANNES

Hours of our lives to get this... yet I still want one

Eyewriter: An Artistic Tool For Individuals With AL

Tony Quan (aka TEMPTONE) is an LA based graffiti writer, publisher and activist who was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disorder) in 2003. Despite the fact that the disease has left him nearly paralyzed, his passion to create and write graffiti never left him.

The collaborative efforts of the Graffiti Research Lab, Free Art+ Technology,Open Frameworks, and The Ebeling Group- organizations specializing in various aspects of open source computing, creativity and production- created the EyeWriter - a low cost software/eye-tracking tool that allows those paralyzed from ALS to write using only their eyes.

The first prototype of the EyeWriter was made using a combination of items from Venice Beach, CA electronics and hardware stores and open source set of C++ libraries for creative coding from openFrameworks.

This resulted in a successful demonstration on April 12, as TEMPT was able to draw his tag for the first time in over 5 years. It was sent in real time and projected on a wall that he was able to see from a window by his bed in the hospital.

The second phase of the project is due to be completed this month, and will involve an online publication of DIY instructions, open source software and video documentation of the creation of the second version.

TEMPT + EYEWRITER August 12, 2009 from james powderly on Vimeo.

Alcoholic Vervet Monkeys! - Weird Nature - BBC animals

this is so funny monkey... these monkeys need to go 6months with out drinking, like im doing.

Hyperizers - Don't Criticize (Hyperize)

Back in the '90s, it seemed like pro athletes were lining up for the chance to put out terrible rap albums. Now, Nike and Wieden + Kennedy revisit those days with four NBA stars who are just as bad on the mike—but at least seem to realize it. "Don't Criticize (Hyperize)" is a bizarre and endearingly subtle parody of '90s hip-hop featuring Rashard "Ice-O" Lewis, Andre "Chief Blocka" Iguodala, Kevin "Velvet Hoop" Durant and the always awesome Mo Williams, who claims one of the best rap pseudonyms ever with "Fog Raw." At first blush, the song is pretty painful, but it's worth a few watches just to catch the endless references to decade-old fads. And for Lewis's top-notch lyric, "If you like staying on the ground, maybe you should wrestle.

PSA Texting and Driving, U.K., August 2009, (HQ) Master Original Video

This makes CP+B VW ads look so girly