John Oliver discusses dollar stores and why Irish Spring is not his soap of choice.
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Klandace Owens doing her best tap dance but still tripping over reality.
posted by newtboy 10 months 2 weeks ago • 262 views • 1:23YouTube description: During his visit to Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Adam not only learned about how Fraggle Rock's Doozers are built, he spoke directly with Architect and Cotterpin Doozer about how... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 10 months 2 weeks ago • 158 views • 25:55YouTube description: Adam Savage visits one of the world's most joyful places: Jim Henson's Creature Shop! While there, veteran puppeteers John Tartaglia and Donna Kimball use Gobo and Mokey Fraggle... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 10 months 2 weeks ago • 133 views • 21:30From Youtube, "John Oliver discusses the conditions farmworkers face, how we’ve failed to protect them, and the Jolly Green Giant’s body hair."
posted by w1ndex 1 year 2 weeks ago • 154 views • 25:01Pixar’s a studio that’s known for delivering quality animated classics, but little is known publicly about their development process. Indeed, the studio has a reputation for excellent quality control,... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 2 months ago • 184 viewsHaving listen to this and still remember a time.... I deplore this kind of politics. I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable. As it is, none of these individuals served on the boat (Kerry) commanded.... continue reading
posted by luxintenebris 2 years 1 week ago • 896 views • 4:45From YouTube, "John Oliver discusses how much data brokers know about us, what they’re doing with our personal information, and one….unusual way to change privacy laws."
posted by w1ndex 2 years 3 weeks ago • 202 views • 25:10From Youtube, "John Oliver discusses the mechanics of union busting, why the companies who do it face so few consequences, and what it really means when your manager wants to talk to you about “your... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 127 views • 23:37Professors John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz along with a band of Dartmouth undergraduates invent the Basic computer language.
posted by bobknight33 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 9 views • 38:13Conway's Game of Life is Turing complete, but many people don't realize what that actually entails. At around the 16:30 mark, Alan Zucconi shows a build which simulates the game inside of the game itself.
posted by blacklotus90 3 years 4 months ago • 37 views • 23:33YouTube description: Artists have abandoned artworks for many reasons throughout history. Guest host John Green shares some of his favorite unfinished artworks and explains why they resonate with him... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 10 months 1 week ago • 417 views • 9:42From Youtube, "As the spread of coronavirus worsens in the US, John Oliver discusses how the government is handling the outbreak, how they’re not, and what we can do to help."
posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 459 views • 22:11YouTube description: It's an often told story about Apollo 12 getting struck by lightning, crippling the command module in flight and John Aaron in mission control figuring out the exact switch to flip... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 261 views • 13:55https://youtu.be/h9AiJWk5QdU Dorothea Lange captured this iconic photo known as Migrant Mother in 1936. But who was the woman pictured? And how did she and her family feel about its existence in the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months 1 week ago • 398 views • 11:19This week John takes a look at how companies such as Amazon get your orders to you as quickly as possible.
posted by w1ndex 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,088 views • 21:18YouTube description: In 1958, scientists from Russia left a plastic bust of Vladimir Lenin at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, and as of 2007 it was still there. What does it mean? Guest host John... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months ago • 97 views • 8:10