This Thursday Perseverance will land on Mars, one way or another. It's using similar techniques to Curiosity's successful landing in 2012, but with additional onboard intelligence and control. More... continue reading

posted by noims 1 week 2 days ago • 794 views • 3:44

This extremely Irish short film was made in the run-up to the abortion referendum in 2018, featuring a few stories about one of our many underappreciated women. Comedy, politics, and abortion are not... continue reading

posted by noims 3 weeks 2 days ago • 707 views • 3:53

A young French boy doesn't understand why he got a book by a well-known author for Christmas instead of a video game.

posted by noims 2 months 1 week ago • 2,013 views • 26 secs

This is a new video for a song Pomplamoose recorded a few years ago and is on their latest album. It's pretty mellow, a bit funky, but I find it deliciously creepy too (or maybe that says more about me... continue reading

posted by noims 3 months 1 week ago • 499 views • 4:44

"This is what it looks like to punch an asteroid. Last month, NASA's robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx descended toward, thumped into, and then quickly moved away from the small near-Earth asteroid 101955... continue reading

posted by noims 3 months 3 weeks ago • 408 views • 48 secs

Like an industrialised Oingo Boingo, with a delightful video to match.

posted by noims 3 months 3 weeks ago • 498 views • 4:36

Terry Jones, the expired python, introduces a U-rated (G in the US) trailer for his 18s (NC-17) comedy film Personal Services.The trailer includes the film's star, Julie Walters, but not in character because... continue reading

posted by noims 4 months ago • 388 views • 2:39

Spin̈al Tap guitarist and Stonehenge expert Nigel Tufnel explains to National Geographic UK how Stonehenge was definitely NOT created by aliens.

posted by noims 4 months ago • 374 views • 1:41

Title track from their new EP. As Nataly says: "You know when you're driving, and you start to argue with someone in your head? Like your boss, or your ex, or someone who left a dumb comment on Facebook?... continue reading

posted by noims 4 months ago • 186 views • 4:48

Pomplamoose have a slow burn rock out session. As they say "Turns out a great way to relieve some stress during these absurdly stressful times is just to play a really loud song. [...] maybe we should... continue reading

posted by noims 5 months 1 week ago • 454 views • 3:19

A strange video with a fascinating explanation. Black holes are surrounded by a flat accretion disk of matter. If observed from just above the plane of this disk there appear to be loops above and below... continue reading

posted by noims 5 months 4 weeks ago • 832 views • 16 secs

EFF director of cybersecurity, Eva Galperin, debunks several cybersecurity myths and describes how things like secure passwords, VPNs, encryption, the dark web / TOR, and privacy actually work.

posted by noims 6 months 3 weeks ago • 456 views • 11:29

Can you guess what will happen with each of these Rube Goldberg machies?

posted by noims 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,997 views • 4:29

Fox News broadcasts a very familiar-sounding message about the internal governance structure of the Seattle protests. I'm normally not a big fan of trolling, but as a Monty Python fan this had me giggling... continue reading

posted by noims 8 months 2 weeks ago • 791 views • 37 secs

Given a few simple constraints and an impossible-looking board, watch this sudoku expert try to figure out if this puzzle is solvable. The rules: - Standard sudoku rules - Any two cells separated... continue reading

posted by noims 9 months 1 week ago • 486 views • 25:48

Surreal video of reality, but then today's reality is pretty surreal. A track from Negativland's 2019 album 'True False'.

posted by noims 9 months 2 weeks ago • 315 views • 3:37

A fun little anti-trump parody with some clever wording. Nicely happy and hateful at the same time.

posted by noims 10 months 1 week ago • 810 views • 2:37

When you're not only the world's second oldest man, but also a twin to the oldest, competition can get nasty.

posted by noims 10 months 1 week ago • 923 views • 7:16

Recorded by Roedean School Choice, remotely on their phones, then mixed together by Ralf Schmidt their conductor Released to create awareness for the Presidents Solidarity Fund to benefit all those... continue reading

posted by noims 11 months ago • 600 views • 4:13

Usually the fun in a Rube Goldberg Machine s seeing how it all works. The opposite applies here. The actual run starts at 1:47.

posted by noims 11 months 1 week ago • 600 views • 2:59