Fixed and thanks.

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
*dead

That was a great great post. Thank you so much for sharing it

Thanks for the promote! =)

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
OK, so jake shikamaba-whatever gets 500+ votes, and this gets 19? *RECOUNT already!

*promote

It's back from the dead!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Ancient-art-of-Reverse-Hard-Boiled-Egg-starts-at-340

Yo djsunkid

Glad you liked it, its a little gold nugget, aint it? The way he explains all this stuff in a serious voice is just priceless. "I am not an atomic playboy" makes for a great quote

And yes, my icon is ironic... I think (hope) that poor fellow is the only one believing in that there he wrote...

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
You just won the internets. Congrats. You are my favourite person ever.

...

I only hope your icon is ironic.

In reply to this comment by chtierna:
The "I am not an atomic playboy" is in one of Future Crews demos, remember it from loooooong ago. I always wondered where it came from until I found this goody

Hey, DJ,
Hope all is well. Got an email back from the folks at RabbitHoles - the price is not shocking, I guess, but I was hoping for a little less.

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Hi Kev,
Thanks for your enthusiastic interest in RabbitHoles! The images that you are familiar with from our website and at SIGGRAPH are indeed for sale, I've attached a pricing guide for those products.
If you are interested in purchasing pieces from the Gnomon Gallery you can go to the online store at http://www.gnomongallery.com/store.html or contact them directly by phone at (323) 466-6663 or by e-mail at info@gnomongallery.com.
Let me know if you have any further questions.

-Carey
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I haven't uploaded a file in a while and don't have any webspace at the moment, so I tried a random site - let me know if you can get at the attachment via this link:

http://www.justupit.com/get.php?id=0cfcab9f509a064a1bdf2f266de1b872

No - no response yet, unfortunately. They have pricing info on their website for clients who want to create their own designs, but it ain't pretty. I'll let you know if I hear back. Maybe we should have the whole Sift go after them and see what response we get?

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
Any response yet?

In reply to this comment by Kevlar:
Incredible. I just shot off an email to them to see if they have any plans to sell ones already made to consumers.

After watching more videos on tasting menus I have come to appreciate what they are. I guess I more rail against the restaurants that serve up tiny dishes as THE meal... no large number of courses.

I would have been there in a flash if I were anywhere near Vancouver!

I've discovered a highly regarded restaurant which does tasting menus a couple of hours from me... one day I shalst go.

Good luck, hope it goes well.

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
Mheh- too bad you're missing out on this:
http://www.videosift.com/talk/Sift-Up-in-Vancouver-Whos-Coming#comment-526180

No dandelion petal unfortunately, but each course will only be a few bites.

Then again, it is 12 courses, not just 3 or 4

In reply to this comment by spoco2:
>> ^djsunkid:
Sorry, have to downvote. It was a reflex reaction when they showed mcdonalds with fine dining over it. Want to see american fine dining? Try Alinea or MOTO or The French Laundry, or WD-50, or any of a hundred different places. America actually does have a cuisine. STFU. Fucking big mac. Argh.

I just watched the Alinea video, and while I'm sure the food is delicious, I HATE that form of cuisine...
"Here is your main meal sir"
"Where?"
"There sir, on the plate"
"I can see a flower petal on a stick"
"Yes sir, that is your meal, a dandelion petal infused with Yak butter broth, perched delicately atop a reduction of baby seal flipper, drizzled with aioli and ground camel hoof."
"Well, that sounds great, but I think I'll eat that in, erm, one, maybe two mouthfuls"
"Ahh, but of course, you just need to order another 18 courses sir"
"This one cost me $45 on its own!"
"Is sir a cheapskate?"
"No, but I do need to pay the bills"
"I scoff at you sir... scoff"

Really, a complete wank... I enjoy good food, I enjoy food with great presentation, but I can NEVER come at food where the portion sizes are so insanely small that even after a 3 or 4 course meal you're left empty. I don't suggest just going to a steakhouse and getting the largest damn slab o' meat you can, but come on, I go out to EAT not to sample.

A follow-up to the World's fastest bicyclist post. He's done it again 'eh!

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-fastest-human-on-the-face-of-the-earth-is-Canadian-Eh

Thanks for the promote! I just got to my next star from those votes! YEAHS! *grins*

This got a good WTF out of me until I saw the username.

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
Gold Star member dotdude has awarded everybody punch for this quality Sift Talk party.

Cool, thanks! I hope it makes it out!

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
heehee! *doublepromote

thanks anyway. kinda ruins the surprise...

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
*findthumb

yeah, if you play the example sound on the wikipedia page it sounds nearly identical, just at a different pitch.

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
Well, similar effect, but continuous.

It's really neat. I just uploaded a clip onto youtube so you could hear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4ltzTUxEuI

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
>> ^djsunkid:
1. Beatsystem - Endlessly Downward
This is exactly what it sounds like. It is a 3 minute track of a repeating loop of tones that sound like they are going downward, endlessly. It is kind of a auditory version of barbershop pole.

I don't know the track but from your description, I'd guess it's a Shepard Scale.

In reply to this comment by djsunkid:
Sorry, have to downvote. It was a reflex reaction when they showed mcdonalds with fine dining over it. Want to see american fine dining? Try Alinea or MOTO or The French Laundry, or WD-50, or any of a hundred different places. America actually does have a cuisine. STFU. Fucking big mac. Argh.

I hear you, amigo, but in all fairness USA invented fast food.