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Pranav Mistry of the MIT Media Lab, gives an electrifying demonstration of SixthSense at TEDIndia. He is demolishing the distinctions between physical space and cyber space with his revolutionary interfaces, as seen this fascinating glimpse into our slick-as-scifi near future.

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I stumbled across this fine documentary on Claude Shannon, who was dubbed the author of “the Magna Carta of Information Theory” by Scientific American. I figured this is an opportune moment to inaugurate a new category, Monsters of Computer Science. Enjoy.

Boing Boing Video shoot: The Mighty Boosh

Originally uploaded by xeni

Hunkered down here in the swamps of northern Florida, I feel as far away as I could be from the epic kewlness of The Mighty Boosh, live at the Roxy. *Sigh.*

Many thanks to Xeni for sharing the vibe of the event with those of us in the sticks. The gal’s got taste, as evidenced by her Boosh-boosterism and her devotion to Tim and Eric.

COME WITH US NOW ON A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME AND SPACE….

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My friend, New York Times reporter, filmmaker and mensch of the century Andrew Jacobs has created what looks to be an amazing film, The Four Seasons Lodge.

From the film’s website:

They come together to cook, gamble, flirt, fight and dance. Having endured the worst of humanity, they gather at a Catskills bungalow colony each summer to celebrate life, and relive their harrowing pasts. They are part of a remarkable tribe whose members are fast disappearing – Holocaust survivors with a captivating joie de vivre and a bracing sense of humor.

View the Four Seasons Lodge trailer at their web site. I can’t wait to see the film; I hope it gets down to Florida soon.

Tremendous sci-fi pulp artwork, thanks to Micky the Pixel and his awesome collection of mag covers. This one looks to me like a gay alien cyclops sprucing up in the mirror before cruising the saunas. Can’t read the writing, anyone want to translate?

5/30/2009: UPDATE! My friend Julia Leyda has translated: “Roto, Rescuer of the Earth!” I always knew the alien gay cyclops were in our corner.