AWESOMECON » video http://www.awesomecon.com/blog 'cause the web is f#&%ing awesome! Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:15:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 No f—ing way… http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/10/no-f-ing-way/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/10/no-f-ing-way/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:15:36 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=574

Jeb Corliss wing-suit demo from Jeb Corliss on Vimeo.

Wing suits enthusiast are crazy. ’nuff said.

]]> http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/10/no-f-ing-way/feed/ 0 The San Francisco Hipster & Dot Com Homesteader War http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/10/the-san-francisco-hipster-dot-com-homesteader-war/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/10/the-san-francisco-hipster-dot-com-homesteader-war/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:55:27 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=571

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMqutKBS5iE

Bay Area Based comedy troupe “Killing My Lobster” knock it out of the park.  It may be a lot funnier if you have lived in SF within the last few years, but if you know hipsters and their coffee this will be worthy of a laugh or two.

]]> http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/10/the-san-francisco-hipster-dot-com-homesteader-war/feed/ 0 Ken Block is Back! http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/09/ken-block-is-back/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/09/ken-block-is-back/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:03:42 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=568

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TshFWSsrn8

Ken Block, who is a WRC driver, skateboarder, snowboard and co-founder and CBO (Chief Brand Officer) of DC Shoes; just put out a new video.  In this vid he is doing another redonkulous Gymkhana rally.  Gymkhana is:

Is an automotive sport that takes place in a parking lot, an abandoned airport, an international shipping port or an epic 86-year old European track that requires drivers to skillfully maneuver the cars around a series of cones, slaloms, turns, figure eights and possibly a 51-degree bank using extreme acceleration, braking and drifting.

Similar to “autocross”, Gymkhana courses are often complex, and memorizing the course is a significant part of this type of motorsport.

As always… watch this thing fullscreen at 1080p.  It is damn impressive…

]]> http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/09/ken-block-is-back/feed/ 0 The de-evolution continues… http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/09/the-de-evolution-continues/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/09/the-de-evolution-continues/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:05:11 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=562

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLpkjtWuPs8

I saw this over on Bruce Sterling’s Wired blog the other day.  Truly stunning work.  It’s the kind of art, vision and talent that just really resonates with you.  It also reminded me of Scott Pilgrim, which I also love.

OH… and watch it in HD, seriously.

]]> http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2010/09/the-de-evolution-continues/feed/ 0 Alaska Beat Poetry http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/07/alaska-beat-poetry/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/07/alaska-beat-poetry/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:12:02 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=535 A little poem written by Palin performed by Shatner.


[video from NBC]

Kind of beautiful when done right.

[via Daring Fireball via Huffington Post]

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The only way this is going to end is with one of the pranks ending in death, I think.

[via @joestump]

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfBlUQguvyw

I have no idea what it means, nor do I need to (all though I do want to).  I was literally speechless after watching this amazing video.  Give it a few seconds and I am sure you will feel the same way.

[via Why, That's Delightful!]

]]> http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/07/hibi-no-nerio-music-video/feed/ 0 Mexican Gravity Hammer! http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/07/mexican-gravity-hammer/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/07/mexican-gravity-hammer/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:55:03 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=526 If you have never played Halo 3, the Gravity Hammer is a devastating weapon in the game.  Its also tons of fun to just slam people and see them flying.  From the following video, it appears that the gravity hammer was probably inspired by these young gentlemen in Mexico:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIF63jhRQcw

That looks both amazingly scary and awesome at the same time.

[via BoingBoing]

bonus video, the gravity hammer in action:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eORWqbok7qk

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H57pWC5rvk

Okay, its technically three-man act, but a one-man band.  The mutli-part one man YouTube video meme is getting a little stale, but this one is damn impressive.  Rock out baby!

[Read via Bob Nickolopoulos]

]]> http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/07/boston-one-man-cover-band/feed/ 0 Hipsters are so ‘83 http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/07/hipsters-are-so-83/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/07/hipsters-are-so-83/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:40:47 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=515 I was reading a tweet by @mdowney which referred to a post on BuzzFeed about the top 10 Michael Jackson acapella videos. This post is not about that… well, not directly anyway. I was watching the video for “Beat It” and during the breakdown/fight scene I had an amazing revelation. Holy SH*T!!! THOSE THUGS ARE HIPSTERS!

So, apparently hipsters are 1983 thugs from the “Beat It” video. Amazing but true. Check out around 2:30 in the video to revel in the pre-hipster-hipster fashion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK_EOXda4cM

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One of the things that I will really miss now that I no longer live in San Francisco, is Fleet Week.  Every year in October the Blue Angels and other assorted flight teams come to town and buzz the city.  It was always so exciting the first day they began practicing because the scream of the jet engines would echo throughout the city.  You just have to love that.

The above video was taken from the back seat of Blue Angel #7 and it shows how intense it must be to ride shotgun in one of these high performance planes.  Love it!!

[from Wired via Aaron]

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJh7EN8vB48

How can you not love keyboard cat?  He is just awesome.

[via @joestump and @dburka]

]]> http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/06/how-mario-should-have-ended/feed/ 0 Its A Hard Town http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/06/its-a-hard-town/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/06/its-a-hard-town/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:07:35 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=493 Continuing on the rap tip, Adam drops another gem on us today:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T1RMuoQnKo

[via Adam]

]]> http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/06/its-a-hard-town/feed/ 0 A gentleman’s fight… http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/06/a-gentlemans-fight/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/06/a-gentlemans-fight/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:08:47 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=489 When two rappers step up to spit freestyle rhymes some of the listeners would love transcription to help clarify some of the slang and intent of what they are saying.  If you have ever found yourself in that situation, then worry no more for this video has you covered.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6H0i1RAdHk

[via Adam (w/ an official seal of approval from the list)]

]]> http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/06/a-gentlemans-fight/feed/ 0 Our Art Art Hour http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/06/our-art-art-hour/ http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/2009/06/our-art-art-hour/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:54:00 +0000 james http://www.awesomecon.com/blog/?p=482

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6hpMftAIs0

We reference :: zefrank a lot here.  I have been a fan back since his “Learn to Dance” Flash invite that he created for a party.  Since then he has done a lot with Flash, video, art and humor.  His “Our Art Art Hour” is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. This may be the fact that I have a background in theatre and find the word play awesome… but I feel everyone will at least get a chuckle.

[via :: zefrank]

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