what is switched?

Posted on Tuesday, 15th May 2012 by

zeph’s pop culture quiz #29
What is switched?
What is caused by using the switch?
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brand on drugs

Posted on Saturday, 12th May 2012 by

via ↑entry at ↑boingboing
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who is descending?

Posted on Monday, 7th May 2012 by

zeph’s pop culture quiz #28
Who is descending?
Two people are running down a staircase—why and who are they?
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what is observed?

Posted on Monday, 30th April 2012 by

zeph’s pop culture quiz #27
What is observed?
What strange occurence does the man checking surveillance tapes observe?
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me on wikipedia

Posted on Sunday, 29th April 2012 by

This is in order to prevent anyone assuming that my vanity has gone straight through the ceiling. I just discovered that there is an entry called ↑Cyberanthropology at the German Wikipedia. To my surprise within this entry there is an inside-Wikipedia link ↑Alexander Knorr (Ethnologe) [(social/cultural anthropologist)]. And indeed, since 25 April 2012 there is an entry at Wikipedia on yours truly [I am awaiting its speedy deletion ;-]. Someone started the thing and meanwhile four other people worked on it. Till now it’s only four sentences long—and here my question: Should I, as time will permit, myself enlarge it? Frankly, somehow I do shy away from that.

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droids must eat

Posted on Thursday, 26th April 2012 by

R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) having a sandwich

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blade runner letter

Posted on Wednesday, 25th April 2012 by

On 11 October 1981 Philip K. Dick wrote a letter to Jeff Walker of the Ladd Company concerning the movie ‘Blade Runner’ (Scott 1982). Just recently ↑it has been published on philipkdick.com:
 
Letter from Philip K. Dick to Jeff Walker

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split or steal

Posted on Tuesday, 24th April 2012 by


Watch first, then read the ↑analysis by Bruce Schneier :)

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what is inside?

Posted on Monday, 23rd April 2012 by

zeph’s pop culture quiz #26
What is inside?
What is inside the armoured car so strongly guarded by the coppers? The rule is that every Monday I post one pop culture quiz question, but as the last times, and today, they were solved just too fast I decided to post a second one today. Obviously my riddles are too easy—now dig your teeth into this one!
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UPDATE and solution (27 April 2012):
Now that really was a tough one and it needed some hints from my side, but then Alexander Rabitsch ↵got the movie, and the very next moment ryoku ↵posted the solution :D Inside the armoured car is the crown of Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba, which is about to be driven from San Francisco harbour to the Fremont Museum. The scene is from the last of the Mr.-Moto movies starring ↑Peter Lorre, ‘↑Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation‘ (Foster 1939). Here is Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto with the crown:
 
Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) with the crown of Bilqis, Queen of Sheba, in 'Mr. Moto takes a Vacation' (Foster 1939)

FOSTER, NORMAN. 1939. Mr. Moto takes a vacation [motion picture]. Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox.
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what is closed?

Posted on Monday, 23rd April 2012 by

zeph’s pop culture quiz #25
What is closed?
What has been closed? After the quick solutions the last two times, hopefully this one’s harder … the screencap is from an extremely well known movie, though.
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