Maslowbots

(Link to Geekologie)

The great Abraham Maslow created the highly influential concept of the hierarchy of needs. While Maslow may have been referring to human needs, theoretically, the hierarchy could be similar for any living being. Here we have an adaptation of Maslow's hierarchy of needs for robot needs, or percieved 'needs'. According to this pyramid, the robot must journey towards the goal of destroying all humans! A lofty goal of course, but every robots needs to strive towards something.

Make food to eat

(link to Walyou)

Experience a cornucopia of convenient food with the new Cornucopia food printer! Developed by the eggheads at MIT, the Cornucopia is an instant food production device that can deliver healthy, nutritious meals in seconds! NO PREPARATION REQUIRED!!! You can make a pie easy as pie, and a piece of cake is a piece of cake. Perfect for Starcraft 2 players. Get yours today!

Fractal architecture: the mandelbox

(link to Vimeo)

Imagine living inside one of these. Meet the mandelbox; the new concept in architecture and the cutting-edge of lifestyle! Lose yourself inside the miracle of multiple iterations and geometric patterns that will blow your mind. As one satisfied customer explained, it's like a dimethyltryptamine cathedral!

Episode 0019/Season one finale

Episode 0019 is the SEASON FINALE for the first successful season of Infinite Frequencies episodes! Harvey and Phillip have enjoyed making this podcast and will be back for an EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE season to come! However, this episode is sans Harvey and instead features Infinite Bill and Phillip Moreso; shooting the breeze and contemplating news, pop culture, and the infinite! Featuring stories in this episode:

• • - Monkey controls ADVANCED robot using mind
  • - Shamwow Vince sprukes Eminem
  • - Party of Five star kidnapped and drugged
  • - Classic 'Ulysses' graphic novel
  • - iPad not boring enough
  • - Uploading and downloading video
  • - Super Mario violin

Plus a stunning revelation by Bill that leaves the finale in a dramatic cliffhanger! We will take a break for a while and return with series two!

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Monkey Mind Robots

(link to ieeespectrum)

Robotics news! A monkey has been controlling an ADVANCED robot arm using NOTHING BUT ITS MIND!! This is a remarkable demonstration of brain-machine interface (BMI) technology and the possibilities are endless, especially for monkeys using robots to fling feces!! You may watch a short video of the adventure:

Monkey Controls Advanced Robot With Its Mind

Ulysses can be seen

(link to ulyssesseen.com)

Some news from the world of literature has developed as James Joyce's classic work of literature Ulysses has been adapted to a graphic novel! This is great news, and it is also available on the iPad! I have read only the beginning, and it seems to be a most enlightening work.

Emwow sucks

Words cannot do justice to this commercial for Eminem's new video Recovery feature Vince the Shamwow guy. Vince puts his questionable marketing skills on display as an onslaught of purile puns and attempts at humour ensue. We are almost ashamed to feature this, but cannot deny that it has infinite qualities. See for yourself!

Emwow: Vince for Eminem's Recovery (Full Commercial)

Bregman for boredom

(link to aolnews)

Now for a heartwarming tale of the human spirit. Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners Inc, had an interesting experience with his iPad. He ended up returning it because it was too good; in his own words "It's too easy. Too accessible. For the most part, it does everything I could want. Which, as it turns out, is a problem." Bregman got addicted to his iPad; using it to write emails and articles, check the news and weather, and watching episodes of Weeds. It seems that he was always stimulated and had something exciting to do, however, he missed the feeling of boredom that he needed to feel whole. "Being bored is a precious thing, a state of mind we should pursue, my best ideas come to me when I am unproductive. To lose those moments, to replace them with tasks and efficiency, is a mistake." Instead of consuming his time with iPad adventures, he now spends more quality time with his daughter.

Griffin kidnapped

(link to tv.com)

Forget Matthew Fox, Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Lacey Chabert. The real star of Party of Five was none other than Jeremy London AKA Griffin AKA Grif AKA the Grifster! A shocking incident has come to light involving everyone's favourite Party of Five star! It seems that Jeremy was kidnapped by Brandon Adams and forced - at gunpoint - to consume miscellaneous drugs. This is very disturbing news, however there seems to be some doubt as to whether Jeremy was complicit in this arrangement, as some have theorised that he may have faked/staged the kidnapping! As for Brandon Adams, his bail was set at $500,000 but he maintains his innocence.

Video Simulacrum

(link to Geekologie)

Patrick Liddell has shown us what results when a video is uploaded and downloaded 1000 times! The equivalent of photocopying an image until the original is rendered unrecognisable. A copy of a copy with a lesser resemblence to the original is known as a simulacrum. You may remark upon the drastic changes that occur in later versions of the copying process, with the audio and video highly altered. Is this a metaphor for the plight of humanity? You be the judge

Super Mario Violin

(link to BuzzFeed)

Super Mario Brothers was and still is an amazing video game series, with some of the best and most memorable music ever on a video game. Watch as the very talented and impressive Teppei Okada plays the Super Mario theme on violin, complete with chimes and effects! The game is being played on a big screen as Teppei plays along, but it's unclear whether the theme in this particular part of the game has been rehearsed or it's being improvised live. What do you think?

 

Episode 0018

Episode 18 is here and it's a triple threat! Phillip Moreso and Harvey Plankers are accompanied on this very special episode by regular of sorts Infinite Bill! We touch upon the brewing rivalry between Harvey and Bill, which they both fervently deny. Our Bob for this episode is the amazing Bob Curran; alternative folklorist and monster researcher extraordinaire. We discuss the HBO series True Blood, and its somewhat creepy connection to Snoop Dogg. Frequencies abound as we bring you information on 2010 FIFA World Cup, with a special expose on the vuvuzela horn scandal! Concerts for dogs and cats, plus very cool music by sound pioneer Diego Stucco!

For more information on our Bob for this week - the esteemed Dr Bob Curran - we may direct you to the terrific We Are All Werewolves! episode of the very disinformative Right Where You Are Sitting Now podcast: http://www.disinfo.com/2010/04/we-are-all-werewolves-sitting-now-podcast-with-dr-bob-curran/

The vuvuzela scandal

(link to Wired)

We are happy to discuss the happenings of the World Cup and the miraculous magical instrument known as the vuvuzela! Although the vuvuzela sounds a bit like a buzzing nest of wasps, people continue to play it and bask in the amazing healing planetary frequencies. Using or listening to the instrument will result in many positive effects of personal wellbeing and harmony, and will also benefit the harmony between planets and the moon. However, many people remain hostile to the vuvuzela, and the French company Audioanamix has developed a program that can mute the sound. By excluding those wonderful frequencies that the vuvuzela emits, the aptly named Vuvuzela Remover can do what the name suggests. We cannot stress enough that every living soul will benefit from vuvuzela frequencies, but if you must, you can remove the frequencies of around 230 KHz.

Snoopy and Sookie

(link to E Online)

Fans of the current hit TV series True Blood will realise that it is a great show dealing with vampire segregation in the town of Bon Temps, Louisiana! The central character is Sookie Stackhouse, played by Anna Paquin. Well vampires may be a common feature of Bon Temp, but they've never seen anything like the Doggizzle!! Yes that's right, Snoop Dogg comes rolling into town in this incredible new music video! Proclaiming his desire for Sookie, a truly-stoned Snoop appears decked out in all the stylish gear we have come to expect, however he is also brandishing a diamond-encrusted knuckle duster with Sookie's name on it! Prepare to have your mind blown when one of Snoop's girls brings out a packet of Tru Nutz! Classic Snoop! We understand that Snoop has been denied a cameo role in the series, surely this is not because Vampire Bill may feel a little threatened by the Dogg?

Snoop Dogg "Oh Sookie" True Blood Music Video HD

'High Frequency' for dogs

(link to BBC News)

Lou Reed and his artist wife Laurie Anderson have pulled off one of the most amazing inter-species concerts ever. As part of the Vivid Live Festival which Lou curated, the couple performed a special 'high-frequency' concert for dogs, 'barely audible to their owners'. The project was inspired by their compositions at home for their own Rat Terrier, Lollabelle. These compositions were met with some interest by Lollabelle, and Lou and Laurie decided to stage a concert featuring these 'high frequencies'. We have not heard how the concert was received, so any reviews from attendees would be appreciated.

Something for Cats

(link to AOL News)
The whipping great pioneering band Devo has invited 20 lucky feline animals to a listening party for their new album to prove that there truly is, as the album title claims, Something for Everybody; even cats! The cats play around as the album is played to them for nine straight hours. You can watch an account of how the listening party developed on UStream here. It actually looks like the cats are having fun, and it's a really good album too.

Stocco does Bassoforte

(link to Wired)

Genius musical innovator and sound composer/designer Diego Stocco is best-known for his wonderful video clips, which features him expertly bringing sound and music out of many unlikely sources. It is very inspiring to see him in action, and his passion for creating these unique sounds is nothing short of glorious! The Underwire department of Wired has featured Diego and many great projects including a great new instrument he has developed called the Experibass; here we can see a video of Diego making the instrument and then playing a rocking version of Personal Jesus on it. This is begging for a mash-up!!

One of my favourite videos is Music from a Tree, in which Diego utilises recording technology to make music from many aspects of a tree. Simply amazing and is reminiscent of Damanhur's Music of the Plants. Diego likes to create music and sounds out of the brilliant resource all around us; nature! As his website says 'Diego loves discovering hidden sounds from organic sources, objects and materials, his unorthodox musical curiosity allows him to produce music with sounds never heard before.' Truly wonderful stuff, and I highly encourage you all to investigate his YouTube channel, website, and of course, the Underwire feature.

Episode 17/part 2

Phillip and Alison are back to continue their conversation in part 2 of episode 17!! The talk turns to topics of the volcano in Iceland, Werner Herzog's new offering, lying children, the universal Johnny, our long-awaited Gamer review plus more fun stuff that can be listened to on this episode!! Will you push the button? Download now!

The great Eyjafjallajökull

Phillip and Alison discuss the great volcano and some interesting related videos:

The awesome power of nature is evident in the Icelandic volcano, which has affected travel around Europe and the world. If you watch this touching video, you will be moved to wonder and awe at the immense beauty and destructive power of the infinite universe! Fantastic pictures are accompanied by the brilliant harmonies of Iceland's own Sigur Ros!

Here on Al Jazeera English news there is a segment about the volcano and how to pronounce the name. There is even a guest appearance by a nice Icelandic singer who plays a song on the ukelele about Eyjafjallajökull!!!

There are many different ways to pronounce Eyjafjallajökull, and here is just a short sample video of people trying to say it! It's not easy to say, so it's understandable for them to make a mistake, but it's still funny!!

Where's Werner?

(link to Ebaum's World)

Werner Herzog, the acclaimed director and mastermind, has turned his talents to exploring the phenomenon known as Where's Waldo/Wally. His latest project is a dazzling expose of Waldo's existential crisis and the 'litany of picture postcards' that document his strange journeys. Although we may know where, we don't really know the who, why or how of Waldo's amazing quest. Classic Herzog!

Children lie, it's true!

(link to Telegraph)

This article claims that children who lie will be more successful later in life! The earlier a child starts telling convincing lies the more likely they are to be a success in later life.

Here's Johnny! He remembers

(link to Vimeo)

A masterpiece is delivered here by none other than Ashleigh Nankivell! She got her hands on an creepy old Public Service Announcement from TV, worked some After Effects magic on it, and made it even creepier and cooler. The result is a very interesting little PSA with occult and supernatural themes, and message to the heroic little Johnny inside all of us. Ashleigh also has many other fun and interesting videos worth a look.

If you are interested, the original PSA can be found here.

Hot and/or Cold

Masterchef Australia has Katy Perry's hit song 'Hot and Cold' as their theme song for this season. We found a great version on YouTube, by a really cool Ukranian folk/polka band; it's arguably better than Ms Perry's version. This is a great version sung with joy and passion, and it's actually a good song too.

Katy Perry - Hot´n Cold | Russian/Ukraine Version :)

Episode 17/part 1

Episode 17 is finally here, sorry for the delay folks. This is a two-part episode featuring Phillip Moreso with special guest the fascinating new Mrs Moreso; Alison! We have a lovely chat in which we discuss many great developments and universal news. Our Bob for this episode is Bob 'Cat' Goldthwaite; best known and loved for his role as Zed in the Police Academy Movies. Topics discussed include:

Weddings involving robot celebrants/priests/pastors/MCs/ministers

Thought-controlled machines that respond to users wishes

Does Bart Simpson have a twin? A compilation of every detention line
Bart Simpson has ever written.

82 year-old receives sustenance from mystical elixir supplied by anonymous goddess.

And more!!! Background music is louder than usual for this episode, please email us and give feedback on what volume you would like the music at. Enjoy!

Pareidolia!

Here's Jesus in a lung, and here's Yoda in a cloud! People see archetypal images and faces in all sorts of natural phenomena.

'Goddess' gives elixir

(link to Telegraph)

An 82-year old Indian man claims to have had no food or drink for 70 years! Sounds ridiculous, until we consider that the man in question is a breatharian and receives his nourishment from a mystical elixir given to him by a goddess whom he refuses to name. Prahlad Jahni left home when he was 7 to become a sadhu, and he says he stopped eating and drinking when he was 12. There may be doubters among us, however Prahlad was monitored for 15 days in hospital, and did not consume food or drink.

Bart Blackboard

(link to Work Club)

Lovable little rascal Bart Simpson is always finding himself in detention scrawling some truly bizarre and hilarious lines as punishment. Now you get a good opportunity to make sure of everything he wrote. Every line Bart Simpson ever wrote on his humble classroom blackboard has been compiled and scrawled - Bartman style - on a huge blackboard. A video documenting this project can be seen on this website.

Noah's ark found?

(link to Discovery Online)

Some Turkish and Chinese explorers think they might have found Noah's Ark. Apparently, it was made of pepper, crystals and various fibrous materials.

Japanese Thought Technology goes BMI

(link to Telegraph)

Japan is developing a new generation of consumer electronics devices that can read a user's mind and respond to their wishes automatically.

These machines use brain-machine interface (BMI) technology that lets users use thought to perform tasks remotely. For example, you could change the TV channel or turn on the air conditioner with your mind. There is also a suggestion from mastermind Mr Yamauchi that this technology can be installed in an automobile that will sense when the driver is hungry, and promptly drive to the nearest Wendy's family restaurant. However, this technology opens a can of worms that Phillip and Alison can barely scratch the surface of in this brief conversation. And yes, it is possible to scratch the surface of a can of worms!

The first robot wedding?

This article about a high-tech wedding in Japan featuring the i-Fairy in the role of priest/minister.
A Chicago couple dispute the claim that this is the first robot wedding, as their wedding years ago was conducted by the Nuptron-4000.
In an earlier episode, we featured a story about Tiro the robot who acted as the master of ceremonies at a South-Korean wedding.

In light of these facts and allegations, it may not actually be the case that i-Fairy was the first robot minister! You be the judge! Comment on what you think.

Criswell

Criswell makes another prediction, this time concerning the world of TV advertising! Will/has his prediction come true? Phillip and Alison discuss his startling foretelling of a brave new world. Again Criswell shows us what makes him such a great psychic and personality.

Episode 0016

Episode 16 is a f*&^ing miracle!! The venerable sir sponge himself is the sponsor of this episode; otherwise known as Bob Squarepants, purveyor of fine crabby patties and pioneer of the seaweed-moustache look. On this hip-hop themed episode, we explore the amazing sensory world of one DJ Khaled, discuss the ICP theory of magic and miracles, and give props to a fully-sick dude. We also explore the golden ratio and the Fibonacci sequence in Nature by Numbers, plus we reveal an inspiration for the concept of Infinite Frequencies. All the while displaying the classic Moreso/Plankers style of humour and wit.