Disney reuse of animated sequences

No surprise to anyone who has ever tried to do animation, Disney reused some animated sequences throughout the years. Here's a mashup.


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Oh CS5 will blow your mind...

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A Cheerleader, my forgotten dream

I wanted to be a cheerleader, but somehow I don't think my Texas Good Old Boy High School would have allowed me to do this:



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Bacteria used to build tiny Pyramid

Popular Science reports: Researchers at NanoRobotics Laboratory of the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada were really bored one day and decided to program Bacteria to build a tiny Pyramid.
Why you ask? Why...cause building a two bedroom cookie cutter home with a little picket fence seemed to hard. der.


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Early...

via golikeafox.com
It's just before 6:00 am...
I think I just shut off my alarm, but I'm to tired to realize it. My pillow begs me to stay, but I crawl out of bed and make my way through the darkness. I find my way into my workout cloths; it's complicated somehow in the dark. Can't think yet...maybe I'm brushing my teeth...I truly can't say. I never turn on any lights when I'm up this early because then my body would have to commit to being awake. I unhook my bike from it's stand and make my way to the front door. I steady my two wheel transport with one hand and open the door to my apartment. The florescent lights from the hallway come screaming in...it's blinding. I can't remember what I am doing for a moment. As I make my way down the stairs my body and mind beg me to return to the sanctity of my bed. But I can't, I must...go to the park. I gotta be ready to ride 42 miles.
I open the front door to my apartment building and immediately feel the cool air from a world that is not yet awake. Nothings up yet, it's almost silent. There are no bird chirping or city clanking sounds. In the distance though, a low bass hums for the incoming commuter traffic can almost be heard. I walk my bike to the park in the dark. I don't have lights on my bike yet, so I can't risk riding the streets when it's before dawn. I wonder past the tired shop keeper opening his store. He notices me for a moment and then returns to his ritual of pushing up the store gates.
I arrive at the park and wonder what I am doing there. I am "cold and tired and this is hard." I stand next to the bike path for a minute. The night is just moving on and the black sky is turning a deep blue. I get on my bike and start to peddle slowly. I don't go very fast to start. I have to build into a ride, especially when I am this tired. The park is an odd place at this hour. It's trees seem spooky and beautiful all at the same time; the branches stretch like fingers weaving shadowy puzzles on the park bike path. I get to get to the first turn of the park still moving very slow. But an odd feeling soon comes over me. Some faint noise clicks somewhere nearby. The sound seem to echo from everywhere. I stop peddling for a moment and listen. All at once four bikers in matching outfits zip past me. They are so fast, almost like mist in the air. They are one with their bikes, like a mechanical Centaurs. They move in perfect sync down the path. They seem driven and brilliant blazing away from me. They are not like me, they didn't need to force themselves to wake up early.
I am starting wake now, heading up a giant hill in the park. I gotta get up this hill. I gotta get past being tired. My legs go from tight and weak to fluid and strong. My speed starts to pick up even as the path angle gets steeper. My arms tense and my eyes focus as I reach the precipice of the hill. At the top and the sun final comes up. It's beam cuts through the dark sky and somehow there are more people gliding down the hill with me. They are tired from pushing themselves up the hill, but they have the look of utter satisfaction from their accomplished. Their not fancy in their attire and their bikes are just two wheels like mine, nothing special. They ride and we ride. It's 6:45am and I may have to go to work at some point, but another loop around the park is all I can think about.

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-Ben

ipod Gaga mix by new internet star Applegirl

Applegirl could use her powers for good, but instead she chose evil...



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ipad magazine designs

Various designs for the way magazines are being done on the ipad.

iPad Sunset Mag Cover Spec from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

VIV Mag Interactive Feature Spread - iPad Demo from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

VIV Mag Motion Cover - iPad Demo from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

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Smarty Paints—content Awareness fill—a peek

So those of you who have used Adobe Photoshop, I mean those of you who refer to yourself as 'Graphic Artist', hold onto your brain; Cause what you thought was brilliant and amazing is over. Photoshop can retouch your face off in less than a second and that skill you call retouching...um...gone; unless you hide this video from your clients. Welcome to the future of retouching...the New Photoshop...


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Finally someone fix the stupidity of the USB

I don't know about you, but I simply loose my mind with trying to plug crap into my Mac. Luckily before I went completely bonkers, someone came up with this.
see the details at: www.yankodesign.com


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Cleaning th Gowanus Canal

The Gowanus Canal is located between the hot neighborhoods Prospect Park and Carroll Gardens. It's a f'n mess. One of the worst, if not the worst, human made disaster in American.

Cleaning the Canal from Characters of Gowanus on Vimeo.

(I thought I saw a catfish in the Canal when I drunkenly walked across it one night. It looked like that thing from the movie Toys with Robin Williams. Freaked me out.)


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The Weird Al Story

In my youth I dreamed I would be Weird Al, but I realized one day that I am not that funny and not that weird. Guess that's how dreams go.

Funny or Die gives us the epic preview of this odd icon for all to enjoy...

"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" from Aaron Paul

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Nature by Numbers by Cristóbal Vila

For many years I was a lighting designer and something I always tried to explain to people is how I see the geometry of the light. This isn't light, but it is in a sense how I see things sometimes. Cristóbal Vila gives the world Nature by Numbers...
(it's weird cause I suck at math, but at least think I am good at geometry.)


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Who are you going to call?

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If You Like It Put A Beard On It

Do you have an iphone? Well I don't and that makes me sad. But since you do then you need the following application:

Get it at the fancy itunes store.
If everyone had a beard, the world would be a better place.


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The Elephant Says...

The random stuffed toy Elephant, hanging on a branch in Prospect Park says...
GO OUTSIDE! It's another beautiful day in New York.

Maybe go for a bike ride.

-Ben

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The Best Adventure set ever! Starring Mr. Cage

Brandon Bird(brandonbird.com) has made a kickass adventure set. It's cool sleek and stars one of words most famous action hero (campy) movie actors, Nicolas Cage. You can set Nic in different locations and you can choose your own adventure for what Nic will do. Will you have Nic Cage wonder around a castle like thing, possible Alcatraz, or just have Nic Cage enjoying the beach with an ice cream cone, or will it be a space traveling Nic Cage with a skateboard? You decide. Go here to buy it.

(Disclaimer: this item is copyrighted out the ass and may or may not have voodoo power that could alter Nicolas Cage's life :))


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Dogs as TypeFace

Not exactly sure where this came from or why it was done, but I like it and if you dream about different ways to make letters like I do, then you'll like it to.
(possibly from here)



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Tea Party a Circus and the Circus in DC

A video from New Let Media on the Tea Party and their healthcare views mixed with the Circus rolling into DC.



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Hornswoggled by Barnes & Noble

An avid reader named Brantley asked for a Nook for Xmas this year, but his family order it wicked late and so he had to wait forever to get it. He finally has his Nook now and Barnes & Noble wants to make sure that he can't enjoy it. He tells his tale of woe on Consumerist today.


More from Brantley here


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A Rant: The Last Stand-Healthcare

So Obama supposedly is giving his last speech on Healthcare today...really? Is anyone else tired of the news making this bill our only hope for our future; And implying that this bill will never change or be ratified in anyway for a billion years?
The News need to shut the hell up!
Let's be clear...this is not the last bill on Healthcare and the bill they have kinda(really) sucks, so let's hope it get modified sooner than later. This bill is an uphill battle, but it's uphill cause of special interest bastards that don't like change. Special interest assholes that say "who will pay for this" while they spend tax payer dollars on corporate protection, vote for things because they got bribes/gifts, or have small special interest that help very little and very few.
ahhhhh!...it's hard not to just through things when listening to government discuss issues such as Health Care, Gay (human) Rights, or Education.
Our culture will never be perfect, but we really have to just ignore stupidity when trying to do what's right.
What is the purpose of Government other than to help build a better society? A society that makes its' citizens smarter and stronger; A society that is "for the people, by the people". It's time to cut out the noise and do what is better for us as humans. Send a note to your government rep. and ask them this: "does it not help if citizens are smarter, does it not help if citizens are stronger, and if citizens can be given treatment to be even smarter and stronger then why not do so?"

Oh and call your local News Stations and tell them to "Shut the Hell Up and start reporting the news not sensationalizing it!"


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Adult Fans of Lego (short doc)

A little short on Adult Fans of Legos (AFoL...pronounced awful<-funny on so many levels.

AFOL A Blocumentary from AFOL on Vimeo.

Thanks Frants!


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"here's Johnny..." to tell you the time.

Design Chris Dimino takes the horrifying moment from the The Shining where Jack Nicholson's character bust through the wooden door, and gives it to you every hour on the hour with his cuckoo clock design. To top it off the chime is the gut wrenching scream from actress Shelly Duval. "It's 10 o'clock do you know where your demon like murderous husband is?"
No word on whether or not it cleans up the 'pee in your pants' from each time it sounds.


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Pride and Prejudice...and more Zombies

Book preview for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadful a prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies




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Big Brother = Google (Maybe)

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Ok Go!

Little Wednesday music action...



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Yike(Yikes) Bike

There is something about this new bike that makes me think "doochebag", but it could be the song from this video just annoying me.



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How Do You Like Them Rabbits

Do you like long ears, fluffy tails, and things that hop? Are you not attracted to Bugs Bunny when he dresses like a girl and more attracted to him when he's just being a bunny? Is your favorite holiday Easter? Are you slightly too crazy to be apart of the Westminster Dog show? Well them you should see this...



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3D exploration of Picasso's Guernica

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Minus 20 points for the education system

I had some crappy teachers in my time and I have been given grades that were totally unfair, but nothing like a teacher from Buncombe County School...
That teacher is such an ass!



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Thundercat Fan Trailer (08 remake)

So it's still rumor that Thundercats is being made for 2012 release. I doubt it will be as good as this mishmash trailer made by a die hard fan.

(circa 2008)



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The Internet Destroys All My Ideas

So my lady and I have agreed that we are not really 'breeders', but if we did have a kid we'd name it after the greatest Transformer ever. I thought we were brilliant for choosing such a great name for our fictional child and although I told everyone I ever met about this great name, I assumed that no one else would ever use it. I even went so far as to agree with my lady that a pet we have or android child I built would have this poetic name. Well, damn it, there's this blasted thing called this internet and it turns out people out there have the same (or like to steal) ideas for child's name that we do. And to make it worse there's a damn facebook page for it:


Damn you internet! Let me have one original thought! (*Shakes Fist At Computer Screen)
Maybe there's another even more awesome name that sounds like Megatron...mmmh...



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Honk Honk (Adult Content)

I've been trying to think of a way of describing this video without saying to much. I guess I will put it this way; this video will make you smile and then make you think (or worry). It has a message, so wait for the end.



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Goose: Chris Rides Around the Park

Here is a little video of Go Like A Fox team member Chris Jennings riding in Prospect Park. There are a lot of things on the path in the park and the video shows one of them.

Goose: Chris Rides in the Park from Ben's Chronicle on Vimeo.

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-Ben

via: www.golikeafox.com

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This Will Blow Your Mind! Must See!

Um...I think someone just out invented the ipad or any of those devices. How? There is no device, just some bling on your neck and some nail polish on your finger. You can use your computer is virtual space on any flat service. Get your mind blown! See the video.

Yes, they did draw a watch on their arm and yes it showed the time.


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Remember Tron

Remember Tron, neither to we, but some of you might. So wait for it...wait for it...your going to be shocked...they did a continuation story! Here's the second preview that gives more details.

(Send a note to Hollywood, ask then to stop rehashing things)


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Campy Movie March 28 "The Hard Way" at Pacific Standard

yes that is Colonel Miles Quaritch the bad guy from Avatar!

Can't make the event? Still wanna make a difference? Donate here




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Luv Booze...Luv Bacon

If you having heard it takes to long for one to just eat bacon and drink booze. So some people decided to put the two together to make the sweet taste of the two get inside your belly quicker. This is BAKON VODKA and yes that is the best bloody mary ever made next to it(don't really know, just assume).



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A Ride with John and his Franken-bike

It's 3:30p on one of the first perfect picturesque days of 2010. I met John at Grand Army plaza to do a little spin around the park. John road down from Williamsberg to meet me. He brought his infamous Franken-bike. (The bike is truly made for him.) John is like the nicest guy in the world and really fun to ride with. I always think of John in a halloween costume he wore one year. He dressed as Mr. Abraham Lincoln, which is a good way to think of John. He's really nice, very honorable, and always willing to offer support. Not even 5 minutes into meeting up he spoke of a new space for 'us' to hold TeamFox events. It's wonderful to have such a great guy on the Team. This particular day was his 2nd day on his bike this year. He really rocked it and was quite humorous when we hit the grueling hill on the Prospect Park loop. Here is a few images of John and his Franken-bike. If you see John as a super hero in the photos, then your seeing John as he really is.

I have some video of John that will be posted later.


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-Ben
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Pink Terror by Mike Barzman

Armed with a camera that shoots 1,000 frames per second Mike Barzman creates a slow motion masterpiece. And to top it all off this video has an audio track featuring Stephen Hawkings.
move at www.barzart.net


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8th Annual Spanish Harlem SemiFormal Photos

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Alice 1903

With all the talk of Alice in Wonderland in the last few years The British Film Institute has released the first Alice in Wonderland movie. It looks exactly like the one Tim Burton did...no not really, but it has been restored for everyones enjoyment.



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How StarWars 1-3 should of been

If they had only made it with legos, it would have been so much better.

via geekapolis.com


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Pinball with your mind

When I was a child I use to play on my parents crap computer. I always hated how slow everything was; mostly cause at the time I sucked at typing. I wanted an easier way to interface with the computer. So I put pen to page and sketched up an image with a guy wearing a helmet with little dots all over it and wires coming out of parts of it. These wires then ran into a small box and then into the computer. I brought the drawing into my mom after it was complete. She looked at it and said "what's that". I reply "this is a mind reading device, so you can control a computer with your mind." She looked at me and said "neat.?" and went about her day. For years I have talked about this device with people that would listen, but mostly no one would. Even within the last year I started looking for where I had put the original drawing, so that I could actually build it. I wanted to use it as a way for people who could not move or even for other species to write words without having to type. Well a German company has been working on mind reading machines and they have come up with a pretty cool pinball game. It's doesn't do everything yet, but the head piece looks exactly like the one I sketched. Sometimes I wonder if I was smarter as a kid and never did anything about it cause people thought I was crazy. Oh well. Here's the future...



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Books of Tomorrow (on the ipad)

Penguin Books takes the lead on where books will be going.

It is exciting to think that an industry like publishing will be saved by the technology that was once thought would destroy them. Rumors have indicated that large publishers, such as Penguin, are planning to push for 'ebooks' to be 50%-75% of their business by 2011.
Tomorrow brings a different day and a new world.
See the full story here.


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Fox News has a question for you..

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Do you secretly like Kesha Tik Tok song?

So we all know you do it...you may have a degree in physics or computer science, but when your alone you rock out to Kesha's Tik Tok. Wish you could hum it in public or sing and dance to it when your roll up in ComicCon? well now you can by just saying you watch this video. Why? Well it got Star Wars...duh!



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"Be A Fox" Logo

I made a logo for Miranda's Team Fox page. She wants to market herself as "Be A Fox" for TeamFox.




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Dr. Nakamat out invented Edison

Dr. Nakamat has out invented Edison, but to be far Edison has been dead for a almost 70 years. Have you ever used floppy disk (my current beer costers), cd's, or dvd's? Dr. Nakamat invented all of those things. And, oh yeah, remember last night when you drunkenly sang "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler, yeah he invented that machine you sang off key with. If you haven't heard of this dude there is still time. He is going to be around for at least 63 more years. He invented a diet that he says will make him live till the ripe(& I mean ripe) old age of 144. If you think that's bogus, the Nobel people just gave him the prize for Nutrition. So there. Check out the clip from Motherboard...



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dsi nintendo goes 3D

Not yet available in the US. :(

I am sure that the Facebook Farm thing that everyone plays so much will be like this soon.


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Lincoln was more than the 16th President...he faced demons

Lincoln was raise in a log cabin and he was born to hunt...Vampires! Seth Grame-Smith brings the true(not so true) hidden tale of one of America's greatest Presidents; Abraham Lincoln was tall stately man, who could put a stake through any demons heart...
Found in a magical place called a bookstore.

As a bonus to this new version of history some guys name Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) are playing on making it into a film of some sort. via deadline hollywood.

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Kid Controls the Blue Skies

On road trips when I was little I would sometimes get the chance to talk on the CB radio. I never talked to truckers or anyone I didn't know, just the other vehicle in our caravan. Although it seemed super special at the time it had no barring on getting to our destination, nor ever had any potential for danger. This is very different for what happened at least once at JFK International Airport. Seems an it was 'Bring Your Kid to Work Day' and some parent thought it'd be cute to have some child talking to pilots as they circled JFK. I can't imagine anything wrong with this situation can you? I mean what could possibly go wrong and why should this concern the FAA? Right?
Take a listen...

via consumerist


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Gorillaz's new album

The crazy Gorillaz are back with a new album. Here the preview at guardian.co.uk or just wonder over their page to see the fantastic art at gorilla.com


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Images of Snowpocalypse 2

When the storm first rolled in last week...it was just nasty. Winds blowing snow sideways in the dark night, but the next morning the snow fell like Hollywood special effects experts could only dream. It was like how we wished all Xmas holidays were as a kid. It wasn't to cold and it wasn't too wet, just perfect for a snowball or two and there finally was a use for the carrots and raisins that were never to be and that ugly scarf you got last holiday.
Here is beauty in white...







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