A Father's Day to remember. Sure, it's goofy, but who cares when you have this much joy? Spending time together is way more important than what you do with your father. -Thanks, Addison Foote!
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Judge Raymond Voet of Ionia County, Michigan has a simple rule: if your cell phone goes off in court, you will be held in contempt of court and fined $25. He's consistent about enforcement. When his own cell phone rang, he imposed the penalty on himself. It's a new phone and Judge Voet wasn't sure how to operate it. But that excuse didn't cut it:
"That's an excuse, but I don't take those excuses from anyone else. I set the bar high, because cell phones are a distraction and there is very serious business going on," he said. "The courtroom is a special place in the community, and it needs more respect than that. I tow a tough line, and I got to back it up this afternoon."
At the next recess, Voet held himself in contempt of court, fined himself $25, and stated on the record "If I cannot live by the rules that I enforce, then I have no business enforcing these rules."
Link -via Kids Prefer Cheese | Photo: Karen Bota
The a cappella group Pentatonix gives us examples of popular music through the ages. As you'd expect, there are more examples from each time period as they get closer to the present. These guys are pretty good! (via Tastefully Offensive)
Isaac Brumaghim was fishing from his kayak off the coast of Hawaii when Chompy the Shark passed by. Isaac and Chompy both wanted the fish on the line. Could they share?
No. Isaac wanted the fish and pulled it into his kayak. But Chompy wouldn't take no for an answer and pursued the fish into the kayak. Both of them could learn from reading Rainbow Fish.
Content warning: foul language (from the human).
Link -via Geekologie
South African filmmaker Neill Blomkamp made a name for himself with a short film called Alive in Joburg which became the 2009 blockbuster District 9. Blomkamp's new film Elysium also illustrates political ideas in a science fiction world by pitting the 99% against the 1%. And Jodie Foster is the bad guy! The plot, from Wikipedia:
In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on Elysium – a Stanford torus space habitat in Earth orbit – and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet’s crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium – but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens’ luxurious lifestyle. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max Da Costa, an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission – one that pits him against Elysium’s mayor, Secretary Jessica Delacourt and her hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.
The movie is scheduled to be released August 9. -via Geeks Are Sexy
In a mere 7 minutes, Cargo tells the bittersweet story of a father's love and sacrifice. Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke's sad but beautiful short film was a film festival finalist--a well-deserved accolade.
-via io9
I think the original goal here was to create the illusion of a dog-headed person eating at the table with utensils and probably an overdubbed monolog. It turned out to be a lesson in how much dogs like peanut butter. And the videographer's laughter is better than any monolog they may have come up with! -via Metafilter
The Sydney Symphony held a competition to come up with better lyrics for the opening to Carmina Burana (affectionately known at Neatorama as "O Fortuna"). This is the winning entry, from Matthew Hodge. The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs performed it at the recent concert series, which ended tonight. -via Metafilter
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