Breakout Live Video

You just have to love Japanese TV. Remember the school video game Breakout? Well, here is Breakout Live, as in someone performing the live-action version of the video game Breakout (video):

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Cracking the YouTube Code

YouTube, the biggest video sharing service online, seems to randomly select a frame within the video which users upload to use as the image or “poster” of your video… Or so people thought! A YouTube user, renetto, has figured out exactly which frame YouTube grabs, so now you can always select what image you want to represent your YouTube video.

It seems that instead of a random frame within your movie, YouTube selects the frame which is right in the middle of your video. So, for example, if your YouTube video which you just uploaded is 120 seconds long, YouTube will automatically grab a frame from the 60th second mark which will become the face of your video.

Check out Renetto’s YouTube video discovery here:

Like Renetto says, YouTube should allow users to select which frame or image they wish their movie to be represented by.

Apple MacBook “Moooing” sound identified and explained.

A brave Apple MacBook owner took it upon himself to find out exactly where the “Moooing” sound heard in a lot of the new MacBooks is coming from. By taking apart his brand new Apple MacBook computer and removing some of the casing, he was able to confirm everyones suspicions that the sound is indeed coming from the system’s fans.

It seems that the fans turn on at a specific temperature, like they are suppose to, but only stay on for a few seconds, as the temperature very quickly drop by a few degrees. The “Moooing” sound that is heard is produced by the fans turning on and airflow starting to move through the MacBook enclosure.

It’s entirely possible that Apple had intended to make the fans hyper-sensitive, to avoid draining extra battery power, and to keep the MacBook as quiet as possible. However, if this is something that really is a problem, Apple should be able to fix it by changing the temperature at which the fans go on or off, with a firmware update.

Update: Here is the discussion of this issue over at Apple.com

The MacBook StarWars Kid

Matthew Haughey of MetaFilter and A Whole Lotta Nothing put his brand new Apple MacBook to good use. Using a great little app called the MacSaber, he re-created the StarWars Kid video.

I went for accuracy, combing my hair down, putting on tight khakis and a striped tight shirt, and following his first set of movements.

If you have been living under a rock, and you haven’t seen the original, take a few minutes and check it out here.

Video: Lady Punch square in the face

Alright… This is just ridiculous!

I mean.. what the hell! What is more impresive.. The punch square in the face *BAM* or the fact that the other lady took it so well(Shes hardly phased - seems more surprised then anything)? I don’t know if it’s funny or disturbing. Go ahead, play it again..

The F-BOMB flies on CNN’s American Morning

I guess that life before ATMs must have been so difficult, that just the thought of it makes this guy lose his cool and he lets an F-BOMB fly on CNN’s American Morning. They do a great job pretending that it didn’t happen by completely ingoring it.

Firefox Flicks goes live!

Firefox flicks has launched with 3 videos. Two or three videos will be added each day or so. There are only 2 days left to submit your videos. The grand prize winner could end up with: $5,000 gift certificate to B&H, the premier photo and video source for professionals, a 9X Media multi-screen display, or an AlienWare media PC.

All the videos will be judged by a panel of experts from the film, television, and advertising world.