There were giants on the earth in those days

(via ashfae)

Doesn't quite work, but still quite neat

"Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation (Україна має талант / Ukraine's Got Talent)" (Watch on YouTube)

via johnbobshaun

Delicious LiveJournal Links for 12-9-2010

• Privacy is dead, you might as well look on the funny side
  (tags: privacy technology wikileaks internet funny CharlieBrooker TransparentSociety)
• One does not get to judge whether something is rape based on the following actions of the (possible) victim.
  (tags: rape behaviour)
• MRI scans show that meditators feel pain - but don't lay down memories, or appraise it as painful.
  (tags: meditation pain psychology brains)
• Mindfulness-based therapy helps prevent depression relapse (slightly better than antidepressants)
  (tags: depression mental_health mindfulness psychology)
• The 10 Least Successful Christmas Specials of All Time
  (tags: christmas funny tv parody)
• WikiLeaks: Texas Company Helped Pimp Little Boys To Stoned Afghan Cops
  (tags: wikileaks afghanistan war rape usa corruption)
• 21 scandalous secrets revealed on WookieLeaks
  (tags: wikileaks starwars funny)
• Labour acting like spoiled brats, forcing climate change secretary to abandon UN talks in Mexico.
  (tags: labour politics climatechange uk)
• US lobbied Russia on behalf of Visa and MasterCard - might explain why they're backing it over wikileaks
  (tags: wikileaks mastercard russia visa)
• Mastercard downed by Anonymous - in revenge for their dumping of Wikileaks.
  (tags: payments business anonymous mastercard ddos internet)
• Iceland's Alþing says yes to Wikileaks law - turns country into journalistic safe haven.
  (tags: iceland wikileaks law EpicWin)
• What the fucking fuck? Man stabs friend because he was upset at not being waved at. I mean, what?
  (tags: friendship murder violence wtf)
• The amount of sex you have is not related to relationship happiness - except for neurotic people, who need oodles of sex.
  (tags: relationships marriage sexuality)
• The BBC on Tuition Fees and the Graduate Tax. Which are apparently pretty much identical
  (tags: tax government education uk)

Things I discovered at lunchtime

A sheet of ice covered in 2mm of recently melted water is quite tricky to walk on.

(Snowcopalypse seems to be over, at least for the moment. It'll take a few days for the snow to melt though, as temperatures are hovering around 3 degrees).

Something, something, gut you like a hog, something

"X-Men: Days of Future Past | Official Trailer 3 [HD] | 20th Century FOX" (Watch on YouTube)

Happy nightmares!
Via singularityhub.