Land Rover Defender, Quite A Vehicle

It's not often these days that I come across something that moves me to update my blog.  But the Land Rover Defender impressed me with it's amazing abilities and I had to post some videos of it.  The sad thing is Land Rover is discontinuing the Defender this year.  Enjoy the videos.







Here's one person's (James May from Top Gear, UK) plan to save it.

Gymkhana Seven and the 2015 Shelby GT350 Mustang by Ford

Although Ken Block heads DC Shoes, and I'm not a fan of the company anymore after their poor handling of our shoe issues (times three, as seen in the tweet below), he is an amazing driver.

@dcshoes 3rd pair of kids shoes where the elastic laces broke. Wife got NOTHING from you. What gives? pic.twitter.com/jRf1nh0RVv

— Jimmy the Gun (@jimmythegun) October 9, 2013

I've posted other Gymkhana videos, but this might be my favorite.  It features a super modified 1965 Ford Mustang, with all wheel drive.  Some of the highlights of the video include a reference to the OJ Simpson chase, the Los Angeles low-rider scene, the concrete river, and the Hollywood sign.  Check it out.

This is also a cool day to post this video, because the 2015 Shelby GT350 Mustang by Ford was announced.  See the picture above or watch the video in Ford's tweet below.

The wait is over. #Ford introduces the all-new Shelby® #GT350® #Mustang https://t.co/yaTrr4bYb0

— Ford Mustang (@FordMustang) November 17, 2014

Thanks Ben, for the alert to the Gymkhana video.

Drum Battle, USA vs Korea

This is great on a few levels.  I love the respect for each other and the amazing performances of each drum line.  I also love the USA Marines taking it to a whole different level.

My YouTube History...Because I Don't Have Time To Blog 3 (Vacation Tweets Edition)

I was on vacation this last week and I got through a log of reading from the blogs I follow.  I also saw a lot of funny videos, I thought I'd share.  Here we go with another installment of "My YouTube History".

Didn't know about this side of Brian. "Brian Williams interview on David Letterman" http://t.co/wlTQNNNEFC via @youtube
— Jimmy the Gun (@jimmythegun) July 17, 2014

Exclusive "Weird Al" Yankovic Music Video: FOIL (Parody of "Royals" by Lorde) http://t.co/vgIFClEjsN via @youtube
— Jimmy the Gun (@jimmythegun) July 16, 2014

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes http://t.co/0xb7l3fkHU via @youtube
— Jimmy the Gun (@jimmythegun) July 15, 2014

"Heaven" by @depechemode using Garage Band for iOS. http://t.co/2YzATxJqxs
— Jimmy the Gun (@jimmythegun) July 14, 2014

No, not really. "Leaked Star Wars Episode VII Filmset Footage! http://t.co/jZc0rYNtBe via @youtube"
— Jimmy the Gun (@jimmythegun) July 11, 2014

Toy Wars http://t.co/NQzJnnuRwM via @youtube
— Jimmy the Gun (@jimmythegun) July 8, 2014

Amazing. Haha. "How To Make A Hit Pop Song http://t.co/vaKPD88KZV via @youtube"
— Jimmy the Gun (@jimmythegun) June 28, 2014

My YouTube History...Because I Don't Have Time To Blog 2

I had to start with this one, I tweeted on May 18th.



This is cool.



Acapella done acapella.



A little "pick me up" sent from @techyted



I may be getting a little tired of Nataly's voice, because there is a little too much of the same muted sound, but I feel like this sound she sounds really good.



Because it's funny that these guys did this.



These guys are just such talented musicians.  They make me want my piano back so bad.



"With the growing trend..."



Lucky or Unlucky?



Engrish is hard.



Are you kidding me?



This is stupid and crazy.

Remember When I Used to Blog?

This is cool.

"Box" explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping on moving surfaces. The short film documents a live performance, captured entirely in camera. Bot & Dolly produced this work to serve as both an artistic statement and technical demonstration. It is the culmination of multiple technologies, including large scale robotics, projection mapping, and software engineering. We believe this methodology has tremendous potential to radically transform theatrical presentations, and define new genres of expression.

This Guy Can Ride A Bike (VIDEO)

It's been a while since I found time to update the ol' blog.  I found this video and had to share.  Once it gets going it's amazing.  Enjoy.

If you are looking for more from me follow me on Google+ and Twitter.  I seem to share stuff I find there easier than uploading and talking all about it here.

More Than Amazing, More Than Words, A Joy Of This Man's Desiring

If you haven't seen videos from or heard of The Piano Guys, you may not be a true "lover of music".  These guys are super talented.  I first discovered them from their cheesy and hilarious master piece of Star Wars music mashed into one amazing piece of music (see here).

Today I discovered this Mash-up of "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", by Bach and "More Than Words" by Extreme.  Seems like an odd paring, but this is really good.  And the guy they have singing it has an amazing voice.

The cool thing about "More Than Words" is remembering the first time I heard this song and how much I liked it. I was in high school, and I can remember being in a photography class that I never actually had to attend because we were all out "taking pictures". The teacher's name was "Kim" so you know she was cool, you know, because you didn't have to call her by her title and last name (which I can't even remember anyway).

Ingress by Google

Google has a game called Ingress.  This video makes it look pretty good.

Two Favorites in One Place

This is two of my favorite things in one place.

Romney Steals The Show...Comedy Gold

This is MY blog and therefore leans towards one of the candidates over the other, but if you don't find Romney's speech an example of great comedic timing and joke content, you are clueless.  For the sake of some fairness and comparison, I've also included Obama's speech, which is also entertaining.

Romney's first.


Here's Obama's.  I really like the shot he takes at Mayor Bloomberg.

Crazy Things People Do

Audi is "Beauty Made Powerful"

I posted a picture of an Audi R8 today; I saw it on my way to work. It is a thing of beauty. Tonight I came across this commercial for the S8, the race inspired sedan by Audi. Again , the first thing that came to my mind was beauty , followed by powerful.

 

2011 Kia Sorento...Might Be Time To Return Ours

Besides this video, which is enough to make me want to return my 2011 Kia Sorento, mine is currently going on the third day at the dealership for some issue with the transmission that we've taken it in on 2 times previous.
 

What should I do? Lemon Law? Also, there isn't a lower level of professionalism than that of the employees at the Kia dealer here. I can't believe the poor attitude and total disregard for customers. I'm really considering moving Kia back to the NEVER BUY list they were on before my 2011 purchase.  This is what $10,000 cheaper than Honda's Pilot will get you.

Next VW Golf Coming Soon

I want to go back to driving a Volkswagen Golf. I loved mine so much. Now this video has leaked showing September 4th could be the reveal of the next generation Golf. I can't wait.
 

Gotye Created A Mash-up of Parodies of His Song

Goyte took a bunch of YouTube videos of people recreating his song "Somebody I Used to Know" and mashed them together in this great video.

Man vs Gravity...Who Is Fastest

This is interesting, if true. The Internet is fun.

Batman Theme by Pomplamoose

Amazon Yesterday Shipping (VIDEO)

This is awesome.  But, it really helps if you were a Star Trek fan and you understand the Space-time continuum.  It all really makes sense if you understand that.  Yes.  Yes is does.

A Google A Day...Why I'm Thinking of Switching From Apple

I'm thinking about switching to Google products...again.  Why "again"?  Because I seem to go back and forth between whether to buy Apple or Google products.  Why Google?  I already use all their cloud services to take care of my digital life.  It seems like the logical plan would be to switch to the Google devices too.  The Nexus 7 is the main cause for my recent desire to switch.  It is a pure Google device, which promises to always be up-to-date with the latest version of Android and to be the best 7" tablet out, with a quad-core processor and more.  Here's their intro video:


That, combined with the Galaxy Nexus, which would be the best Android phone available because it too runs a pure version of Android, would allow me to seamlessly switch from phone to tablet without losing information or access to my files.

The only problem I have in making the switch is the commitment I've already made to Apple.  App purchases are the biggest, and as I write this I'm realizing I don't really use many apps that cost me money, but I know they work the way i want them to work.  Really, I use the free apps like Twitter and Instagram to update my least favorite of apps, Facebook, so all my life is available to the waiting 50 people max that follow me.  I just know all my wit can not be wasted or missed.  Beyond apps, Apple's market share makes it hard to leave the devices most people are using.  From my parents to most of my coworkers, the iPhone is still the majority device.  Most of the Android people are diehards and praise their phones, but sometimes I can't tell if that's denial talking or true praise for their phones.  iPhone is everywhere and works well with other iPhones.  Android, although popular as well, does not have the market share the iPhone has.  But, maybe that's a good thing too.  Just as Apple once was the underdog, pushed to make better products, so too are Google's devices and they've continued to get better and better.  In fact, I would say from the first version to current, Android has increased in abilities and features much passed that of Apple's iOS software.

Anyway, I thought I'd post something about it.  Maybe Google will want me as a tester....ha...a guy can dream.  I actually watch a documentary last night on Google called "Inside the Mind of Google".  It made me want to work for them.  Produced by CNBC, and available to watch on Netflix or in a browser here, it was a balanced view of the company's business, weighing pros and cons on the type of business Google conducts.  With access to so much private information about so many people, Google is easily demonized.  But, I felt like from the top down, people at Google want to follow their own policies (not required by law) to protect its users privacy.  If anything, I believe I gained a deeper respect for Google and their commitment to operate within its policies and attempt to be fair, private, and reliable to its users.  If you want more on my opinion of Google, check out my old post "If I Were CEO...Google" from 2010.