Happy Things/Thoughts/Videos/Jokes

[The Pox]

View attachment 100139

She said she would hit the ground running... the problem is, she is going backwards.

 

[Amarillo]

A frenzy of thirty Chinese bidders, convinced a modern vase is an ancient relic, bid the price of an ordinary €2,000 vase up to €8,000,000.

‘Ordinary’ Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sells for almost €8m after bidding war

Tianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated value

amp.theguardian.com

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Chess grandmaster accused of using anal beads to win 'cheated over 100 times'

How deep do the lies penetrate?

metro.co.uk

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Chess grandmaster accused of using anal beads to win 'cheated over 100 times'

How deep do the lies penetrate?

metro.co.uk

Lets hope VW doesn’t employ this technology for i.e. Lane Assist; Anti Theft Alarm; etc

 

[Amarillo]

Chess grandmaster accused of using anal beads to win 'cheated over 100 times'

How deep do the lies penetrate?

metro.co.uk

Don’t tell Major Ingram.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Recent project my son James’ company (Make Associates) was involved with for FocalPoint. Impressive technology. Proud Dad

James Clark on LinkedIn: NASDAQ anamorphic billboard, NYC

There's a tired cliche "the medium is the message" but every so often a marketer really brings this to life. The Nasdaq billboard is an incredible marketing…

www.linkedin.com

 

[Loz2286]

A frenzy of thirty Chinese bidders, convinced a modern vase is an ancient relic, bid the price of an ordinary €2,000 vase up to €8,000,000.

‘Ordinary’ Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sells for almost €8m after bidding war

Tianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated value

amp.theguardian.com

Never happens when I'm selling crap top quality items on eBay.

 

[Amarillo]

A frenzy of thirty Chinese bidders, convinced a modern vase is an ancient relic, bid the price of an ordinary €2,000 vase up to €8,000,000.

‘Ordinary’ Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sells for almost €8m after bidding war

Tianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated value

amp.theguardian.com

More… it might be genuine.

‘A crazy story’: how a Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sold for €8m | Paris | The Guardian

French auction house tells of build-up to bidding war that led to an expert losing his job and a seller being left ‘traumatised’

amp.theguardian.com

 

[Vagophile]

More… it might be genuine.

It's difficult to imagine that all of those interested buyers, many of whom have their own experts, would all be deceived by a fake?
If the auction house are sticking by their accreditation, why have they sacked their expert?

 

[Amarillo]

 

[Vagophile]

Cyclists and their perceived attitude? No comment.

 

[WelshGas]

Robots struggle to stay on their feet

Some of the best falls from the 2015 Darpa Robotics Challenge.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Robots struggle to stay on their feet

Some of the best falls from the 2015 Darpa Robotics Challenge.

www.bbc.co.uk

The Boston Dynamics robots are amazing.

 

[westfalia]

The Boston Dynamics robots are amazing.

First thoughts were -wow amazing,
second thought was -That is fooking frightening.

 

[DevillBelgium]

I feel the same. As cool as this maybe. It is just as scary to see how close we are to them taking over.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

I feel the same. As cool as this maybe. It is just as scary to see how close we are to them taking over.

You think that’s scary !! Take a look at Boston Dynamics dog.

 

[westfalia]

I feel the same. As cool as this maybe. It is just as scary to see how close we are to them taking over.

20 or 40yrs time, they could really control the population.
Imagine that after the past 2 years..

 

[DevillBelgium]

You think that’s scary !! Take a look at Boston Dynamics dog.

Yep. You are right.

 

[westfalia]

You think that’s scary !! Take a look at Boston Dynamics dog.

You're giving me nightmares now
Although a lump hammer might be able to put it out of action.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

So they can do this but VW can’t get a reliable T6.1 electric roof

 

[WelshGas]

Jet pack demonstration alongside navy flagship

HMS Queen Elizabeth was in New York when a demonstration of jet pack technology took place.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[WelshGas]

Top Flying.

 

[larrylamb]

I feel the same. As cool as this maybe. It is just as scary to see how close we are to them taking over.

Not that close, they can't even tick a box saying "I'm not a robot".

 

[The Tall Luthier]

Lets hope VW doesn’t employ this technology for i.e. Lane Assist; Anti Theft Alarm; etc

That Reminds me of this Dave Allen sketch. Simply perfect.

 

[Ch1pbutty]