Vintage robot playground (link roundup)

Vintage robot playground.

And a few more links:

1. Apparently it's expected for employees at video game companies to put in 60-hour workweeks. (I actually feel kind of jealous, it's apparently more cost effective for my employer to "furlough" me, rather than having me work those days.) Via these sites.

2. I never get tired of people saying the internet is not a zero-sum game. Especially, when it's some fool working for the Daily Beast.

3. A slight misunderstanding as to the nature of Twitter:

In order to become a "follower" on Twitter, teens first must flash their high-beam headlights at an oncoming motorist on the highway. Then, if that motorist flashes his or her high-beam headlights back in reply, the teen must kill the motorist in order to be initiated into "following" the online gang.

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4. Trailer for West Side Story, recut as a horror film.

*Previously: Wyrm slide.

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Lego Steampunk Slave 1 (link roundup)

Lego Steampunk Slave 1 by pjcountach.

And a few more links:

1. Police report describes Charles Barkley's arrest for driving under the influence, and his explanation that he was n a hurry to pick up a woman who had given him a terrific blowjob in the past.

2. Wooden sculptures by Brian Pardini.

3. You do not lose any special amount of heat through your head.

4. Funny Fark headline: "Neighbors call the police after spotting a science-fiction fan armed with a longbow. Suspect dons Cloak of Embarassment +3 after cops track him down." (Here's the actual news story.)

*Previously: Barkley tricked into saying "I'm a dumbass."

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7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe

For example, contrary to what you might hear on tv, turkey doesn't make you any more tired than eating chicken or beef, and we use 100 percent of our brains. Link.

The 5 Creepiest Urban Legends (That Happen to be True)

Link. Via Fark.