Posts Tagged Philosophy
Geek Blog – Vader’s “Great Dictator” Speech
Charlie Chaplin, long time silent film star/writer/producer released his first spoken film (and his most commercially successful film) in October of 1940: The Great Dictator (Wikipedia).
**Spoiler Alert** (LOL)
At the end, Chaplin’s character, a Jewish barber, is mistaken for the recent conquering dictator (a satire of Hitler) who was also played by Chaplin. The barber immediately addresses the nation and revokes all the anti-semetic policies put in place by Adenoid Hynkel (Adolf Hitler). It is a very moving speech, made more so, considering the timing (America was still at peace with Nazi Germany and Chaplin was already under close scrutiny) and the fact that this is the first time Chaplin’s audience could hear him on the screen.
Below is a mashup between the speech, the soundtrack from Inception and some clips from the Star Wars franchise, posted to YouTube by TenkanOriginals.
Enjoy.
-SnowytheGeek [via GaS]
Geek Blog – What Teachers Make
Posted by Snowy in Geek Blog, GeekWife Blog, Poetry, Video on October 21st, 2011
GeekWife is wrapping up her “Week alone with the class” portion of her student teaching. I’m very proud of her; she’s only told me of a couple of students who ended up crying. All kidding aside, she puts in a lot of work in the off hours to finish her college education and earn her teaching certificate and I’m frankly amazed at her perseverance. A co-worker sent me a link to this video and I thought it would be great to share. You might recognize him from his performance of “Speak with Authority.”
Taylor Mali has many great poetic performances and would have been my favorite English Teacher!
To the GeekWife: I love you, you’re doing great!
-SnowytheGeek [via YT]
Geek Blog – Out-Geeked on a Date
Geek Girl culture has been smashing it’s way to front of many circles in a way that only She-Hulk can appreciate. This topic is often still handled with “kid gloves”; Katrina Bowden shows us just how unnecessary that is. This juxtaposition scratches much deeper than the surface idea of a “nerdier-than-thou” Geek Girl and may even help promote tolerance and even encourage many geeks to tone it down somewhat as it’s not enjoyable to be on the other side of that fence.
As always, CollegeHumor hits it right on the head.
-SnowytheGeek [via GaS]
Geek Blog – The Problem with Warping
To warp or not to warp, that is the question that faces us at the end of World 1-2, after finding the whistle in the first fortress of the first World, when you open the path to the first star road in the Donut Plains and as you toss a potion in Dream-Con next to a jar you know will take you to World 4.
Not nearly as fundamental as the question “To turtle-trap or not to turtle-trap”; this conundrum still plagues our youth. Or not.
Is it cheating? If so, who are you cheating? Bowser would have you believe you are cheating yourself.
Exhibit A:
Geek Blog – Don’t Panic!
I know you forgot your towel today. That’s ok: Don’t Panic! You didn’t realize that today was Geek Pride Day: Don’t Panic!
Don't Panic!
You don’t have a friend from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse? Don’t Panic!
Seriously, everyone needs a friend from a small planet in the vicinity of Betelgeuse.
Out of fish? Well. Sorry for you.
Blame this guy. Then Don't Panic!
Happy Geek Pride Day (TowelDay)!
-SnowytheGeek
Geek Blog – Symphony of Science 5
The Symphony of Science is a musical project headed by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form.
The project owes its existence in large measure to the wonderful work of Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, and Steve Soter, of Druyan-Sagan Associates, and their production of the classic PBS Series Cosmos, as well as all the other featured figures and visuals.
The latest autotuned physics discussion/remix: “The Poetry of Reality”
-SnowytheGeek [via SoS]
Geek Blog – Happy Birthday, Professor Hawking
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest minds of our times, Professor Stephen Hawking. He was born on this day in 1942. 2010 marks his 68th birthday.
**This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that “NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted“. **
-SnowytheGeek [via Wikipedia]
Geek Blog – Symphony of Science 4
The fourth video in the awesome series Symphony of Science brings us clips from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, David Attenborough’s Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life, The Life of Mammals, The Living Planet, BBC Life, XVIVO Scientific Animations, IMAX Cosmic Voyage, Jane Goodall’s TED Talk, and a clever Guiness Commercial. The theme of this video is our planet’s amazing diversity and is called The Unbroken Thread.
-SnowytheGeek [via YT]