☀️ Awesome Things 192: PopArt Carnival, LEGO Camera, AI Granny, Letting Go, Florida Man, Pizzwrmr
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
A Keith Haring carousel, a Basquiat ferris wheel: long-lost pop art carnival gets new life in New York
The First Operational LEGO Camera
New Yorkers seek to scuttle plans to sink historic ocean liner in Florida
O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time
Here’s a framework for letting it go (whatever “it” is)
// florida man
Disoriented Florida Man under the influence tries to swim back to the US from Canada
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Van Halen: I’m The One - Keyboards
My best attempt at “I’m The One” on keyboards. Tweaked things a bit; tuned the low C key up to A, D+D# for the pick scratch. [Worth a watch, this is seriously impressive keyboard work]
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🐦 This dog was spotted barking at birds on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. If he peed up there, it's his now
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I just recently saw the Keith Haring show in Seattle and I have always loved his art. Thanks for sharing!