Just don't take the little guy and his mom anywhere questionable, which has been known to happen with Streeview from time to time.

And because it was so epic, check out this completely off topic video from SNL that aired last night in observance of Mother's Day. [Google Maps, SNL Digital Short - Thanks, Chase]

Three cheers for that comic genius Tracy Morgan. Sorry for the crappy video—for some reason NBC.com's link to the "Astronaut Jones" video (with Britney Spears) was dead. [SNL]

In 2007, a muscular robot programmed to lift heavy stones malfunctioned in a factory near Stockholm, Sweden, and some poor devil—who thought he'd turned off the power—nearly got himself killed when the robot grabbed his head and shook him around. He ended up with four broken ribs, but managed to "defend himself" and live. The judge awarded the guy 25,000 Swedish kronor, which sounds nice except that it's only about $3,000. The judge also reprimanded the guy for being at least partially at fault, if I'm reading the Swedish translation correctly.

My point is, if the guy had only had Old Glory robot insurance, he'd have gotten way more than $3K, and probably wouldn't have gotten that reprimand either, because we know how Old Glory feels about robots. (Sorry in advance to people outside NBC.com boundaries—the video below is damn funny.) [SvD via io9]

The MacGruber Pepsi ads were sandwiched in between the usual commercials that populate Saturday late night television. The first, for example, came after a trailer for Pink Panther 2, which had conveniently played after Steve Martin's monologue—as well as one of SNL's "real" fake commercials, featuring Kristen Wiig pitching "edible pampers" (it was as gross as it sounds).

At least the ads were self-depreciating, with MacGruber's character constantly flubbing up the escape with incessant references to soda, new Pepsi clothing, and even a name change. All the while, the real MacGyver plays the straight man, criticizing the product placement and eventually calling our hero the sell out he is.

Even the musical lead-in, which features a machismo singer laying down what MacGruber is all about, succumbed to the product placement fever:

I'd say it's a sad, sad day, but I'm laughing. Oh well. [YouTube]

Sure, artist Steve Bishop was going for a more metaphoric approach, indicated by the name he chose, "Staring at Cat Staring at Cat Staring." But I prefer the more literal interpretation: These cats have lasers embedded into their ocular cavities, and they're not afraid to use 'em. It's kinda like Schrodinger's Cat, but now, the only uncertainty is which cat explodes first. [Steve Bishop via Core77, with a nod to Andy Samberg and Bill Hader]

[Saturday Night Live]

...the hacked phone was never an nbc or writer decision. it was done out of convenience since that was the only way to shoot a phone with all of its features. if u look closely, in both spots you can see "NO SERVICE" in the upper left corner of the phone.

Maybe the hacked iPhone is just part of the joke, an inside snicker of SNL writers. Maybe the hack makes for an simpler, more customizable production prop. Or maybe, since we knew Apple and NBC weren't getting along before, this is a not-so-subtle kick in the groin from one corporation to another. Hit the jump for a bigger version.

Beautiful.

UPDATE: The news is here.
Kodak Invite [crave]

D in a Box [Youtube]