Theo Jansen is a kinetic sculptor. He makes sculptures that use the power of the wind to move. More specifically, he makes mechanistic animalistic creatures that walk when the wind blows. They are awesome. You must see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMqftVhOuTw Read More
XKCD wins teh Internets. Via MetaFilter (I really should give Matt $5 and unlurk): XKCD has managed to meta-internet in a new and incredibly awesome way. If you don’t get it, you fail the Internet. XKCD has now transcended awesome, and has become meta-awesome. Someone should create www.metaxkcd.com. Oooh! It’s… Read More
Wow. Simply amazing stuff. The scenery is spectacular. It is just so remote, alien, and harsh. I really must take my hat off to the entire cast and crew to have endured such trying, and dangerous, conditions in order to bring us a fluffy piece of televisual entertainment. They didn’t… Read More
I’m watching an episode of Top Gear. It’s their Polar Special. Two things come to mind: MythTV, and PVRs in general, are awesome. The guys on Top Gear and MythBusters have dream jobs. Now, I’m sure these jobs contain a lot of drudgery. Plenty of grind work that isn’t much… Read More
Ah, after a week spent out in the real world totally unplugged from the Internet, what nicer welcome could I receive on my return than a Best of 2007 Mashup album? I’m listening to it now, and it rocks! Any album with a combination of John Williams’ Imperial March from… Read More
Kudos out to the folks at MetaFilter for this thread that I wrote about a while back. I purchased several books mentioned in the thread, including: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, by Edward R. Tufte Crossing the Chasm, by Geoffrey A. Moore Influence: Science and Practice, by Robert B.… Read More
I just played through and finished Portal, a new game from Valve that is bundled in with The Orange Box. It is an awesome game. I was introduced to the game because of a 2D Flash homage to the game, and it was really fun. I then followed the buzz… Read More
Mucking about with art stuff is so much fun. Read More
So I’m looking around the Internet for a plush penguin toy, and what should I happen to find in my travels? An entire livejournal community centred around crafted Dr. Who merch. Dr. Who is not well known for its knitware product placement. Sure, there’s the Doctor Who Scarf, made famous… Read More
I spent today mucking about with design ideas for this website. I’ve been spending a lot of time with the design books I referred to in my last post, and I’ve decided design is a lot of fun. I’m toying with redesign ideas for the site, mostly to try to… Read More
