Everything's Irie

My Vacation

2007-01-22T22:55:00.000-05:00

I now have all my vacation plans. Wherever this is, and doing it.

Half Life 2 using the Wiimote

2007-01-22T16:11:00.000-05:00

I love it when people take existing technologies and meld them into a pile of awesome. Nintendo Wii remote technology + a powerful PC game engine = Possibilities.
You crazy people and your crazy mods using crazy technology.

Seeing Different

2007-01-22T00:54:00.000-05:00

This post is brought to you by Neatorama.

Running from Camera is a blog about a photographer who sets his camera on a 2 second time delay and tries to get as far away as possible. It adds a new element to all the settings.

I previously posted about this last year, but now CBS did a great piece on it.

Seeing with your Tongue.

We <3 Technology

2007-01-21T12:09:00.000-05:00

Today's post is brought to you by Technology.

A list of the 9 military technologies that we want for ourselves!

The worlds first optical storage that fits on One Photon! No joke, scientists have stored an image on one photon... It just boggles the mind.

And finally, a totally automated mini-car factory built out of Lego Mindstorms.

Light

2007-01-19T00:50:00.000-05:00

This post is brought to you by Light

Lack of Light: Some very brave people traveled to the depths of the secret tunnels built behind Niagra Falls. Frozen time at it's best.

Lapse In Light: Stunning time-lapse video

Light Sculpture: LED hacking at it's best.

Light Sculpture on Vimeo

Drool

2007-01-18T15:41:00.000-05:00

The sexiest thing I have seen all year

I don't even care the video is too big I'm so excited.

The Internet Loves You

2007-01-18T01:01:00.000-05:00

This post is brought to you by streaming video.

Tadeo is a fearless adventurer who decides to face a challenge, a great challenge. He's going to enter a very complex pyramid where he's going to find curious and dangerous surprises.
Tadeo has won numerous awards and is a really enjoyable short.

And now a word from your host, Bruce Lee. This screen test from 1964 shows a new side of Bruce Lee-- scaring old American businessmen.

The Jeep Waterfall is an innovation in jaw-dropping water-art I want to say. The aesthetics of a fountain mixed with the technology of a new media artist... I love it.

Those once in a lifetime shots

2007-01-17T14:37:00.000-05:00

A rainbow and lightning in one shot. cha-ching.

Fads, Robots, and Kittens!

2007-01-16T13:58:00.000-05:00

This post brought to you by Neatorama.

Fads - A post of a previous article from Mental_Floss has a recount of "37 fads that swept the nation" From Hula Hoops to Goldfish swallowing, we have all done some pretty silly things.

Robots - This "Counter Crafting" robot is a prototype for a new type of robot that will supposedly be able to build entire houses at 1/5th the price and in a fraction of the time.

Kittens! - Who can resist a troop of kittens doing "ballet"?

The Artist, The Visionary, The Art

2007-01-16T11:24:00.000-05:00

Todays post is brought to you by The Athanasius Kircher Society.

The Artist - Étienne-Jules Marey was a pioneer in photography, but I am most fond of his "Movements of Air" shots.

The Visionary - Evgen Bavcar is a phenomenal photographer and artist, and all without his sight. That's right, he's the blind photographer.

The Art - One of my favorite modern artists is of course Bansky. If you don't know Bansky you should check him out and see what you think. If you do know Bansky, then now is your chance to get a lot of his artwork in huge file formats for free!

The Internet Rainbow

2007-01-15T01:20:00.000-05:00

This is very cool. The Internet Rainbow is a website that assigns you a color when you visit and adds it to an ever growing rainbow of visitors. I'm number 125,028. I'm Purple.

You're sisters paper doll's got nothin'

2007-01-14T19:17:00.000-05:00

Danish artist Peter Callesen makes sublime paper cut-outs that make the mind giggle.

Sam Buxton over at Mikroworld makes fantastic metal cut-out sculptures that you can buy and fold yourself. Cheap too.

Carlo Giovani has a very impressive portfolio site, including some incredible paper craft.

Eye Candy - 1/14/07

2007-01-14T12:37:00.000-05:00

Mmmm, tasty eye candy. Oh, and lists. Tasty lists.

For those who like books, more cover art than you can shake a tree at.

For the Graphic Design nerd, 30 dark designs you should've seen. Some very nice CSS design inside.

For the city oriented, a new and beautiful photo of New York right after a sunset.

And lastly, for anyone who has ever seen flash art, and especially anyone who hasn't seen flash art, the amazingly beautiful Levitated. Some of the most fantastic flash design I have ever seen.

Zee Robots!

2007-01-13T15:48:00.000-05:00

Today's post is brought to you by Suicide Bots.

It's Robot Day!

First, the wonders of American Science & Surplus. Where else can you get Remote Controlled Spiders, or Glow In The Dark Maggots for two bucks?

Next, the fantastic Flaming Lotus Girls. You got to love people that make giant fire belching robots.

And, in case you are having a bad day, have a chuckle at the expense of a Furby in a microwave!

How can I show that and not show you his twisted brother. Tickle Me Elmo... ON FIRE!
Funny, creepy, and cute all in one smoldering fuzz ball.

3 Steps To A Good Day

2007-01-12T14:00:00.000-05:00

First, a statement from tcritic.com, in response to the "surge" of troops bush has planned for iraq.

Second, an awe-inspiring creation, the Lego Church created by Amy Hughes. From haha.nu

And Third, a good hearty laugh from the always funny AskANinja.com

Eye Candy - 11/20/06

2006-11-20T21:14:00.000-05:00

Well, this was a big eye candy week so get ready. Don't miss the last one, it's my favorite.

1. Ernesto Neto's installation in Paris, in the Pantheon no less! Very gooey looking.

2. Bibliodyssey has an awesome post containing dozens of historical brain maps. Makes you realize how far we've come and how far we have to go doesn't it?

3. FlyingMachines.org is the greatest collection of classic failed flying machines you will find anywhere.

4. The classic Rubens Tube. Always cool. Especially when some Metal-head sets one up in his garage.

5. Last but oh so not least, the Tree Of Life.

From the site, "This tree is from an analysis of small subunit rRNA sequences sampled from about 3,000 species from throughout the Tree of Life. The species were chosen based on their availability, but we attempted to include most of the major groups, sampled very roughly in proportion to the number of known species in each group.

A beautiful visualization of all the things wandering this flying rock. Excellent.

Well, that's it. I hope it teases your fancy. Oh, and happy 200th post to us! I'm going to go get a cupcake.

-I

Laughter Medicine

2006-11-14T01:40:00.000-05:00

There are some things that just make you giggle whether you like it or not.

Like funny cat pictures.

And remakes of Lord of the Rings.

Speaking The Truth

2006-10-31T02:33:00.000-05:00

Following my boy Olbermann in the "Speaking the Fucking Truth" category, is my boy Bill Maher.

So true. Except for the soccer part..

This, That, and the Other

2006-10-27T03:07:00.000-04:00

This: When it absolutely has to get there...

That: In the future, warnings are a little different.

The Other: Sony has had a few wonderful commmercials, but this takes the cake. B-e-a-utiful.

How Many of Me

2006-10-17T16:38:00.000-04:00

This is cool. HowManyofMe.com can tell you how many people have the same name as you. 34,496 Caleb's, 15,688 Gatlin's, and only 2 of me. Word. -viaNeatorama

HowManyOfMe.com

There are:
2
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

Tasty Eye Candy

2006-10-16T16:42:00.000-04:00

Ahh, another delicious serving of Eye Candy. I could eat this all day.

1. This is now at the top of my gift list.. for myself. ; Sushi Pillows!. via BoingBoing

2. This is an enormous collection of beautiful surrealist paintings. Very impressive.

3. And, for the part of you that loves the beauty of destruction, a well edited collection of slow-motion bullets.

I heard the news today..

2006-10-11T14:48:00.000-04:00

There's more news than you can shake a stick at out there, but not much of it is good. So here is some good news for ya, so you don't have to cry tonight.

1. Screw tires! I want Tweels! These new forms of tires have flexible spokes instead of air, making them smoother, stronger, and less likely to have you cursing on the side of the road.

2. Scientists have succesfully "teleported" two different objects. Now while we aren't quite ready to start slinging Kirk all over the place, this is still a huge step in quantum communication. It's not quite teleportion like science fiction has taught us, since the matter of the objects wasn't teleported, but their information in the form of light into matter.. or something... Anyway, Hurrah!

3. And last, but oh so not least, my new best friend Olbermann went on the air and had something he needed to get off his chest.. Everything! This is one of the most straight forward, heart-felt, and serious speeches I have heard in a long time. Someone is finally demanding that Bush be held responsible for his actions. Thank you, Olbermann!

Note: This is his response to Clinton's apperance on Fox the other day. Another very interesting watch. Part I Part II

Eye Candy

2006-10-02T01:15:00.000-04:00

A Beautiful Collection of Bizarre Cloud Formations.

A Massive Collection of Apple Ads From Day 1.

Back into it.

2006-09-24T20:17:00.000-04:00

That was a wonderful month off.

Chew on Chomsky for a minute and I'll be right back with more.

KungFu vs. Yoga

2006-08-29T23:50:00.000-04:00

Who shall be victorious?

Kermit!

2006-08-26T21:52:00.000-04:00

You can't go wrong with Kermit.

90degrees

2006-08-26T12:08:00.000-04:00

I saw this amazing abstract cg piece a long time ago and lost the link. It has finally come back to me! I love this film. It's excellent in so many ways. Don't miss it.

Official Site

Why YouTube Is So Delicious

2006-08-13T02:02:00.000-04:00

Another installment of WYTISD

The future of computer interfaces

How to undress in 7 seconds

Jon Stewart on The O'Reilly Factor

BUSTED - The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters

Audiopad

2006-08-09T12:17:00.000-04:00

Behold, Audiopad. The newest and fucking coolest way to make music. I want one of these very badly. Check out the video after the jump.

Audiopad was developed by James Patten and Ben Recht aka localfields.

Oh Mike..

2006-08-09T03:27:00.000-04:00

Mike pulled pranks. Mike was out of town. Mike got owned.

A few of us at work have been pranked one too many times by a certain coworker by the name of Mike. He was out of town for a few days and we had some extra cardboard laying around. This is what happens when you push creative IT workers too far! Enjoy your new office Mike!

OK Go - Here It Goes Again

2006-08-06T16:45:00.000-04:00

As Far As The EyeCandy Can See

2006-08-01T15:49:00.000-04:00

Been saving these up for awhile, so get ready.

1. Mice on drugs. Sweet.
Actually it's a very well made way to teach people about how drugs work. Still sweet.

2. The Underground History. An extensive collection of writings and photos about the lost London Underground. This picture is a "Mercury Arc Rectifier" that is still running.

3. Now, even you can legally keep a 6' marijuana plant in your house... because it's made out of silk. Not as fun, but I think it's a beautiful way to lighten up a room.

4. Bravia, the genius advertisers that brought you the beautiful thousand bouncy balls commercial, are back at it with some more amazing tricks.

5. If I was a spaceship, where would I go? Hmm. Oh, how about the International Space Station? I guess this is what it would look like for them. Kickass. (Attn: Very High Resolution)

6. Big Gulp. Whoa.

7. doodleBug is a site where people submit their doodles. Nothing special right? The nifty part is that you can watch every single doodle from beginning to end.

8. They call it the "future of animation." Yes, it is very well done, but I wouldn't throw a party just yet. The ultra-realistic details are very cool, and I will give them that.

And on the eigth day...

2006-07-28T00:49:00.000-04:00

He doodled in the water.

This company has actually come up with a way to write letters and draw on water using wave generators. While the result is a nifty parlor trick, the implications of this are pretty cool. Plus, I wouldn't mind drawing on water.

If the history of the universe was condensed into a one-year calendar

2006-07-26T15:46:00.000-04:00

This is very cool. It really puts things in a little more perspective, even if it does melt the brain a bit.

Who backs an immediate ceasefire?

2006-07-26T15:39:00.000-04:00

The Belfast Telegraph has a very easy way to show us. Makes me a little worried.

Dropping Knowledge

2006-07-25T16:38:00.000-04:00

Dropping Knowledge is "a global initiative to turn apathy into activity." On September 9th, 112 inpirational individuals are going to meet and answer 100 questions. Who is going to create the questions? You can.

From the site:

Ask Yourself
In a world of complexity and contradiction, apathy has become a sort of survival technique. How could you face the evening news without it? Another famine, another flood, another terrorist attack - if we truly identified with the pain and suffering of others, it would paralyze us. And so our apathy extends not only to those on the other side of the world but to our families, friends, neighbors, selves.

When was the last time you questioned the way things are?
The last time you refused to accept the unacceptable?
The last time you turned your apathy into activity?

Ask yourself.

E-Hobo.com

2006-07-25T13:24:00.000-04:00

Awhile back, Mark from BoingBoing posted about John Hodgman who reads 700 funny hobo names for a spoken word poem. Mark suggested people should draw each of the hoboes and start a group on flickr. A few months later, E-Hobo.com is born!

I'm quite fond of "Thermos H. Christ"

Strange Statues Around The World

2006-07-25T13:00:00.000-04:00

haha.nu has a huge collection of the strangest statues around the world.

I thought I knew what strange was, but I had no idea.

Dutch Windmill Proposition

2006-07-22T01:09:00.000-04:00

This is an ingenious idea for the future of windmills created by Dutch company NL Architects. These new windmills based on the organic growth of trees would hopefully be less intrusive on the Dutch landscape. Intrusive or not, they are a beautiful way to generate our much needed power.

I can't believe it

2006-07-21T02:02:00.000-04:00

I can't believe it... But it's true!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are BACK!

Justin Wood

2006-07-20T18:02:00.000-04:00

I stumbled across Justin's portfolio from a comment he made on BoingBoing. He has a really interesting style with digital mixed media. It looks like he does a lot of magazine illustrations for Entertainment Weekly and Esquire and the like.

I really like this piece, ew.oscar.odds.06 with the Oscar nominees from 2006.

Eye Candy Roundup: 7/20/0

2006-07-20T16:14:00.000-04:00

1. Israeli girls write messages on a shell at a heavy artillery position near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, next to the Lebanese border. One, Two.

2. iSpots. How Wireless Technology is Changing Life on the MIT Campus.

3. The World's Largest Human Rainbow. Over 31,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) gathered yesterday at the Luneta Grandstand in Manila wearing colorful shirts, caps and flaglets and danced to modern pop tunes in a bid to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the “World’s Largest Human Rainbow.”

4. Moscow Metro. A very cool website where you can see the magnificence of Moscow Metro stations. Really Stunning.

5. Solar Tattoos. Some people think Ink is lame, so they do it themselves!

The Daily Show Revisits Net Neutrality

2006-07-20T16:02:00.000-04:00

Yes, I know it's more Daily Show, but I can't resist.

Revisiting Net Neutrality

And for those that don't know, Net Neutrality is a very important issue that is going to affect all of us. So listen up and stand strong, cause those ISP bastards are trying to ruin the Web for us just so they can make some more cash.

The Beauty of YouTube

2006-07-20T13:45:00.001-04:00

YouTube may be the greatest website ever. How else could I share all this goodness with you?

HeatVision and Jack. Directed by Ben Stiller with Jack Black as the smartest man alive and Owen Wilson as the voice of his partner, a motorcycle.

The Daily Show on Lebanon Coverage. You can never get enough of the Daily Show.

Back In Black on ParentsTV.org. Lewis Black doesn't seem to like the parents that are trying to get rid of all the "smut" on TV.

Back In Black on Harry Potter Camp. "I guess last years band-camp ass-kickings weren't demeaning enough."

ATL Waterpark Tour. While rollerblading is whoopty-shit, I do enjoy seeing these fellas skate down memories like "The Bahama Bobsled." (They are at Whitewater park in Atlanta, by the way)

And how can I forget, The Slowest Man On Earth. This video is one hour timelapse of a crotchety old man trying to get down the street. Go man go!

The Big Lebowski - Fucking Short Version

2006-07-19T01:33:00.000-04:00

Warning: May contain strong language.

News Roundup

2006-07-17T14:44:00.000-04:00

A quick News Roundup so I can get out of here.

1. It's Official: Jack the Ripper Identified!

2. Latest fossil find strengthens the chain of Human Evolution.

The latest fossil unearthed from a human ancestral hot spot in Africa allows scientists to link together the most complete chain of human evolution so far.

The 4.2 million-year-old fossil discovered in northeastern Ethiopia helps scientists fill in the gaps of how human ancestors made the giant leap from one species to another.

3. A new Campaigns Wikia hopes to bring the idea of democracy back, and to help each person to address their questions and needs as a person and a voter.

The Mission:

It's time for politics to become more intelligent, and for democracy to really involve the people. Broadcast media tells you what to think and doesn't let you get involved. It's time to focus on what you need, what you care about, and the messages you want to get out.

Eye Candy Roundup: 7/17/06

2006-07-17T14:30:00.000-04:00

And yet another Eye Candy Roundup for everyone.

1. Probably the best lightning photo I have ever seen.

2. When Graphic Artists Get Bored.

3. This is very very cool. I don't know how they did it, but you can now see a 3D QTVR of the moon. 360 degrees of whoa.

4. And my personal favorite, Car vs. 747!

Eye Candy Roundup: 7/15/06

2006-07-15T14:59:00.000-04:00

1. Incredible pictures of Nature's two most popular tricks at once. Rainbows and Lightning. Beautiful.

2. The Stop Action photoset on Flickr makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up it's so cool. Water is still one of the most interesting photo subjects on the planet.

3. The Summer of Antwerp kick-off, The Elephant.

4. And last, but not least, The Evolution of Dance.

Cassini-Huygens Essay

2006-07-13T16:46:00.000-04:00

The Cassini spacecraft that has been orbiting Saturn for the past 2 years has been taking some spectacular pictures. The Cassini-Huygens Essay is a compilation of just a few of the best photos taken.

Pictured here is the most detailed photo ever compiled of Saturn. All natural colour, too.

A Very Special Message

2006-07-13T16:15:00.000-04:00

A very special message from the President of the United States of America on Global Warming.

time." them know?"

2006-07-12T02:58:00.000-04:00

I have a new favorite useless spam message. By useless I mean those wonderful emails that clog up your folder that don't even take the time to give you a link to not look at! This is one for the record books.

time."
them know?"
saw him after that. I couldn't even recognize him. He was a broken man, no
gives a smooth sweeping curve at tremendous speed. Before he learned this,

Wonderful, eh?

Let me know your favorite wastes of space. I know everyone has gotten more than a few of these.

Also, can anyone tell me why we recieve these messages that don't even spam links? Is there some way for them to still get paid? I don't understand..

How can the human race survive the next 100 years?

2006-07-10T18:06:00.000-04:00

This question was asked by the one and only Stephen Hawking on Yahoo! Answers six days ago. As of right now it already has 22,176 answers. Feel free to add your own. I hope he writes something about it in the future. I'll be sure to let you know.

Eye Candy: 7/10/06

2006-07-10T17:53:00.000-04:00

A small Eye Candy roundup for everyone.

1. It's amazing how something we use every day can still make an awesome picture. This one of Velcro being pulled apart just showed up on Flickr.

2. Gene Kelly is back, and back with style.

3. And while we're talking about Breakdancing, I though you might want to see the Pope enjoying some moves.

"16 Things That It Took Me Over 50 Years To Learn"

2006-07-10T01:01:00.000-04:00

This is straight from the walls of Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwiches in Atlanta. I'm probably not suppose to put this on here, but I thought it was hilarious, so here you go.

16 Things That It Took Me Over 50 Years To Learn
by Dave Barry (On the event of his 50th birthday)

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. If you had to identify, in a single word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

3. There is a very fine line beween "hobby" and "mental illness."

4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

5. You should not confuse your career with your life.

6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

7. Never lick a steak knife.

8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actually baby emerging from her at that moment.

11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

12. The one things that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

13. A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
(This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)

14. Your friends love you anyway.

15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remeber that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

16. Final thought for the day: Men are like fine wine.. They start out as grapes, and it's up to the women to stomp the snot out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.

(Dave Barry of Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches)

YouTube Eye Candy

2006-07-09T22:13:00.000-04:00

Look! It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's... the worlds first Robotic Fish?

Look! It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's... a Redneck and 8,500 Bottle Rockets!

German Scientists Have Succesfully Made Men Useless

2006-07-09T22:03:00.000-04:00

BBC News reports that Scientists from Germany have successfully created life from artificial sperm grown from embryonic stem cells. This amazing discovery means that, unfortunately, Men are now officially useless. Shame, really. Thanks Doc.

I Was a Mouthpiece For The American Military

2006-07-09T21:57:00.000-04:00

Harper's Magazine recently published a very interesting article about the American Military's involvment in censoring news and reports coming out of Iraq. It's incredible how much control they demand over everything they touch, and it has gotten severly out of control.

From The Article:

In an interesting interview published this week in Foreign Policy, Newsweek's Rod Nordland spoke about the difficulties of reporting from Iraq. He said that the Bush Administration has been largely successful in managing the news “to the extent that most Americans are not aware of just how dire it is and how little progress has been made” and revealed that some embedded reporters “have been blacklisted because the military wasn’t happy with [their] work.”

Over at Digg they are having a very interesting discussion about it and I suggest you check it out.

Bush vs. Bush on The Daily Show

2006-07-07T14:19:00.000-04:00

Jon Stewart managed to get two very important people on his show for a meaningful discussion.

Busted for wearing a peace T-shirt; has this country gone completely insane?

2006-07-07T14:15:00.000-04:00

Mike Ferner might be the first person to get arrested just for wearing a peace t-shirt and having some coffee.

It's hard to believe, but read the article and you'll see; we have really lost our way.

Eye Candy: Infared Photography

2006-07-07T14:11:00.000-04:00

Jeffrey Klassen used a neat trick to take these beautiful photographs. Using an infared filter in some unique ways, he has taken some wonderful scenic shots.

This one, Keep Out, is my favorite.

Polanoid

2006-07-06T13:57:00.000-04:00

Polanoid.net is a massive website dedicated to sharing Polaroid pictures. Those wonderful and under-used disposable photographs. It's worth a browse just to see what everyone else uses their polaroids for.

Funny Times At YouTube High

2006-07-06T13:51:00.000-04:00

Some funny YouTube Videos for ya.

Robin Williams on Whose Line Is It Anyway!

O'Reilly on The Daily Show!

Zoomorphic Calligraphy

2006-07-05T15:16:00.000-04:00

From BibliOdyssey:

"This new mode was not a matter of script metamorphosing into living forms which are also readable letters, but of using script to delineate such forms. Seldom had the flexibility of the Arabic alphabet been so tested.

This practice established itself only relatively late in Islamic art, when the taboos outlawing religious iconography had lost some of their power.

[Zoomorphic calligraphy] developed [..] in Ottoman Turkey, India and Qajar Iran [and] was known as early as 1458."

I love all of these photos. They are so graceful and beautiful I can't look away. Really stunning.

Mind Over Matter

2006-07-05T14:17:00.001-04:00

Sitting stone still under a skull cap fitted with a couple dozen electrodes, American scientist Peter Brunner stares at a laptop computer. Without so much as moving a nostril hair, he suddenly begins to compose a message -- letter by letter -- on a giant screen overhead.

Drugged Spiders And The Webs They Weave

2006-07-03T01:05:00.000-04:00

This one is from the Kircher Society.

During the 1950s, a swiss pharmacologist named Peter Witt conducted a set of experiments in spider doping. He found that the spiders spun uniquely cockeyed webs depending on which substance they had ingested. Based on this finding, Witt proposed a new way for law enforcement to identify confiscated drugs that would be cheaper than traditional chemical analysis: simply feed the drugs to spiders and observe their webs.

I think it's funny that the worse web of them all was on caffeine. I'm still the most intruiged by the LSD Web. It's so overly perfect it loses its worth as a web.

Birdy Nam Nam - Absesses

2006-06-28T23:49:00.000-04:00

These 4 guys, "Birdy Nam Nam" from Paris, won a competition for this amazing performace.

Eye Candy Roundup: 6/28/06

2006-06-28T23:22:00.000-04:00

It's been a big eye candy week, so here we go.

1. Hallucinate without Drugs. Do exactly what they say. It's insane, I promise.

2. Animated 3d-vision!. Just look "past" the screen.

3. "The Amorous Nudibranchs Paint the Town Red (and Orange and Yellow and Green and Blue and Violet)..." by kozyndan is not only beautiful, but you can view it in quicktime VR, which is a whole new kinda whoa.

4. Stefan Hoenerloh is the kind of artist that really can make paintings that are more real than real. It truly blows the mind.

5. Scott Wade is either a man with too much time on his hands, or a man that knows exactly what to do with the time he has. I think it's the former. Whichever, he makes the most beautiful "dust art".

Here is a piece with the Mona Lisa and Starry Night on the back of a Mini Cooper.

6.Over at LightingPhotography.com they have a stunning collection of lightnight pictures. Plus, they have tips to help you take your own beautiful lightning photos. Sweet.

7. This is a hair-raising lamp made out of human hair and when the electricity is passed through it the hairs raise up and look like some kind of ameboid.

Rare Rainbows Burn Up The Sky

2006-06-27T14:54:00.000-04:00

Relax Chicken Little, its nothing dangerous. Just really really pretty.

The Birds!

2006-06-27T14:40:00.000-04:00

The Birds are coming! The Birds are coming!

These photos are of the "Black Cloud", as the Denmark locals call it. Every year hundreds of birds flock in beautiful formations all over the sky.

This is a nifty video of a huge flock of European Starlings flying around the sky. The entire flock repeatedly tries to land on the same tree and nearly brings it to the ground.

From BoingBoing: Birds from Huntington Beach, Californa have been acting crazy; flying around confused, running into cars and buildings, and even pecking eight humans. It turns out the birds are infected with domoic acid poisoning, the same illness that may have caused the 1961 northern California bird invasion that inspired Hithcock.

Space Roundup (Big and Small): 6/27/06

2006-06-27T14:21:00.000-04:00

1. This website is an online representation of the distance between the protons and the electrons in the atoms in our bodies. It is scaled up so the smallest thing on the page, the electron, is 1 pixel across, and the proton is a thousand pixels across. At these sizes, that makes the distance from the electron to the proton 50 million pixels! Or, roughly eleven miles! Given all these free space inside the atoms inside us, kinda makes you feel ghostly.

2. The Size Of Our World uses images to give us a visible comparison between the size of our planet and the size of some of the others out there. Makes you feel pretty-itty-bitty, don't it?

BibliOdyssey

2006-06-20T00:22:00.000-04:00

BibliOdyssey is probably my favorite blog right now. The overwhelming number of "Books~~Illustrations~~Science~~History~~Visual Materia Obscura~~Eclectic Bookart" just blows me away.

My new favorite gem is 'Knight of Autumn".

Stick Figures in Peril

2006-06-20T00:07:00.000-04:00

The Stick Figures in Peril pool on Flickr has taken off and is now a huge dying stick figure resource for all those interested.

Sticky Situation by IsolatedIguana is my favorite so far.

Thanks to BoingBoing

Take Action: Support Kennedy Minimum Wage Amendment

2006-06-20T00:02:00.000-04:00

Take a moment to support the minimum wage increase amendment to increase minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour. With this link you can give your information and send a letter to proper people. It just takes a second and can change a lot of lives.

Update: Congress has voted and denied the minimum wage increase. In the wise words of John Stewart, "Kudos to Congress for, literally, taking a giant shit on the poorest people in the country."

North Korea

2006-06-19T23:58:00.000-04:00

This is a truly astounding collection of photos from North Korea on MilitaryPhotos.net. A number of the photos the photographer was told were "forbidden". It's a remarkable look at somone we talk a whole lot about. A beautiful collection.

Space Roundup: 6/19/06

2006-06-19T23:37:00.000-04:00

Today... in... SPACE:

1. We got video of a Meteor hitting the moon. The video had to be slowed down because without an atmosphere nothing slowed the meteor and it hit with unbelievable power and made a fireball. Sweet.

2. The 'Infared Andromeda' is a huge galaxy with over 1 Trillion stars, and it's badass.

3. From Europe you can get a pretty good view of the International Space Station. Ants live in there!

4. The UND High-Altitude Balloon Project is a genius project that sent a camera up to 85,945 feet before it ran out of film.

Thanks to digg.

Access

2006-06-19T23:11:00.000-04:00

Access by Marie Setser is a real time motion tracking installation that spotlights a person with amazing accuracy in a public place. Clips of audio were beamed at the targeted people, who were chosen live by viewers on the web.

This is a wonderful clever installation and I wish I could see it.

The Amazing Lyrebird

2006-06-18T11:44:00.000-04:00

This amazing bird, The Lyrebird, can mimic just about anything he hears. Other birds, cameras, car alarms, even construction workers and chainsaws! What a badass.

I Wonder...

2006-06-17T01:58:00.000-04:00

Maybe you can help... Here are my questions that I have no answers to:

1) Why must we fear that which we do not know?

2) Why are we weaker than our addictions?

3) Why do we fear telling the most important people the most important things?

4) Why do we believe what we are told, even when we know it to be lies?

5) Why is it so hard to tell truth?

6) Why do we fear ourselves the most?

7) What does it take to push us up the hill of progress?

8) When will we realize that mass communication (the internet, etc.) is our one and only hope for the future?

9) Why are the most powerful the most clueless?

10) Why can't we admit our faults?

11) When will we, as a world-wide society, realize that we are not the last step in evolution and accept it?

12) Why is "Thou shalt not kill" the only ignored commandment?

13) When did we take religion in the wrong direction? (example: my religion is right, yours is wrong)

14) When will we realize?

Maybe you can help me out...

Walt Disney's Letter to the Future

2006-06-14T01:05:00.000-04:00

So, our good buddy Walt Disney wrote a letter to the future, half a century in the future to be exact. Written in 1956, it didn't see the light of day till this year.

And I got to tell you, the man knows what he's talking about. Somehow, he describes the internet without even knowing it. "Millions of people in massive assemblies around the world may now be viewing the same staged or natural event, scanned by some incredibly potent scope, in the same amount of time."

He also has some great points about human nature.

"Humanity, as history informs us, changes very slowly in character and basic interests. People need play as much as they need toil. They never cease to be fascinated by their own powers and passions, their base or noble emotions, their faiths and struggles and triumphs against handicap--all things that make them laugh and weep and comfort one another in love and sacrifice out of the deeps of their being."

International Color Photography Awards

2006-06-14T00:52:00.001-04:00

TheColorAwards.com has the International Color Photo Awards website up with all the winners and nominees in both the professional and amateur categories. With so many amazing photos it's a real treat.

This photo, by Simon Mossman of Australia, won 3rd place in the abstract category, and I love it.

Frogs: A Chorus of Colors

2006-06-12T20:59:00.000-04:00

The American Museum of Natural History has a number of photos of these beautiful colored frogs.

Seen here, my favorite, the Blue Poison Frog, or Dendrobates Azureus.

Cats: 1 Bears: 0

2006-06-12T20:51:00.000-04:00

The Worlds newest superhero: Jack the Cat. On Saturday a bear wandered into the yard of Jacks owners in Jersey and got chased up a tree by Jack! 15 minutes later it got the guts to come back down, only to be chased up another tree!

After taking the photo Jacks owners brought him back inside and the bear climbed down and left. Three cheers for Jack!

Touch Sensor as sensitive as the Human Finger

2006-06-12T20:47:00.000-04:00

U.S. Scientists have developed a Touch Sensor that's as sensitive as the human finger! In this photo you can see a regular penny on the left and the readout of the sensor on the right. It even picks up the tiny print next to Lincoln.

Next Step: T-1000!

Space: The Never Ending Frontier

2006-06-12T12:04:00.000-04:00

Todays Space Roundup:

Hubble Heritage Gallery is a wonderful collection of images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

The HubbleSite has a bunch of very interesting and informative sections on different space topics and are all designed very well. My favorite at the moment is Black Holes.

Cool Cars with Awesome Features

2006-06-11T12:24:00.000-04:00

BusinessWeek.com has put together a short but sweet list of cool upcoming cars with some very interesting features.

For example, the Bugatti Veyron (seen here) has 1,001 horsepower, can go from 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of 253 mph. Wow. Oh, and a tiny little price tag of 1.3 million.

DJ Kels and the Three Instructors

2006-06-11T12:18:00.000-04:00

DJ Kels spliced together three different instructional videos to make a very cool and catchy video. Nifty.

Eye Candy: Hubble On Edge

2006-06-11T00:59:00.000-04:00

This is mind-bending. This is a photo of a galaxy (named NGC 5866) taken by Hubble at a side on view. Beautiful.

From the Description:
This is a unique view of the disk galaxy NGC 5866 tilted nearly edge-on to our line-of-sight. Hubble's sharp vision reveals a crisp dust lane dividing the galaxy into two halves. The image highlights the galaxy's structure: a subtle, reddish bulge surrounding a bright nucleus, a blue disk of stars running parallel to the dust lane, and a transparent outer halo. NGC 5866 is a disk galaxy of type "S0" (pronounced s-zero). Viewed face on, it would look like a smooth, flat disk with little spiral structure.

And don't miss the many other galaxies meandering around the outside.

Art of Science

2006-06-09T01:31:00.000-04:00

The Princeton University community was asked to submit work "produced in the course of research or incorporating tools and concepts from science" for the Art of Science Competition. There are some really stunning pieces and I'm in awe of all of them.

Meeting of the Minds by Keith Morton and Eric Fountain is one of my favorites.

William J. Bennett vs. Jon Stewart

2006-06-07T19:53:00.000-04:00

For those of you that missed The Daily Show last night, you missed a great interview with William J. Bennett. (Video plays in second pop-up)

The topic of conversation was Gay Marriage, and it was a fiery one. I have to give Mr Bennett credit for keeping his cool, but without having anything substantial to back up his anti-gay marriage opinion, he got a good 'whooping' shall we say from Jon Stewart. Check it out.

The Fantastic in Art and Fiction

2006-06-07T19:47:00.000-04:00

The Fantastic in Art and Fiction is a huge collection of really interesting and fantastic artwork from days gone by. Be prepared to lose hours of your life to this. Not in a bad way though. More, a "WTF?" way.

Earth From Mars

2006-06-06T09:23:00.000-04:00

This is what we look like from Mars. One big shiny star.

Mother's Angry

2006-06-04T13:35:00.000-04:00

These are truly stunning pictures of storms and the like. Mother Nature lets you know when you piss her off.

Inhabitat

2006-05-31T00:18:00.000-04:00

I recently stumbled on Inhabitat and have been engrossed ever since. Inhabitat is a blog devoted to the future of design for our world. It's the where our aesthetics are going, minus the Target. And beautiful to boot.

I found these Bone Lamps, inspired by bird bones, on the first page. Magnifico!

Eye Candy: Solar Eclipse

2006-05-31T00:11:00.000-04:00

A ginormous picture of one of those beautiful moments in life.

SmackBook Pro

2006-05-29T01:22:00.000-04:00

Some genius came up with a way to switch screens on his macbook use the impact technology. I would definitely get this if I had a MacBook. I bet you look like a mental patient using it in public.

Salt Patterns

2006-05-28T19:41:00.001-04:00

In this video some clever people put a bunch of salt on a metal plate and vibrate it at a bunch of different frequencies. It makes some very cool patterns. I recommend turning down your speakers though.

Tabu Ultra Lounge

2006-05-28T19:34:00.000-04:00

Freeset has installed some very cool interactive tables in the Tabu Ultra Lounge. I would have a ball with these if I was drinking with friends and had toys like this.

WikiMapia

2006-05-28T19:31:00.000-04:00

WikiMapia is a project aimed at describing the whole world. 'Nuff said.

Nike Plus

2006-05-28T19:22:00.000-04:00

This is very cool. Nike is teaming up with Apple to create Nike Plus. With a small "pod" that you insert into your shoe which allows your shoe and your ipod to communicate. It can keep track of how far you've gone, and even tell you during your run and offer advice. Pretty Nifty!

The Wright Brothers Got Nothin!

2006-05-28T19:06:00.000-04:00

December 17th, 1903: Wright Brothers take flight for 12 seconds and 120 feet.
May 21st, 2006: Aston Martin ALMS car skids off the track and takes flight for 144 feet. 24 feet farther than the Wright Brothers. Technology, how I love thee, let me count the ways...