A collection of digital wonders and some other stuff
“The demolition of a 200 foot building in Sioux Falls, SD didn’t go so well today. Demolition experts blasted the bottom of the tower expecting it to tip over. Instead, the building sank into it’s basement. Great video!”
Check out the botched building demolition (1.7Mb QT) and here is a mirror link.
(via BoingBoing.net)
My new roommate moved in today. Everything seems to be working out nicely for me. I think I’m just inherently lucky.
$50,000,000 before they really even started, the man of steel is back (movie teaser).
Google adsense users can now get $1 everytime someone uses a link from their site to download the google toolbar for Firefox. Can you see what I’m saying? It’s time to upgrade to a better browser with the worlds best toolbar! See the side-bar for details.
I uploaded the new International Centre for Student website earlier today. You can see the old version and the current version.
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This is perhaps the worst thing I have seen come out of Iraq. Frankly words will not express my anger and outrage. (Viewer discretion is advised)
Video of Random Shootings in Iraq.
It’s a video apparently taped by US mercenaries in Iraq shooting random civilians [cars that are getting too close] while driving down the freeway. (via)
The Telegraph.co.uk’s report: ‘Trophy’ Video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers.
It’s impressive that he can play anything on such a huge instrument.
jeanbaudin_mario11.mov (21 MB)
My team won the University of Lethbridge’s intramurals water polo championships for this semester tonight!
Shaun Eden, one of the guys on the team, is trying to organize a club team next semester that will play against the University of Calgary’s and University of Alberta’s teams. Too bad I most likely won’t be around.
I’ve heard a little bit about a new video streaming service called YouTube. Apparently you can host your files there and link to them via your blog. Check out this popular video that I have embedded on my page from youtube.com: (you will need the flash player plugin to see the video)
I first saw the I/O brush featured on a rocketboom clip a few weeks ago. Here is some extra information about it:
“[The] I/O Brush is a new drawing tool to explore colors, textures, and movements found in everyday materials by “picking up” and drawing with them. I/O Brush looks like a regular physical paintbrush but has a small video camera with lights and touch sensors embedded inside. Outside of the drawing canvas, the brush can pick up color, texture, and movement of a brushed surface. On the canvas, artists can draw with the special “ink” they just picked up from their immediate environment.”
More information here: http://web.media.mit.edu/~kimiko/iobrush/