A collection of digital wonders and some other stuff.
A few months ago I read a story about the discovery of a disoriented man whom the medical experts believed might be a concert pianist – very much like in the movie “Shine”. The stranger refused to utter a single word after being found in a soaking wet suit on a beach in Britain.
Well it turns out the “Piano Man” was putting the world on. He fooled the doctors and it turns out he can barely play a note.
Today is the centennial anniversary of the province of Alberta. I should make a cake or something.
An interesting look at regenerating mice and the potential for the science to be applied to humans.
Creating a design in 3D space and then having it printed in the material of your choice is something I’ve been hearing about for years; even the design class at my high school had a 3D lathe, but reading this Wired Article on 3D Printing, it seems they’ve taken things to a new level.
Oh and while I’m on the topic of Wired Articles, you should probably check out the expose on the clone capable claiming religious group the Raelians.
“Two amateur documentary makers say they’ve infiltrated the UFO cloning sect known as the Raelians and come away with candid videos they hope will further tarnish the group’s reputation and even help shut it down.”
I found it kind of funny (funny strange, not funny – haha) because the guy making the video said he became suspicious of the group after learning they ask their members for a whopping 1% of their annual income; nope his suspicions didn’t come from the sex parties or their claim of aliens cloning humans – but when he found out they want money?! Well it must be a cult based on the 1% donation request.
Two weeks ago I talked about Plastic.com’s post on the perfect album. Philip Dhingra has tabulated all the albums mentioned in the comments and published them online.
My brother scanned some old photos he took of me kayaking down the Kananaskis white water and posted them on Flickr. I’m still cold.
As a fan of both typefaces and silly time wasting flash games, I feel a certain responsibility to show you Helvetica Vs. Arial.
I stumbled upon an interesting site that explains how to start a fire using a pop can and some chocolate. I’ll have to try this sometime.
Even though it’s kind of old news, I stumbled upon a selection of photos from the i am 8-bit video game art show opening. Too bad all the cool stuff happens in California.
The NPR has a short interview with David Mikkelson, the co-founder of Snopes.com. (Snopes is my favorite site for information about Urban Myths and other rumours).