A collection of digital wonders and some other stuff
Paul Rothemund will send chills down your spine as he explains the astonishing potential of DNA folding in this great TED talk from September 2007.
Hit play or watch Paul Rothemund: The astonishing promise of DNA folding. See also—Paul’s other talk on DNA folding, Paul Rothemund casts a spell with DNA.
Last night was the 2nd annual Lethbridge Zombie Walk. Here are a few photos I captured of the event:
See my complete Lethbridge Zombie Walk 2008 set.
“Great taste for beautiful people.” Check out this crazy Tab Cola ad from 1982. These were simpler times.
Hit play or watch TaB cola ad 1982 at YouTube.
I think VLC is the best media player out there. No more worrying about codecs or corrupt files, VLC does it all—not to mention, it even plays DVDs!
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, …) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
Get VLC now.
A short video showing the entertaining robot, Titan.
From the website:
Titan the robot is the new and unique entertainment concept that has taken the United Kingdom by storm. Titan is equally at home in almost any arena and switches from street theatre to corporate hospitalty with ease. In fact the events Titan has previously appeared at have spanned almost every possible genre including large outdoor events, product launces, celebrity partes, trade shows, shopping centres, music festivals, fashion shows, and even several TV appearances and has even been used in a national advertising campaign by one for the UK’s largest holiday companies.
Titan’s allure spans all age groups, ethnic backgrounds and languages, he really does have a universal appeal; we have yet to find an event where Titan doesn’t fit in.
Hit play or watch Three Robot’s Dancing at Youtube.
The Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie, demonstrate the difference between serial and parallel processing with a little live art demonstration.
[Adam & Jamie draw a MONA LISA in 80 milliseconds! – YouTube]
As I post this, I should actually be working on remodelling my bathroom. How appropriate!
Procrastination, a short animation by Johnny Kelly of the Royal College of Art.
[Procrastination – Youtube]
Warning: The following link leads to an extremely addicting flash game. Luckily there are only 20 levels and then you can go to sleep. At least, that’s what I did.
Oktapodi, a short CG animation from the students at Gobelins.
If you’ve ever thought about getting some LED garden lights, check out the link for a simple and inexpensive tutorial on how to make your own.