The Bevrage I’ve Been Waiting For
As an all around hard worker I do allot of hard work. Whether it’s the hard work of siting very still and pondering the deep mysteries of the brain; the hard work of launching strange objects into the air; or the hard work of using the forces of fire and […]
Trace Elements
Thanks Max!
Jeff Koons Hanging Choo Choo
Artist Jeff Koons wants to dangle a replica of train from crane in down town LA. You can read more here and here. I’m not sure I really connect with this piece. I like the idea of a running, hooting, train suspended above people but I think the crane is […]
Think Subliminal
From the Wall Street Journal business section (“Think Apple: It boosts creativity“): Scientists have long debated whether subliminal messages, the idea that subconscious exposure can shape behavior, really work. In recent years, the consensus opinion has tended towards no. But most studies measured if subliminal messages caused people to buy […]
Glactisimposton
Nice.
The Two O’clock Titty
I love learning new things about my city. So apparently, at 2pm (it must vary with the time of year) Saint Mary’s Cathedral casts a glorious titty shaped shadow upon it’s self. Clearly the Lords work. Thanks Max!
Back at it …
Well, do a few technical problems with Almost Scientifics host I’ve been unable to get get any posts up in the past few days. But now everything seems to be back on line. Anyhow, one of the Band that I am excited to see in a few weeks when we […]
Has Contemporary Design Embraced Steampunk?
While it never admits to it directly this post on the ICON blog (ICON is a fairly high end architecture and design magazines) leads me to believe that the relatively underground Steampunk aesthetic and sensibility has begun to have an influence on contemporary designers. The posts is titled Design and […]
Project Orion
If you ever need to get to Saturn and back in just five years all you need is a space ship and a handful of nukes. Read more about Project Orion This short video is really cool:
Lunar Eclipse from Orbit
On February 20, 2008, sky gazers from the central Pacific to Africa saw the full Moon turn a striking red as it passed into Earth’s shadow. From space, the lunar eclipse deepened the darkness of the night. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s (DMSP) F16 satellite captured this view of the […]
Shinies
La Géode Cloud Gate Atomium Shiny Balls Mirror
Jules Verne ATV
Give that it’s named Jules Verne, this unmanned, European Space Agency (ESA), automated transfer vehicle (ATV), need more rust and rivets.
The Trenches of Approach
Here is a short but thought provoking blog post on the relationships between religion, fortification architecture and the modern terror state.
High Speed Videos
I’ve seen lot’s of high speed photography but not allot of video. Check out this high speed video gallery from the Photron company. For some reason I love the one of the cookies.
The View From Mars
Chrismas 1968 — men were on the moon. The crew of Apollo 8 pointed their camera home and took a photograph, now know as Earthrise, that forever changed the way we view our planet and our place in the universe. That image was taken almost forty years ago. And today, […]
If
If you give me … I’ll …