Visualizing magnetic fields

This is a really great artists visualization of invisible magnetic fields. The combination of voice-overs, random lab footage and animation creates an effect that is creepy and wonderful at the same.

posted: 2008-07-12 13:28:13 Read More

Economy versus Broadband -- Fight!

I wonder how much of a correlation there is between the health of the economy and broadband penetration.
Does anyone downgrade from broadband to dialup? What if I had to choose?

I'd probably give up magazines and video rentals. That'd save gas on trips to the bookstore and expenditures on media, but it would also increase the value of my existing broadband making it even harder to give up later. I'd hire a sitter less often. I'd cancel my VOIP phone service. I'd eat out ...

posted: 2008-07-07 23:04:35 1 comments Read More

Reversed publishing with Django

>>> from django.core.template import *
>>> c = Context( { 'ctnt': 'this is a test' } )
>>> t = Template( """ {{ ctnt|slice:"::-1" }} """ )
>>> t.render( c )
' tset a si siht '
>>> 

badum-dum-chh.

posted: 2008-06-25 15:41:21 3 comments Read More

Designer Clouds

Designer Clouds --

This paves the way for all sorts of interesting guerrilla art installations. I wonder if they've tried adding dyes to the foam, or combining smaller 'clouds' into larger works.

posted: 2008-06-01 23:34:54 1 comments Read More

Books from my childhood

Books that I remember from my childhood:

• The Perpetual Learning Machine - a gift from my grandmother.


• The Great Brain series - borrowed from Brian Rudolph as a kid.


• The Mad Scientists Club - bought through a grade school book club.


• The Funk & Wagnel Encyclopedias of animals and insects - my parents picked these up one volume at a time from Krogers when we did our grocery shopping.


• The World Book Encyclopedia - my parents bought the set for the family.

I wonder if my son will even have fond memories of specific web sites ...

posted: 2008-05-03 05:26:28 1 comments Read More

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