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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The world's time guns and time balls. More on Time balls. I wish they'd kept the incandescent bulbs on this one. Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
American history in the making: President-elect Obama adds an image to the nom-nom-nom pool on flickr. Thursday, December 18, 2008
A great blog post and comments about old depictions of prehistoric animals. You really should drop whatever you are doing and follow every single link in the comment thread. Trust me. And you should go get this tattooed on your back, and then send me a photo. (via This Isn't Happiness) Friday, December 12, 2008
Tonight at Trash Palace, I'll be teaming up with Jonathan Culp to bring you a night of educational films, all in glorious 16mm film, none of that youtube or dvd crap. Tickets only in advance, check the site for details. Thursday, December 11, 2008
Monday, December 08, 2008
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
If I was one of those people who made lists of "Things to do before I die", somewhere near the top would be "Visit The Black Hole". Tick. I only had an hour before it closed, so I saved my time for looking, rather than taking pictures, particularly since others have documented it so well. Right before I left for New Mexico, I found this wonderful film by Coudal partners. Monday, November 17, 2008
Popple is a cat you can change into a dog. Or a dog you can change into a cat. (Warning: If you are disturbed by the idea of taxidermy involving cats and dogs, don't click. Watch this instead. ) (Thanks, Kat and Kevin!) Saturday, November 15, 2008
this is where things in Cloverfield happen okay (spoilers if you haven't seen the movie!) (Via Coudal Partners) Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tomorrow night (thursday oct 16th) in Toronto, I'll be performing as the half of Little Oak Animal that isn't Dafydd Hughes, at the AMBiENT PiNG. Hope to see you there. And next week, as members of i/o media, we'll be playing the Soundplay festival. (I'm also working on a sub-blog just for announcements like this one, which will launch soon. Stay tuned.) Saturday, October 11, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Monday, October 06, 2008
I learned about Korean fan death while listening to a talk-radio station, waiting for the traffic report. This is the way to sell scissors. And rockets. Amazing on-line exhibit of Eaton's display windows. (via Fed by Birds) Sunday, October 05, 2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Ekranoplan test-drive. (unfortunately not the Caspian Sea Monster of the headline, but cool nonetheless) Labels: aviation, ekranoplan Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
I too, would like to live in my very own Moonbase Alpha. (some background for the benefit of younger readers) (via Coudal Partners) Friday, July 18, 2008
"Dude. What if it, like, was on a truck? That like, had rockets, and like, it crashed into a barn? What then, dude? " "Dude, I dunno. Let's find out." "Dude, that's not enough rockets. You need more rockets, dude." "Ok, dude. How's this?" I took out the blogroll from the side- it was rather out-of-date, and I think it was somehow causing the problem with whitespace at the top of the main page. It doesn't mean I don't read your blog. Is anyone going to miss it? Did anyone ever click there? Don't you have an rss reader yet? Wednesday, July 16, 2008
 On Thursday July 17th, I'll be talking at Dorkbot Toronto, along with a bunch of other smart people, about bees, art and ultraviolet vision. Dorkbot takes place at InterAccess, 9 Ossington Ave. Toronto. Monday, July 14, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Cursor*10 is an intriguing little game. It reminds me of this, and this. Enjoy the rest of your day. (Thanks, Stefan!) Friday, July 11, 2008
Hit by lightning. Flickr video from the POV of the victim. May be a bit disturbing. (via kottke.org) Monday, July 07, 2008
For those in Toronto,this Wednesday,July 9th, Ana Serrano from the Canadian Film Centre and I will be talking about interactive art and technology at Keep Six Contemporary Gallery and Project Space. Details here. 16 bucket wheel excavators. I've wanted to see one of these ever since I was a small child, and my dad returned from the Athabasca tar sands with tales of these huge machines. (via Coudal partners) Sunday, July 06, 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
"The second SALT (Soviet Auto Luxury Tour) Rally was held in and around Framlingham in Suffolk, over the weekend of June 6-8 2008." Photoset on flickr. (via the Cold War pool) Monday, June 23, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Weird-Ass Stuff From The Bottom Of the Sea: Apparently lancetfish will only eat prey with big cartoony eyes. And each other. (thanks, Kat!) Update: Kat has a lancetfish head! Labels: WASFTBOTS Sunday, June 15, 2008
Huge collection of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth ephemera on Coop's flickr stream. Includes a lot of interesting Vietnam era military pieces. Tuesday, June 10, 2008
"The UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections has selected and digitized 5,746 of the more than three million images contained in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News photographic archives. The photographs chronicle the history and growth of Los Angeles from the 1920s to 1990." Forget about getting anything done today. (via Dinosaurs and Robots) Friday, June 06, 2008
Monday, June 02, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
 My Installation Adjustable Landscape opens tomorrow at York Quay Gallery at Harbourfront, and runs until June 22nd. Details here. Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
There's a robot beneath the fluff. I've skinned a toy or two in my time. This makes me want to hit Goodwill with shears in hand. (Via MeFi) Sunday, April 20, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
In the late 60s our Saturday morning cartoons were often interrupted by warnings about the dangers of blasting caps. None of us had ever seen a blasting cap, but we were all terrified of anything shiny lying on the ground. Part one Part two Monday, April 07, 2008
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
There's a small chance that, somewhere on the planet, there's a car that's more bad-ass than this, but I sincerely doubt it. (Via Hooptyrides) Friday, March 28, 2008
I've been invited to show educational films from my collection before the features at Trash Palace. Tonight is "Alcohol: the First Decision" followed by Your Three Minutes Are Up. Remember, no tickets at the door! You have to get them at Tequila Bookworm! Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Starbucks just bought Clover. I've yet to try the coffee from one, since the only shop in town that has one makes such good espresso that I always go for that instead. Maybe it means we'll finally be able to get a good cup of coffee at four-bucks, though. Monday, March 17, 2008
Amazingly creepy Japanese propaganda cartoon from 1934 starring Micky Mouse and Felix the Cat. Via Pink Tentacle. You can read more here.) Saturday, March 15, 2008
A vending machine for crows. Money is shiny. Crows like shiny. We like money. Crows like food. We like crows when they bring us money. A perfect model for inter-species commerce. (via thingsmagazine) Friday, March 14, 2008
If you're in Toronto, and you like cheesy movies, and good popcorn, I've been invited to show some of my collection of 16mm educational film before the features at Trash Palace. Tonight, I'll be showing "Your Clothing Can Burn" before the classic Frogs. Show starts at 9:30. There are NO tickets at the door. You have to get them in advance at Tequila Bookworm. Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Walt Disney's Adventures In Music: Melody was one of the first stereoscopic animated cartoons. We'll probably never get to see it in 3D. Labels: animals youtube Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Q:What is AYU fishing? A: An esoteric , and somewhat diabolical, Japanese fishing technique illustrated with cute cartoons taken from a Hypercard Stack. (Thanks, Kat! I still don't understand where you get the first fish.) Sunday, March 09, 2008
I know my posts have been a bit thin lately, sorry. Why don't you watch a movie or something? (Thanks, Grant!) (Oh, the first few minutes of this has some cool old spaceship models in it.) Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
If you have a child, play these songs for it. If you don't have a child, go have one, then play these songs for it. (via retrothing) Wednesday, January 30, 2008
A great toy commercial. And another. I've posted about Marvin Glass, the man who designed these toys, before but I'd never seen the commercials. (thanks, Grant!) Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Visual directory of famous plane curves. I thought about this stuff a lot while making this. (via MeFi) Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Translate text into nightingale. You can then download it and use it as a ringtone. Isn't the future cool? (via MeFi) Thursday, January 10, 2008
Recently, InterAccess asked me to contribute weekly electronics-related posts to their blog Axon. If you go there now, you can learn how to make a crystal radio. Saturday, January 05, 2008
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
If you are in Toronto, come out to InterAccess this Friday (Jan 4) to see me twiddle knobs with i/o media, and special guest Zimoun from Switzerland, who will be doing a set in total darkness. Show starts at 9, and latecomers will not be admitted. Tuesday, January 01, 2008
How many five-year-olds could you take in a fight? It says I could do 11. Is that good? (via Grow-a-Brain) |
