Glass Wings Blog: November 2004
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Tue, 2 Nov 2004 12:37:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 11:23:56 +1100
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To: Andrew Pam <
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i-Duck
Tue, 2 Nov 2004 14:39:30 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 12:47 pm, you wrote:
Photo gallery of the i-Duck in its natural habitat:
http://www.solidalliance.com/photo/photo.html
Ohmigosh! Someone has WAY too much free-time to take all those silly photos.
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I Love To Go A Wandering...
Fri, 5 Nov 2004 09:28:05 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
We are currently in moving high-gear. We have to do the last of packing-up
this house this weekend, then greet the movers on Monday. Obviously, our
computers will be down for a few days come Sunday. We will also be harder to
reach via telephone until we are settled, but we are planning on having a
re-direct for awhile until we can arrange a sensible phone number.
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William Shatner: "Has Been"
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 01:52:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Survey of Australian Children's SF
Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:01:02 +1100
"Sean Williams" <lad [at] seanwilliams.com>(by way of Katherine Phelps )
The below survey was sent to me by a friend to help his partner Kim. For once
this looks like a straightforward survey, so I agreed to pass it on. Be sure
to let Kim know where you received the survey.
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Classic 1970s UK children's book on computers
Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:39:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
How It Works...The Computer
This book was published in 1971, and the revised edition was published
in 1979.
http://davidguy.brinkster.net/computer/
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Bugarup University
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:28:55 +1100
Amanda Penrose <amandac [at] dd.com.au>
THE CONSTRUCTION BEHIND THE WRITING OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM
http://ozdw.homes.com.au/anthem.shtml
:-)
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Build your own projection TV
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:03:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Supersize Your TV for $300: Build Your Own XGA Projector!
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20041113/index.html
Share and enjoy,
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LED lighting for the home
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:16:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.thevospad.com/
Share and enjoy,
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Northern Lights
Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:56:07 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
My mother sent me the link below...stunning stuff.
http://www.extremeinstability.com/04-11-8.htm
My dear old NASA image of the day site has a great description of what was
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Disabled dolphin jumping again with world's first artificial fin
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:14:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Disabled dolphin jumping again with world's first artificial fin
Thu Nov 18,12:07 PM ET
TOKYO (AFP) - Fuji, a mother dolphin that lost 75 percent of her tail
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Building a Cyclotron on a Shoestring
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 13:53:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Building a Cyclotron on a Shoestring
Starting when he was an undergrad, Tim Koeth built a 12−inch
cyclotron. Now he is in grad school and his creation is used in a
senior−level lab class.
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Amazing collaborative art project
Sun, 21 Nov 2004 21:19:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
THE ZOOM QUILT
http://www.cyphic.net/zoomquilt/
Share and enjoy,
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800bhp electric car from Keio University
Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:51:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but here are a couple of recent
articles about the "Eliica" (Electric Lithium Ion Car) from Keiodaigakuen:
Electric shock: it's faster than a Porsche 911
The Sydney Morning Herald
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CSIRO & UT Dallas make Carbon Nanotube Yarn
Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:57:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Futuristic 'smart' yarns on the horizon
November 18, 2004
Technologies used to spin wool have been adapted to produce yarns made
solely from carbon nanotubes
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Before you die: 100 things you simply must do
Wed, 1 Dec 2004 03:39:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Before you die: 100 things you simply must do
Turn yourself into a diamond: tips from science on a good life, and death
Martin Wainwright
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