Glass Wings Blog: March 2005
Star Wars Gangsta Rap
Fri, 4 Mar 2005 04:27:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Star Wars Gangsta Rap
United States | 3:00
Audience Award Winner, Star Wars Fan Film Awards!
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Dinosaur robots
Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:57:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
AIST and NEDO announced they have developed 2 bipedal dinosaur robots
for the EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan(Mar.25-Sep.25). Tyrannosaurus Rex and
Parasaurolophus are modeled as 3.5m/80kg robots, and cost $1.8 million
to build. They can roar and walk with an artificial pounding sound,
but not as fearsome as Mechagodzilla. The external skin is designed by
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The New DOCTOR WHO (via BadSignal)
Mon, 07 Mar 2005 11:23:22 +1100
Amanda Penrose <amanda [at] dd.com.au>
bad signal
WARREN ELLIS
Well, it's better than that brainless monstrosity of
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Zookeepers Chase Man In Lion Suit
Wed, 9 Mar 2005 19:43:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
TAMA, Japan — A Japanese zoo prepared for animal escapes by chasing a
volunteer dressed in a lion costume.
http://www.nbc4.com/news/4259531/detail.html
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Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:12:08 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy
dallison@mindspring.com
To go outside, and there perchance to stay
Or to remain within: that is the question:
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Fun and Games
Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:43:44 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This site is a hoot! So many cool UK online museum games!
http://www.show.me.uk/games/games.html
the jousting game is particularly fun.
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NASA Picture of the Day
Tue, 15 Mar 2005 20:06:13 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I am crazy about the NASA Image of the Day Gallery. I had recently gotten
behind in checking out what is pictorially cool in the way of our universe.
Take a gander at these:
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Judge caught trying to sneak knife on aircraft
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:13:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
From Bruce Schneier's March Crypto-Gram newsletter:
A Pennsylvania judge is caught trying to sneak a knife aboard an aircraft:
<
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-03-09-pa-judge_x.htm>
There are two points worth making here. One: ridiculous rules have a
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How to Destroy the Earth
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:34:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe.
http://ned.ucam.org/~sdh31/misc/destroy.html
Share and enjoy,
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Building in a Bag
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:32:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Need a Building? Just Add Water
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66872,00.html
Share and enjoy,
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Fwd: web of letters
Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:07:11 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Subject: web of letters
Date: Thursday 17 March 2005 14:28
From: "Sean Williams" <
lad@seanwilliams.com>
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We Need More Quizzes Like This
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:29:50 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Just thought you might enjoy learning which Nigerian Spammer you are:
http://bbspot.com/News/2004/04/nigerian_quiz.php
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13 things that do not make sense
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:02:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
13 things that do not make sense
19 March 2005
NewScientist.com news service
Michael Brooks
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It's A Holiday Today!
Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:11:23 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I just thought that I ought to tell people that today, Sunday 20 March, is
Festival of Alien Abductions Day. It is also Big Bird's Birthday. Hmmm.
Tuesday 22 March is National Goof Off Day. It is also William Shatner's
Birthday. Hmmm. I keep wondering if there is some deeper meaning to these
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Celebrate!
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:37:18 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Happy National Goof Off Day everyone!
Toodles,
Katherine
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The Credit Card Prank II
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:12:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Free Anime DVD from Madman
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:07:14 +1100
Amanda Penrose <amanda [at] dd.com.au>
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Brilliant :-)
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:57:56 +1100
Amanda Penrose <amanda [at] dd.com.au>
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giggle
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:55:14 -0800
Linda Page <lindapage [at] earthlink.net>
Do they have Twinkies over there in Oz?
http://www.twinkiesproject.com/
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Weird Food
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:37:25 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
On Thursday 24 March 2005 13:39, Amanda Penrose wrote:
I wanna twinkie fight!!! Mmmm, squidgy goodness.
Muse/Xanni, you guys know where to buy odd things in Melbourne.... can
you source us some twinkies?
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Solar Death Ray
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:50:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.solardeathray.com/
Share and enjoy,
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Puzzle Pirates
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:46:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A very enjoyable pirate-themed MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online
Role-Playing Game) based on puzzles and games:
http://www.puzzlepirates.com/register/welcome.wm?from=r18505
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Now You, Too, Can Be a Comedian
Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:49:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Now You, Too, Can Be a Comedian
By Harmon Leon
02:00 AM Mar. 24, 2005 PT
SAN FRANCISCO — Karaoke is soooooo 1990s. For those who'd rather make
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Spore
Sat, 26 Mar 2005 03:20:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Now THIS is a computer game!!
Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think About Games
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/595/595975p1.html
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Grafedia
Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:26:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
grafedia: words written anywhere, then linked to images, video or sound
files online.
http://www.grafedia.net/
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Walking octopuses
Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:27:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Camouflaged octopuses 'walk' on two tentacles
19:00 24 March 2005
NewScientist.com news service
Emma Young
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Vampires Run
Sun, 27 Mar 2005 02:53:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Vampires Run: Bats on treadmills show high-speed gait
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20050319/fob2.asp
Share and enjoy,
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Microsoft the company should big improve Word grammar check.
Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:54:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Monday, March 28, 2005
A Word to the unwise — program's grammar check isn't so smart
By TODD BISHOP
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Go to the cinema and star in the film you're about to see
Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:18:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Our correspondent has seen the future on show in Nagakute. If Japan is
right, it is a future running around on robotic legs QUEUEING outside
what appears to be an ordinary cinema, members of the audience are
invited to place their faces into a hole in the wall for a few seconds.
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ACTROID Reception Robot
Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:07:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Reception Robot
ACTROID (Advanced Media, Inc., and Kokoro Co., Ltd.)
Features
1. ACTROID understands naturally spoken words. In addition, it can
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2005 Star Wars Fan Film Awards
Thu, 31 Mar 2005 01:01:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.atomfilms.com/af/spotlight/collections/starwars/
My personal favourites are "Sith Apprentice" and "The Yody Years".
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Kami Robo
Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:12:12 +0900
Yukihiko Yoshida <yukihiko [at] sfc.keio.ac.jp>
This site is very interesting, a part of Japanese Cyborg Culture ;-)
Kami-Robo
http://www.kami-robo.com/index_en.html
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