Glass Wings Blog: September 2006
Horrified B-Movie Victims Figure Set
Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:35:26 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?prod=1&number=AU11642
"Oh, the horror! Complete your movie dioramas with this amazing 8-piece
set of horrified b-movie victims. (One of them is a couple— so it's
like getting a 9th victim free!) Dressed in bowling shirts, or armed
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O RLY owl soft toy!
Sat, 02 Sep 2006 22:50:57 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
We mentioned Rahball last year:
http://www.glasswings.com.au/blog/2005-04/16-035246.html
Here's her latest idea:
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Deeply Scary Rabbit
Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:30:51 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Who doesn't want this?
Nabaztag Wifi Smart Rabbit
This bunny likes to nibble on WiFi
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"Open Life: The Philosophy of Open Source"
Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:44:50 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://openlife.cc/thebook
Are French farmers a bunch of mean-spirited creeps? Are all nerds
courageous, and laziness a virtue? Why did Stephen King leave a horror
story unfinished? What business models survived the Internet bubble?
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Glow in the Dark Bubble Bath
Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:17:19 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.latestbuy.com.au/glow_bubble_bath.html
"You sink into a warm bath, the scent of vanilla and honey wafts through
the air, pleasuring your senses – you sip your glass of champagne and
bask in the soft glow of the candles. Hang on a minute...you didn't
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The Geek Travel Guide
Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:28:02 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
I've just added the Pinball Hall of Fame to our Geek Travel Guide:
http://www.sericyb.com.au/geek-travel.html
(Look under "Nevada".)
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Fwd: cat fun
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:07:49 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Tomoe Shinohara and Robin Williams
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:30:03 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
While Muse was checking YouTube for the music video to Tomoe Shinohara's
song "Ultra Relax", she found this clip of an episode of her TV show
"Love Love Aishiteru" with Robin Williams during the "Bicentennial Man"
publicity tour in 2000:
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The ultimate food geek
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:02:59 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Using ink-jet printers and lasers in the kitchen may seem like a
futuristic vision but at Moto restaurant in Chicago, it's already a
reality.
http://www.firstscience.com/SITE/ARTICLES/food.asp
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Monkey Loves Cat
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:57:48 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Reddish Studio
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:05:54 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://reddishstudio.com/
Interesting works - be sure to check out the lights, the
"Hanukit" (under "Tabletop"), the Cuckoo Clock (under "Wall Climbers")
and the "Buttercup" (under "Things").
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Update on new Dark Crystal and Fraggle Rock films
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:53:32 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Fraggle Rock film in development
New movie slated to begin filming in 2006 and will feature the main
Fraggles traveling to "outer space".
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InAnimate character stickers
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:35:18 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Peel some InAnimate stickers and place 'em on your stapler, decorate
your pencil holder, jazz up your morning java, personalize your mouse…
then bring on the smiles.
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1849
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Explore Banned Books
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:59:29 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://books.google.com/googlebooks/banned/
Google Book Search is our effort to expand the universe of books you can
discover, and this year we're joining libraries and bookstores across
the country to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Banned Books Week – a
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The Museum of Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:22:38 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://harbaugh.uoregon.edu/Brain/index.htm
The museum exhibits the world's largest collection of anatomically
correct fabric art, inspired by research from neuroscience and
dissection.
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Talk Like a Pirate Day 2006
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:24:21 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
This year I will combine two great things we've previously featured
separately: Web Zen and Talk Like a Pirate Day!
yo ho ho! pirate zen 2006
http://www.chaoskitty.com/webzen/archive.php?choice=57.15.06
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Cruel 2 B Kind
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:39:52 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Cruel 2 B Kind is an experimental game. Will innocents be caught in the
cross-fire? Oh, yes. But when your secret weapon is a random act of
kindness, it’s only cruel to be kind to other players...
http://www.cruelgame.com/
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The elephant in the room
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 22:10:52 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Controversial artist Banksy makes a metaphor into reality as part of his
new art show, complete with heated discussion about animal welfare:
http://blogging.la/archives/2006/09/the_banksy_outrage_continues.phtml
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Dr. Seuss Art
Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:21:56 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.drseussart.com/
"Seuss single-handedly forged a new genre of art that falls somewhere
between the Surrealist Movement of the early 20th Century and the
inspired nonsense of a precocious child’s classroom doodles."
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Giant Anglepoise lamps
Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:39:49 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
To Celebrate the 70th Birthday of the Original 1227 Anglepoise Lamp we
have created a three times life size version of the lamp which is
handmade in England.
http://www.anglepoise.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=96&bc=no
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Amazing pixel art from Taiwan
Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:05:03 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Amanda Penrose
The BEST pixel pic I've ever seen. Mind blowing...
http://www.lovepixel.idv.tw/
AJ
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Fwd: FW: How was I born?
Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:44:09 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
A little boy goes to his father and asks, "Daddy, how
was I born?"
The father answers: Well son, I guess one day you
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White and Nerdy
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:30:23 +0000 (UTC)
Amanda Penrose <amanda [at] zimbra.dd.com.au>
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mBGODdzzVw
Sad or proud (both!) to say I identify with almost all of this!
AJ
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Steam Powered Bicycles
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:59:23 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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PermaKittens
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:07:35 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Kinda horrible, kinda weirdly fascinating:
Permakittens. Everybody loves kittens. The only thing wrong with them is that
they turn into cats. So we’ll make genetically modified cats that never get
big. I’ve bounced this off a couple of honest-to-goodness biologists who
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[Fwd: Know anyone who would enjoy exploring Oxford's dreaming spires for a few months?]
Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:19:26 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Marlene Mallicoat
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:45:14 -0400
Dear Friends —
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Fwd: DAMN those terrorist to hell
Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:48:47 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
I know Homeland Security and the Bush administration won't admit it.
They don't want to curtail the stuffed bear industry but I KNOW it
is the terrorist behind this... ---bill
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Fwd: [hyperscope-dev] multi-touch screens
Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:48:18 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Folks will be interested in this clip from TED earlier this year on
multi-touch screens. THIS IS SO COOL...you should really watch the
whole thing and think about the ramifications ---bill
http://www.eekim.com/blog/2006/09/26/multitouchscreen
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Zombie Rights march, Austin Texas + Pirate protest
Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:15:10 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
zombie rights march to city hall that was protested by pirates
sept. 22, 2006 : : austin, tx
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shannou/sets/72157594301611254/
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Turbosonic Tokyo - vintage Boom Boxes
Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:26:10 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
RADIOCASSETTE, RADIO, ACCESARY, T-SHIRT..
'70〜'80年代の日本製中古ラジカセの店。
(Translation: '70s-'80s vintage Japanese radio-cassette player shop)
http://www.geocities.jp/turbosonic59/turbosonic.html
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The Family Guide to Digital Freedom
Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:23:06 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The quality of our life depends every day more by which software is used
around us and how. This is true even for those of us who can still
afford to live without ever touching a computer, including children.
http://digifreedom.net/
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Peace Party
Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:05:34 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Wanna know what a Native American super-hero comic would look like? Take a
peek here:
http://www.bluecorncomics.com/
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The Atomium, Belgium
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 01:46:39 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn for the 1958 International
Exhibition of Brussels, the Atomium is a structure that is half way
between sculpture and architecture, symbolising a crystal molecule of
metal by the scale of its atoms, magnified 165 billion times.
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Mood Beams
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:18:30 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Certain things in life are curiously captivating: open fires, tropical fish
tanks, washing spinning round in the machine and, of course, George Galloway
in a red leotard. But as far as ambient mood lighting goes we've never seen
anything quite as mesmerising as Mood Beams.
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PAC-MAN BIKE SPOKES
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:23:30 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
It's very nerdy, but strangely cool. This is a DIY kit that gives retro gaming
life to your tired old bike wheels. Passers by will watch in awe as you zip
through the streets with your bike wheels illuminating a yellow circle
chasing a blob ( better known as pac man )
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FLASHFLIGHT COLOR FRISBY
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:30:32 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Allow your inner-TRON to be expressed with the FlashFlight Color Frisbee
brought to you by Zero Toys. This cool toy is available in blue, red or green
and we are sure will provide hours of fun and make-believe for everyone
involved. The ultra-brite LEDs are safely enclosed within this flying disc
and provide visibility from any angle. You might want to warn your neighbors
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Evil Mad Scientist Labs: Bat Costume
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:56:16 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Halloween is coming right up, so it is time to post one of our favorite
costumes to help get everyone in the spirit. This is a darned good
looking bat costume you can make from a hoodie and an umbrella.
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume
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Suissa Computers: Expensive designer wood-case PCs
Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:59:13 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Exclusive designs handmade in Canada.
Available in a selection of fine woods.
http://suissacomputers.com/
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Junkfunnel Labs: Art and Technology
Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:01:02 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Art and Technology by Casey Smith
Junkfunnel Labs is a collection of my work in art and technology and
resources for other artists and engineers working in this field.
http://junkfunnel.com/
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