Glass Wings Blog: October 2007
Art work to appreciate
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:27:55 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Wait 'till you see this imagery!!! -bill
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Recreation of the Apollo moon landing as art
Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:09:44 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"Going to the moon was the best art project of the twentieth century."
—Tom Sachs
http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/beverly-hills-2007-09-tom-sachs/
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Sorted Books project
Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:59:03 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.ninakatchadourian.com/languagetranslation/sortedbooks.php
"The Sorted Books project began in 1993 years ago and is ongoing. The project
has taken place in many different places over the years, ranging form private
homes to specialized public book collections. The process is the same in every
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Evangelion
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 00:58:59 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
Here is latest version of Evangelion (released at 1st Sept):
http://www.evangelion.co.jp/
You can see teaser trailer:
http://freemv.b-ch.com/view/eva/tr_01.html
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Micro-knitting
Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:50:29 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.bugknits.com/gallery/garments3.htm
"Curiosity is what made me see if I could use a .009" wire to knit these tiny
1:144 scale cardigans (this is dollhouse for a dollhouse scale). There are
approximately 80 stitches per inch."
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The top ten Sputniks
Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:52:20 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://collectspace.com/news/news-092507a.html
As a tribute to the five decades of space exploration that it set into motion,
collectSPACE.com is counting down the "top" ten Sputniks, one per day, leading
to the 50th anniversary on October 4, 2007.
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Where the Great Old Ones Are
Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:19:16 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Wallace and Gromit: Trouble At' Mill
Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:19:03 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Kiddie Rekord King
Sat, 6 Oct 2007 18:14:42 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I'm not that ancient, but I do remember inheriting some of the records on the
below link:
"What Is A Vintage "Kiddie" Record? If you are old enough, do you remember
listening to 78-rpm "kiddie" records when you were growing up? Or maybe your
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Henson to Do Monster Blood Tattoo
Sat, 6 Oct 2007 19:23:31 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
How cool is this. I actually helped push D.M. Cornish's book into winner
status with the Aurealis Awards. Now it's about to become a Henson film with
Muppets and all.
http://www.filmick.co.uk/2007/02/three-books-optioned-by-hensons-one-of.html
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Vocaloid
Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:09:18 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Vocaloid is Yamaha's singing voice synthesizer software, available in
English and Japanese:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid
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2007 Ig Nobel Awards
Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:24:54 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Birthday party photos
Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:12:33 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fwd: Because you're just too darned cheerful :-)
Tue, 9 Oct 2007 00:23:23 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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Maps of Wikipedia
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:08:43 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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35 Great Visualizations
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:09:59 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Japanese moon probe photos
Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:45:47 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/10/20071009_kaguya_e.html
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performed the separation
operation of one of the onboard baby satellites, the Relay Satellite (Rstar,)
of the "KAGUYA" (SELENE,) and the Rstar was released at 9:36 a.m. on October 9
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Finn Magee
Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:22:05 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Functional paintings:
http://www.finnmagee.com/finnmagee/Flat_Life.html
Also check out his other work including the "Remote Control" video.
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Strange Stuff with Legos
Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:22:49 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Learn about the history of microbiology:
Great Microbiologists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ArusOqt8EM
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The TARDIS at Pooh Corner
Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:17:21 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Newstopia
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:18:05 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
If you missed the first episode of Sean Micallef's very funny new
comedy/news show, be sure to watch it online:
http://programs.sbs.com.au/newstopia/
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Time Bandits map
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:13:18 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.fire-house.net/Metropolis/html/TB.html
"I have always wanted a copy of the map from Time Bandits. I recently decided
to create my own replica of this exquisite prop.
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Artistic ad for cashmere knitwear
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:11:48 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Amazing Japanese cashmere knitwear advertising:
http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/
Music. Dance. Clock.
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China support Virtual Environment
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:02:52 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
China will support Virtual Environment Service like Second Life.
UOneNet Has Chinese Virtual World In The Works
http://www.worldsinmotion.biz/2007/10/uonenet_has_chinese_virtual_wo.php
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Source of "Dramatic Chipmunk"
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:56:40 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/06/23/breaking-dramatic-chipmunk-from-japanese-tv-show-hello-morning/
"What you might not know, is that the clip is from the Japanese TV show Hello!
Morning which is a morning talk show full of girls that chatter like chipmunks.
Also, what you might not know, is that the chipmunk in question is actually a
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A must see video from the TED talks
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:46:34 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
From: "I.W. Stalew" <iw.stalew@gmail.com>
Subject: A must see video from the TED talks
10 ways the world could end
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must see this artwork...ah, the Japanese mind!
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:27:35 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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Wired article on Manga and Doujinshi
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:19:48 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-11/ff_manga
"This spring I spent two months in Japan looking under the hood of the
manga industry. I met with key players in the supply chain — from the
artists who create the work and the editors who polish it to the
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Balloon Dog anatomy
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:05:53 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://freeny.deviantart.com/art/Pneumatic-Anatomica-53318794
"After months of observations, dissections and a 25 minute intro to clown
school, I have finally successfully mapped the inter workings of the domestic
balloon dog."
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Geek stars: The secret (nerdy) life of celebrities
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:49:32 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9043739
"We've done some digging and came up with a list of geek stars —
celebrities who work at traditional artistic pursuits to make their way
in the world, but have been known to kick back with a little
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Cat Man Do
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:45:40 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A short animated film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmwqpHsMExg
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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Fwd: Man levitates videos
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:07:36 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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"There She Is"
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:26:22 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Good news - this very charming Korean animation about cat and rabbit
cross-species love now has funding to complete the last three parts of
the series. The first two parts are available in both Korean and
English here:
http://www.sambakza.net/amalloc/amalloc_frameset.htm
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Banpresto showers Gundam fans with gadgetry, doodads
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:34:45 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
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London underground dinner party
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:11:41 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Courtesy of Ceredwyn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywLhNwSBizE
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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