Glass Wings Blog: August 2008
Sega Toys presents a new robot animal, the dream hamster
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:39:54 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/31/sega-toys-presents-a-new-robot-animal-the-dream-hamster/
"Sega Toys now announced they will start selling a robotic hamster
starting August 8th. The company plans to produce no less than 100,000
units yearly. Sega Toys says their main target group are not kids, but
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British steam enthusiasts build first new engine in 50 years
Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:45:49 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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SpaceX Falcon 1 launch live webcast on now
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:50:01 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://spacex.com/webcast.php
SpaceX is a private company, so this is a non-government launch.
"Falcon 1 is the first new orbital rocket in more than a decade."
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Griffin's Story (one of the most amazing and heartfelt stories you will every see)
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 02:06:08 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
get those tissues out just in case...
http://marciaconner.com/blog/?p=660
—Bill
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Light entertainment
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:17:17 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Not Always Right: Funny and stupid customer quotes
http://notalwaysright.com/
The Daily WTF: Curious Perversions in Information Technology
http://thedailywtf.com/
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Google unveils Street View across Australia
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:43:11 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,24130293-5014108,00.html
AUSTRALIA will today become the third country to have its cities,
streets and landmarks "scanned into" Google as the search giant unveils
its most ambitious Street View project to date.
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Origami by Brian Chan
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:49:56 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://chosetec.darkclan.net/origami/
"As an artist, I am particularly drawn to Origami because it adds the
extra challenge of folding from a square (and I like challenges,
sometimes) and incorporates a lot of geometry, which was my more favored
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Recreating Van Gogh's "Starry Night" on Second Life
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:52:47 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Dueling Geneiuses The Greatest Highlights of Japanese Artists
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:23:27 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
This exhibition on Japanese art gets popular around Tokyo now.
"Dueling Geneiuses
The Greatest Highlights of Japanese Artists"
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Fart Proudly
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:48:07 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This link will take you to the complete article written by Benjamin Franklin
entitled: A Letter to a Royal Academy. However, do not be fooled. The book
into which it has been collected draws its title FART PROUDLY from the
content of that article.
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Sun Table
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:13:54 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://suntable.net/
"Place SunTable in a sunny outdoor location and it automatically stores
backup energy. Get hours of power for laptops, cellphones, lights,
radios, water purifiers, and more. Perfect for entertainment and vital
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Pirates vs Ninjas Day!
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:44:42 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Yesterday was International Flash Mob Pirates vs Ninjas Day:
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2400559068&b&ref=pd
Hearing the call of the "high seas" (or is that "high Cs"?) I swashed my
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Internet Memes timeline
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:52:38 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Special effect contact lenses
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:24:18 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Large Hadron Rap
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:28:22 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Custom Hand-Painted Tijuana Black Velvet Paintings
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:08:15 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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DIY dinosaur lights
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:32:36 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://gadget.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00624
Comes in T-Rex, Pterodactyl, Diplodocus and Triceratops!
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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MP3s of 78 RPM records
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:29:39 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://78records.cdbpdx.com/
"The following is a list [of] titles recorded from my collection of 78
rpm records. All of them are linked to MP3 files and will play what was
recorded. No sound enhancement, just what was recorded. Right now, there
are 3,739 titles on this page linked to mp3's."
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can't remember if anyone at GW sent this already: vortex
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:48:12 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:58:13 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/videoenhancement/videoEnhancement.htm
"We present a framework for automatically enhancing videos of a static
scene using a few photographs of the same scene. For example, our system
can transfer photographic qualities such as high resolution, high
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Fwd: Stunning pictures from Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremonies (not shown by NBC)
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:18:06 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Shirley Chen (of NextNow) shared this link...wow, this must be HiDef
imagery! Gorgeous and surreal images! Thanks Shirley! —bill
Amazing presentation.....
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Speech-Enabled Avatars
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:24:35 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/CAVE/projects/avatar/
"The goal of this work is to create speech-enabled avatars of faces that
provide realistic facial motion from text or speech inputs. Such
speech-enabled avatars can significantly enhance user experience in a
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Cory Doctorow: Cambridge Business Lecture on "Life in the Information Economy"
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:58:51 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Magpies are self-aware!
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:58:19 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"Self-recognition, once thought to be an ability enjoyed only by select
primates, has now been demonstrated in a bird."
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14552-mirror-test-shows-magpies-arent-so-birdbrained.html
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Fwd: [NextNow] [STORY] The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:27:30 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Pretty good story about storytelling... —bill
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Tom Giesler
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:25:49 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fwd: [Nuffs] Geek portraits
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:35:26 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.steveschofield.co.uk/gallery_lotf.html
A very interesting collection of photographs of geeks dressed up in
Star Trek and Star Wars etc costumes, taken within their homes. I
think it's the seriousness of the subjects that makes them so
wonderfully absurd. Pretty impressive costumes on some of them too!
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Sculpture Boxing to form your lamp
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:17:39 +0000
campbell_hewston [at] ekit.com
The is an interesting way to shape your lamp
http://www.fluidforms.at/en/CassiusWhat.php
Watch the video, I think some people may have lamp issues but is sure
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Wim Delvoye
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:32:21 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Wim Delvoye, a multidimensional multimedia artist:
http://www.wimdelvoye.be/ (Warning, flash home page)
My favourite is his industrial work:
http://www.wimdelvoye.be/chantier.php
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'Formula Zero' racing
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:43:28 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14596-formula-zero-kart-race-could-drive-fuel-cell-technology.html
"The world's first international fuel-cell-powered go-kart race took
place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Saturday. Six teams participated
in the 'Formula Zero' event, which is aiming to be a zero-emissions
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'Cloud': Flip-dot kinetic sculpture at Heathrow
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:48:56 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Robot Decathlon
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:01:35 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Red Dwarf Returns]
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:12:39 +1000 (EST)
drjon [at] pacific.net.au
Red Dwarf Returns
http://io9.com/5042492/red-dwarf-returns
...the Cat appears to be out of the bag: BBC's SF sitcom Red Dwarf is to
return for a special one-hour episode to be filmed in October. The
announcement came from one of the cast members, Robert Llewellyn (who
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Jennifer Maestre: Pencil sculptures
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:46:14 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Justin B Rye: Essays on SF, Linguistics and more
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:30:55 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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commercials as they should be done...with a laugh
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:41:41 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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