Glass Wings Blog: September 2008
Kuma Phone teddy bear from Willcom
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:35:52 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/blog-english/index.php/kuma-phone-teddy-bear-from-willcom/
"At the 2008 Good Design Expo PHS mobile provider Willcom showed off
their concept Kuma Phone (Bear Phone), a stuffed bear that holds a SIM
card and can actually be used for making and receiving phone calls by
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Klein bottles and more
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:04:28 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/images/I065/10328078.aspx
"A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, United Kingdom.
It consists of three Klein bottles set inside each other to produce,
when cut, three pairs of single-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle has
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[MUST VIEW and THINK ABOUT]: TED Talks Jonathan Drori: Why we don't understand as much as we think we do
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 23:27:56 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_drori_on_what_we_think_we_know.html
About this talk
Starting with four basic questions (that you may be surprised to find
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Brighton Kitty Cat Speakers
Sun, 7 Sep 2008 18:07:45 +0930
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Kitty cat fans, rejoice! Brighton's BI-SPCAT/WH 2.1 system resembles a cat,
and consists of two pointy-eared NXT flat panel speakers and a feline-ish
sub-woofer with a 35-watt amplifier built right in. Additionally, this cat
includes five preset equalizer settings, a paw-print remote control, and a
3.5-millimeter auxiliary input.
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More Cowbell!
Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:20:28 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Play With Spider (Flash)
Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:33:38 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Cake Wrecks and other blogs
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:04:52 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
This blog actually made me laugh until I cried:
Cake Wrecks - When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong.
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
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The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:14:15 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
From Scientific American...
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secrets-of-storytelling
The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn
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Stylophone fever!
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:30:41 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Eoin Colfer to write sixth Hitchhiker's Guide book
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:12:32 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Comic fantasy children's author describes being given the opportunity to
continue Douglas Adams's legendary series as 'like suddenly being
offered the superpower of your choice'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/17/douglasadams
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newest fitness craze
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:12:48 -0700
Linda Page <lightlady27 [at] gmail.com>
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The Corpus Clock and Chronophage
Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:04:22 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Nanosoccer!
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:10:10 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/calmed/nanosoccer.html
Imagine a robotic David Beckham six times smaller than an amoeba playing
with a “soccer ball” no wider than a human hair … with all of the action
happening on a field the size of single grain of rice.
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Cookie Monster Slayer!
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:04:24 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/09/23/cookie-monster-slaye.html
"This killer Cookie Monster Slayer was spotted at the Dragon*Con 08
fantasy/SF convention earlier this month."
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International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2008
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:08:50 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.sciencemag.org/vis2008/
"
Science, in partnership with the National Science Foundation,
presents the winners and honorable mentions in the sixth annual
International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge."
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Return of the Muppets!
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:37:12 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/movies/21barn.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
"Disney is orchestrating the Muppets’s return on several fronts: TV
specials, Web videos, a feature film, theme-park attractions and a whole
lot of merchandising."
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Custom My Little Ponies
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:47:01 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Bill Daul sent you a video: "SOUR"
Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:02:59 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
<http://www.youtube.com/user/ChurchillClub>
Bill Daul has shared a video with you on YouTube:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMGSH0J0dUU&feature=email>
SOUR îºåé in hi-quality. SOUR "HANGETSU" PV
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SpaceX Falcon 1 launch to orbit successful!
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:11:54 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
LIVE COVERAGE: SUCCESS SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 4
http://spacefellowship.com/News/?p=6780
Falcon 1 * Flight 4 Webcast
http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php
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