Glass Wings Blog: October 2008

The Muppet Show cake

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:00:15 +0930

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.flickr.com/photos/withoutform/sets/72157601654815836/

This insanely awesome cake, created by Heather Haynes of Clarksville,
IN, was a blue ribbon winner in the "Special Technique Cake" category at
the 2007 Kentucky State Fair.

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2008 Ig Nobel Prize Winners

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:17:53 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
The 2008 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on Thursday night, October 2, at
the 18th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, at Harvard's Sanders
Theatre:  http://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2008

"Nature" covers the awards ceremony:

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Thoth

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:27:08 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Oscar-winning documentary short film about street opera performer S. K.
Thoth:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGVGwpxg7yA

Wikipedia:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._K._Thoth
Thoth site:  http://www.skthoth.com/

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Nikon UP like dragon ball

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:17:47 +0900

"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>

Yukihiko YOSHIDA
Nikon will release wearable display called "UP".
http://www.gearlog.com/2008/10/nikons_up_video_on_the_go_for.php

You will be like Super Saiya-jin in Dragon Ball.

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Trek parody videos

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:04:30 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
ST:TOS as The A Team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyfhzqhJNbg

ST:TNG as The Love Boat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWyxZR69CI0

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Video game box is played by inserting your finger

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:02:30 -0700

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>

Bill Daul
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/10/video_game_box.php

Oh, Japan! You never fail to disappoint with your downright-crazy
gadgets. Today's import from the Far East is the Tuttuki Bako, a
video game box with a hole on the side for your finger to go in.

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Jay Walker's Library

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:25:19 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Ultimate geek porn:
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-10/ff_walker?currentPage=all

Share and enjoy,
                *** Xanni ***

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Dave's Marble Machine

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:22:23 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfVDVg3T0mk

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                *** Xanni ***

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Chinavasion wholesale electronics

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:34:29 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Lots of cool products; check out this mobile phone watch!
http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/mobile-phone-watch-1gb-bluetooth-digital-masterpiece/

This projector phone is also cool:
http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/projector-phone-triband-gsmgprs-touchscreen-cell-phone/

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Rideable animatronic dino toy

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:36:12 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Kota, the 3-ft tall robot dinosaur
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/08/kota-the-3ft-tall-ro.html

Share and enjoy,
                *** Xanni ***

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Nasa's Messenger Sends First Full Fly-By Image of Mercury

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:06:47 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://gizmodo.com/5060089/nasas-messenger-sends-first-full-fly+by-image-of-mercury

More Messenger images here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/messenger/multimedia/index.html

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Banksy's "Village Pet Store And Charcoal Grill"

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:31:23 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
The "Village Pet Store And Charcoal Grill" Opens in New York City
http://www.woostercollective.com/2008/10/the_village_pet_store_and_charchoal_gril.html

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                *** Xanni ***

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Mower at Wired NextFest 2008

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:00:41 +1030

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Katherine Phelps
This gets my vote for the next Roomba for the back yard!

You can see it best here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DN5sZlWUbs

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Lightpaint Piano Player

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:10:46 +1030

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Katherine Phelps
This was A LOT of work, but very cool effect:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGCVygpIIxY

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What Is Comedy?

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:28:12 +1030

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Katherine Phelps
Yes, I'm amusing myself this morning by crawling through YouTube. This
educational video about comedy is a hoot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZE2ZBKhXGc

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Take On Me: Literal Video Version

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:41:11 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HE9OQ4FnkQ

"Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video? Well
now they do."

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Fwd: Enjoy!!

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:27:18 -0700

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>

Bill Daul
This is a great example of what the US thinks of its moronic VP candidate!



<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DIc8jdra0o&feature=related>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DIc8jdra0o&feature=related

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[Book Review - for us science geeks]: Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius (LATbkRev)

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:20:00 -0700

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>

Bill Daul

Even the great genius of Albert Einstein stumbled when it came to
calculations.
Review by George Johnson

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In a world where cars can drive

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:57:57 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
'In part one of our "Future of Driving" series, we looked at the current
state of self-driving car technology and tried to predict how that
technology would progress in the coming decades. Now we're going to
assume that the technical problems we discussed can be solved and
explore how self-driving cars could change society.'

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Animated

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:54:38 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2008/10/the_universal_d.php

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, Seth Brau recently completed the rather daunting task of
bringing the words to life with motion graphics.

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Cat Flushing A Toilet Music Video

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:59:34 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49jKeGyUCJE
Music video for the song "Cat Flushing A Toilet" by Parry Grip

Share and enjoy,
                *** Xanni ***

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Fwd: The Sun (BostonGlobe)

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:09:02 -0700

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>

Bill Daul


The Sun is now in the quietest phase of its 11-year activity cycle, the
solar minimum - in fact, it has been unusually quiet this year - with over
200 days so far with no observed sunspots. The solar wind has also dropped

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Walking house

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:46:00 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3235261/Walking-house-can-escape-floods-or-unruly-neighbours.html

"It is the ultimate house for beating floods or unfriendly neighbours -
a home built on six hydraulic legs that can walk."

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Australia plans electric vehicle network

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:08:04 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5il6f9UKjXLMrq0sQ-Ccd8vh5VANA

"MELBOURNE (AFP) — A US firm Thursday unveiled plans to build a massive
one-billion-dollar (667 million US) charging network to power electric
cars in Australia as it seeks cleaner and cheaper options to petrol."

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Seesaw hula hoop acrobatics

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:51:38 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Korean traditional acrobatics #4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZAzACei61Q

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                *** Xanni ***

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Nerd Love

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:39:55 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Gamer proposes to girlfriend by hacking Chrono Trigger
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/27/gamer-proposes-to-gi.html

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                **** Xanni ***

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Carbon Nanotube Colour A4 E-Paper

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:14:35 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://thefutureofthings.com/news/5646/carbon-nano-tube-color-a4-e-paper.html

"Samsung Electronics and Unidym have demonstrated the world’s first
carbon nanotube-based color active matrix electrophoretic display (EPD)
e-paper. The revolutionary color e-paper was demonstrated on a 14.3 inch

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Fwd: [NextNow] [for fun - and to test your ability to understand!]: Dementia Test-No Cheating

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:21:45 -0700

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>

Bill Daul
From: Jim Clegg <jsclegg@ucdavis.edu>

You have probably failed this one before - if you are like most of us.

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MTV Music Videos online

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:03:28 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
MTV smacks YouTube, posts almost every music video ever
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081028-mtv-smacks-youtube-posts-almost-every-music-video-ever.html

MTV Music
http://www.mtvmusic.com/

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Google settles with book publishers, becomes bookseller

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:18:51 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Google settles with book publishers, becomes bookseller
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081028-google-settles-with-book-publishers-becomes-bookseller.html

New chapter for Google Book Search
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-chapter-for-google-book-search.html

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Flight Report: Aloft in a Zeppelin Airship

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:47:54 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2008/10/aloft-in-a-new-zeppelin-airship.html

"Last weekend, the first US-based Zeppelin arrived at it's new home in
the San Francisco Bay Area, and yesterday Telstar Logistics was invited
to go for a quick test flight."

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LOLarts - LOLcats art show! Kthx!

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:10:56 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUqJL5zX3Yc

See also:
The History of LOLCats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jDfSqtG2E4

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Gorgeous Tiny CHicken Machine Show

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:52:28 +1100

"Steven Pam" <steven [at] stevenpam.com.au>

Steven Pam
http://crackle.com/c/Gorgeous_Tiny_Chicken_Machine_Show

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