Glass Wings Blog: June 2012
Neil Gaiman Speech as Comic
Sat, 2 Jun 2012 11:21:31 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Recently Neil Gaiman gave an inspirational commencement speech.
http://vimeo.com/42372767
If you have already seen it, you might enjoy THE COMIC BOOK VERSION! Done by
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Lorem Ipsum and Ursula Vernon on the editing process
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:37:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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SIGGRAPH 2012 technical papers preview trailer
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:40:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Some very cool and impressive work again this year:
http://youtu.be/cKrng7ztpog
"The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers program is the premier international
forum for disseminating new scholarly work in computer graphics and
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Smith College 2012 Commencement Speaker Jane Lynch
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:44:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
If you haven't already seen it, this is a great speech by wonderful
comedian Jane Lynch:
http://youtu.be/RwuNfHSOxZI
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Car Wash
Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:57:48 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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How the Internet Can Save the World
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:20:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000961.html
Lauren Weinstein writes:
"I spend much of my time considering the ways in which the wonders of
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Trade School: Learning Spaces that Run on Barter
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:23:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.shareable.net/blog/barter-based-school-goes-global
"Trade School started three years ago as a project between friends.
Today, it's becoming a global movement for community, connection, and
educational justice."
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CPU Wars - the card game
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:26:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://shop.cpuwarsthegame.com/about
"CPU Wars is a trump card game created by geeks for geeks. It's the most
fun you can have with CPU specs."
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Japanese Dog Show
Thu, 7 Jun 2012 15:02:00 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is indeed very cute. The poodle's little orange ears are ADORKABLE!
http://www.vice.com/the-cute-show/dog-circus
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Young Woman Helps Another Young Woman Across Finish Line
Thu, 7 Jun 2012 15:19:06 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
THIS! More of this in the world. Utterly awesome.
http://youtu.be/irs9XP2bplE
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NASA's ISS Star Trails Photos
Fri, 8 Jun 2012 08:29:37 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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It’s All In The Presentation
Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:51:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A nice article about the difficulty in pleasing clients, as exemplified
by episodes of My Little Pony and The Simpsons:
http://www.mlponies.com/2012/05/28/its-all-in-the-presentation/
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Blameless PostMortems and a Just Culture
Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:53:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://codeascraft.etsy.com/2012/05/22/blameless-postmortems/
"Having a Just Culture means that you’re making effort to balance safety
and accountability. It means that by investigating mistakes in a way
that focuses on the situational aspects of a failure’s mechanism and the
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Light-Up Clothes and Costumes By Enlighted Designs
Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:56:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.enlighted.com/
"We create high-quality illuminated clothing, costumes, and accessories,
including clubwear, evening dresses, jackets, suits, ties, hats, and
handbags."
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food and fat
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:59:35 +1000
Kat Achkar <katarinaachkar [at] gmail.com>
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Fwd: Tiny houses
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:02:52 +1000
Kat Achkar <katarinaachkar [at] gmail.com>
Here are a few things I've found on small houses that you may be interested
in. While some of the designs are quite extreme or would be expensive,
there are a number of good ideas for storage and making small spaces
function like bigger ones. Hope you enjoy them.
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Hilarious Medieval Illuminations
Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:35:40 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
"Life in the 12th century was short, brutal, and freakin' awesome! Between
monster snails and Doctor Who villains, this 100% accurate illuminated
manuscript is certainly illuminating."
http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/insane-book-about-life-in-the-middle-ages
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Russian Centenarians
Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:52:12 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Amazing stories about the lives of Russian women who have lived from Tsarist
Russia to today. Makes you realise how very lucky most of us are.
http://englishrussia.com/2012/06/10/club-of-a-hundred-years-old-ladies/
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Documentaries online
Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:23:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
An index of documentaries available to watch for free online:
http://watchdocumentary.com/
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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NatGeo Traveler Photo Contest 2012
Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:25:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The "National Geographic Traveler" Photo Contest 2012:
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http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/photo-contest/2012/>
Some lovely photos again this year.
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Photo art doors
Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:27:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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2012 Melbourne International Animation Festival
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:29:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.miaf.net/2012/home.html
Anyone else going to this year's MIAF? If so, let us know what you
liked and why!
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US PBS network engages with Internet culture
Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:32:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Two recent episodes of their new "Idea Channel":
Are Bronies Changing the Definition of Masculinity?
http://youtu.be/Est3UNs-LIk
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THE INFORMATION: How the Internet gets inside us
Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:34:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Via David Brin:
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http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2011/02/14/110214crat_atlarge_gopnik>
"Are electronic media and devices lobotomizing the new generation? Or
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Pixar story rules (one version)
Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:36:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"Pixar story artist Emma Coats has tweeted a series of “story basics”
over the past month and a half — guidelines that she learned from her
more senior colleagues on how to create appealing stories:"
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http://www.pixartouchbook.com/blog/2011/5/15/pixar-story-rules-one-version.html>
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Blockly visual programming language
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:43:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"Blockly is a web-based, graphical programming editor. Users can drag
blocks together to build an application. No typing required."
https://code.google.com/p/blockly/
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Reel Anime 2012
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:54:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Some great films coming this year!
http://www.madman.com.au/news/reel-anime-2012-coming-in-september/
I've been eagerly awaiting Ghibli's "From Up On Poppy Hill" and Hosoda's
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