Glass Wings Blog: December 2004
Obsessives could be an asset to society
Wed, 1 Dec 2004 21:05:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Rise of the anoraks
Anoraks, geeks, nerds - there's no shortage of insults for enthusiasts
who take their interests just a bit too far. But a new report suggests
these fanatics are a growing force in society.
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Non-photorealistic Camera - Multi-Flash Imaging
Thu, 2 Dec 2004 00:01:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Non-photorealistic Camera
Depth Edge Detection and Rendering using Multi-Flash Imaging
by Kyle Nicholls
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Flexible Electroluminescent Lighting
Thu, 2 Dec 2004 00:18:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Electroluminescent lighting is a directional light source that is
completely dimmable for great interior mood effects, as well as bright
white for backlighting. With Widths of 0.25 to 30 inches wide and up to
300 feet long, EL Flatlite is made for virtually any application.
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Okay, I Thought It Was Funny
Sat, 4 Dec 2004 13:43:21 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Ukraine Elections
onigame@gmail.com (Wei-Hwa Huang)
The dispute between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the declared winner of
the Nov. 21 election, and candidate Viktor Yushchenko in western Ukraine,
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Digital sundials
Sat, 4 Dec 2004 23:44:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"What in heaven is a digital sundial?" That was the title of an article
in Scientific American (August 1991), which prompted a flurry of mental
activity in many a smart brain. One answer is on display here: a sundial
that displays the time, not by throwing a shadow on a set of lines,
but in plainly readable digits. The dial functions from 8:00 to 5.55 hr,
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Ballooning into the Sky
Sun, 5 Dec 2004 01:21:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Have you ever dreamed of being carried into the sky by a giant bouquet
of colorful toy balloons?
That's the idea behind cluster ballooning. The pilot wears a harness,
to which a cluster of large, helium-filled balloons are attached.
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The Cardboard House
Sun, 5 Dec 2004 13:24:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The Cardboard House is conceived as a kit of parts comprising a flat pack
of frames, and infill floor and wall panels. It uses minimal fixings:
nylon wing nuts, hand-tightened polyster tape stays and Velcro fastenings
are used to assemble the frames and protective skin system.
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Toyota shows mechanised mobility suits
Sun, 5 Dec 2004 14:45:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
So much more impressive than a wheelchair - and it can climb stairs!
Toyoto i-foot and i-unit
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/robots/toyoto-ifoot-and-iunit-026866.php
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It had to happen - Spam/Python co-marketing
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 03:13:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
It was bound to happen one day - "Spamalot the Musical" is opening on
Broadway, based on the Holy Grail film, and Hormel (makers of canned Spam)
are doing a co-promotion!
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Board game reviews
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:12:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Creature comforts
Thu, 09 Dec 2004 09:19:52 +1100
Amanda Penrose <amandac [at] dd.com.au>
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Japanese telecom tests online aromatherapy service
Thu, 9 Dec 2004 22:57:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Japanese telecom tests online aromatherapy service
By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press
TOKYO — People play games, go shopping and meet dates on the
Internet. So why not use the Web to download the perfect mood-enhancing
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Ella Enchanted
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:32:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Last night we went to see "Ella Enchanted", an eminently enjoyable film
based on the excellent book of the same name. For those who have had the
pleasure of seeing "The 10th Kingdom", we found it somewhat reminiscent
in style and tone of that mini-series. Apart from the eponymous heroine
played by the delightful Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes was also notable for
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Wangari Maathai – Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Lecture
Tue, 14 Dec 2004 21:58:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Okay, I Found It Funny
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:25:48 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
A Senior Moment
tundra@tundraware.com (Tim Daneliuk)
At the senior center— Friday night dance
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snortly laughing
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:30:38 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:56 pm, you wrote:
Heeheehee, you tiny little person an Amazon?
Ah well, you should read my story Dainty Elephants:
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Amazons
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:36:25 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 07:24 pm, you wrote:
aj wrote:
Oh for an Australian amazon!!!
<ponderfluff> oh i dont know .. muse is naturalised isnt she?
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Meowy Christmouse!
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:32:16 +1100
"Shakira S." <shakira [at] ...>
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Some of These Are Funnier Than Others
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:08:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
----- Forwarded message from Katherine Phelps <
muse@glasswings.com.au> -----
From: Katherine Phelps <
muse@glasswings.com.au>
Subject: Some of These Are Funnier Than Others
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:36:50 +1100
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Atomic tomatoes are not the only fruit
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:26:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Atomic tomatoes are not the only fruit
Ben Goldacre names the winners of the 2004 Bad Science awards - the
gongs nobody wants
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Revolution in architecture opens in Curitiba, Brazil
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:54:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Revolution in architecture opens in Curitiba, Brazil
Thu Dec 16, 4:32 PM ET
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - An unusual apartment building was inaugurated
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A Toy With a Story
Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:54:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
There is a story behind every electronic gadget sold on the QVC shopping
channel. This one leads to a ramshackle farmhouse in rural Oregon, which
is the home and circuit design lab of Jeri Ellsworth, a 30-year-old high
school dropout and self-taught computer chip designer.
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Gingerbread PC and Geekmas Tree
Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:25:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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100 most remembered toys of the past
Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:59:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
TV Cream's Top 100 Toys
(A quirky "top 100 most remembered toys of the past",
focussing on the 1970s and 1980s from a British perspective:)
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2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist
Sat, 25 Dec 2004 02:01:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Based on billions of searches conducted by Google users around the world,
the 2004 Year-End Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year's
major events and trends. We hope you enjoy this aggregate look at what
people wanted to know more about this year.
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Norwegian scientists discuss Santa Claus
Sat, 25 Dec 2004 13:24:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The Physics of Santa Claus
Calculations maintain that the laws of physics should prevent Santa
Claus from delivering all his gifts and that Santa would burn up in
the atmosphere if he tried. The internet magazine, forskning.no, has
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Christmas Greetings
Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:30:56 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
My apologies for being more than usually in communicado. The end of this year
has been one of achieving Herculean efforts, followed by equal amounts of
Herculean exhaustion.
Andrew and I have moved house. We left behind our big, beautiful, sunny house
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Pickling
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:37:47 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 11:19 am, you wrote:
<wiggleshimmy> hey! whats wrong with plastic food??
Well, I suppose if you want to ensure that
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Inventor of optical recording
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:36:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Scientist's invention was let go for a song
By Brier Dudley
Seattle Times technology reporter
Consumers will spend billions this holiday season on CDs, DVDs and
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The world will be saved by steam!
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:28:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Steam engines could be eco hope
By Jo Twist
BBC News science and technology reporter
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4076811.stm
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Kids comment on early video games
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:32:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Donkey Kong is "lame." Tetris is "boring." Space Invaders "needs a
superbomb or something." And why play Pong when it's more fun to "jump
up and down on one foot"? Hey, save your irate letters—we didn't say
this stuff. The nostalgia-nuking commentary is from EGM's November 2003
issue, in which we had kids of the PlayStation generation playtest classic
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