How does Deron feel about this car?
Or anyone else, for that matter. The Tesla Model X will have gull wing doors. In the back, apparently.
Martin Klimas, Paint, Music and Photography
Martin Klimas’ 3D artwork uses paint positioned above a very loud speaker. Here’s the results of “Bitches Brew” by Miles Davis. (via Kottke.org, naturally)
Turn It Off
I like this guy’s response to a ringing cell phone. Nicely done, sir.
Yosemite HD Time-Lapse
A gorgeous time-lapse video of Yosemite, by Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty. (via Bad Astronomy)
I need to go there.
Google Image Search art by Sebastien Schmieg
Sebastien Schmieg created a video showing the output of recursive Google Image searches using the “visually similar” feature, Search by Image, Recursively, Transparent PNG, #1. It starts out a little slow, but after a while it starts pulling in fresh images. It’s not entirely algorithmic (if an image has already been used, he skips to the next image in the results) but it’s pretty amazing.
Dear Clusterflock
How do you deal with the unbearable rudeness of strangers? I’m serious, here, guys. It’s starting to really affect my life.
It could be anything — the guy who cuts you off when you’re clearly waiting for the men’s room, the guy who switches to the fucking right lane after he sees the “right lane ends 1000 feet” sign, the elderly couple who really ought to know better than narrate through the entire showing of The Artist (even after you finally yell “hey” after he says “he didn’t do it” – BANG!), the woman who starts doing her makeup next to you on the train, the omnipresent imbeciles yelling into thin air (oh, they’re on the phone).
I’m thinking of never going to another movie again (damn kids nearly ruined Red Riding Hood for me), or moving to a cabin in the woods. I’ve been checking Craigslist for jobs, but so far, nothing.
Mistletoe Shortage
There’s a mistletoe shortage in Texas, due to drought. But some people don’t care.
“In 1901 you needed to be under the mistletoe to steal a kiss in public,” said Mr. George. “In 2011, you can do just about anything you want in public and it goes unnoticed.” When asked about the shortage, Mr. George was confident there would be no love lost.
Fox News Christmas Card
For your analysis. (via Brian Stelter)
Excerpt with minimal context
She looked up at him with a question in her eyes. “Did you get the graham crackers?”
“Yes,” he answered.
She moved toward him in her old slippers. He thought they looked like rabbits.
House of the Rising Sun, old technology version
How do I feel about this jetpack?
Yves Rossy, who you may have seen in a TED talk or elsewhere, flies in formation with a few jets, and it is amazing.
Quote out of context
Arugula is a type of lettuce that is offensive to some conservatives.
Cher is on Twitter
Ok, I imagine this may not be breaking news to some, but did you know Cher is on Twitter and is incomprehensible?
I discovered this via The Oatmeal:
Quote out of context
For every one person that comes forward with a false accusation, there are probably thousands who will say that none of that sort of activity ever came from Herman Cain.
Rhein II
Andreas Gursky’s “Rhein II” set a new record for the highest selling price for a photograph ($4.3 million) yesterday. I must say I rather like it, though I do wonder how these things happen.
Astronauts Falling Down
For some reason, after watching this, I spent another twenty minutes watching moon-landing conspiracy videos. Try to avoid that if possible.
A Murmuration of Starlings
Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive.
Just lovely. (via The Atlantic)
How to draw a cloud
Apparently the golden ratio applies to clouds too. Scott Hanselman has a good post on the similarities of cloud icons. But why the flat bottom? (via The Atlantic)
The Ides of March
Has anyone seen The Ides of March yet? If not, I highly recommend it. I haven’t been this excited about a movie in a long time, and I was pretty surprised at my reaction.
After discussing it a little, it became apparent that there were at least two ways of reading the overall storyline — I preferred to read it as a sort of Fall story, though that interpretation has some flaws (which I’d like to discuss), but on the other hand, it’s a story where no one, except perhaps Paul, has any real integrity. Any reactions? Who do you think is the hero, or are there any heroes?
Photo out of context
Flocking Robots
From an article in Wired, a group in Switzerland has developed small flying robots that are able to communicate with one another, and depending on the constraints, adopt various flocking patterns. Watch out for “incoherent flocking”. You know who you are.
I do not fear death
I found Roger Ebert’s essay on mortality (excerpted from his new book) to be quite a lovely catalyst for reflection.
Understanding Soulja Boy’s lyrics
You may have heard about Soulja Boy’s insult to the FBI and military. Here’s an entertaining and informative breakdown of what’s going on in that song. If you haven’t been to RapGenius, it really is rather impressive. Recommended for fans of Ulysses and footnotes.
Dear Clusterflock
Post the most accurate picture and/or link to your first car?
Mondrian Drop Ceiling
Thought I’d share something I’ve been working on.
With a lot of help, I created this Mondrian style drop ceiling. When my friend was installing a drop ceiling in my room crowded with ductwork and utilities, and the ceiling wasn’t going to come out very uniform, we joked that we should just make the ceiling of all sorts of different size panels. And then it hit us.
So, we plotted out the desired locations for rails and determining the panel shapes, and fit everything together, unpainted. The panels were labelled and removed for painting. Next, running complex computer simulations, a second friend and I came up with the color pattern. The rails were painted in enamel, mini rollers were engaged, and the whole thing was put back together again very carefully.
It is surprisingly difficult to get a complete photo of an entire ceiling.
Much love and thanks to N, D, and R.
More photos of the process on my tumblr.
