Weekly Digest – 2012-01-23
- Space image collection by Dark Roasted Blend provides me new desktop wallpaper. – http://t.co/2EMaWnz9 #
- So it was BLUR that did the opening sequence for Fincher's "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo"? http://t.co/IxlyJDx6 #
- Will have to make time to watch the full 2 hours of thus crowdsourced version of Star Wars – http://t.co/SNLby9hJ #
- Quotes / mantras to help reroute thought processes. http://t.co/3DzTBEAd #
- Markerless mocap demo. http://t.co/9C31XFec #
- "Walking the line between doormat and dickhead can be freakin' difficult." – Rebel Mel #
- A medical study of the Haitian zombie (Wade Davis). http://t.co/5ypiLC1X #
Canon 10-22mm EF-S Wide Angle
I finally got my U-Fly steadicam unit balanced, but now I see that my 24mm lens is not going to cut it, for filming architecture. 24mm is pretty wide, but not when dealing with the crop of my 60D. D’oh!
So, I’m considering the Canon EF-S 10-22mm, which looks like it will capture exactly what I need. It’s not as fast as the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 ($1800) lens but, at less than $800, I think it will have to do. Though, it’s going to have to wait awhile as it’s a tad outside my budget, at the moment.
Numbers and Patterns in Nature
Was recently introduce to Vi Hart’s blog. Tons of inspirational mathematical games can be found on her blog, including a practical introduction to the Fibonacci spiral.
Finally, if you have not seen “Nature by Numbers”, well here is a real feast for your eyes… and soul.
Dodgeball Superheroes
A few weeks back I happened to stumble across a birthday inspired dodgeball match. I’ve finally had some time to go through the footage. I put together a quick edit of some of the key moments, with some dubstep to spice up the soundtrack. How many times can I hear this Skrillex track before I get sick of it?
Anyhow, Markwell said it’s cool for me to share the video, so here it is.
Once again, thanks to Markwell and his great group of friends for welcoming this total stranger into this wicked birthday event (which had one of the tastiest birthday cakes I’ve ever had). For the first time in a long time, I look forward to baseball season. ;)
Weekly Digest – 2012-01-16
- I wanna make a holodeck too, but I'll need another projector and some skin-tight grey suits: http://t.co/aic7iTAn #
- This Gunpoint game features a hacker who does not have carpel tunnel syndrome. #2D http://t.co/XDR87KM4 #
- One clever way to Android power your boycott of SOPA supporters. – http://t.co/aIu5gzHE #
- Stop-motion books in shop near Trinity Bellwoods park, Toronto – http://t.co/tvnuCWxG #
- Blown away by the work that Chris Clor has been creating over the past decade. http://t.co/wP91AKEf #
WebGL with Danger Mouse in Your Chrome Browser
Ok, this WebGL stuff has officially blown my mind (have I used that phrase yet?). It runs so smoothly, i cannot believe it mon. Cannot believe!
If you haven’t checked it out, and you have the Chrome browser, please take a moment to checkout the ROME: 3 Dreams of Black music video featuring Danger Mouse. I’d post a link to a Youtube video, but although visually impressive, a video doesn’t do it justice. The original is interactive… and a video screencapture on Youtube is not.
Check it out already! And when you’re done, Miranda has some concept art and other behind the scene info for you.
After you’ve seen that, there’s a whole library of WebGL examples to play with. This library on ChromeExperiements.com has a few dozen online WebGL experiments (thx to Kjrsten Holt).
Burning Man Alternatives?
Can you really replace the salt flats, or the stationary art, or the mutant vehicles? I’m really not sure, but certain variables have me considering alternatives to this… alternative culture event. Last year was the first time Burning Man has sold out, which has had the organizers implementing a lottery system, which means that not everyone who wants to go, will get to go. I think this video summarizes most of my feelings pretty well.
A new friend of mine, that I met at a Decompression party here in Toronto mentioned Boom Festival in Portugal.
Another festiva-…er… “republic” that I have come across (thx Mackenzie) is called Kazantip and is apparently the largest rave in eastern Europe.
WHOAH… ok, that was NOT work-safe viewing. Also, not sure how comfortable I would be partying it up with a bunch of Russian mobsters.
There’s also the Rainbow Gathering(s) which occur all over the world.
There’s also Ibiza, Movement in Detroit, the Winter Music Conference in Florida and others (that I’m either forgetting or haven’t yet discovered). However, I don’t expect to find anything that will compare to dancing on a two-story pirate ship while visiting 30+ foot sculptures in the desert. Though music can be a large factor in these festivals, there’s also something quite amazing about the absolutely silent locations you can find on the playa at Burning Man.
Oh boy… what to do. :\
Weekly Digest – 2012-01-09
- Rippled: Time-stop-lapse-motion… ? …. Laser Kitty. http://t.co/Q2Sa2wXa #
- Opinions aside, Ron Paul's 2002 speech seems to have predicted our current situation pretty accurately. http://t.co/hfXfficd #
- Dark opening credits for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo remake: http://t.co/itzQVVEh #
- Bassnectar defines broken beat rhythms, with infographics overlaid. http://t.co/igonTCO4 #
- Carlos Baena, Pixar animator (Spanish Buzz Lightyear), as The FingerBoarder. Glad this is back online. http://t.co/QfZvAnPl #
- Get animated by practicing some Italian sign language.
http://t.co/lIcxo7qJ # - Metal flowers at Burning Man were larger, but didn't number in the thousands. – http://t.co/v4ixMVCn #
- floating runways or bug lights captured in time lapse – http://t.co/2jp1P5a6 #
Weekly Digest – 2012-01-02
- Supernatural drumpad skills from Araab Muzik . [thx Justin] http://t.co/qEf3WoRM #
- This is Detroit Techno [via Kaci McCall] : http://t.co/6HvbLzJr #
- Ever want to see the blood vessels in your eyes? http://t.co/6xmFgJ2z #
Trentemoller Live on KCRW
Watching Trentemoller right now on KCRW. I will not miss him the next time he’s in town.
