Some of you may remember this rather unorthodox, though, significant event in online history : Machinima (pronounced /məˈʃiËÂÂnÉ™mÉ™/ or /məˈʃɪnÉ™mÉ™/), a portmanteau of machine cinema, is a collection of associated production techniques whereby computer-generated imagery (CGI) is rendered using real-time, interactive 3-D engines, such as those of games, instead of professional 3D animation software. Engines…
Category: innovation
The Big and Bad are going Down, Down, Down…
When i was just 11 or 12, i remember my dad telling me that having loyalty to a company was detrimental to my success because companies have no loyalty to people. It goes against their very goal. This made sense as i watched him change jobs and watched companies fall and new ones rise all…
Now, That’s Cool!
Every now and then some hype comes around that is, well, worth it : The applications for such stuff are mind-boggling! Who can hardly wait to have wallpaper that is capable of projecting video feeds – raise your hand [image of me raising my hand, hardly able to stay in my seat] Minority Report, here…
The De-Evolution of Culture
Larry Lessig says what no one else has the cojones to in this clip. Larry gets TEDsters to their feet, whooping and whistling, following this elegant presentation of three stories and an argument. The Net’s most adored lawyer brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the “ASCAP cartel” to build a case for creative…
MGMT : Electric Feel
My pal Alec turned me onto this vid the other day. Music videos were never like this growing up [note the mouse-clicking going on along the bottom of the frame as the user manipulates color palettes and such]: the lyrics of a great pop tune : all along the western front people line up to…
why Frank Black is a god among men
“Where is My Mind” Oh – stop With your feet in the air and your head on the ground Try this trick and spin it, yeah Your head will collapse But there’s nothing in it And you’ll ask yourself Where is my mind [3x] Way out in the water See it swimmin’ I was swimmin’…
Lynch : Retrospective
If you’re in Vegas the next coupla days and are bored of drinking and gambling, you COULD check this out : = c
Another Eureka Moment!
If you had to wear a knee brace every day you’d definitely want to wear one of these. Funny how these simply wonderful ideas elude us for so long : By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Talk about a knee-jerk reaction. Scientists in the United States and Canada said on Thursday they have developed a…
Legos turn 50
It’s the fiftieth anniversary of LEGO Group founder Ole Kirk Christiansen’s patenting of the now-iconic brick. This year is also the 30th anniversary of the minifig and 10th anniversary of LEGO MINDSTORMS. (The company has actually been putting out toys since the ’40s but only settled on the perfect brick architecture in 1958.) Who can…
little big planet
fresh in from ces, margarita from sparklebot raved about little big planet : = c
don’t forget : spore is coming soon
From the mind of Will Wright, the creator of The Sims, comes SPOREâ„¢, an epic journey that takes you from the origin and evolution of life through the development of civilization and technology and eventually all the way into the deepest reaches of outer space. Tide Pool Phase Fight with other creatures and consume them…
memes
thinking about my pal simon today and memes and how nutty it can all get if we let it: = c
StoryCorps : Listening is an Act of Love
Some cultures rely heavily on their oral traditions. Native Alaskan cultures, for example, rely solely on the spoken word to pass stories and lessons down through the generations. They do this because they had no alphabets or formal methods to write them down until the immigration of white culture into Alaska. There are certainly pros…
Chuck Keen
A favorite from the crew at Alaska Robotics: Can’t believe i haven’t posted this before now! = c
Tag : trailer
[thinfilms] is in post-production for a feature documentary about the game of Tag. a trailer for the film is now on youtube. if you’ve contributed to the film in any way, please know what it means to us – this is a labor of love that represents over 120 hours of footage featuring interviews with…
Arpeggi
many of the tunes on the new radiohead album are not new but have just taken time to render themselves onto an album. one of my favorites is many years old. this is not the best quality but here’s where it premiered: in london at the ether festival: = c
All Hail Punk Floyd
Radiohead has stunned the music world once again only this time by announcing that its forthcoming album will make its debut as a digital download available for whatever individual consumers want to pay for it. Guitarist Jonny Greenwood announced on the band’s website on Sunday night that the new album In Rainbows has been completed…
Remembering Glenn Gould
arguably the finest composer of the 20th Century, Glenn was a beacon of fresh thinking and innovation. We miss you, Glenn. = c
Enjoy your Space, er, stay…
“Galactic Suite,” the first hotel planned in space, expects to open for business in 2012 and would allow guests to travel around the world in 80 minutes. Its Barcelona-based architects say the space hotel will be the most expensive in the galaxy, costing $4 million for a three-day stay. During that time guests would see…
The return of analog
Tired of all the GFX in everything these days? Me too! WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! = c
The first ever Web OS
Parakey is a platform for building applications that merge the best of the desktop and the Web. Like desktop applications, these applications work offline, offer more privacy than pure websites, run quickly, and integrate with your computer and its devices. But like Web applications, they are also more creative, visually alluring, accessible from anywhere and…
Top 100 Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century
1. The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien 2. Forbidden Planet (1956) 3. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov 4. Dune by Frank Herbert 5. Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke 6. Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 7. Ringworld by Larry Niven 8. It’s A…