Lines and Contours
Sitting outside for lunch, enjoying the sunshine, under this umbrella.
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Avery, my little photographer in training :)
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Wired has a story today that takes a behind the scenes look at the Ok Go Rube Goldberg Machine video that was released earlier this week.
This video is awesome to watch; I'm glad we can see how it was done. Check it out!
Written and directed by Jonathan Bensimon and produced by Jonas Bell Pasht, Tokyo/Glow follows the nighttime journey of an illuminated man from a crosswalk sign as he embarks on an adventure through the streets of Tokyo. Shot on location throughout Tokyo using thousands of individual digital stills, the short film features original music by indie rock band Kidstreet, who recently signed with Nettwerk Records and will be releasing their debut album worldwide in 2010.
Amazing work, just amazing.
Today’s work soundtrack has been Broken Bells from NPR’s Exclusive First Listen series; all I can say is WOW! I’m only half way through and this release is amazing. Listen to it now! http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124018401
Broken Bells is the collaborative effort from Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse from Gnarls Barkley and The Grey Album fame, and James Mercer, front man of The Shins. A better match has not been made in the history of collaboration… Okay, maybe I’m over exaggerating, but the result of these two getting together has been nothing short of incredible.
Vibrant soundscapes, haunting vocals and all around imaginative production are the hallmark of every track I’ve heard thus far. I don’t remember the last time I’ve been this excited about a new music release. I love it.
I’m trying to understand how time works. And that’s a huge question that has lots of different aspects to it. A lot of them go back to Einstein and spacetime and how we measure time using clocks. But the particular aspect of time that I’m interested in is the arrow of time: the fact that the past is different from the future. We remember the past but we don’t remember the future. There are irreversible processes. There are things that happen, like you turn an egg into an omelet, but you can’t turn an omelet into an egg.
Time is always a "wow this is fascinating; ouch my brain hurts" subject. This interview at Wired is a great read.
Check it out and tell me what you think. Is time liniar? Is it circular? Is it a myth?
Devoted husband, loving father and everyday geek. I work as a network engineer,dig the interwebs, music, movies, t-shirts, Half-Life, Monty Python, Mythbusters, caffeine, toys, gadgets and a plethora of other geeky endeavors.
I have been known to break free of my stereotype to venture into the outside world and indulge in my passion for photography. I enjoy hiking, biking or just sitting on the porch on a beautiful day with the people I love and a tasty beverage.
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