Monthly Archives: December 2009

Drawing with sand

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Nestor

amazing live sand drawing performance. I’d seen something similar before but this one’s a lot better, I’m especially impressed by the detail on faces she manages to create with a quick smattering of sand

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Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of ‘Friendster’ Civilization | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Nestor

Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of ‘Friendster’ Civilization | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source. Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of ‘Friendster’ Civilization

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The Salvation War (chapters 1-42)

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Nestor

Armageddon?? (chapters 1-85 + Epilogue) Stardestroyer.net is a sci fi forum where such weighty topics as “Star destroyer versus enterprise, who would win” are routinely discussed and analyzed (I’m not knocking it, it can be fun) Anyway, it seems at … Continue reading →

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Projection on buildings – Live performance

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Nestor

Very cool 3d projections on darkened buildings. I saw something similar to this last year only using models, this is far more impressive, especially if you get to see it live I imagine. As far as I can tell the … Continue reading →

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World around us: Ukrainian student killed by exploding chewing gum

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Nestor

World around us: Ukrainian student killed by exploding chewing gum. A chemistry student from the northern Ukrainian city of Konotop was killed when a stick of chewing gum exploded in his mouth, Ukrainian media reported on Tuesday. Investigators are to … Continue reading →

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Space Shuttle Launch Seen From Air Canada Flight

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Nestor

Space Shuttle Launch Seen From Air Canada Video. Space Shuttle Launch Seen From Air Canada Pretty neat thing to break the monotony of an air trip.

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The Brain Observatory – In Memory of H.M.

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Nestor

The Brain Observatory – In Memory of H.M.. They’re cutting a brain into micron slices live on webcam … kinkier than the average webcam by far… I’m surprised at how they just sweep up the slices with a brush… it … Continue reading →

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SLINGERS

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Nestor

this better not flop like firefly did! We need more of this kind of stuff on TV! (Pilot to come in 2010, this isn’t even a pilot, it’s a “sizzler” i.e. only a teaser, unfortunately)

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