This short video is pretty much sheer genius. The filmmaker really gets VR; as well as the extra dimensions which VR can add to human angles.

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.

I've been thinking about branding and how it applies to the creative worker. For example, suppose you have a website that becomes famous; is that website now a 'brand' for you? Or for the website itself? And which is better?

Think about the authors and artists you know that have websites. For example, John Scalzi has a well-known blog called ( Read more... )

We've all been there. That perfect moment that you want to last forever. Maybe it is a sunset and a lover watching it with you. Maybe it is a child's first steps, a box of puppies on a sunny day, or a steelhead taking the hook at your favorite fishing hole. Maybe it is hearing an old song in a new way at a rock concert. Maybe it is simply standing ( Read more... )

Nanotechnology meets the Renaissance:What they have done is suspend nano-sized droplets of cleaning solution in water, creating a special microemulsion (a mixture of two fluids that do not mix, such as oil and water). The resulting cleaning fluid uses up to 95 percent less organic solvents than traditional mixtures, and is much gentler on art.

Richard Feynman - Ode on a Flower

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There are more clips from the same interview.

More than a year and a half ago I posted about the business of webcomics. In the comments there we got into a discussion about Scott McCloud and Micropayments, where I made the assertion that Scott 'blew it' because he didn't understand the way the Internet worked as a market. (This was long before I heard about 'Attention Economies', but that is ( Read more... )

I don't know how to describe it really, but this flash animation about man's obsession with machinery and commerce is a must see.

My friend kate-schaefer has written a wonderful little contemplation on the things people say and the truth therein.

You can create some beautiful patterns with this flash toy, albeit ephemerally.

Only a couple of weeks ago I talked about user generated content in the context of the so-called Web2.0. Now we have no less than John Udell explaining why he doesn't like the term 'user generated content' and Robert Scoble agreeing, adding that it is the 'screwing of the long tail':Why does Jon Udell dislike the term "user generated content?" For ( Read more... )