Future Predictions from 1908
The NYT article The World of Tomorrow looks back at future predictions made in 1908 for 2008. Ken Perlin’s is my favorite. Image of the 1908 World’s Fair exhibition site in London (image from the Wikimedia Commons)
Christen Booth
Creatively Distracted
Christen Booth
Creatively Distracted
Christen Booth
Importing 3D Models Into Second Life
|| This post is updated regularly. || I’ve been gathering a list of resources on the conversion process for bringing existing 3D models on to the Second Life platform. I’m dumping them here so I have a way to get…
Download Rainbows End
Just to prove I’m not above reblogging news from BoingBoing – Vernor Vinge’s book Rainbows End has been made available as a free download. (Preview here) I loved this book, and while it isn’t a literary masterpiece, it does give…
Wacom Cintiq 12WX
Yes, yes, yes!
Coffee Art
It was warm enough to go for a long run today which left little time for eating breakfast. Coffee is my breakfast of champions this morning. Who knew there is so much coffee art on YouTube? And who knew it…
A WiFi Memory Card
The Eye-Fi is a stupendous idea. ($99)
OpenSocial and VLE Possibilities
With Google’s announcements of OpenSocial and Android there is little doubt they have positioned themselves in a key role in online communities for the near future. There is a lot to contemplate in that sentence alone, but I’d like to…
Asus Contracted with Apple for Multi-touch Tablet PC
It is welcome news to hear Apple’s tablet PC with multi-touch screen is on the horizon. More amazing to hear is that Asus has been a contracted manufacturer of the iBooks, PowerBooks and MacBooks. Who knew? Take that all you…
Improving Your Nokia 770
Why even bother with the Nokia 770 anymore? Haven’t there been two product upgrades released by Nokia since the 770? The short answer is yes (the N800 and the 810)… but if you’re interested in a wifi device that can…
Super Happy Fun Time Friday: Sunday Edition
The past three weeks have been a flurry of work, leaving little time to read. Fortunately, the weekend has been a nice break to finally catch up and download. It comes as no surprise that a couple of links from Open Culture have found their way into this week's Fun Time Friday. That blog is an autodidact's ...