Saturday, May 7, 2005

On datacloud Manipulate Time With Their Hands. In Doug Pray's documentary Scratch, Naut Humon described turntablists as being able to "manipulate time with their hands." Khronos adds space to the mix. SIGGRAPH 2005 paperon Khronos, a video playback system that allows users to scrub video in bizarre ways, temporal and spatial. Too cool. A classic video-tape allows a simple control of the reproducing process (stop, backward, forward, and elementary control on the reproduction speed). Modern digital players add little more than the possibility to perform random temporal jumps between image frames. The goal of the Khronos Projector is to go beyond these forms of exclusive temporal control, by giving the user an entirely new dimension to play with: by touching the projection screen, the user is able to send parts of the image forward or backwards in time. By actually touching a deformable projection screen, shaking it or curling it, separate "islands of time" as well... [datacloud] 11:31:48 AM

Electricity Edward Chilton. "I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge." [Quotes of the Day] 10:59:04 AM

Zeigermann Photo 12 Photo, found in a Box [12]. The Prof. on the left doesn't seem to be amused. The picture is from the early fifties. [The Cartoonist] 10:47:25 AM

Updated Bio Updated bio for Gary. 10:44:47 AM

Review: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Review: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen â?¢ Directed by George Lucas May 19, 2005 -- LucasFilm and Twentieth Century Fox "Star Wars: Episode.. (485 words) [Arizona Reporter Newswire] 8:26:25 AM

Traveling Soft watches and traveling Saturdays. Inspired by the theory of general relativity, this iconic painting, by iconic Catalan painter Salvador Dali, inspires reflection on this traveling Saturday. Time slip... You pack up a tiny part of your normal life and leave all the rest behind. Time slip... An airplane holds you in limbo for many hours. Time slip... Sunrise and sunset in Barcelona are six hours earlier than in Cambridge; you re-set your watch. Time slip... But local mealtimes also differ--lunch is at 2 p.m.; dinner at 10 or 11. So what time is it? Is it time to eat? to sleep? or (of course) to blog! [Betsy Devine: Funny Ha-Ha or Funny Peculiar?] 7:35:27 AM

Mediaburn, '15 Minutes In The Future' Andy Warhol. "In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes." [Quotes of the Day] 7:31:52 AM

11B State Highway 11B. johndan posted a photo: By (johndan). [johndan's Photos] 7:28:11 AM

Calling the Capitol SOB U SOB. Call the SOBs. Having a hard time remembering the toll-free number for the US Capitol Switchboard? Forget no more...it's 877-SOB-U-SOB. Honestly. [MetaFilter] 7:24:16 AM

Tires Tires. johndan posted a photo: By (johndan). [johndan's Photos] 7:18:33 AM

Another Mention, Aspen Magazine ('65-'71) Reblogged turn online, tune in, drop out. Aspen - The Multimedia Magazine In A Box On The Web. Produced from 1965 to 1971 as an alternative to a bound magazine, Aspen came as a box filled with booklets, phonograph recordings, posters and postcards by a stellar array of contributors. [MetaFilter] 7:10:39 AM

Blog ~ Nashville BlogNashville aggregator. BlogNashville aggregator:  If you can't attend and want to "follow" BlogNashville (or, if you'd like to see what it's like when the animals run the zoo) visit the following URL during the next couple of days: http://www.blognashville.org/discussion/ Technorati Tags: blognashville [rexblog: Rex Hammock's Weblog] 7:06:28 AM