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[A wonderful set of videos for those of you curious about the visual world!] Don't miss video: Hunting The Hidden Dimension with Benoit Mandelbrot (Nova/PBS)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:12:25 -0800

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>

I can't say enough about his documentary...

NOVA - HUNTING THE HIDDEN DIMENSION

FRACTAL GEOMETRY OF NATURE!!!!!

New Pixar short: "Burn-E"

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:40:04 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.filmofilia.com/2008/11/17/wall-e-concept-art-and-burn-e-short-film/

Here’s a new short film from Pixar - BURN-E or Basic Utility Repair Nano
Engineer. The seven and a half minute short film which is included on
the DVD/Blu-ray release of WALL-E is directed by Angus MacLane.

"Star Wars" - an a cappella tribute to John Williams

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:38:30 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_OSsawz4
http://www.moosebutter.com/starwars

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2008 Interactive Fiction Competition winners

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:38:47 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://ifcomp.org/

Play "Violet" and "Everybody Dies" online:
http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2008/zcode/violet/violet.zblorb
http://nomediakings.org/EverybodyDies.jnlp (requires Java)

Stanley Submarines

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:35:57 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.stanleysubmarines.com/

Karl Stanley designed and built two deep-diving submarines without any
licenses, registration or insurance, and has spent the last ten years
taking passengers as low as 2500 feet at a barrier reef in Honduras.

Improv Everywhere 2008

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:50:32 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

We last featured Improv Everywhere in 2006. Here are a couple of their
latest missions:

http://improveverywhere.com/2008/11/17/welcome-back/
http://improveverywhere.com/2008/04/07/best-game-ever/

Chickens stop rabbits from fighting

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:03:55 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Peacekeeping chickens don't need tasers to maintain order.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/11/17/chickens-stop-rabbit.html

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Fwd: [MUST VIEW/LISTEN!] TED TALK: Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:05:05 -0800

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>

If you are interested in creativity and would love to hear 19 minutes
of delight...you must listen/watch this Sir Ken Robinson is
entertaining as heck!

THANKS JEFF SAPERSTEIN and LAURA MAPPIN for fowarding this.

Fwd: From DVICE:Hyper-cute puppies, live on puppycam, show the Internet at its best

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:27:45 -0800

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>

JUMP off to the link below...for the kids in each of us...

--bill

Europa Film Treasures

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:21:33 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.europafilmtreasures.eu/
European films from 1899 onwards

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