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The Glass Wings mailing list and blog is for general idle chit-chat about things we find interesting, especially humor, animation or other subjects relevant to the Glass Wings web site.

Home Taping Is Killin Music

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:34:10 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

For anyone who is getting tired of the mega-corporations screaming they will
be ruined by file-sharing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3jkUhG68wY

Employers: Look to gaming to motivate staff

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:38:28 +1100

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

http://itnews.com.au/News/169862,employers-look-to-gaming-to-motivate-staff.aspx

"Last year, Sheldon replaced the traditional grading system in two of
his game design classes with a system that is based on experience points
(XP), which were typically used to track progress in role-playing games."

Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv #1

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:06:19 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Who wouldn't want this guy making an instant song about them? Uber-cool.
Almost makes me want to get onto Chat Roulette...almost.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32vpgNiAH60

Lyrebirds...they are so weird

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:53:29 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

We were in Adelaide when construction was being done at the zoo. I'm sorry I
missed the upshot, which was the lyrebird learning all the sawing and
hammering noises, as well as the workers making comments to one another.

http://www.zoossa.com.au/adelaide-zoo/animals-exhibits/animals/birds?species=Superb%20Lyrebird

Famous Movie Data Visualizations

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:38:06 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Statistician Nathan Yau of Flowing Data put together this infographic
presenting famous movie quotes as data charts. See how many of the quotes you
can figure out! I missed a few and found it hilarious finding out what they
were.

Magic trick reverso: putting the tablecloth back on the table!

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:23:57 +1100

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

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/11/magic-trick-reverso.html

"Here's what I do - for 20 years-ish I've been finishing my cabaret act
by putting the tablecloth back on the table, underneath all the stuff.
Took me years to invent, and I'm the only person in the world performing

NASA has done this with a number of missions! - Mars Science Laboratory: Send Your Name to Mars

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:29:04 -0800

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>

This is your chance to go to Mars!
Fill in your information below and your name will be included with others on a
microchip on the Mars Science Laboratory rover heading to Mars in 2011!

Weird Children Shows

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:22:45 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

I love this. A game of guess the lego Star Wars figure WITH YOUR MOUTH!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR28oWPJ8vA&translated=1

*hehehehe*

"Cycles" by Cyriak

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:23:46 +1100

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

"The day Worthing sea-front was invaded by infinite teddy-bears."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Xa4bHcJu8

Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***

Fwd: THE FRONT FELL OFF

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:35:14 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010, you wrote:

THE FRONT FELL OFF
On August 19th, 2007, an oil tanker off the coast of Australia split in
two, dumping 20,000 tons of crude oil. Senator Collins, a member of the
Australian Parliament, appeared on a TV news program to reassure the