Glass Wings Blog: August 2007

Picopico’s Monster Suit Paradise!

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:30:26 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
Needless to say that Japan undoubtedly IS the paradise for kigurumi,
animal costumes!

http://pingmag.jp/2007/08/01/picopico/

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Anime and video game theme hotel in San Francisco

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:57:44 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
Geeksugar Explores Hotel Tomo
http://geeksugar.com/497822

Hotel Tomo
http://www.jdvhotels.com/tomo/

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Fwd: Two bulls adopt a wild piglet

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:43:26 +0930

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

Katherine Phelps
----------  Forwarded Message  ----------

Subject: Two bulls adopt a wild piglet
Date: Wednesday 08 August 2007 22:00
From: "Melinda"

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Worth looking at these two UTUBES about women

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 23:20:17 -0700

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>

Bill Daul


women in films
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEc4YWICeXk

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Photo tool could fix bad images

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:13:12 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
Digital photographers could soon be able to erase unwanted elements in photos
by using tools that scan for similar images in online libraries.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6936444.stm

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Philippines prison an unlikely place for one of YouTube's biggest hits

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:02:44 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
http://www.komotv.com/news/national/9059386.html

Note that the first dance routine performed by the prisoners was the "Algorithm
March" from PythagoraSwitch, as mentioned in a previous posting: 
http://www.glasswings.com.au/blog/2007-07/21-024326.html

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Eco Media Player

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:49:48 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
Trevor Baylis OBE, inventor of the Freeplay wind-up radio, has updated
the concept with the new wind-up Eco Media Player:

http://www.ecodigital.co.uk/estore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=66

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Analysis of the Original Adventure game, with cave photos

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:54:47 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
http://brain.lis.uiuc.edu:2323/opencms/export/sites/default/dhq/vol/001/2/000009.html

“Adventure” was the first in a series of text-based games (“interactive
fiction”) that emphasize exploring, puzzles, and story, typically in a
fantasy setting; these games had a significant cultural impact in the

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Handcrafted 1873-style Monocycle for sale

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:57:49 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
http://cgi.ebay.com/1873-Monocycle-Replica_W0QQitemZ320145854776QQihZ011QQcategoryZ420QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

"Bicycle history has left us with a big range of rare and varied vehicles,
especially in the last quarter of the 19th century.
For many inventors, the idea of reducing the bicycle to an unique wheel could

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Sally Cruikshank videos

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:01:10 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
Sally Cruikshank is best known for her 70's and 80's animations which appeared
on "Sesame Street".

Videos:
http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=741918379

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40th birthday party invitation!

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:49:29 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic cordially invites the staff of the High
Energy Magic Department of Unseen University to a faculty party in
honour of Andrew Pam's 40th birthday.

When:  7pm Saturday 22 September 2007

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Cruze the miracle mile

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:52:13 +0000

campbell_hewston [at] ekit.com

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Non of that lycra Bandit stuff

Now this is a bike

http://www.ellsworthride.com/

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another cool bike!!

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:37:43 -0700

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>

Bill Daul
http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2007/08/21/hyperbike_aims.html



HyperBike aims to let riders keep up with traffic without using a motor

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LOLcats in the WSJ

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:59:55 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
With 'LOLcats' Internet Fad,
Anyone Can Get In on the Joke

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118798557326508182.html

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Flight Attendant Garb

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:59:33 +0930

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

Katherine Phelps
I've been looking over airline uniforms for a project I'm working on. This
site where one person has collected hundreds of stewardess uniforms from all
over the world, early days to present, is amazing.

Some of the uniforms from the 60s-70s are particularly ROFL. I highly

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New and improved Australian citizenship test

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:41:44 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
"It's time for a real test that requires real Australian qualities.
Here's my citizenship test and if you don't like it you can rack off and
go back to your own country."

http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/we-dont-want-your-rich-migrant-culture/2007/08/28/1188067108372.html?page=fullpage

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40th birthday party NEW DATE AND TIME

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:36 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
Please note that in order to make it possible for some of my friends to
attend we have rescheduled the party ONE WEEK EARLIER.  If you have not
yet sent an RSVP, or if your availability on the new date differs from
that previously advised, please let us know so we can estimate numbers
for the venue booking.  The new details are as follows:

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Edward Gorey's Trouble with Tribbles

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:47:18 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
The Trouble with Tribbles, A Television Adaptation [as] by Edward Gorey

http://shaenon.livejournal.com/48834.html

Note that in addition to Star Trek, Gorey was also a big Herbie and Gilbert &

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Shadow puppetry

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:55:59 +0930

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

Katherine Phelps
What a Wonderful World illustrated with shadow puppets, funny and wonderful.

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

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