Glass Wings Blog: February 2009
Fwd: Very Funny Ad of the Day: Welcome a little fun with this classic
Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:20:29 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Very creative ad from COKE...the kind you LIKE to watch!
—bill
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Jumbo Hostel in Stockholm
Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:19:24 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.jumbohostel.com/
"Welcome to one of the world's coolest hostels! Here you can spend the
night onboard a real jumbo jet – on the ground! Our different room
categories can accommodate one to three adults in comfort as well as a
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Wm. Shakespeare's Five and Twenty Random Things Abovt Me
Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:04:30 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=401633472
"1 Sometimes I Feele so trapp’d by iambic pentameter... Does that make
me a Freake?
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Heidi Kenney
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:33:07 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Caterpillar pancakes (and other arts & crafts):
http://www.mypapercrane.com/blog/?p=1050
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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Satellites collide
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:59:05 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
An Iridium satellite and a defunct Russian satellite have collided in
Earth orbit:
http://news.google.com.au/news?ei=6YWTScvrGtXLkAX717DzCw&resnum=4&ncl=1303405535
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Harnessing Hamster Power with a Nanogenerator
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:44:52 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22103/
"Sunlight, wind, and waves aren't the only sources of renewable energy.
For researchers hoping to power nanoscale devices, there's also muscle
power."
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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:28:47 +1030
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I should warn you that this is definitely PG...and side-splittingly funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymtqziKIJ8g
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Guerrilla Innovation...
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:48:52 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
Have fun at this site and in your city...
http://www.guerrilla-innovation.com/
Guerrilla Innovation...
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Valentine's Day chocolate beetles
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:35:28 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/02/honey-i-rub-you.html
"Celebrate Valentines Day the Japanese way: with chocolates shaped like
kabuto-mushi beetles!"
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Happy 1234567890 day!
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:42:10 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.1234567890day.com/
Share and enjoy,
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Shopping Cart Hero
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:07:31 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Flash games:
http://www.monkeywantbanana.com/
Share and enjoy,
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International Silliness
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:04:34 +1030
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Just so you know silliness can be found anywhere including Europe.
German dancing in 1970
(Do you remember dancing like that? I don't remember dancing like that)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSyhDbV9wHo
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STRONG LANGUAGE ALERT!
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:04:08 +1030
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is delightful even with the saucy language. You probably don't want to
view it at work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E13L9ljaGjA
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Man builds his own prosthetic arm
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:37:11 +0000
campbell_hewston [at] ekit.com
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Water jetpack can fly for hours
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:48:40 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.jetlev-flyer.com/
"Depending on pilot weight, a standard JETLEV-FLYER could reach an
altitude of 10 m, top speeds of 65 km/h and has a cruising duration of
1-2 hours."
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The Onion
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:21:59 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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Nuns Having Fun
Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:48:45 +1030
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This looks like a mash up of Father Ted and The Full Monty...oh dear!
http://www.robertpopper.com/?p=419
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Giant bear fursuit/sleeping bag/art
Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:37:28 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Artist Eiko Ishizawa created this "Great Bear" soft sculpture — a huge,
plush bear fursuit you can sleep in and pretend to have been devoured by.
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/19/giant-bear-fursuitsl.html
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check any of his videos out!!! gorgeous...
Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:36:51 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
If you like imagery...check this out...if you have HiSpeed
connection...if this doesn't come up in HiDef...make sure to click
on the "HD is off" button to turn it on...just lovely images
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Singing Tesla Coils
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:15:28 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.arcattack.com/
"These high tech machines produce an electrical arc similar to a
continuous lightning bolt which put out a crisply distorted square wave
sound reminiscent of the early days of synthesizers. The music consists
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Cave home for sale
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:31:35 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem=&item=330306913609
"Historic, regionally famous cave: 15,000 square feet, divided into
three main chambers.
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Roundup of bento blogs
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:42:45 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Pikko of "Adventures in Bentomaking" links to her favourite bento blogs:
http://www.aibento.net/2009/02/an-online-bento-evolution/
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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Funny Nazis
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:22:55 +1030
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I was just reading an article about how it's an urban myth that most comedy
shows use canned laughter (most have live audiences) and was reminded of
these shows. I don't believe they are showed in the US except on the BBC
cable channel.
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Felt Synthesisers
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:33:52 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6852312
"I have put much time and love into these little things and tried to
make them as close i could to the real versions. I hope you like them as
much as i do."
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The Shanzhai of China
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:16:51 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=284
"The shanzhai of China are a tech trend to keep an eye on. Typically
dismissed by popular press as simply the “copycat barons from China”, I
think they may have something in common with Hewlett and Packard or Jobs
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Gummi Bears Cake!
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:35:37 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Sean Williams' "The Crooked Letter" free download
Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:04:56 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://ladnews.livejournal.com/112580.html
"For those who aren't familiar with it, The Crooked Letter is kinda
urban New Weird on a massive scale. It's been compared to China
Mieville, Philip Pullman, Ursula K Le Guin, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman,
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