tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41473607518415338362012-01-31T14:08:14.104-08:00The journal of ideas, thinkers, and inventions.Darwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14986129835544331229noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147360751841533836.post-69931673312555298182012-01-31T13:58:00.000-08:002012-01-31T14:06:43.900-08:00

This is an incredibly high-resolution image of the Earth, as captured by one of NASA's satellites on January 4, 2012. The satellite was recently re-named to "Suomi NPP", in honor of the late meteorologist Verner E. Suomi, a scientist hailed as the father of satellite meteorology. Our Amazing Planet

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The future is here, or is it? These prototype contact lenses will allow the wearer to view a "heads up" display directly in front of their eyes, rather than at a near-field distance currently seen in automobile windshields, cockpits, etc.  The technology is currently being developed under DARPA funding, and a consumer version will be ready in two or three years. Virtual Reality

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An interesting article by John Siracusa in regards to software interfaces that are trying to emulate objects in the real world. And where they fail, if they go too far — when people attempt to interact with graphical "objects" that are not meant for interaction. http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/5

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[The following article was originally published in the MIT Technology Review blog Mims's Bits.] [Image: Google Trend shows the steady decline in searches for "Virtual Reality"] Whatever Happened to … Virtual Reality? Remember the movie Lawnmower Man? Here’s why we’re not even close. Christopher Mims 10/22/2010 The early 90′s were awesome. Bill Watterson was still drawing Calvin and

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Pictured from L to R: Brian May, Darwin Foye, Elena VidalBrian May, guitarist of the glam rock band Queen, has been collecting stereoscopic photographs for over forty years. While on tour in cities all over the world, he would locate and purchase these vintage 3D photos, adding to his ever growing collection.One collection that fascinated him, was that of 1850's photographer T. R. Williams, who

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Just as the earth allegedly has magnetic lines known as “ley lines,” is it possible that time also has ley lines, as if “arteries” of time? What if the most significant and major events of the world (geophysical, religious, political, etc.) all occur down specific time lines and specific dates, and could not occur otherwise? In other words, could it be possible that events occur only when

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I came across a truly profound article in EM (Electronic Musician) on the state of the music industry. In an article called "Avatar This," recording engineer/producer Nathaniel Kunkel really nailed it on the head in regards to his insights on the “resolution” of the motion picture industry, versus that of the record industry. I couldn’t have said it better. The following article is quoted

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Typically, Mandelbrots are rendered and viewed in 2D space. This website is showing the latest fractals using 3-dimensional spherical coordinates, and rendered with the latest, faster computer technology:http://www.skytopia.com/project/fractal/mandelbulb.htmlFor an animated video, take a look at this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDd8R0xlkNA

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The singer of one of my favorite bands, Maynard Keenan from Tool has a winery in Arizona, of all places. And it's becoming quite a success. A documentary about this winery and his private world is coming this February. This should be great!http://www.bloodintowine.com/Update: The film is coming to DVD in September 2010.http://www.bloodintowine.com/store

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These plants are really unusual!Eight of the World’s Most Unusual Plants - DivineCaroline

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In in 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, and today's CDs and DVDs use virtually the same mechanical technology. CDs and DVDs use a laser to read pits and grooves on a polycarbonate material, while the phonograph of yesteryear used a stylus moving against a foil-wrapped grooved cylinder. Advancements in technology, such as shorter wavelength lasers with the ability to read smaller pits,

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I just came across an interesting article on the Reality Sandwich website written by Jay Weidner, entitled "How Stanley Kubrick Faked the Apollo Moon Landings."The premise is that for many years since the Apollo moon landings, conspiracy theorists have been saying that the moon landings were faked. This is due to the style of lighting as seen in the NASA archives photography, strange

Darwinnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147360751841533836.post-16620549714253150882009-09-01T18:30:00.000-07:002010-08-01T16:13:27.092-07:00

To find out how many days you have been living on this planet, type your birthdate in the text input field of the Wolfram website listed below.http://www.wolframalpha.com/This website, (currently in its alpha test state), is using a new kind of knowledge-based computing. When you enter a question or calculation, the answer is computed using its built-in algorithms.This information engine is much

Darwinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147360751841533836.post-88910061291757555482009-08-25T13:03:00.000-07:002010-08-01T16:14:20.453-07:00

I found this very informative website on ancient writing systems:http://www.ancientscripts.com/ws.htmlAdmittedly, it doesn't get interesting until you click on the "Types"/"Families"/"Regions" classifications links, and then further click from there. You can then view the alphabet scripts (and "signs") from ancient Mesopotamia, Africa, and Central Asia, among many others regions of the world.The

Darwinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147360751841533836.post-74713511444916690892009-08-25T12:29:00.000-07:002010-08-01T16:15:18.637-07:00

What a unique and trippy name for a band…I first heard a track of theirs ("Always Never") on an ambient compilation album from 1995. I was intrigued from that moment on, by the sound of the vocals, the timbre of their instruments, and their sonic textures.They are not an ambient band at all in the pure electronic sense, but they do create sonic landscapes, much in the vein of Pink Floyd.In fact,

Darwinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147360751841533836.post-75544005047356707612009-08-22T18:54:00.000-07:002010-08-01T16:16:29.426-07:00

I recently discovered a great, new tool which could be useful for recording interviews, lectures or meetings. The LiveScribe Pulse digital smart pen.It is rare that I am so excited about a new piece of technology, and it shows that there are still some incredibly original ideas out there.The pen has an infrared camera, an audio recorder, mini speaker, USB connector, and the ability to write like

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmR0V6s3NKkThis is very interesting… More Beatles-related news.Fluid, trippy, hand-drawn animation created around the spoken words of John Lennon from a 1969 interview during a "bed-in" for peace in Toronto.The book with an accompanying DVD just came out ("I Met the Walrus: How One Day with John Lennon Changed My Life Forever"), and shows some never-before-seen

Darwinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147360751841533836.post-59313398712038592562009-08-22T17:58:00.001-07:002010-08-04T23:33:15.098-07:00

I am pleased to hear that my all-time favorite band, The Beatles are releasing their digitally remastered catalogue for the first time. Coming September 9, 2009. (The date tying in with the "Number 9" theme!)Here's a cool commercial for The Beatles RockBand which comes out on the same day:http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/videos/tvcommercialYou can view a promo video by clicking here: The

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Welcome to my blog. I'll be posting my own random thoughts, observations and philosophies. Also, items of interest in many diversified areas, such as in music, film, art, science, technology and metaphysics. Original writings © 2009 Darwin Foye. All Rights Reserved.

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