Glass Wings Blog: April 2008

Please Enjoy - the work of Ji Lee

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:35:39 +1030

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

Andrew Pam
http://pleaseenjoy.com/

My favourites include "Parallel World", "Redundant Clock", "Wedding Invitation"
and "Never Ending Story Tape".

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Law geek marriage proposal

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:55:11 +1030

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

Andrew Pam
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/05/marriage-proposal-as.html

"Method and instrument for proposing marriage to an individual

The purpose of this invention is to provide an improved method of

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Australian Music

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 07:52:21 +0930

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

Katherine Phelps
This song was recently on Australian TV. I thought it was so funny, I tracked
it down on YouTube:

Sort Of Dunno Nothin' - Peter Denahy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4

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"Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone"

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:11:38 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/11/new-york-sun-column.html

"Lenore Skenazy wrote a piece for the April 4 edition of the New York
Sun about letting her 9-year-old son find his way home from downtown NYC
using the subway system. Many people were upset with her.

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The 80 happiest songs of the 1980s

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:44:12 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
http://blogs.tampabay.com/80s/
(Scroll down the page)

"Finally, after much tabulation, debate and procrastination, we have a
final list. One suggestion: Don't get too caught up on the numbers here.

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Engineer's guide to cats & Theremin-playing cat

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:01:40 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
An Engineer's Guide to Cats (via Hannah McNicol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHXBL6bzAR4

A Cat Playing The Theremin
http://laughingsquid.com/a-cat-playing-the-theremin/

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Clever Muppets edit & Liverpool Station flashmob

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:03:52 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
Muppets video (via Hannah McNicol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KANI2dpXLw

Rush hour 'flashmob' at Liverpool Station
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7343833.stm

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The Beast in the Basement: 1960's sound-effect pipe organ

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:27:37 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
Before samplers, there were theatre organs:
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/04/16/the-beast-in-the-bas.html

Share and enjoy,
      *** Xanni ***

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Fwd: From DVICE:Boycott printing: Inkjet printers have a dirty little secret

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:16:57 -0700

Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>

Bill Daul
I just put on my social-responsibility hat to
send this note out.  I believe it...it makes
sense...we have little recourse BUT...view this
video about WHAT IS HAPPENING behind the walls of
your printers!  This video almost makes me want

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Evil Monkey’s Guide to Kosher Imaginary Animals

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:45:08 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
In honor of upcoming holidays like Passover, I thought I would ask Jeff’s
better half, Ann VanderMeer, editor of Weird Tales and a practicing Jew, to
give us an idea of which fantastical animals and beings would be kosher and
which would not be kosher, in terms of gnawin’ off a bit o’ that. Answers
below… - Evil Monkey

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Birds are dinosaurs

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:31:54 +0930

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

Andrew Pam
http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2008/04/24/dinosaurs-among-us-further-evidence-is-for-the-birds

"...the study provided further support for another conclusion: dinosaurs
are still around, persisting as birds. The similarities are so strong
that the study was unable to resolve the relationship among T. rex, the

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