Glass Wings Blog: December 2009
Understanding scam victims: seven principles for systems security
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:16:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
An entertaining paper co-authored by one of the hosts of the BBC TV programme
"The Real Hustle" describing scams, how they work, and how system designers
should consider human psychology during design:
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/techreports/UCAM-CL-TR-754.html
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Pink Glove Dance
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:05:31 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Outstanding fun for Breast Cancer Awareness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw
That's sure to put a smile on your face.
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The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Climate Science Report
Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:41:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://copenhagendiagnosis.org/
"The purpose of this report is to synthesize the most policy-relevant climate
science published since the close-off of material for the last IPCC report. The
rationale is two-fold.
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Synchronised Robot Dance
Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:27:44 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Happy holidays!
This brought many tears to my eyes. Be sure to wait to see "Santa Claus is
Coming to Town".
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I'm a Computer
Sat, 5 Dec 2009 10:12:54 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Wow! Mr Computer here has some smooth moves. Fairy Godmother gets swept off
her feet by this bad boy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDS9sJp7cm0
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Toys Turned to Art
Sat, 5 Dec 2009 10:17:09 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is awesome!
When kids see a room full of toy cars, stuffed animals, action figures and
other fun kids toys they see possibilities for the funnest day ever. When Mom
and Dad see that stuff, it looks more like a day full of cleaning. But when
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The 13 Webbiest Papercraft on the Internet
Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:16:11 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
The internet loves papercraft (see, for example, the large collection on Boing
Boing), and papercraft loves the internet. Below are a baker's dozen of the
best meme-based papercraft. (History tip: The "baker's dozen" was invented
when the FCC ruled that any blogger who shortchanges a reader with fewer list
items than promised gets their hands cut off.)
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Awesomely bizarre light show freaks out Norway
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:54:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/12/09/awesomely-bizarre-light-show-freaks-out-norway/
"Note: there are a lot of stories online about this with more very cool
pictures: The Sun and The Daily Mail have it in English, while Norwegian
media include VG Nett, Altaposten.no, NRK.no, Framtidinord.no, and
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Not So Humble Pie: Science Cookies
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:13:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Season's Greetings
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:09:13 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Sweet Season's Greeting's
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World’s Largest Solar Energy Office Building Opens in China
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:09:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/12/14/worlds-largest-solar-energy-office-building-opens-in-china/
"A vast fan-shaped compound in China has officially taken the title of “largest
solar-powered office building in the world“. Located in Dezhou in the Shangdong
Province in northwest China, the 75,000 square meter structure is a multi-use
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Win an Envy 15 laptop for your prime-cut literary travesties
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:08:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"So, what do you have to do to win it? Re-write a scene from one classic book
in the incongruous literary style of another. Winner to be announced this
Friday, so get cracking."
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/14/win-an-envy-15-lapto.html
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BRAZILIAN MUSIC INSTITUTE 2009 - TICO TICO
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:22:31 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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3D video mapping projection brings buildings alive
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:05:26 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
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Highest resolution photo in the world
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:25:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.dresden-26-gigapixels.com/dresden26GP
'The picture was made with the Canon 5D mark II and a 400mm-lens. It consists
of 1.665 full format pictures with 21.4 megapixel, which was recorded by a
photo-robot in 172 minutes.
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Know Your Meme
Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:51:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://knowyourmeme.com/episodes
The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies presents "Know Your Meme",
in which "resident Internet scientists Kenyatta, Elspeth Jane & Jamie
Dubs investigate the breakout Internet phenomena of our time".
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7.5 hour video from front of Bergen-to-Oslo train
Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:20:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://nrkbeta.no/2009/12/18/bergensbanen-eng/
"Friday November 27th over 1,2 million Norwegians watched parts of
“Bergensbanen” on NRK2. The longest documentary ever? At least the
longest we have made, almost 7 1/2 hours, showing every minute of the
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Huge wooden digital clock runs manually using people power
Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:15:59 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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Fwd: Amazing Insect Images By Igor Iwanowicz (60 pics)
Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:31:56 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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Legolas Sings LOTR Version of White Christmas
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:54:45 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
heh Okay...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBDfjDgVqgs
Nicely done. Just weird as all get out.
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Shorewood Lip Dub
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:06:28 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This video was done by STUDENTS! Holy cow. Nice continuous shots and amazing
work getting everyone to learn the music forward and
ahem backwards.
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/12/18/shorewood-high-lip-dub/
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HP's new Webcam tracker's blindspot now a 'racist' sensation
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:10:02 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Webcam tracker's blindspot now a 'racist' sensation
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/webcam-trackers-blindspot-now-a-racist-sensation-20091222-laws.html?autostart=1
I hear the next generation of the software won't see Jews, Eskimos or Armenians
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Post-It Note Deadline
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:37:36 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Very cool stop motion animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpWM0FNPZSs
And here is the making of!
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Guitar Hero Christmas
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:50:14 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fwd: dentheren sent you a video: "Christmas Prank On Louie"
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:53:23 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
This is great...the second video is his reaction...classic...put yourself in
both the pranksters' mind and the victim...wonderful....
Begin forwarded message:
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if you like Star Wars...look at these!
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:40:17 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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Brian Cox Masterclass
Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:37:40 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Enjoy a little (very little) Shakespeare for the holidays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loDMRzPiCic
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Merry Christmas from Japanese human beatbox
Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:50:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Christmas Laser Beam Cats
Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:37:02 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I mean really. Need I say more?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBKjzXuDdjU
Have fun!
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Fwd: Creative Bus Ads
Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:02:11 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
For all you Marketing-types... —bill
Creative Bus Ads
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STOP and Smell The Roses
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:51:17 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Hacked STOP signs.
While it may be illegal to deface traffic signals for a variety of reasons
(violent car crashes), these stop signs feature a clever line or cliché that
includes the word stop. They may not be the world's coolest bus stops, but
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Upular
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:58:32 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
The artist Pogo has done the most amazing mix using clips from the movie Up.
The music is lovely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVxe5NIABsI
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Epson starts New Year with augmented reality greeting cards
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:33:36 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
Epson starts New Year with augmented reality greeting cards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_QdMg44Cr0
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hilarious - Avatar: The Making of the Bootleg
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:55:53 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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Toy Movies
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:27:02 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Transformers and GI Joe aren't the only toys with which we grew up. Here are
previews for movies that could be made with other toys...but with a grown-up
twist.
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/meth_toy_movies/
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