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Index Card Comics
Feb 6th
I’ve found a delightful little comic written on index cards. Each index card shows some mathematic-esque graph or diagram with labels from real life attached. The comic is simple and charming in so many ways, and I laughed out loud when I read several of them. I’m gradually working my way through the archives, and it looks like the author maintains a pretty high quality and a lot of creativity even all the way back to when she started in August 2006. Check it out!
Heraldk
Smoke Photography
Jan 25th
I never thought that this would be quite so cool as it is, but the smoke images are astoundingly beautiful. There’s an in depth guide on how to take these photos – I wonder if I should give it a try someday!
Heraldk
Pool Trick Shots
Jan 24th
These trick shots are something else. Its pretty incredible to watch them go by, one by one. I didn’t know some of these were even possible!
The new design is well on its way to being complete. I’m going to put in a little more time tomorrow and hopefully it’ll be ready for its unveiling before I leave on the computer science department ski trip this weekend!
Heraldk
Escher-like paintings
May 18th
Wow. I think I have another favourite artist all of a sudden. His name is Rob Gonsalves, and his paintings are very satisfyingly Escher-esque … and there’s a lot of them! Now … if only I could afford purchasing one of these guys. The trouble would then be, I guess, picking one of them!
I think this one’s my current favourite, but really, they’re all very stunning.
Here’s some more links to galleries and product pages.
Heraldk
Merry Christmas!
Dec 25th
Merry Christmas everybody!
I hope everyone is having a relaxing, wonderful holiday season. My own holidays have been busy, but good so far – and I hope everyone has had a similar time of it 
Until next time, enjoy some Christmas grow!
Heraldk
Why you should continue to date me …
Dec 21st
Ahahahahaha. I particularly like the chart that says “6 billion plus people who aren’t me” “1 person who is me”.
I dunno where this guy came up with this, but its funny
Heraldk
Stainless Steel Playing Cards
Dec 4th
They’re crazy expensive … like $315 expensive. But can you imagine playing poker with a deck of cards like that? It’d be friggin sweet!
Not that I can afford a deck like it. *sigh*. I guess I’ll have to stick to KEMs.
Heraldk
Tricks for the body
Nov 29th
iTunes and non standard pricing
Nov 18th
This is a really interesting article: This guy is claiming that the real reason the record companies want to change pricing at the iTunes music store is because they want to establish ‘image’ that a higher priced song is ‘better’.
It makes a lot of sense.
The iTunes music store currently sells all tracks at $0.99 a song. If the record companies get their way, then they would sell more popular tracks for more money. But now what happens? If popular, ‘good’ tracks sell for $3.00 a song, then what kind of song is a $0.89 song? You or I might might be able to say that it doesn’t matter, but the majority of people will automatically go for the higher priced songs because they are what are ‘cool’, ‘popular’ and … ‘good’. Now the record companies have another barganing chip in their deals with artists. Don’t want to agree with what we want? We’ll price your songs lower.
You know, I like music, but at times I wish I didn’t like it so much. I really like to support artists I listen to, but when most of the money I pay for their music goes to these damn record companies, it makes me feel kinda … unclean. Maybe I don’t know how everything is from their side of the issue, but really … when every move they seem to make is an attempt at keeping their wallets padded, I can hardly show feel like they have the best interests of the music artists at heart can I?
Heraldk
Super Mario Bros
Oct 16th
Seemed to be a theme this month. First, someone plays a level’s worth of super mario brother’s theme music plus the sound appropriate sound affects entirely on guitar. Craziness.
Then, someone comes up with a super mario brothers opera. Yes, really.
Some people, I tell ya. Crazy!
Still, I can’t help but be intrigued. Somehow, mario still holds my interest.
Heraldk
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