Someone recently asked me to explain image compression. Here's an article I wrote in a series for Tucows called Digital Imaging Part 2 - Lossy Vs. Lossless

More Digital Imaging articles:
Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4

Also, check out the Wikipedia entry for Fractal Compression... that Michael Barnsley sure is an interesting guy. You might have seen him in the movie The Colors of Infinity.

Now here's a site you gotta love... Bed Jumping HQ is all about jumping on beds. We've all done it! Why? Because it makes us feel happy! If you haven't done it recently, you're not living! Jumping on the bed(s) is the first thing I do once I set my bags down in my hotel room. Only, I'm so tall that I have to jump on my knees so I don't bang my head on the ceiling. Done that before! DOH! It smarts!

Check this out...

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

There's more! Go on, click it --->   more »

Just when you thought San Fran couldn't get any more fruity...

Elizabeth Hickok created the entire city out of jello, from City Hall to Alamo Square! I wonder if that wins some kind of Guiness World Record.

Yum.

Watch this first...


If that didn't bore you and you'd like to see 26 more minutes of this documentary, watch this video:




Neat stuff, eh?

Of similar interest,link, link, and link.

What, is this guy on crack? Fnd out what inspired Ron Patrick to put a jet engine on his VW... not to mention the 2 he put on his wife's scooter. He says he'll never know exactly how fast the VW will go because after it reaches 160, it literally lifts off the ground! Well, I guess having a PhD in Engineering would have it's perks, I just never would have guessed flying in a bug would be one of them.

Dance monkies! Dance!

Click for more Ernest Cline.

Amazing sculpture and hanging mobiles by Tim Prentice! Check it out!

This piece of art is a waterfall with panels behind it that reactively light up whenever motion is detected. The project was created for Hackensack University Medical Center, Children's Center in New Jersey. This article tells more about the artwork.

Oh, and here are some related links to cool shizzle:

Stephanie Andrews - Hydrokenetic Installation
Liquid Sculpture
Martin Waugh's Liquid Scuplture
William Pye - Water Sculpture

Michael and I met with Jon and Jodi for drinks last night and somehow the conversation turned to the time I had to work the relish line at the pickle factory as punishment for starting a pickle fight. It is a story that is decidedly bloggable, so here goes!
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The sculptures of Willard Wigan might be overlooked, not because they are insignificant, but because they are so miniscule most can fit within the eye of a needle. These intricate sculptures, measured in thousandths of an inch, can be viewed through microscopes with a magnification of x100. They are painstakingly fashioned from gold, specs of dust, precious gems, droplets of glue and paint along with numerous other materials including eyelashes and spiders webbing.

His work has been described as "The eight wonder of the world" and "Truly a gift from God."   more »

Small wigs for small people... this one is my fav!

Dude's got skillz, yo.

"In a darkened room I present sequentially formed sculptures on a rapidly spinning armature. A synchronized strobe light supplies the illumination. The images exist in real time and viewers are able to share the same space with them. The conflict between sensory information and logic recreates the state of dream reality." - Gregory Barsamian

Make sure you go to the sculpture gallery and watch the videos for each artwork. Bet you've never seen sculpture like that before!

Don't throw out your old vinyl records quite yet...



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