On my current reading list… “I didn’t know what a proton was, or a protein, didn’t know a quark from a quasar, didn’t know how an atom was put together… . How can scientists be clever enough to know how the continents were arrayed six hundred million years ago … but can’t predict an earthquake or […]

[Read more →]

Stars, more photos found here. Friday night in the country (Mt. Sutton area)

[Read more →]

This is something I need to order, “Long Board TV, the first and only international TV series devoted exclusively to long board surfing, all 9’ plus of the sport. Hosted by Wingnut, star of Endless Summer 2, LBTV airs on Fox’s new digital network, FUEL TV.” Long Board TV | Season 1 - DVD Combo Pack

[Read more →]

We stopped by Boa (Peter’s new bar at 5301 St Laurent) to visit some friends and have a beer .. wicked place .. one of my favorite bars in MTL now. “The pretty poster boy for this valuable venture is none other than Gazette music journo, party-rocking DJ, and well over six feet o’ friendly T’Cha […]

[Read more →]

“The winners of DWR’s annual Champagne Chair design contest have been announced. This is a fantastic example of creativity born from constraints. Amazing creativity.” DWR Champagne Chair Contest 2005

[Read more →]

Pull up yesterday’s Hampton Beach cam in the late afternoon to see over 15 surfers (in frame) hitting some great 5ft peaks (I happened to nab the two shots from above). Made me wanna run out and buy a 6/5/4. Hampton Beach Surf Cam

[Read more →]

“Pleix is a virtual community of digital artists based in Paris. Some of us are 3D artists, some others are musicians or graphic designers. This website is the perfect place to share our latest creations.” Pleix films

[Read more →]

Nice mix of TRON and Depeche Mode (Suffer Well). Direct link (crappy media site interface)

[Read more →]

I guessing this is a fly-by of downtown Los Angeles. Very nice. Rivers of light

[Read more →]

“This Japanese packaging is functional and well-designed. Without knowing the product, you can simply observe that it is a banana juice beverage. I anticipate, and hope, that this company will extend this theme to other fruits like oranges, apples, and strawberries where the packaging would have to be differentiated on color and texture.” Tasty juice-box packaging

[Read more →]

“It’s often hard to convince people that Olivo Barbieri’s aerial photographs are real. They look uncannily like hyperdetailed models, absent the imperfections of reality. Streets are strangely clean, trees look plastic, and odd distortions of scale create the opposite effect of what we expect from aerial photography — a complete overview, like military surveillance. “I was a […]

[Read more →]

“Q. How do you make these maps? A. For many I use an emulator and take screenshots of the game and then piece them together into one big map in Photoshop. This is a very long process. Sometimes I find a ROM editor that helps me grab larger chunks of the map at once and see […]

[Read more →]

WESC Travel Guide Coming end of the month !

[Read more →]

Some astounding perspective painting. gravestmor » Notes on the Denial of Perspective 02 - Felice Varini Update: A great gallery of work by Varini http://www.varini.org/02indc/indgen.html [from bopuc]

[Read more →]

“Lost” is the first television program that owes its soul to video games. Remember the feeling you got the first time you tried a treasure hunt? For fans willing to “game” the show, it’s the same thrill. “Unlike traditionally passive television shows, which expect viewers to zone out in a couch-potato haze, “Lost,” which returns with […]

[Read more →]