Ah, if only this band was around when I was younger and also dreaming of being an Asian rock star – that kind of inspiration can go a long way. Also, my kids are also really digging this song.
Note: not appropriate for children.
Written and performed by Jennifer Gardy: http://jennifergardy.com – Animated by Tom Scott: http://tomscott.com – Credits by Jessica Latshaw:http://jessicalatshawofficial.com
“On September 12th, residents of the San Francisco Bay area witnessed the world’s largest temporary installation (150 miles long) 10,000 miles overhead as a team of skywriters wrote out the first 1,000 digits of pi. Each number in the 100 mile loop which started in San Jose and went as far North as Berkeley, was over a quarter mile in height. The installation was the work of California-based artist ISHKY, a graduate of UC Berkeley, who claims the project “explores the boundaries of scale, public space, impermanence, and the relationship between Earth and the physical universe.”” (text from Visual News)
By Ishky, via The Visual News.
By DAVID NG
Cor Crikey! And g’day mate! Right now we’re walking up to Hawaii’s Gemini Observatory on the summit of Mauna Kea. It’s got a beaut of a telescope inside, and we’re hoping to find a new planet today.
(Whispering) Here we are at the front door. But we should first give it a bit of space. Patience is important when dealing with telescopes. And we’ve got to be careful with that door. It’s locked! Looks like the observatory doesn’t open for another 20 minutes.
(20 minutes later) Alright mate! Let’s go! (running) Quickly mate! We’re already inside, but we’ve got to move fast! If you look around, you might see that there are other humans around here that will also want to use the telescope, but if you get there first, you’re in there mate. You can use one hand for the controls, and the other to fend the others off.
(Reaching the console) We’re the first here! And it looks like we’ll get to have it to ourselves too. Ripper! Looks pretty complicated, but I’ve been around telescopes all my life and this is definitely an “on” button. But before I press it, let’s first camouflage ourselves behind this adjustable office chair, just in case! I’m going to turn it on now.
(Apparatus makes a noise). Watch out mate! We’ve got to stay extra alert now. Remember – never do this without the supervision of an expert like myself around.
It’s on. And don’t forget to be on the look-out for other humans. We can scare them off by making ourselves look as big as possible – spread your arms wide and look like you’re real pissed. That’s right, like that. Beauty mate! Alright, now let’s go find us some planets…
(7 hours) Did you see that?
(12 days) Did you see that?
(4 week) Did you see that?
(6 weeks) Did you see that?
(7 weeks) Crikey! Did you see that?
(3 months and 1 week) Did you see that?
(4 months) Did you see that?
(5 months and 3 weeks) Did you see that?
(6 months later and looking weary) Well mates, that’s all we have time for in this show. It’s a shame we didn’t find a new planet but that’s sometime how it is in these observatories. See you next time!
From Esquire, July 2000.
By Rosemary Mosco at Bird and Moon.
The best part is that his piano teacher has said he can wear the helmut during the Christmas concert performance, but only if he can play it perfectly with it on.
This is just a heads up that I will be going to VCON 2012, which is tagged as “Vancouver’s premier science fiction and fantasy convention.” I’ll be there as one of the invited scientists and will be participating in a number of panels this Friday and Saturday. This is my second year going, and it was such a blast last time – it’s not often I get to exercise my science chops in such a creative setting. Besides, it’s also a nice bonus to go to a conference where it’s not unusual to see a stormtrooper (or two) pass you in the hallway.
As well, the camaraderie of the community is pretty cool. It’s quite refreshing to see folks who are so completely at ease with the things that inspire them, even if these things may be thought of as unconventional to others. Really now, we could all learn quite a lot from that kind of attitude.
Anyway, if you’re going to be at VCON yourself, do say hello (or hello via twitter @ng_dave). And then ask me a crazy (sci-fi/fantasy) science question – and I’ll do my best to provide you with an answer that I think could fit the ever important (for me anyway) validity criteria.
p.s. I’ll also bring one of these decks along. Would be great if there are a few avid gamers who could test it out.
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