Category Archives: [geek]

B&W 35″ x 35″ Contact Print With Complete Dynamic Range? YES.

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Spectral Instruments, based in Arizona, just announced a new toy digital back.  Don’t get too excited- it’s just a prototype and only captures in B&W.  Timely announcement, just days after Leica announced their monochrome digital camera. (Gives me a vision … Continue reading →

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Visual History of the Microphone

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

I’m loving these old photos.  This technology still blows me away. http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2011/01/birth-of-the-microphone?pid=574&viewall=true

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Recyling As Art

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

I’m a big fan of recycling, and also a big fan of art.  Makes sense that I would REALLY be a fan of recycling that IS art.  I was taken aback when I saw these paintings by Nick Gentry.  By … Continue reading →

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Ant Colony Timelapse Inside A Scanner

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

This would work well as a NIN music video. link via kottke

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What Does Yellow Taste Like? An Awesome Look At Synesthesia

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Here’s a fascinating look into a “neurological quirk” I can’t believe that I’ve never heard of…  Synesthesia allows for the tasting of colors, hearing textures or feeling smells.  I wish I could have this for one day. From the Richards … Continue reading →

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Smart Product With A Smart Website

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

http://www.nest.com/why-we-made-it/index.html

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Wacom “Inkling”… It’s About Damn Time.

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

This new tool for illustrators looks soooooooooo cool.  An artist can draw with a special ballpoint pen that’s simultaneously recorded digitally.  That file can then be imported into Photoshop as layers. After having time to think about how cool this … Continue reading →

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Science Paintings Waaaaaay Before His Time

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

The scientist that discovered Penicillin (Alexander Fleming) painted with microbes.  He would grow the colors he wanted, and then time the painting out to where the colors would grow in at the same time.  Talk about a “one-night-only” show… http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Painting-With-Penicillin-Alexander-Flemings-Germ-Art.html?device=iphone&c=y … Continue reading →

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Best Use Of Flash-On-Camera In A Music Video

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

http://www.androp.jp/brightsiren/

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Another Fine Mona Lisa

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

http://www.someprints.com/Spots-Prints-Posters/mona-lisa-remix-print-by-graphic-nothing.html

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