Tom Allender — slowly discovering things you already heard about last yearTumblr (3.0; @smin)http://www.sminkybang.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4169jIiHr1qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hartverdrahtet by Akronyme Analogiker; “<a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/windows/hartverdrahtet-infinite-complexity-in-4096-bytes/">a 3 minute audio-visual trip into a procedural fractalverse</a>” in 4K (via <a href="http://waxy.org/">waxy</a>)</p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/23056619164http://www.sminkybang.com/post/23056619164Mon, 14 May 2012 21:58:00 +0100<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24502224" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.derivative.ca/Events/2011/AmonTobinVSquared/">The making of Amon Tobin’s ISAM visuals</a> (via <a href="http://www.jwz.org/blog/2011/10/amon-tobin/">@jwz</a>)</p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/11235706369http://www.sminkybang.com/post/11235706369Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:25:53 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrm80rferg1qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Liu Bolin, The Human Chameleon (via <a href="http://penguincreative.com/2011/09/the-human-chameleon/">Penguin Creative</a>)</p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/10274681172http://www.sminkybang.com/post/10274681172Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:29:15 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqrdh6JD4E1qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://500px.com/photo/1308247">NightShift</a> by <a href="http://500px.com/Hakka">Lincoln Harrison</a></p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/9597751665http://www.sminkybang.com/post/9597751665Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:41:29 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpo5dfqyIz1qz4mo8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>VT220 serial console attached to a Mac Pro - @<a href="http://jstn.cc/post/8692501831">jstn</a></p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/8699726701http://www.sminkybang.com/post/8699726701Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:42:25 +0100tech<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp5agex8Ew1qz7o2io1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rorschmap.com/">Rorschmap</a> by James Bridle <a href="http://booktwo.org/notebook/rorschmap/"><a href="http://booktwo.org/notebook/rorschmap/">http://booktwo.org/notebook/rorschmap/</a></a></p> <blockquote>The plane of Google Maps has an up and a down; it also has an in and an out: the zoom between tile layers, the moment of transference, of refocussing and resolution. What if we could fold digital maps like the dymaxion, go truly into them?</blockquote>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/8254886303http://www.sminkybang.com/post/8254886303Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:55:25 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp2fk2IVVk1qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://brainfood.howies.co.uk/2011/07/pool-paint-attack/">Pool Paint trails « howies – brainfood</a></p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/8189285789http://www.sminkybang.com/post/8189285789Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:52:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnzvegvH0n1qzpbvxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>3D chocolate printer from the <a href="http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/news-events/news/title_145191_en.html">University of Exeter</a>.</p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/7430514045http://www.sminkybang.com/post/7430514045Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:44:24 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmmjbk5uuo1qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Regional Fried Breakfasts of the United Kingdom</p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/6415629963http://www.sminkybang.com/post/6415629963Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:45:20 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lml94dqtC81qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Twisty cat (<a href="http://zawada.com.au/2010/12/goodbye-yellow-brick-road/">Goodbye Yellow Brick Road « Jonathan Zawada</a>)</p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/6391581385http://www.sminkybang.com/post/6391581385Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:07:25 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmfx2b6noU1qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Nottingham Caves Survey is using 3D laser scanners to map 450+ sandstone caves @NottinghamCaves</p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/6296991721http://www.sminkybang.com/post/6296991721Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:58:59 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll09zgs2Pq1qalo8mo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>SFO crunch (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exxonvaldez/3734764542/in/set-72157606064555806/">exxonvaldez</a>, <a href="http://fuckyeaheyegasms.tumblr.com/post/5376550584">fuckyeaheyegasms</a>)</p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/5386629332http://www.sminkybang.com/post/5386629332Wed, 11 May 2011 09:35:08 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljwkkyohKP1qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.silentuk.com/?p=2792">The Post Office Railway (Mail Rail)</a> via <a href="http://twitter.com/russss/status/60319911775436800">@russss</a></p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/4747040448http://www.sminkybang.com/post/4747040448Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:07:44 +0100<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21822029" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>SF to Paris in Two Minutes (by <a href="http://vimeo.com/21822029">Beep Show</a>)</p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/4613226447http://www.sminkybang.com/post/4613226447Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:05:57 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljd7vncz6C1qzqvm2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Real life Star Wars.</strong><br/><br/><strong><em>Laser Towards Milky Ways Center.</em></strong><br/><br/><em>The color of the laser is precisely tuned to energize a layer of sodium atoms found in one of the upper layers of the atmosphere — one can recognize the familiar color of sodium street lamps in the color of the laser. </em></p> <p><em>This layer of sodium atoms is thought to be a leftover from meteorites entering the Earth’s atmosphere. When <strong>excited by the light from the laser, the atoms start glowing, </strong>forming a small bright spot that can be used as an artificial reference star for the adaptive optics. Using this technique, astronomers can obtain sharper observations. For example, when looking towards the center of our Milky Way, researchers can better monitor the galactic core, where a central super massive black hole, surrounded by closely orbiting stars, is swallowing gas and dust. </em></p> <p><em>Taken with a wide angle lens, this photo covers about 180° of the sky.</em></p> <p>Reblogged from <a href="http://lickystickypickyme.tumblr.com/post/4457330226">lickystickypickyme</a></p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/4492425464http://www.sminkybang.com/post/4492425464Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:13:55 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljbz5dSVRS1qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/01/1940s-london-in-stunning-hig-resolution-colour/">London, 1940s, in hi-res colour « How to be a Retronaut</a></p>http://www.sminkybang.com/post/4438810734http://www.sminkybang.com/post/4438810734Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:12:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfak4uC8GG1qz7o2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/01/dakar_2011.html">Dakar 2011 - The Big Picture - Boston.com</a></p> <blockquote>BMW’s driver Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean Paul Cottret, both from France, compete during the sixth stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Iquique and Arica in Chile, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. 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