Glass Animals 1.0
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On The Emperor's Animals...
On The Emperor's Animals...
10/29/2003 12:10 AMSo here's a concept for a new Typepad weblog, inspired by the
quirky and immensely pleasing post categories on a friend's weblog.
The concept is called The Emperor's Animals and is basically a
collection of funny animal links and stories from around the web. The
site is designed to resemble 18th/19th Century illustrated guide to
fabulous beasts and uses as post categories the The Celestial
Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge typology of animals outlined in
Jorge Luis Borges' The Analytical
Language of John Wilkins. Please please will someone make
this. I'd read it every day! Just in case you don't know them
off-by-heart already, these categories are:
- belonging to the Emperor
- embalmed
- trained
- pigs
- sirens
- fabulous
- stray dogs
- included in this classification
- trembling like crazy
- innumerable
- drawn with a very fine camelhair brush
- et cetera
- just broke the vase
- from a distance look like flies
Read the comments
"the animals we face"
"the animals we face"
05/12/2004 05:27 PMAmazing Animals
Amazing Animals
08/18/2004 06:30 PMStuffed Animals
Stuffed Animals
04/24/2004 05:03 AM
A few pictures from a trip to the Helsinki
Hall of Taxidermy, a.k.a. the Finnish Museum of Natural
History.
Ok, it's true, we were bored while Jarkko was on 2 weeks of holiday
that didn't include a trip somewhere and also featured the 4-5 day
Easter holiday. What do you do when you've got a few days to kill, no
car, no plane tickets and don't want to sit at home answering email or
aimlessly surfing the web from the couch? The Finnish Natural History
Museum seemed like a good idea one afternoon. We went, we saw, we were
impressed by the taxidermic skill and then we went to dinner. If
you're into taxidermy and dioramas, head straight for this museum as
it has them both in abundance.
Animals on the Underground
Animals on the Underground
02/15/2004 03:45 PM
Sometimes it is a totally obvious and simple idea that is the most
brilliant. Animals
on the Underground is just that sort of brilliant, simple idea.
Constellations of stars have been illustrated for centuries using the
connect the dots technique, but applying it to the underground station
map is clever and the animals are adorable. Maybe I'll dig out my
underground map and try to find a few new ones.
Tool Use in Animals
Tool Use in Animals
05/03/2004 06:43 AM
“Tool Use In Animals”, a
tidy little informative set of pages from Dr. Robert Cook's
much larger “
Animal Cognition
& Learning Website” at Tufts University. See
also (worth repeating because it’s the coolest thing
ever) the
previously featured “
Betty the
Crow”.
  ◊via milovoo in Ask
MetaFilter◊ Infrasound animals
Infrasound animals
01/03/2005 10:02 PM
"Infrason
ic Symphony" Intrigued by reports of
tsunami-avoidance behavior in Sri Lankan wildlife?
Science News offers a timely antidote to simplistic mumbo-jumbo
about the "mythical power" of animal earthquake detection
with a detailed look at the latest research into low-frequency sound.
The
Elephant
Listening Project is particularly interested in
elephant
rumblings that produce
Rayleigh waves.
"Mammals, birds, insects, and spiders can detect Rayleigh
waves," notes
The
Explainer. "Most can feel the movement in their bodies,
although some, like snakes and salamanders, put their ears to the
ground in order to perceive it."
Weightless Animals
Weightless Animals
05/06/2004 11:07 PM
Weightless Animals:
soundtrack
to
space.
When animals go to school
When animals go to school
08/31/2004 09:52 AMMaybe we can save endangered species, but can we teach animals to be
wild? Salon contributor Susan McCarthy talks about her new book,
"Becoming a Tiger" -- and debunks the 100th monkey theory along the
way.
FDA says it's OK to eat cloned animals
FDA says it's OK to eat cloned animals
10/31/2003 08:33 PMUSA Today Oct 31 2003 7:53PM ET
Through the looking glass
Through the looking glass
07/29/2004 08:42 PMDirect and Related Links for 'Through the
looking glass'
Ever wish you could see things through the eyes of another? Well
two Columbia University scientists may have just figured out the next
best thing. Shree K. Nayar, a professor of computer science and
co-director of the Columbia Vision and Graphics Center, have been able
to take high resolution photos of a persons cornea, then use a
computer to analyze the images being reflected back….
Looking Glass 1.8p2
Looking Glass 1.8p2
06/15/2004 12:03 PMA CGI script that executes commands in routers.
Did animals have quake warning?
Did animals have quake warning?
12/31/2004 06:41 AMThe BBC's Sue Nelson investigates claims that wild animals, who
escaped the impact of the quake, may have a sixth sense.
Woman to Surrender More Than 130 Animals
(AP)
Woman to Surrender More Than 130 Animals
(AP)
06/15/2004 04:43 PMAP - A woman found with more than 130 animals in her two-room house
and on her half-acre lot has been ordered to surrender the pets to an
animal rights organization.
Chiropractor Offers Help to Animals (AP)
Chiropractor Offers Help to Animals (AP)
01/03/2005 07:12 PMAP - A chiropractor who applies his skills to animals as well as
people is finding new ways to help four-legged patients.
In Sri Lanka, animals seem to have
survived
In Sri Lanka, animals seem to have
survived
12/29/2004 02:36 PM
Xeni Jardin:
Strangely, amid massive loss of human life, there seems to be little
or no dead wild animals in Sri Lanka. Snip:
Sri Lankan wildlife officials are stunned -- the worst
tsunami in memory has killed around 22,000 people along the Indian
Ocean island's coast, but they can't find any dead
animals.
Link
Where Are All the Dead Animals?
(Reuters)
Where Are All the Dead Animals?
(Reuters)
12/29/2004 12:15 PMReuters - Sri Lankan wildlife officials are
stunned -- the worst tsunami in memory has killed around 22,000
people along the Indian Ocean island's coast, but they can't
find any dead animals.
"Your Mommy Kills Animals"
"Your Mommy Kills Animals"
12/18/2003 08:39 PMYour Mommy Kills Animals
Your Mommy Kills Animals
12/22/2003 11:26 AMPETA advises children to "ask your mommy how many dead animals she
killed to make her fur clothes." While you're prying, kids, see if you
can figure out why she owns so many
vibrating rabbits. (12-22)
Animals laugh says scientist
Animals laugh says scientist
04/06/2005 12:36 PMDavid Pescovitz:
Dogs, chimps, and rats laugh when they're having fun, according to
psychologist Jack Panksepp of Bowling Green State University.
Reporting in the journal
Scien
ce, Panksepp suggests that laughter may be an ancient emotional
response older than humans. From BBC News:
Young chimps "play pant" as they mischievously chase and
tickle each other.
And when rats play, they make chirps which some scientists associate
with positive emotional feelings.
When rats are tickled in a playful way, they become socially bonded to
humans and are rapidly conditioned to seek tickles, the US
neuroscientist explains in Science.
Link
How Did Animals Escape Tsunami?
How Did Animals Escape Tsunami?
12/31/2004 07:04 AMNo wild animals were found dead along the Sri Lankan coastline, adding
credence to the belief that beasts have a sixth sense that warns them
of impending disasters.
Animals Saving the World
Animals Saving the World
09/24/2004 10:04 AMGift a goat to help lift more families out of poverty forever.
Animals escaped tsunami
Animals escaped tsunami
12/31/2004 10:26 AMDavid Pescovitz:
While tens of thousands of people along the Sri Lankan coast were
killed by the tsunami, wildlife officials say that they haven't found
any dead animals. The waves swept inland to the island's largest
wildlife reserve but none of the elephants, tigers, jackals,
crocodiles, or other animals drowned. From the BBC:
Debbie Marter, who works on a wild tiger conservation
programme on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, one of the worst-hit
areas in Sunday's disaster, said she was not surprised to hear there
were no dead animals.
"Wild animals in particular are extremely sensitive," she said.
"They've got extremely good hearing and they will probably have heard
this flood coming in the distance. There would have been vibration and
there may also have been changes in the air pressure which will have
alerted animals and made them move to wherever they felt safer."
LinkTumors grow just like animals
Tumors grow just like animals
11/17/2003 05:46 AMThe same equations used to model animal growth also describe the
growth of tumors:
As an animal's mass increases, so does the number of cells within it.
But the blood supply that feeds those cells grows more slowly. As a
result, an increasing proportion of the available nutrients go towards
maintaining existing cells rather than the growth of new ones, so the
rate of growth slows and ultimately comes to a halt...
When they compared their predictions to the growth of 13 rodent or
human tumours, they found the tumours' growth closely followed the
same universal law.
LinkAnimals in classic art photoshopping
Animals in classic art photoshopping
06/08/2004 04:26 AM
Today on Worth1000's photoshopping contest: Cute ani-mules matted into
classical paintings.
Link
U.S. May Pay Farmers to Test Animals for
Mad Cow
U.S. May Pay Farmers to Test Animals for
Mad Cow
01/02/2004 09:55 PMReuters via Wired News Jan 2 2004 9:38PM ET
An Off-and-On Switch for Controlling
Animals?
An Off-and-On Switch for Controlling
Animals?
04/11/2005 05:29 PMResearchers at Yale can make fruit flies walk, leap or fly by shining
a laser at the insects, a discovery that could, in theory, lead to a
sort of animal remote control.
Project Looking Glass
Project Looking Glass
06/29/2004 05:19 PM
Sun
Microsystems is releasing an early version of their Project
Looking Glass desktop environment into the GPL.
What if windows were translucent so that you could see the multiple
windows you're working on at the same time? What if you could tack a
note to yourself right on the Web page you're viewing? What if your CD
or movie database became a 3D jukebox, where titles were joined with
images to make finding what you want easier than ever? [...]
Sun Microsystems' latest innovations by its Advanced Software
Technology Team will make these "what-ifs" a reality for the desktop
of the near future. Code-named Project Looking Glass, these Java
technology-based developments will bring 3D windowing capabilities to
the desktop to offer a far richer user experience for work and play.
But, it's not only about looks, it's about creating an engaging user
experience, one that can make communications and collaboration even
easier.
It's basically Sun's spin on a 3D desktop environment. I remember
seeing early previews of this at a JavaOne keynote a few years ago,
and everyone definitely sat up and took notice. Even at that early
stage, they had video playing in real time on a 3D object. It would be
awesome to see some of this tech integrated into GNOME and KDE a few
versions from now.
Via OSNews.
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"Nelson Glass"
"Nelson Glass"
11/14/2003 10:56 PM23 Ounces Of Glass 1.6
23 Ounces Of Glass 1.6
08/29/2004 12:28 PMA glass-styled blue and gray theme.
Sun to GPL Project Looking Glass
Sun to GPL Project Looking Glass
06/28/2004 01:34 PMRaise a glass for Pat
Raise a glass for Pat
05/07/2004 03:28 AMLeonard pulled
the recent under the radar stuff about Pat Tillman into one nice
post. I was impressed with Tillman's resolve and unselfishness in
ditching sports for the military, but after reading the SFGate article he sounds like an interesting and
very human person to boot. The funeral sounded like a perfect send-off,
done the way he would have wanted it, and Ted
Rall is an asshole for making a dark cynical joke of the guy's
ultimate sacrifice.
This is why blogs are a good thing for the existing media - due to
the language used at the funeral, no media outlet in america can carry
it, and probably due to our religious sensibilities, the photo from
the funeral is only running on an overseas news wire. So you can only
get the rest of the story thanks to the millions of eyeballs scouring
the net for interesting angles on what would otherwise be
one-dimensional soundbites.
Glass Library
Glass Library
08/08/2004 12:13 PMJava binding
Through the Earnings Looking Glass
Through the Earnings Looking Glass
08/09/2004 01:23 PMLook-through earnings provide a new and insightful view of your
portfolio.
Through the Typing Glass
Through the Typing Glass
07/01/2004 12:22 PM
So you thought the upcoming
enhancements to iChat AV sounded cool? Wait until you see Facetop:
Facetop superimposes transparent images of a computer's
desktop over video images of the user to allow the user to look at the
video and desktop at the same time.
The video shows a ghostly mirror image of the user so that when he
points, his video reflection appears to touch objects on the screen.
The system tracks fingertip position in the video to allow the user to
control the mouse pointer.
Essentially it looks like two users are working with a pane of
glass containing the desktop between them. UNC is developing this
technology as part of their research into software to aid in pair
programming over a distance. Pretty cool. This is possible on OSX
right now, but Windows folks will apparently need to wait for Longhorn
for the neccesary support.
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Self-Cleaning Glass
Self-Cleaning Glass
06/08/2004 09:07 AM
They've been developing it
for years, so it's good news to see that the Pilkington Activ glass --
the self-cleaning "eco glass" coated with a film of titanium dioxide
-- is finally being put to use in commercial development. If you
hadn't see it before, the Activ glass has two advantages over normal
glass: the first is the photocatalytic effect that reacts to sunlight
to break down organic dirt, and the second is an enhanced hydrophilic
tendency of water running on the glass to form sheets instead of
droplets (like Rain-X, for instance). The combination of the two
effects means that every time it rains (as I hear it does a lot in UK,
where the technology was developed), the outside of the windows clean
themselves.
Read [BBC via WorldChanging
]
Eco glass cleans itself with Sun
Eco glass cleans itself with Sun
06/08/2004 04:04 AMInnovative glass that cleans itself is in the final for a prestigious
engineering award.
N.Y. Law Would Limit Owning Wild Animals
(AP)
N.Y. Law Would Limit Owning Wild Animals
(AP)
06/22/2004 08:40 PMAP - A tiger pawed through a Harlem apartment, a serval cat snarled in
Troy, and an ocelot scared a lot of Long Islanders. Even the state
Legislature saw something wrong with that picture. On Tuesday,
lawmakers passed a law restricting the sale, possession and transport
of many dangerous, exotic animals.
Tiny Fossils Could Be First Complex
Animals
Tiny Fossils Could Be First Complex
Animals
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