tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57450712010-01-06T15:01:59.391-05:00Architecture, Politics, and Other Nonsense.Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.comBlogger3735125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-55990995635507313462010-01-06T14:53:00.003-05:002010-01-06T15:01:59.398-05:00Hello. Long time no see. I've decided to restart my erstwhile links to fascinating things by using Google Reader. <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/public/atom/user%2F03895236006916605811%2Fstate%2Fcom.google%2Fbroadcast">Here's a link to my shared feed.</a> (Add it to your RSS reader to view.) See you there.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-5599099563550731346?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-31825846905280383342008-02-25T13:53:00.001-05:002008-02-25T13:56:23.287-05:00<a href="http://absolut.com/absolutmachines">Absolut Machines</a><br />by Dan Paluska and Jeff Lieberman<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.notcot.org/post/8853">NOTCOT</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-3182584690528038334?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-50591431165224656832008-02-25T13:42:00.000-05:002008-02-25T13:43:26.492-05:00<a href="http://www.adana-usa.com/index.php?main_page=afa_portfolio">International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest 2007</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://www.thingsmagazine.net/2008/02/miniature-utopias-international-aquatic.htm">things</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-5059143116522465683?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-10760606953896437372008-02-25T13:37:00.001-05:002008-02-25T13:38:42.618-05:00<a href="http://www.mechanicalmarvels.com/">Timberkits from Mechanical Marvels</a><br />Moving parts, nice and intricate.<br /><br />via <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/mechanical_marvels_made_f.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890">MAKE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-1076060695389643737?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-72769976376771346632008-02-25T13:36:00.002-05:002008-02-25T13:37:27.968-05:00<a href="http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2008/02/19/biblioteca-parque-espana-giancarlo-mazzanti/">Biblioteca Parque España / Giancarlo Mazzanti</a><br />Marvelous.<br />via <a href="http://www.notcot.org/post/8784">NOTCOT</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-7276997637677134663?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-50550662504690229412008-02-25T13:33:00.003-05:002008-02-25T13:34:50.319-05:00<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/237241567/">Microsoft to Announce Worldwide Telescope on February 27</a><br /><br />Look for it. Sounds great.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-5055066250469022941?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-32231277579913031382008-02-25T13:31:00.001-05:002008-02-25T13:32:57.209-05:00<a href="http://www.pokertips.org/simulator/">Poker Hand Simulator</a><br />via <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/69143/Best-of-the-web-you-bet">MetaFilter</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-3223127757991303138?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-7735833065835249422008-02-25T13:28:00.002-05:002008-02-25T13:31:02.736-05:00Some very meta concepts here.<br /><br /><a href="http://pmog.com/">PMOG</a> (via <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/69149/Pearls-of-Distraction-and-Disunderstanding">MetaFilter</a> )<br />Turn web browsing into a multiplayer character building game.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.forumwarz.com/">ForumWarz</a> (via <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/topheadlines/~3/239601765/click.phdo">feeds.wired.com</a>)<br />Be a troll.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-773583306583524942?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-58862130808934886082008-02-24T19:29:00.000-05:002008-02-24T19:29:59.523-05:00<a href="http://www.whitevoid.com/application.html">Whitevoid Application</a>, a nice example of Papervision 3d. And nice work, too.<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.notcot.org/post/8729">NOTCOT</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-5886213080893488608?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-77212397842479428632008-02-24T19:28:00.000-05:002008-02-24T19:28:02.574-05:00<a href="http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2008/02/how-does-it-work-exactly.php">Robot plays back dreams - we make money not art</a><br />A discussion with Fernando Orellana and Brendan Burns on their robot that reads brain signals and turns them into motion.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-7721239784247942863?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-5994062523902897902008-02-24T19:26:00.000-05:002008-02-24T19:26:08.098-05:00<a href="http://netdiver.net/newsarchive/boty/boty07.php">Netdiver Magazine - Best of the Year / 2007</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-599406252390289790?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-40067356994838216692008-02-24T16:00:00.000-05:002008-02-24T16:00:03.399-05:00<a href="http://www.esquire.com/fiction/napkin-project/">Napkin Fiction - Esquire</a><br />Send napkins to writers. See what stories they write. Create stupidly small web interface by which to read them. Lose audience.<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/68983/The-Napkin-Project">MetaFilter</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-4006735699483821669?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-84837849448761105292008-02-24T15:57:00.000-05:002008-02-24T15:57:40.920-05:00<a href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/rooms_ideas/tcb/index.html">The Complete Bedroom</a><br />IKEA's brilliant slo-mo Flash interactive.<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.notcot.org/post/8618">NOTCOT</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-8483784944876110529?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-81226887263816396712008-02-24T15:54:00.000-05:002008-02-24T15:54:21.007-05:00<a href="http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_king_of_kong_continued">The King Of Kong, continued: Donkey Kong champ Billy Mitchell calls The A.V. Club out of the blue | The A.V. Club</a><br /><br />If you haven't seen The King of Kong yet, you must. Then read the above for a follow-up.<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/68941/So-find-humor-in-that-and-go-ahead-and-put-it-in-your-review">MetaFilter</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-8122688726381639671?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-42495641958440188482008-02-24T15:44:00.000-05:002008-02-24T15:44:42.040-05:00<a href="http://www.thecoolhunter.co.uk/gadgets/Game-On---80s-Old-School-Gaming-Is-Back-Purchase-Here-/">Game On - 80's Old School Gaming Is Back</a><br />A single, double-headed game console with PacMan and a full suite of the classics. Can be fitted to accept quarters, too.<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.notcot.org/post/8561">NOTCOT</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-4249564195844018848?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-41646351777239490652008-02-04T10:41:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:42:26.029-05:00<a href="http://www.shipgooder.com/">ShipGooder</a><br />Find rates on multiple carriers, all at once.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-4164635177723949065?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-78706373606362571642008-02-04T10:39:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:41:17.345-05:00<a href="http://infosthetics.com/archives/2008/02/physical_bar_graph_table_visualization.html">Wable physical web activity visualization.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-7870637360636257164?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-9918245372423241582008-02-04T10:38:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:39:11.409-05:00<a href="http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2008/01/kolmanskop-ghost-town-buried-in-sand.html">Sand eats town.</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/68677/Desert-Sands-Reclaim-a-Ghost-Town">MetaFilter</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-991824537242324158?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-54681230542627445082008-02-04T10:37:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:38:05.073-05:00<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7206780.stm">Boats with legs.</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://reddit.com/info/673dh/comments/">reddit</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-5468123054262744508?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-70233980023245483442008-02-04T10:35:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:36:44.377-05:00<a href="http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm">Cockpit in sphere view.</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://reddit.com/info/66uxr/comments/">reddit</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-7023398002324548344?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-44735166368498728862008-02-04T10:34:00.001-05:002008-02-04T10:34:58.925-05:00The Water Horse<br /><a href="http://comunicadoresdeplantao.blogspot.com/2008/01/o-ataque-de-nessie-no-japo.html">Animated as a fountain of jets with light</a>. Strains belief.<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.notcot.org/post/8322">NOTCOT</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-4473516636849872886?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-86387998779743646812008-02-04T10:32:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:33:24.008-05:00<a href="http://kennethjohnson.us/HulkOutList.html">HulkOutList</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/68476/How-David-Banner-got-angry-The-Incredible-Hulk-TV-Show">MetaFilter</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-8638799877974364681?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-25811974297351297792008-02-04T10:28:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:29:43.725-05:00<a href="http://www.i-sis.org.uk/OrganicCubawithoutFossilFuels.php">Organic Cuba without Fossil Fuels</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/68480/Organic-Cuba-without-fossil-fuels">MetaFilter</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-2581197429735129779?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-58691072115292306872008-02-04T10:25:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:28:46.705-05:00I'm a little late with this one, but maybe you are too.<br /><a href="http://troika.uk.com/cloud.htm">Troika's Cloud sculpture at Heathrow.</a> See videos.<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.notcot.org/post/8271">NOTCOT</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-5869107211529230687?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745071.post-72402085796668807162008-01-21T13:49:00.000-05:002008-01-21T13:50:15.081-05:00<a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2008/01/15/designlife-in-the-clouds/">Manned Cloud</a><br />Lovely.<br />via <a href="http://www.notcot.org/post/8142">NOTCOT</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5745071-7240208579666880716?l=www.hippoblog.com%2Findex.htm' alt='' /></div>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888091876160294172noreply@blogger.com0