Realistic 3D projection on building: more info?

July 24, 2010

Does anyone have any information about an amazing video posted on wimp.com, called Realistic 3D projection on a building? Watch it now (click on the image): . Wimp seems to “own” this video in the google-sphere and I’m not succeeding in tracking down its origins. I’d love to have some details – how it was […]

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Happy July 23

July 23, 2010

Perfect summer weather today: it was actually warm (!!) and the sunlight was crystal-clear: no atmospheric occlusions, every object near and far resolved itself with that Anselm Adams f/64 kind of insistence: Over here, here I am, look at me! In other words, typical July gorgeousness – just in time for the spouse’s birthday… 😉 […]

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Arresting perspective: Johnson Street Bridge integral to Victoria’s Old Town

July 22, 2010

A photo of the Johnson Street Bridge, as seen looking west on Johnson St., shows how integral the bridge is to the fabric of Victoria’s Old Town. Destroy the bridge, and you destroy Old Town, too.

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Serendipitous visual learning: forests and trees

July 21, 2010

Amazing things crop up on the internet, sometimes found serendipitously – with nary a memory of how they were stumbled in the first place. For example, I came across a useful page from British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests and Range, specifically the Forest Practices Branch: check out the Visual Landscape Design – Interactive Multimedia Training […]

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Right picture

July 20, 2010

The right picture would, I knew, put things in perspective. It has been “one of those days” and I’m not coping too well with the assorted slings and arrows, feeling put out by incessant bearing and wanting instead to take arms, …but not knowing how. Not a clue. So I googled images for “dark sky […]

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Victorian? Johnson Street Bridge dot ORG has the survey you need

July 19, 2010

The City of Victoria has sent surveys to residents, asking for feedback on what we think should be done regarding the Johnson Street Bridge. My post today is aimed at Victoria British Columbia residents – voters who live in the City of Victoria: Victorians. I’m asking you to visit the latest post on our website, […]

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Clapperclaw, the verb

July 18, 2010

Here’s a great old word: clapperclaw. We should all start using it again. Clapperclaw, vb., trans.: To claw or scratch with the open hand or nails; to beat, thrash, drub. Clapperclaw, as in: While I chopped the vegetables, my dog clapperclawed my leg to demand a piece of zucchini. It also means “to revile, abuse”… […]

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The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

July 18, 2010

Gary Chang’s 24 Rooms in a 32sqm Apartment Self-explanatory title, but you have to watch the video for a full understanding: Gary Chang has custom-built furniture that allows him to change his space at will. tags: gary_chang apartments furniture hongkong Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex | Video on TED.com Fascinating talk by Matt Ridley […]

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Random Paint-In related post

July 17, 2010

Today was the Moss Street Paint-In (oh, I forgot: it has a corporate identity: The Toronto Dominion Paint In…). As usual, the organizers managed to arrange some deal with the weather gods and it was sunny – except for a very surreal influx of menacingly dense fog, which descended out of nowhere and just as […]

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Staring at the mystery

July 16, 2010

This afternoon, a brilliantly clear sunny day, my dog Jigger and I walked up to Moss Rock Park, right up the “summit,” to survey our surroundings. Well, ok: I surveyed; he sniffed about. Moss Rock is one of our local treasures: you can climb up here to savor the multimillion dollar views, gorging yourself silly […]

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