Month: February 2020

Say hello to Friday!

And, I guess, say farewell to February. That was one crazy month!

And look! Links!!

Here we go…

Miniature Art – A Group Exhibition of Miniaturists

Now on at the Beinart Gallery in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.

Some excellent work here.

h/t: Colossal.

17th Century DEATH ROULETTE

“Using real mortality records from London’s Dreadful Visitation, see what you might’ve died from in 1665. SPIN THAT WHEEL (features mild strobing & grim deaths)”

My first try said “In the week of February 14th, 1665 you died from Suddenly”

Jokes I’ve Told That My Male Colleagues Didn’t Like

“My co-worker asked me why I seem so tense. I asked him why he was massaging my shoulders.”

In response to Mike Bloomberg’s assessment that only his jokes were a problem for women.

Blockets

Sort of a reverse-Tetris.

Tap blocks to rotate, then place them where you want.

Weird. But somehow still fun!

Enjoy your Friday.

Stay warm, stay safe, and have a fabulous weekend everybody.

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We have made it back to Friday everybody!

Good for you!

Let’s begin…

Ted Lott

“Ted Lott is a Craftsperson, Designer and Artist whose work revolves around the history of wood in Material Culture and Architecture.”

He repurposes “found” furniture into intricate gothic-style structures that resemble tiny houses.

Some incredible work here.

h/t: Nag On The Lake.

NASA Worldview

You can add or remove numerous views of severe weather, smoke, aerosol, and many other events collected from a huge variety of satellites orbiting the earth.

Neal.fun: Life Stats

A neat little then vs now statistics thing for your birthday.

Hue Jumper

Drive, and avoid objects to earn points and get the longest time score.

The entire game exists in a 2kb file. Crazy!

Have a happy Friday, and an amazing weekend.

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Happy Friday!

And where I live, it’s colllllld! And also a long weekend.

But hey guess what!! Link time!

Here we go…

Justine Haupt: Rotary Cellphone

“Why a rotary cellphone? Because in a finicky, annoying, touchscreen world of hyperconnected people using phones they have no control over or understanding of, I wanted something that would be entirely mine, personal, and absolutely tactile,while also giving me an excuse for not texting. “

This is a real thing that she made, and that she uses regularly.

Full plans included. You could make your own.

This ended up blowing up in the past few days so Wired did an interview with her, which is also very insightful.

Based on a True True Story?

“Scene-by-scene Breakdown of Hollywood Films”

This is making the rounds but it represents some pretty incredible research and detail.

Most egregious film as of this writing: “The Imitation Game”, even in the most forgiving light.

Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE

A constantly updated map indicating the rate of infection around the world.

The Giraffe who wants to collect every cute tiny hat

[self… explanatory…?]

It’s like a step-by-step version of Snake. What a weird little game! Delightful… Also more challenging than it first appears.

There we go. Alllll Friday-linked-up!

Enjoy your (long?) weekend.

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Happy Friday!

February. Already. Okay!

I hope your week has been… positive. And calm.

Let’s get to the links…

Russian Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin’s Images of Earth from the Space Station

“Russian Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin has some of the most time spent aboard the space station, with over 672 days spent in space.

“Over that time he has captured some incredible photos of Earth.”

The title is so benign. It should really read “Gorgeous Earth Photography from Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin”

Lumos Matrix Helmet

“What if you could count on your bike helmet to signal everyone around you when you’re turning, stopping and slowing down? The Lumos Matrix Helmet does just that.”

A pretty ingenious idea.

Sent in by a few subscribers.

DownLink

“Every 20 minutes (or every hour, you pick), Downlink updates your desktop background with the freshest images of Earth.”

MacOS only.

I’m a meteorology nerd. I would use this. (But run Windows.)

Bubble Blaster

Move your constantly-shooting character to shoot each balloon the number of times needed to destroy it.

A challenging little game. I suck at it, but you might not.

Sent by Jennifer W.

Enjoy your weekend everybody. Thanks for playing along at home.

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