Tips: Writing a paper
Ha! I found this brilliant tips in writing a paper from phdcomics.com. Certainly useful for my due-soon paper! (click to enlarge the comic)
Wiggle Stereoscopy
Martin Sutherland wrote a step-by-step guide on a new approach to produce 3D image without the need to wear red-blue glasses or other form of 3D glasses. His approach can be applied to most scenery, particularly those with one or two dominant subjects at the foreground, and a fairly far background. The 3D image is produced by flashing two images of the same scene taken from two angles. The result is pretty cool. Check out the 3D image below.
The first image wiggles as it flashes two similar images continuously, making the monster and the toddler appear far apart from the row of houses at the back. The second image is just one of the two images shown in the previous wiggling scene. You can compare how the second image looks so much flatter than the first wiggling image.
If you’re interested in the details of the making, read Martin’s post at his blog.
While waiting for the experiment…
A comic strip from phdcomics.com about several things to do while waiting for the experiment to finish:
And we know there are plenty of choices to get a quick bite when the tummy growls.. but somehow we’re ended up at the same place. This graph brilliantly explains why it is so.
Hilariously true!
Ukulele Kid
Another web sensation. I smiled throughout the clip watching him playing Mraz’s “I’m Yours” his way.
gBuzz
This Buzz announcement page greeted me a few days ago when I sign in to my Gmail. This Buzz and Gmail hybrid is akin to the feeling of gWave I tried a couple of months ago.
Leon wrote how to link Buzz with blogs and I thought it’s great, so why not give it a try. So I followed the steps; one of it is to update my Google profile and link it to this blog. So there you go. Let’s see if this works.
Upular
Lovely remix of bits and pieces from Pixar’s Up. A treat to your ears!
Discover more lovely remixes at the artist’s page at last.fm, mostly available as free download.
HTML5 on YouTube
Last week I noticed HTML5 feature in YouTube was made available to the public to try. Everyone now has the option to try HTML5 video instead of relying on Flash player to playback the video.
Your web browser must support HTML5 before you can try the HTML5 video on YouTube. Safari and Chrome are among the few that support HTML5 today.
I opted and am using the HTML5 version of YouTube. I like how it doesn’t hog my processor like how Flash did.
You can try HTML5 or visit TestTube to see other interesting features on YouTube, likely to be half-baked at this moment.
Aside from video, HTML5 offers a few more interesting and useful features. An article at ReadWriteWeb summed five neat features.
Post-It Stop Motion
Here’s a cleverly designed stop motion video clip using post-it notes—or stickies as some of you know it as. I personally like the rain scene and how rain droplets fall and drip on the umbrella.
This clip is as amazing as Oren Lavie’s music video clip I posted months ago.
Rough Play
New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert suspended from the team and became an Internet celebrity after being caught on tape attacking opposing players. The footage clearly showed her anger being put into actions—physical attacks as in a cat fight: back punching, face kicking, and even hair pulling.
Read the full article from CBS News or view the clip below:
Darius Rucker
Candy Cane Christmas
Genre: Holiday
Released 30 November 2009
© 2009
Rating: 5/5 Soothing jazzy Christmas tune!
This jazzy Christmas tune is available as a time-limited free download from iTunes. I love how this song brings up the holiday mood and brightens up my day…
Spice up your music library with jazzy Christmas song like this! Happy holiday~
