16.9.03
Where I'll be this weekend
Chevy Truck Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited, Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, held at the Barber Motorsports Park.
Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Downtown Birmingham.
Chevy Truck Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited, Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, held at the Barber Motorsports Park.
Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Downtown Birmingham.
11.9.03
8.9.03
Hail to the Chef
"I once reached this point when I asked the then professor of astrophysics at Oxford to explain the origin of the universe to me," Richard Dwason said. 'He did so, and I posed my supplementary: 'Where did the laws of physics come from in the first place?' He smiled: 'Ah, now we move beyond the realm of science. This is where I have to hand over to our good friend the chaplain.' My immediate thought was, 'But why the chaplain? Why not the gardener or the chef?'"
"I once reached this point when I asked the then professor of astrophysics at Oxford to explain the origin of the universe to me," Richard Dwason said. 'He did so, and I posed my supplementary: 'Where did the laws of physics come from in the first place?' He smiled: 'Ah, now we move beyond the realm of science. This is where I have to hand over to our good friend the chaplain.' My immediate thought was, 'But why the chaplain? Why not the gardener or the chef?'"
28.8.03
Fighting the Mind's Eye
The Guardian has published selected journal entries from Mike May who regained sight after being blind for 43 years.
"I found it very distracting to look at people's faces when I was having a conversation. I can see their lips moving, eyelashes flickering, head nodding and hands gesturing. At first, I tried looking down, but if it was a woman in a low-cut top that would be even more distracting. It was easier to close my eyes or tune out the visual input. This was often necessary in order to concentrate on what they were saying. I am sure there will come a time when all this visual communication will mean more to me, but for now it is just distracting."
The Guardian has published selected journal entries from Mike May who regained sight after being blind for 43 years.
"I found it very distracting to look at people's faces when I was having a conversation. I can see their lips moving, eyelashes flickering, head nodding and hands gesturing. At first, I tried looking down, but if it was a woman in a low-cut top that would be even more distracting. It was easier to close my eyes or tune out the visual input. This was often necessary in order to concentrate on what they were saying. I am sure there will come a time when all this visual communication will mean more to me, but for now it is just distracting."
26.8.03
What will they put in engagement rings in 2005?
Diamond eyeglasses, watch faces, and semiconductors are coming soon. For the full story, read this article by Joshua Davis in WIRED magazine.
For some background on DeBeer's invention of the diamond's cachet, see this 1982 article from the Atlantic by Edward Epstein
Diamond eyeglasses, watch faces, and semiconductors are coming soon. For the full story, read this article by Joshua Davis in WIRED magazine.
For some background on DeBeer's invention of the diamond's cachet, see this 1982 article from the Atlantic by Edward Epstein
22.8.03
Wesley Willis Died
From a 1996 MTV Interview..
TABITHA SOREN: What's in here?
WESLEY WILLIS: What's in my bag is my portable CD player. I use the CD player to go on bus rides of joy, but then I go on bus rides to hell.
SOREN: I see...
WILLIS: But the demon in my head talks to me with profanity. I do not want to hear. The demon thinks I'm a bum, a jerk, and an a-hole.
SOREN: So whatever you're playing knocks all that out of your head?
WILLIS: Whenever that CD player that I play puts music on.... it keeps me on the joy ride. It keeps out the hell-bus.
SOREN: When you were outside, how did you feel about all those strangers coming up to you and talking to you?
WILLIS: I loved them, and I loved them like super-chicken.
SOREN: Isn't that annoying, having people come up to you that you don't even know?
WILLIS: I just want to meet them. As long as they are nice I can meet them.
DALE MEINERS, The Wesley Willis Fiasco: Wesley's really cool. You know, I've dealt with guys who are addicted to heroin, and stuff like that. That is a real bad time, you know? Did you ever see the Chuck Berry video? These guys... There's some very strange rock stars out there. Wesley in comparison is very cool.
From a 1996 MTV Interview..
TABITHA SOREN: What's in here?
WESLEY WILLIS: What's in my bag is my portable CD player. I use the CD player to go on bus rides of joy, but then I go on bus rides to hell.
SOREN: I see...
WILLIS: But the demon in my head talks to me with profanity. I do not want to hear. The demon thinks I'm a bum, a jerk, and an a-hole.
SOREN: So whatever you're playing knocks all that out of your head?
WILLIS: Whenever that CD player that I play puts music on.... it keeps me on the joy ride. It keeps out the hell-bus.
SOREN: When you were outside, how did you feel about all those strangers coming up to you and talking to you?
WILLIS: I loved them, and I loved them like super-chicken.
SOREN: Isn't that annoying, having people come up to you that you don't even know?
WILLIS: I just want to meet them. As long as they are nice I can meet them.
DALE MEINERS, The Wesley Willis Fiasco: Wesley's really cool. You know, I've dealt with guys who are addicted to heroin, and stuff like that. That is a real bad time, you know? Did you ever see the Chuck Berry video? These guys... There's some very strange rock stars out there. Wesley in comparison is very cool.
20.8.03
Google's PigeonRank™ Technology
Google exceeds all international standards for the ethical treatment of its pigeon personnel. Not only are they given free range of the coop and its window ledges, special break rooms have been set up for their convenience. These rooms are stocked with an assortment of delectable seeds and grains and feature the finest in European statuary for roosting.
Google exceeds all international standards for the ethical treatment of its pigeon personnel. Not only are they given free range of the coop and its window ledges, special break rooms have been set up for their convenience. These rooms are stocked with an assortment of delectable seeds and grains and feature the finest in European statuary for roosting.
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