This is very cool: twitter displayed in The Matrix format.
Category: cool
FlickVision is the new Life
There is a new interface to Flickrvision: flickrvision (beta)
It is a 3D map of the world that spins around and shows photos people are posting on Flickr. You really have to see it. I find it profound to see all these images, from the sublime to the goofy, being posted. I even saw one of a trail around my neighborhood.
It reminded me of Life magazine, except it continual, and the photographs come from everyone.
I also had a thought watching this, imagine flying around the world, dropping down from time to time, and watching what everyone is doing. It is an approximation of omniscience. 🙂
The Buddha Project
If you have this Buddha on your mantle or your bookshelf that you think is special, why not share it with the rest of the world? Just snap a photo of it and hop on over to the buddha project.
As they say:
Images of Buddha can remind us to take a breath, to look around, to
feel calm and compassionate, to be here now. You can notice Buddha almost
anywhere — laundromats, store windows, barbershops, farmers’ markets,
souvenir stands, tucked away on someone’s night table.
It makes me hope this is success for alot of reasons.
77 Million Paintings By Brian Eno
Brian Eno has new work at the Long New Foundation that was featured at the Venice Biennale
You can (and you should 🙂 ) read more about it here: 77 Million Paintings By Brian Eno
Or go to The Long Now Foundation
and learn a whole lot more interesting things.
How Cool is Project?
They say it is for “kids”, but who doesn’t like ice cream? Now you can make your own without no equipment other than a bag. See Kids Domain Crafts – Ice Cream in a Bag. The first person to try it, please comment here, ok?
(Image from gettyimages.com)
Surreal Wallpaper
Sure, damask is pretty bold. But for B-O-L-D, check out the warping wall paper at SURREALIEN
Asteriods grows up
Part of being smart is knowing how to have fun, I believe.
When I was a kid, I loved going to the arcade and playing things like Asteroids. Now they come as nifty Flash apps like this: Luminara.
Have fun!
reCaPTCHA is a fascinating Web 2.0 idea
To quote the WiReD blog:
The idea behind reCAPTCHA is that, as long as we’re all solving these CAPTCHA puzzles, why not throw in some minimal additional data? By adding a second image with an unsolved word from the Internet Archive book scanning project, ReCAPTCHA allows users to channel their CAPTCHA solving skills into real world benefits.
To me, this is an innovative idea of putting the world to work. I wonder how many more companies are employing this approach?
How good is your Karma?
You can find out here at Get Good Karma.
Hey, you don’t want to come back as a bug, do you?
Flickrvision
Flickrvision is a fascinating view of the world. Literally. You see a world map and photos that people are posting to flickr. You just have to see it.
Need a new idea? Go to a different room
ScienceDaily has a good article on how our spaces affect the way we think, feel and act:
Ceiling Height Can Affect How A Person Thinks, Feels And Acts
Smart People I Know 