Sony does it again

(Or, rather, their advertising agency does.) Sony has come up with a series of intriguing adverts for their cameras and televisions. Their latest effort departed from their previous emphasis on colors to submerge part of Miami in a sea of white bubbles! Looks like a lot of fun was had by all. Here’s the finished… Continue reading Sony does it again

The strange hidden beauty of computer viruses

I have to admit, this guy fascinates me. From his Web site: Alex Dragulescu is a Romanian visual artist whose practice embraces both traditional and new media. His projects are experiments and explorations of algorithms, computational models, simulations and information visualizations that involve data derived from databases, spam emails, blogs and video game assets. He’s… Continue reading The strange hidden beauty of computer viruses

The 101 most useful Web sites – for Britons, anyway.

The Daily Telegraph newspaper in London, UK has published a list of the 101 most useful Web sites. It’s weighted towards British readers, of course, but there are some interesting entries: Only Two Clicks: Sets up your bookmarks online so that you can access them anywhere from any computer. DaFont: 7,500 free fonts for your… Continue reading The 101 most useful Web sites – for Britons, anyway.

Amazing photographs of Mars

The European Space Agency launched its Mars Express mission in 2003, with the spacecraft entering orbit around Mars on Christmas Day that year. Its landing component, Beagle, unfortunately malfunctioned, but the Express orbiter completed a Martian year in orbit (its planned life cycle) in 2005. The ESA subsequently decided to keep it in operation for… Continue reading Amazing photographs of Mars