Christopher "moot" Poole is founder of 4chan, an online imageboard whose anonymous denizens have spawned the web's most bewildering -- and influential -- subculture. The founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online imageboard, describes its subculture, some of the Internet "memes" it has launched, and the incident in which its users managed a very public, precision hack of a mainstream media website. The talk raises questions about the power -- and price -- of anonymity. This is short film directed by Gavin Kelly, it follows 4 MMORPG players talking about their online persona's. As they tell their stories, we see them go about their everyday lives against the mundane backdrop of city life...but as their Avatars. Stephen John Fry is an English actor, writer, journalist, comedian, television presenter and film director. He first came to attention in the 1982 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation, "The Cellar Tapes", which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster. In this interview, he talks about life, creativity and the diversity of human existence. A fascinating and educational interview to watch. This alien field trip was an out-of-this-world experience from "Oscar Mayer Luchables" for these lucky fifth graders from Los Angeles. All kids should have the chance to explore alien worlds, exotic animals, and all sorts of other cool educational experiences. They are sending 50 deserving classrooms on field trips that they will never forget. SMART Technologies shows off their touch screen interactive whiteboards in their stop motion-centric spot “The Magic Classroom” and asks you to vote for the “best teacher in the world” on their website. Indie Game: The Movie is a feature documentary about video games, their creators and the craft. This teaser segment features Edmund McMillen of 'Team Meat' discussing his childhood, his games and the connections between. Find out more about IndieGame: The Movie at - indiegamethemovie.com Autism activist Temple Grandin talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids. Definately worth a look! Autochrome was the first industrial process for true colour photography. When the Lumière brothers launched it commercially in June 1907, it was a photograhic revolution - black and white came to life in colour. Autochromes consist of fine layers of microscopic grains of potato starch – dyed either red-orange, green or violet blue – combined with black carbon particles, spread over a glass plate where it is combined with a black and white photographic emulsion. All colours can be reproduced from three primary colours. To see more, click here.
It might look like someone painted these by hand, but the only artist responsible for these living works of art, is Mother Nature. The incredible looking Rainbow Eucalyptus is the only species of eucalyptus that grows in the northern hemisphere. It can grow to impressive heights, of up to 70 meters, and it is normally grown for its pulpwood, used to create white paper. There are many other interesting facts regarding Rainbow Eucalyptus, but the obvious question arises: why does it look like it’s been painted? The secret behind the Rainbow Eucalyptus is actually pretty simple. The trees shed multiple patches of bark every year, but not at the same time. As the patches are gone, the green inner bark is exposed, and, as it matures, every new patch first turns bluish, then orange, purple and maroon. This creates the rainbow effect that makes these trees so nice to look at. Rainbow Eucalyptus can be found in New Guinea, New Britain and the Philippines. "I had reservations about making art a business," the famous art collector Mary Boone once said. "But I got over it." Such is the tension within all artistic industries -- film, painting, theater or music, the idea of selling-out dogs them all. Are the high prices that paintings go for at Sotheby's or films sell for at Sundance indicative of their success, or their impurity? And how do you distinguish the "true" art from the art that's just hyped? Do the two have to be mutually exclusive? To read more, click here. |
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