The atoms, the molecules in your body, are traceable to the crucibles in the centers of stars that manufactured these elements over its lifespan. When unstable, on death, exploding its enriched guts across the galaxy. Scattering it into gas clouds that would ultimately collapse and make a star and have the right ingredients to make planets and people. Which means we are part of this Universe. Not only are we a part of the Universe, but the Universe is in us. That’s beautiful.
Neil deGrasse Tyson (via infinity-imagined)

(Source: silentlydrawn)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25)

  1. Benjamin Francis Leftwich (16)
  2. Bon Iver (10)
  3. Aloe Blacc (2)
  4. Little Dragon (2)
  5. Alexander Maas (2)

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LED mounted in a contact lens for possible virtual / augmented reality displays Trial on human eye.

LED mounted in a contact lens for possible virtual / augmented reality displays

Trial on human eye.

thedailywhat:

Precious Precocious Child of the Day: In the girls section at a Toys “R” Us, Riley suddenly has an epiphany: Segregating toys by gender is wrong.

At least one British toy store agrees.

[davidfuternick / ratsoff.]

Riley is my little superhero.

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That leaves me with 220k for myself. Some of that will pay my rent and will care for my childen. The rest I will do terrible, horrible things with and none of that is any of your business. In any case, to me, 220k is enough out of a million.

I never viewed money as being “my money” I always saw it as “The money” It’s a resource. if it pools up around me then it needs to be flushed back out into the system.

Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theater

Interesting time for this what with the 99% vs. the 1% movement going on right now.  I know lots of billionaires have signed pledges and such to request higher taxes but Louis C.K. seems to be the only guy putting his money literally where his mouth is.

Yes I know this is not about taxes but his sentiment here is what I think the 99% movement is really all about.

(via evangotlib)

Louis CK is a hero.  From a professional point of view, not only did he buck the system by showing the world that he could produce and distribute this special on his own, but he did it by charging a fraction of what a major distribution company would charge ($5 vs. $20). The entertainment industry will be paying close attention to this. This event will be a historical turning point when look back upon it 10 years from now.

From a personal point of view, not only did he made sure that the people who helped him got paid, but he listened to his fans, and contributed a huge percentage of the take to their favorite charities.  How much more can an artist connect with his fans?  

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2011, buh bye. 

poptartcreative:

Virtual Braille Keyboard app, allows the blind to type on iPad and Android tablets. 

Great to know this is happening.

fred-frederator-studios:

Cartoon title cards are an endless source of creative inspiration (you know we feel that way, right?), and I’m happy to have Mike Rauch, of the world famous Rauch Brothers, put up his sweat equity to energize our appreciation of the form with his latest tumblr, appropriately named Cartoon Title Art. (Thanks for the Frederator cartoons shout outs Mike.)

fer1972: Ryohei Hase This is the part where I go to sleep. Sweet dreams.

fer1972: Ryohei Hase

This is the part where I go to sleep. Sweet dreams.

Google Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review

So much happened this year. Seems like so many of us ran quite the emotional roller coaster. 

Internet Justice League: Superheroes of the Online World The Google+ hero is pretty funny … and sad.

Internet Justice League: Superheroes of the Online World

The Google+ hero is pretty funny … and sad.

evangotlib: maxistentialist: (from Adam) YOU GUYS ARE FAMOUS NOW Yes! Thanks for the reminder that I need to print these out. Next party game. :)

evangotlib:

maxistentialist:

(from Adam)

YOU GUYS ARE FAMOUS NOW

Yes! Thanks for the reminder that I need to print these out. Next party game. :)

The Case For Girls Infographic: Women In Numbers

The Case For Girls Infographic: Women In Numbers

Arcade Fire’s new interactive video: Sprawl2 by Vincent Morisset From Studio AATOAA: The idea is to affect the pacing of the film with your movements. You are invited to dance in front of your webcam. There is no specific rules, no complicated “minority report” tricks. Just an invitation to move your arms or your butt on the music. The quicker you move, the faster the frames play. You slow down, the caracters in the video slow down. You freeze and the video starts to loop on the beat, creating a new choreography in the choreography. It is also possible to interact with your mouse, in case you don’t have a camera or you want to switch from dancing to clicking. I also did a traditional video out of the same shoot that you can watch on tv or youtube. For the interactive version, Damian Taylor did a great remix of Sprawl II.

Arcade Fire’s new interactive video: Sprawl2 by Vincent Morisset

From Studio AATOAA:

The idea is to affect the pacing of the film with your movements. You are invited to dance in front of your webcam. There is no specific rules, no complicated “minority report” tricks. Just an invitation to move your arms or your butt on the music. The quicker you move, the faster the frames play. You slow down, the caracters in the video slow down. You freeze and the video starts to loop on the beat, creating a new choreography in the choreography. It is also possible to interact with your mouse, in case you don’t have a camera or you want to switch from dancing to clicking. I also did a traditional video out of the same shoot that you can watch on tv or youtube. For the interactive version, Damian Taylor did a great remix of Sprawl II.