Transportation
This KTM concept bike is too future-freaky for comfort. The TopSpeed
review doesn’t make much sense of the bike.
http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/amazing-ktm-concept-motorbike-ar79248.html
Old-skewl, shiny, probably unridable. I don’t care. Drool worthy Indian.
http://www.bikeexif.com/indian-arrow-motorcycle
Czysz toots his own horn with the Motorcyclist coverage of the I.C.E.
Prettiest of the electrics? Possibly.
http://www.motoczysz.com/rss_news_view.php?id=105
Speaking of electric transport. News we never needed to see. Trabant
returns — as an electric.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/09/electric-trabant/
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Science and Technology
Congress Considers the future of NASA. Wired Science live blogs. Aside
— is the live blogging of testimony going to provide an alternative to
official transcripts? Is this good or bad? Certainly in this case it
highlights the contrast between the recommendations of experts and the
feelings of the memebers of the Committee.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/live-blog-congress-on-the-future-of-nasa/
The future of space exploration and extra-terrestrial science may be
in hands of small independent experimenters like Armadillo Aerospace.
Simulated moon landings by their Scorpius vehicle saw them move one
step closer to the Northrop Grumman Lander Challenge grand prize.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/09/armadillo_aerospace/
Birds vs. Airplanes. The Bird Strike North America Conference is
getting unaccustomed publicity this year. Wired Science brings us a
round up of some promising developments in the battle to keep birds
and planes flying. At least click through for the nice blue bird
picture.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/09/bird-strike-conference/
Gene Therapy continues to get press. Nature reported on the successful
cure of colorblindness in two monkeys.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/colortherapy/
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Society
Chumming the waters. Medina is now tracking all vehicles that enter
the city. Rich people are paranoid and, well, rich enough to do
something about it.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009873854_medina16m.html
Medinites can now celebrate their complete safety with a skillfully
sabered bottle of champagne. Do the West Pointers still do this at
weddings?
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/16/how-to-saber-a-bottl.html
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Art, Illustration, and Images
The question of which photo printer to buy comes up all the time.
Here’s the short sweet answer. Less that $500.
http://drawn.ca/2009/09/16/best-printer-home-studio/
Logo-rific LA animated as a pulpy PI movie. Ronald McDonald is the
villain. The Michelin man the hard boiled detective. Stills and clips.
You can be sure that I’ll let you know as soon as the full length vid
makes it’s way to the ‘nets.
http://creativity-online.com/news/h5-builds-the-world-of-logorama/138951
The Afflicted Yard is getting an outdoor showing. I’ve aready pointed
you all to the book of photographs of life in Kingston Jamaica as
documented by Peter Dean Rickards. There a couple of photos in this
announcement that didn’t make the book.
http://cafehabanablog.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/the-afflicted-yard/
Erotic art given a sensitive and real edge by street artist Mode2.
This is the set to show the judge when youw ant to make the
distinction between erotic art and porn. NSFW.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/no-eyed-dear/sets/72157621973413086/
Surreal short animation. Morbidly Gallic humor.
http://vimeo.com/muzorama
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On the Way out the Door
Stop motion, paper craft, Samuri Jack. You can not fail with this 15
second promo for Cartoon Network.
http://drawn.ca/2009/09/16/samurai-jack-cutout-animation/
