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This is fantastic: Margaret Wertheim on the beautiful math of coral | Video on TED.com

April 21, 2009 – 12:19 am

A project everyone should know about.
I have always been into the beauty in simple mathematic representation, and in looking to nature for our answers.
TED Talks Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician — celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving […]

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Bill Strickland at TED: Rebuilding America, one slideshow at a time.

January 24, 2008 – 3:05 am

You have to watch this. Touching, heartfelt, educational, hopeful.Following Bill’s humbling slideshow–accompanied by long-time friend Herbie Hancock–I have a challenge for you.

The challenge:

Find a new home for your doubt.
Realize that the surest road to happiness is to imagine the world you want to live in and create it around you.
Surround yourself with support and inspiration.
Get […]

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landrobot’s eye-rod exerciser III

January 17, 2008 – 6:37 pm

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landrobot’s eye-rod exerciser II-Happy Christmas All

December 24, 2007 – 10:25 pm

Merry Christmas and all that.

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Opportunism is a lost art…

December 8, 2007 – 1:29 am

Carpe diem, my friends:-)

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Technorati Tags: humor, art, human_nature, image

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The 9/11 of the Internet

November 9, 2007 – 5:21 am

*Guest contributor

It’s been over two weeks now that OINK, (the best damned torrent site, hands down) was shut down by Interpol (not the band), and I’ve been trying to fill the abyss of emptiness since then, but to no avail…
Check out the article at the bottom, “When Pigs Fly…”. It’s excellent.
Oink R.I.P.
*Ironically enough, this occurred […]

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Let’s Get metaPhysical

November 4, 2007 – 7:25 am

*Guest Contributor
Lately, I’ve been reading an amazing novel that was published in 1970 called, “The Atrocity Exhibition”, by J.G. Ballard. Yes, the same title as the Joy Division song on the album, Closer. Shame on me for never having read Ballard’s fine material until now. The story of the book is told in a series […]

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Totally Ridiculous? or Totally Cool? #3

October 21, 2007 – 6:11 pm

Time to revive this category. Talking with some friends who have kindly followed Reality on a Stick from the beginning, I’ve realized that I need to strike a balance between the fun, light-hearted posts and the deep, (hopefully) provocative ones. Recently, Reality on a Stick has been a bit on the heavy side–probably a reflection […]

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All Music Should Be Free

October 9, 2007 – 3:33 am

*Thanks to Steven for inviting me to contribute with posting on Reality on a Stick.
I’ve been a firm believer in free music for a long time. Cheers to Radiohead for the bold move of releasing their latest album as a free download on their website. They’re causing quite a stir with all the music industry […]

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Pangea Day, anyone?

September 18, 2007 – 3:19 am

Time to break out the ol’ thinking caps…
Here’s a big idea: Pangea Day plans to use the power of film to bring the world a little closer together. We’re divided by borders, race, religion, conflict… but most of all by misunderstanding and mistrust. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that — to help people see themselves […]

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