I like paper (still)

Jen Stark rocks the block when it comes to hacking paper.

Usefull source of images...

Wiki commons has lots of images (some are actually good) both vector and raster. All of which embrace copy-lefts (CC).

Robo-starfish

Cornell researchers develop a robotic design that "self determines" its shape and locomotion. Nice use of A-Life in R-Life.

New Gengap

I like the explanation of the new generation gap over at New York Magazine. Motivates me just a little to try out second life, facebook, and all that other "trendy web stuff". Might just have to start a blog....

Distance Transforms...

Paul Rosens Salience Distance Transform.

Spears everywhere!!!

I like spears, they are round, right? They have a gabillion at the CGSpear Gallery. I am going to make all of my Graphics II students do one. Hurray.

Neat new musical instrument

Created in 2000, the Hang (pronounced "hung") is one of the younger musical instruments. It comes from Bern, Switzerland, and was created by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer OF THE PANArt Company. It was the result of many years of research on the steel pan and many other resonating percussion instruments from around the world: Gong, Gamelan, Ghatam, drums, cowbells, MUSICAL Saw...

Link to some good demos of its sound. I particularly like the one with GiDDA and MUM. Word has it that the company, PANArt, produces very few of these. Might be a little hard to get ahold of, especially in the US.