Exploring the Infinite
Here is a site that contains an enormous encyclopedia of mythical characters from A to Z representing many different eras. Who knew there were so many gods!? Now I don't feel so bad for not being up to par on my Greek mythology because I've been taught only Christian mythology all my life. Also, the search feature is oh so
Everything you ever wanted to know about Lorem Ipsum plus a generator… I'm such a dork for liking this.
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Google Mars is pretty neat, indeed! They provide a shaded relief map that is color-coded by altitude, It also points to mountains, canyons, dunes, plains, ridges and craters in true Google maps fashion. What's cool is that each of the pointers offers an article that tells about that particular place on Mars. Keep up the good work, Google!
I stumbled upon a site displaying this beautiful lamp made of paper and couldn't take my eyes off of it. It was created by Kouichi Okamoto and is produced by Kyouei Co. Ltd., Japan. When the lamp is folded, the thickness is about 2 cm. Check out this link to find out more information and see beautiful pictures of this
I link 10, you click however many you want. Here goes: Warning Label Generator Bit Font Maker My Simpy Fractalus The Mondrian Machine Web 2.0 Button Maker Be far cleverer Techna3D Context Free Fore-edge Painting Want more like this? Give me one more click!
How would you like to find this in your fridge, or perhaps have it given to you as a gift? Drew Olbrich has one of these sitting in his office at work. He calls it “thing in a jar.” omigod. gross. (but it sure beats the candybar in a jar of apple juice gag)
Here's a free game by Steve Taylor called Plasma Pong that combines surreal colorful graphics with fun, fast-paced pong. You can inject colorful plasma fluid into the environment, create a vacuum effect, and blast shock waves into the playing area. Every action has fluid-based kinetic effects on the ball which makes it harder to predict and control. I played this
As a software reviewer, I've seen many a Sudoku game, but nothing quite as cool as this! Flickr Sudoku lets you type in any picture tag and it brings in 9 corresponding images that you use to fill in the puzzle instead of the usual numbers. Weeee! Lots of fun!
Artist David C. Roy has always been fascinated by mechanics and motion. He graduated with a degree in physics that led him to the creation of these unique kinetic sculptures. He has handcrafted over 90 limited-edition and one-of-a-kind scupltures that require no battieries or electricity; they just need winding, then the spring-driven mechanism takes over, providing 3 – 20 hours
This one goes out to my sister who has the largest collection of smiley face memorabilia in the world. I had fun making my little smiley dude. Hope you do too, Amy! eLouai's Smiley Creator
Recently, I was asked for an interview by fractal-enthusiast, Nik Meijer. Nik and I have co-administrated 2 important fractal communities together and he has become a good friend of mine. So it is with pleasure that I share the interview that follows, which was intended for publication at the deviantArt community. Nik: When did you start expressing yourself artistically? Stacy:
Johns Hopkins researchers have announced the development of a web based program that helps to simplify the steps in designing artificial DNA. GeneDesign automates the process of determining which building blocks of DNA should be linked together in a particular order to make a gene. “GeneDesign not only guides the user in designing the gene, but also automatically diagnoses design
At the Undictionary, you'll find definitions for words and phrases that you have always wanted to know but couldn't trust anyone to tell you the straight up truth about. Examples: Auntie Christ: The younger sister of Mary mother of Jesus. Book suppository: A book suppository is like a bookmark but, instead of marking one's place by letting it hang out