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Chris — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:04:06 +0000

Portal 2 looks like a good time.

A Surprising Truth

Chris — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:07:11 +0000

Probably one of the coolest things you’ll see all week:

So I pose the question that you should be asking yourself now: What is your motivation and purpose?

Rendezvous With Rama

Chris — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:06:16 +0000

Not an actual movie (although I wish it was!). This is a trailer created by a student based on the novel by the same name.

Rendezvous with Rama – Vancouver Film School (VFS) from Vancouver Film School on Vimeo.

Jonah Hex!

Chris — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:01:48 +0000

The first trailer for Jonah Hex is out and man does it look bad-ass.

The Sun. Like You’ve Never Seen Before

Chris — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:05:37 +0000

Demonstrating the Strength of AIA [HD Video], originally uploaded by NASA Goddard Photo and Video.

Nasa has uploaded new photos and videos from their shiny new space telescope: the Solar Dynamics Observatory. It delivers a mind-blowing image of the Sun you’ve never seen before.
You can check out more photos and videos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/sets/72157623903514852/

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Demonstrating the Strength of AIA [HD Video]

A series of movies that illustrate the power of the AIA to show regions of heating and cooling. The first movies are shown in colors from blue to red, which span temperatures from 1,000,000K to 2,600,000K. The second spans the temperatures from 2,600,000K to 10,000,000K. To convert from K to F multiply by 1.8.

Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO

To read more about this movie go to: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/briefing-materials-20…

To learn more about the SDO mission, visit: www.nasa.gov/sdo

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation’s largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe.

Here, Have Some Gypsy Jazz

Chris — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:02:46 +0000

This guy does some amazing, amazing things with a guitar. His crew is pretty bad-ass too!

Scarface as a school play

Chris — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:17:52 +0000

Here we have a group of kids re-enacting the movie Scarface for a school play.
You have to wonder who it was that translated all of the movie lines for the children.
I wouldn’t mind seeing the entire thing actually.

Kick Ass

Chris — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:22 +0000

Kick-Ass in HD Trailer Park | MySpace Video

Can you say “FUCK YES”? This movie is going to kick ass.

Color Jungle

Chris — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:37:20 +0000

I’ve been testing out my new camera and getting use to using it so expect to see more photos soon. I’m also migrating my entire photo library to Lightroom because iPhoto is starting to have trouble handling the large image catalog. So as soon as I get that up to speed I can spend less time organizing photos and more time editing/sharing them. On a quick side note, the Nikon D300 captures an exceptional image with details & colors that make me feel all warm inside. More on this later.

For now, here are some photos from a trip to Jungle Island this past Sunday:

See more photos here!

The Power of the Pentatonic Scale

Chris — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:11:14 +0000

Watch as Bobby Mcferrin hacks the brains of his audience members by demonstrating the power of the Pentatonic Scale. Pretty interesting stuff. The connection of music with the human brain is shared by everyone and this demonstration is a simple example of an idea that is being developed further by scientists & researchers around the world. I’m always inspired by these individuals that strive to define patterns in nature.

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.