May 15, 2008

So much for not being political

but i love making animated gifs...

obamatimus.gif

May 14, 2008

Not to get political or anything, but...

I was bored, and whipped this up...

Decepeticlinton.jpg

April 13, 2008

Bear with a stick

This may be spam, but i find the forms of play that animals engage in fascinating.

A bear playing with a stick

March 22, 2008

Einstein Be Damned!

I was born in the hospital in Princeton. From my youngest age, I can remember the town, from the YMCA where i learned to swim, to the Nature Company where i used to marvel endlessly at the fossils they had for sale. But the thing i remember most is the university. I remember the lacrosse games, the places my parents worked, and the wonder i felt when i saw that the university museum and art gallery were always crowd-less. I remember when they (the shapeless they) rebuilt one of the classrooms to use in some horrid Einstein-related romance movie. The point of this rather rambling line of memories is this: no matter how badly i butcher the science, it can't be any worse than what they did to Einstein in IQ.

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March 21, 2008

With Apologies to Einstein

i've been doing research for my thesis recently, and have been wrestling with the concept of time. In my efforts to maintain scientific validity, i've investigated a number of different fields, with the hopes that i could form a better mental model of a concept that has befuddled the greatest minds for centuries. In the end, the most sage advice i received was "Just Michael Crichton it..."

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March 2, 2008

Thesis abstract, part 1

In preparation for the upcoming thesis presentation, i figured i'd post some of my own musings on my work thus far, and the direction that i intend to take the project in...

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February 3, 2008

548 - Madlibs assignment

These answers only represent the current state of my work, and are subject to change on a whim...

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January 27, 2008

Analysis, Part 2

1. An area of interest you've identified.
a synthesis of style and customization

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January 23, 2008

548 - Assignment 1, part two

Post a short statement (and your questions) for next week: What is a thesis?
Regardless of genre (game, performance, installation, research) what form(s) do you expect to deliver at the end of next year? What are you expect from both this process and the final project?

A thesis is a concrete statement that uses all available information to answer a question.

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January 22, 2008

548 - Questionnaire on 3 Objects

Part 1: Pick 3 objects (You've done this already)

a) Something significant from your childhood, something important to you - a toy, a talisman a momento.

xevoz action figures

b) An inspiration - a quote, a song, a book, a lyric, a piece of art, an experience, a philosopher, a scientist, just ONE.

i picked the book Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar

c) Something you've done or pursued on your own initiative (scholarly or otherwise) that is deeply interesting/satisfying to you.

my work on the night journey

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