“Interesting”

Just a bunch of stuff I found interesting, and you might too

Sensory Deprivation

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 by darco

The BBC ran an article on Monday about the effects of sensory deprivation. Several individuals consented to be locked individually in a fall-out bunker, without light or sound, for 48 hours. The results were both insightful and terrifying.

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Automatic 2D to 3D

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 by darco

This is just mind boglingly cool. It's called Automatic Photo Pop-Up, and it creates a 3D model from a single photograph. The results are breathtaking!

Video on YouYube

MacSaber

Sunday, July 30, 2006 by darco

MacSaberDo you have one of those fancy new Apple laptops that have the Sudden Motion Sensor? You know, that thing that is suppose to park the hard drive heads if you drop it? Well then you have to check this out.

MacSaber is a program which will make your mac sound like a light saber. Go ahead. Wave it around like a lunatic. If you have one of the new backlit keyboards, the keyboard even lights up when it "hits" something, mimicking the flash of light that shines when two light sabers touch.

This is just too cool.

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Advanced Googling

Sunday, January 22, 2006 by darco

Brush up on your ability to dig up dirt on that seemingly-spiffy date. This article discusses some of the advanced features of Google's search engine. If you are someone who finds yourself using Google often, it's worth a read.

Oh yeah... One more thing... THIS!

Making the Fedora Logo

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 by darco

fedoraLogoI came across an interesting article documenting the design process of making the spiffy new Fedora logo. This is a good read for anyone interested in graphic design and marketing in general.

Xooglers

Sunday, December 11, 2005 by darco

I found an absolutely fascinating blog today, and I highly recommend you give it a read. The description reads, "A gathering spot for ex-Googlers to reminisce and comment on the latest developments in search."