Shrigley Martin: 2010

20100630

Benford's Law

You might not be surprised (or maybe you would) that this makes me happy in a small but warm and fuzzy way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benford%27s_law

20100629

I can't hear it at the moment but it looks good...

20100628

3do padding

An interesting material

http://www.d3o.com/index.php

20100624

Open House

http://os-house.org/english/os-house/design+competition/Winners+Open+Source+House+competition

Open source house – you can use the designs freely, it doesn’t have to in Ghana.

20100623

Postcards from Hell

Poignant Pictures from 60 Failed States

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/06/21/postcards_from_hell?page=full

How do you un-fail a state?

20100618

Pioneer One is a 2010 American independent film project by Josh Bernhard and Bracey Smith. It is notable both for being funded purely through donations and for being the first TV series created for and released on Bittorrent networks.

http://vodo.net/pioneerone

A mysterious spaceship enters Earth's atmosphere, triggering a massive response from the American government. Since the ship has spread radiation over hundreds of miles of rural Montana, officials are quick to bring up the possibility of a terrorist attack, specifically the detonation of a dirty bomb. Debris is found in Canada, where an investigation of the crash discovers a live human being in a Soviet space suit. The man is in an unstable condition and his initial blood work shows signs of severe cancer. A note handwritten in Russian found at the crash site says that the man is the child of cosmonauts living at a base on Mars.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_One