Archive for the ‘Distractions’ Category.

Steampunk Keyboard

Steampunk KeyboardOk, this is cool. I should stop being such an “aspirational reader” as is the parlance and build stuff like this.

(via) and Other Lee

Web Economy Bullshit Generator

I had seen this a few years ago but Charlotte reminded me of it. It’s still perfectly relevant. I got a(nother) hoot out of it.

http://www.dack.com/web/bullshit.html

Incredible Art/Science

Ned Kahn

I’ve seen some of his pieces in San Francisco. Wow.

Etsy.com

Etsy.com is a site to get buyers and sellers of hand-made merchandise together. It fills a gap that ebay doesn’t. Cool.

3,000 Gallons of Propane

The Serpent Mother is expected to use 3,000 gallons of propane on the playa.

500 gallons per night * 6 nights
We have:
1 250 gallon tank
2 80 gallon tanks
5 25 gallon tanks

(tanks only get filled to 90%)

Serpent Mother Video

I’ve been promising I’d show you photos of what I’ve been working on. Here’s a video that shows it off just a bit. This shows off only about 1/7th of the full length of what the sculpture will look like at Burning Man… but it gives you an idea.

Click on “Serpent Mother” in the middle of the screen
http://www.madnomad.net/menu/index.php?iframe=film

(His other videos are pretty cool too)