Artistic Mediums

Telectroscope

2008-05-24T07:18:00.001-07:00

Behold the apparatus that connects NYC and London via an undersea tunnel!

BBC Story

A plague on both your houses

2008-05-19T10:41:00.000-07:00

The NYTimes reports an ant plague is spreading across Texas.

"...an entomologist at Texas A&M University doubted that humans could win. ‘’At this point, it would be nearly impossible to eradicate the ant, because it is so widely dispersed,'’ Roger Gold told the A.P."

Ruined Futures

2008-04-08T10:37:00.000-07:00

I would love more information about this, but behold a futuristic home for ghosts in Sanzhi, Taiwan.

"Local papers at the time reported that there were numerous accidents during construction which caused the death of some workers. As news of these accidents spread, no one wanted to go there, even to visit, and the project was subsequently abandoned. The ghosts of those who died in vain are said to still linger there, unremembered and unable to pass on. The complex was left in its unfinished state because no amount of redevelopment will bring people to the area due to superstitions about ghosts, and it can’t be demolished because destroying the homes of spirits and lost souls is taboo in Asian culture."

The Graveyard

2008-04-07T12:41:00.000-07:00

Via rhizome mailing list, an unusual "game" called The Graveyard in which you play an old woman walking through a graveyard looking for a bench to sit and rest. The game is available for download. If you pay for the "full version" you get one extra twist:

"...the full version of The Graveyard adds only one feature, the possibility of death. The full version of the game is exactly the same as the trial, except, every time you play she may die."

The Quantum Resonance System

2008-03-29T13:06:00.000-07:00

What is energetic balancing?

Energetic Balancing is a technology which broadcasts and sends healing frequencies of prayer to enrolled members, for the purpose of raising their life force and balancing blocked energies (or as we call them imbalanced frequencies that impede the flow of energy in the body). Included in the spectrum of resonant frequencies generated are those which help balance the very negative effects of EMF’s from cell phones (which is akin to having a microwave next to your head!).

Energetic Balancing is more efficient and profound when the recipient is aware and intentionally willing to participate in his/her own life and healing.

Ze Frank's Technology Surfing

2008-03-29T12:59:00.000-07:00

Giant Sea Creatures

2008-03-21T21:11:00.000-07:00

"Large sea spiders, jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles, huge sea snails and starfish the size of big food platters..."

Psychophone

2008-03-20T10:28:00.000-07:00

Paranormal researchers have their favorite methods of recording ghost voices, but what could be better than constructing a telephone for the dead? I find this site especially compelling because the EVPs are not in English, making the pareidolia discussion that much easier. Then again, maybe I just need to learn Belgian French:

Spiricoms, also called "Franks Box" provide an intriguing method to contact the unliving - science has a long tradition of building investigative devices, so why not parascience?

The most compelling story (note: story, not evidence) is that of Bill O'Neil, a paranormal researcher who purportedly collaborated with the spirit of "Dr George Jeffries Mueller, a NASA scientist who had died in 1967 and had now come close to the vibration of the Earth to assist Meek and O'Neil in opening a communication bridge between the two worlds."

This collaboration across the veil resulted in almost a full days worth of wholly intelligable communication. But who was O'Neil talking with? Listen here and decide for yourself.

Big Hole

2008-03-17T20:37:00.000-07:00

A very large hole makes for some amazing photos.

Can carrots sing?

2008-03-17T20:30:00.000-07:00

Ask the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra of course.

Digital Remains

2008-03-14T22:36:00.000-07:00

by Michele Gauler

Bluetooth-accessible repository for digital data of the deceased.

http://www.michelegauler.net/projects/digitalremains

Psychic Collar Lets you Speak your Mind

2008-03-13T07:04:00.000-07:00

"With careful training a person can send nerve signals to their vocal cords without making a sound. These signals are picked up by the neckband and relayed wirelessly to a computer that converts them into words spoken by a computerised voice."

New Scientist article

YouTube Demo video

Blackpool Hexapus

2008-03-04T08:52:00.000-08:00

Normally octopus grow back their missing limbs. This one seems to have six from birth.

Lost America

2008-03-03T20:56:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite things in the world is urban exploration, modern ruins, and photographers who explore these spaces. Recently found this site that combines all of these things and I'm not even sure where to start. Exploration will be rewarded with dozens of amazing photos:

Cloud Streets

2008-02-29T12:03:00.000-08:00

From pink tentacle (click through for video):

"This video — a follow-up to a previous post about strange cloud formations seen over the Sea of Okhotsk last summer — provides a rare close-up bird’s-eye view of cloud streets, which are created when convection currents cut low-lying cumulus into long, clean strips. According to the video narration, these clouds floated just over the sea surface, stood 300 meters tall and stretched for over 100 kilometers." -Pink Tentacle