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Friday, August 08, 2008

Tomorrow! See you there!

And now, links from others. Thanks, everyone!

From Cassandra: Psychic dogs and "small, cheap, swarming robots."

From Bunny: a plethora of ways to express yourself.

From Holly: a story that will make you cry, as it shows both the best and the worst of humanity. Also, a fun, colorful photo to cheer you up afterwards; a warning to guys as to why you shouldn't drink your girlfriend's beer; and a hard-hitting analysis of the presidential candidates' pop culture favorites.

Have a spiffy weekend, everyone! Back here on Monday.


Jinnet @ 8/08/2008 : comments: 0
Thursday, August 07, 2008
It's almost here!

Also almost here: the Olympics.

Right here and right now: LibraryThing has a MILLION free book covers!

Here and gone: Comic-Con. But librarians were there! And so was NPR!

The library of the future is being built in Portland, Oregon with an eco-roof. How cool is that?

Links from others tomorrow! Stay tuned!


Jinnet @ 8/07/2008 : comments: 0
Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Yep, this Saturday we're combining forces, taking over a neighbor's yard, and selling all sorts of stuff. Be there! (Additional posters, hand-designed by Bunny, will follow tomorrow and Friday

If, and only if, you are not able to attend our fabulous yard sale, there are some other options for the weekend. For example, the British Open Crabbing Championship is going on, as is the Puck Fair in Ireland (now with a really spiffy website, too). And the annual Tugfest contest happens this weekend between the citizens of Iowa and Illinois, with a huge tug-of-war taking place across the Mississippi!

If you're headed to Beijing for the Olympics, or headed to the couch to watch said Olympics, you can create your own Chinese name. I have some doubts on the accuracy here. Apparently my name would be "Sagacious serenity" which, while fun, is probably not all terribly on-target.

Slate has a great compilation of the oddest travel guides ever published. I think I'm getting #8 for my dad this Christmas (don't tell him).

Attention, fellow geocaching enthusaists: be careful about your caching. Ottawa, in particular, would appreciate not having any more bomb scares. (Oops.)

Cassandra and I have developed an ongoing "crazy Catholics" link exchange lately. Today we both found the story about the descendants of the Knights Templar suing the Pope, and she then trumped that by finding this absolutely bizarre article on a recently deceased bishop's inquest. (Speaking of Catholicism, today's XKCD is particularly fun.)

Finally, here's one last link combining travel and spookiness: the always-wonderful Curious Expeditions takes a look at the art of mourning.



Jinnet @ 8/06/2008 : comments: 0
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Your result for The Steampunk Archetype Test...

The Aetherist Bodger


The aether carries the information, the aether is information. You are one of the few who know the ins and outs of Aether Terminals. You can access information across the Aethersphere, tapping into the Aetherpipes of anyone you want and stealing the information stored in their datatanks. Some think of you as a myth, a legend created to scare people. You are no myth or legend, you are quite real and you are currently reading the Queen’s AetherMissives.


Take The Steampunk Archetype Test at HelloQuizzy

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Okay, we're done with tests for now. (An Aetherist Bodger, eh? That's probably spot-on.)

Now, on to steampunk web happenings. The good people at Modofly are holding an art contest with a steampunk theme; send in their submissions by August 10!

EgoPHobia is a very cool Romanian e-journal. Their latest issue is steampunk-themed and even includes an interview with Johnny Payphone, which is definitely worth the read.

Cory of Voyages Extraordinaires is vociferously not a steampunk. However, his site is celebrating Steampunk Month this August, and those of us who love his website and its attention to detail are thrilled.

I live with a man who's a huge fan of 1970s Op-Art. This makes our interior decoration scheme a little off-kilter at times, what with the dark woods and the chrome furnishings trying to co-exist. We've found common ground in these incredible space travel posters, though, and are planning our living room!

More art links: Ian, aka seriykotik, creates beautiful photomontages that look like dark Victorian cityscapes and portraits. The metal sculptors at Klaatu Varata are turning out magnificent work - my favorite is this alligator made from salvaged steel. An "anachronotechnofetishism" art show is taking place in Seattle next month (I am deeply envious).

Where are our futuristic buildings, anyway? (And where are the jetpacks?) They're appearing, but at a maddeningly slow pace. Oobject takes a look at the 15 modern buildings that come closest, in their eyes, to reflecting the city of Blade Runner.

Since energy is such a hot topic these days, dirigibles seem to get more and more press. The New York Times has an article on zeppelins; in the process of reading it, I discovered that there's an actual Zeppelin University. Some enterprising student should really start a t-shirt business there and capitalize on steampunk's recent popularity.

Speaking of capitalizing, this image scan sequencer is (by the website's own admission) not really steampunk, but has a definite charm and intricacy about it.

And lastly, who knew that there were 17 steampunky computer creations out there already? I think I'd only seen five or six until now!



Jinnet @ 8/05/2008 : comments: 1
Monday, August 04, 2008
Before we get to the links, a quick announcement: there's going to be a huge, extraordinary combination yard sale this Saturday where the Spooky Librarians combine their stuff with the Club Creatures' castoffs and everyone wins! Details to follow.

The BBC has several stories on the death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, including this piece on the various tributes to him around the world.

Yet another museum has a Flickr presence - this time it's the Powerhouse Museum in Australia.

The Selby is a great new site which shows the homes and working spaces of artists, authors, and free thinkers.

Where are China's female artists? As the Olympics bring attention to all things China, this is a really fascinating look at how artists live there.

Folksy, the UK's Etsy, is just getting ready to launch.

David Tennant is playing Hamlet? I had no idea. The various portrayals (male, female, skinny, round, young, old) are remembered.

From Bunny: the awesome wooden sci-fi sculptures of Michael Rea.


Jinnet @ 8/04/2008 : comments: 1



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