[event] Loops, Brighton 16th May

ladymoonray has written this up more thoroughly here: this is a quick transcription of my notes: ( Read more... )

Executive summary:
- blogging means a plethora of opinion but not much judgement
- the great days of music journalism (Lester Bangs etc) are over but the skillset can be repurposed.
- the music world has conventions that feel just like SF cons! (I checked, it's about £40 for the three days, which gives a heck of a lot of free music tho' attendees had to pay separately for Kasabian.)

The illusion of sex « Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest

The illusion of sex « Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest
two faces are perceived as male and female. However, both faces are actually versions of the same androgynous face. One face was created by increasing the contrast of the androgynous face, while the other face was created by decreasing the contrast. The face with more contrast is perceived as female

Also worth checking out the 2009 finalists -- Illusion of the year. Some intriguing illustrations of visual phenomena.

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Lift-off for European telescopes

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Lift-off for European telescopes
Planck and Herschel! I read it first here -- and that post -- from someone I know personally -- made it so much more real. Also: YAY and WOW.

Cool web stuff

Last LJBookmark link for today, honest: I'm trying to close some of the >many tabs I have open.

Webby Nominees -- nominees and winners in a wide range of categories from Activism to Youth. Some are beautiful to look at and interact with. Others are a testament to usability and functionality.

Particular favourites include:
- Crappy Cat -- I am not quite sure if this is a game or art or surrealism or what it is but it seriously rocks.
- Color Chart -- Reinventing Color 1950-today
- The Patagonia Tin Shed (kind of a magazine but not)
- SmartHistory -- interactive timelines + art / videos
- Dreamgrove -- interactive garden of dreams. Gorgeous.
- FailBlog.com.