Their Odd Creations
chaoticutopia | November 1, 2008I promised one more comic before getting back to more serious research, and here it is. Sluggy Freelance is usually a serialized comic, but one instance last week stood out on it’s own:
"Don’t doubt my scienceness!"From Sluggy Freelance by Pete Abrams
If you are curious about the story leading up to this scene (ie, why the storyline is titled "Little Bacon Bots" or why they are in an underground lab or who the dude in the helmet is or why they are debating the ultimate food) you could always go back to the beginning of the story. However, that might raise even more questions, like: why is…
chaoticutopia | October 31, 2008You might have noticed, this blog has been as still as tomb over the past few weeks. It isn’t as if I was waiting for Halloween to write again--on the contrary, midterms were keeping me frighteningly busy! But, while I did manage to completely bomb one test, this semester has been quite insightful so far. (I finally see how this interdisciplinary approach I’ve been on will lead to a career. Yey! I’m not just wasting all my money on tuition!) So, all of this insight should, eventually, translate over to my blogging. It’ll be wicked, I promise!
For now, I’m still trying to de-stress after a…
chaoticutopia | October 8, 2008This poem seemed really fitting with the last post, yet I couldn’t fit it in anywhere. So here it is, all by itself, with some strange guy reciting it next to an egg cart:
Buffalo Bill’s
defunct
who used to
ride a watersmooth-silver
stallion
and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat
Jesus
he was a handsome man
and what i want to know is
how do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death
-- E. E. Cummings
chaoticutopia | September 28, 2008Ok, one more. You can’t leave the party without meeting Otto. He’s an infinite cat. That’s it! Thanks for coming, be it in person or virtually, and most especially, thank you for reading, commenting, and helping ScienceBlogs reach 1,000,000 comments!
chaoticutopia | September 28, 2008
Suppose you’re not really the social type at all, and would rather play around in some serene playground. Well, we have something for you, too! Take a break and chill out in Vector Park. They have all sorts of weird things to click on, like three-legged headless acrobats, an odd assortment of objects to be balanced on hangers, and a dog-or-bird-like creature that chases your spider. See the giant head, pick at its nose until bubbles come out, and more. However you choose to do it, enjoy playing around in Vector Park.
chaoticutopia | September 28, 2008Since this party is being held in my house, I imagine someone is certain to mention the giant squid in the bathroom. If you can’t make it, it won’t be you--but you can still have that same sort of undersea experience.
Here’s a game review I wrote a while ago for JayIsGames, that was never published because JohnB beat me to the punch. It may not exactly be a "party favor" per say, but it is a lovely game.... maybe even more so than my bathroom!
What happens when an oil tanker crashes into a coral reef, and the EPA fails to act in time? Well, if you’re talking about Kaleidoscope Reef, the…
chaoticutopia | July 14, 2008
A new documentary on climate change, Sizzle, is being released soon. The film...
Wait! Don’t start dozing off. I know, I know, you’ve heard this before. I mean, c’mon, you browse around the virtual shelves at Amazon, looking for stuff about climate change, and you certainly won’t have as much difficulty as say, researching dentistry in the dark ages. (Just mouse over the links to see the vast difference." Even I’ve written my own powerpoint on the subject. Yeah. It’s been done. So, what makes this one special?
Well, Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy is not your ordinary documentary. For one,…
chaoticutopia | July 11, 2008Finally, after months of painting, planning, organizing, and flinging, my home is starting to look like a home. I’m down to the little finishing touches: trim and accessories, windows and doors. Some of these just need to be purchased and installed, so, thankfully, this means I can start getting back to normal... cooking, filing, writing, e-mailing, monitoring comments and even (gasp) blogging!
To avoid burnout, I’m returning to blogging on a gradual basis, starting with some interesting but pointless light blogging. Some of it (like this post) might be related to my remodeling, but I…
chaoticutopia | May 10, 2008Both philosophy people and Beatles people should enjoy this one...
I was studying for my final exam in predicate logic, while simultaneously browsing through the Flickr "Song Chart" Pool (thanks to Of Two Minds.) The next thing I know, I’m trying to work out this proof:
Click the image for the a larger version, with the solution spelled out. If you still don’t get it, just enjoy this instead:
When part one ends, links to the other parts should appear at the bottom of the player.
chaoticutopia | May 10, 2008
It was orange. I wrote a review about it.
I still can’t explain it... and I just can’t stop. But that’s what they call it: Good things should never end.
chaoticutopia | March 16, 2008Now, this is the way we ought to be testing our children:
Questionaut: A Point-and-Click Quiz Adventure by Amanita Design and the BBC
One of the most talented names in the casual gaming business, Amanita Design, creators of the delightful Samorost series, have just teamed up with the BBC to come up with this absolute gem of a game. It’s so cute, you won’t realize it is supposed to be educational... that is until you find yourself completely stumped on a math* question.
The questions are aimed at 11-year-olds, but that may not keep you from scratching your head a few times. Even finding the…
chaoticutopia | February 29, 2008It is rather fun to have a birthday on February 29th. Today is my 8th birthday, which is pretty weird, considering my young son will have his 8th birthday later in the year. For him, it’ll be the same old birthday. For me, it’s, well, the same old birthday, but it only happens once every four years. Other leap babies, who are today turning 16 on their 4th birthday or 84 on their 21st birthday or just 4 on their 1st birthday, have their own opinions. For me, it is simply an excuse to post a themed collection of otherwise random links.
So... what’s the deal with Leap Day?
John at Cosmic…
chaoticutopia | December 4, 2007The winds are blowing off of the Rockies, hitting the Front Range with brute force. The winds make walking around campus either fun or near impossible, and shake my townhome with enough force to rattle the ornaments on the mantel. The odd thing about the winds is the warmth.... it isn’t the slightest bit chilly. Still, the leaves have fallen from the trees around the school buildings, left to now dance around in the breeze. That shaking mantel is covered in tinsel and lights.... nevermind the warmth; it’s nearly the holidays!
So, here’s an odd assortment of things to do on a windy Tuesday…
chaoticutopia | September 11, 2007I’m not sure whether this comic is funny or frightening:
Either way, Rob Balder did it again.
chaoticutopia | July 16, 2007ScienceBloggers get on some strange topics of conversation, sometimes. Recently, we were discussing bizzarre road signs. Take my favorite, for instance:
Who makes Colorado boring? You! Thanks...
Actually, who could call Colorado a boring place, when there are assassination attempts being made on our Governor?
chaoticutopia | July 12, 2007Omnibrain started it, and now everyone is making their own Simpsons avatar. Mine found its way into the bar:
You can make your own (and catch a beer with Homer) at the official Simpsons Movie site.
My son has been asking if I’ll take him to see the movie. Earlier this week, I was letting him watch Tom & Jerry cartoons on Youtube, when he found this clip from the Simpsons, and asked me if it was ok to watch:
I’ve watched plenty of episodes, but I hadn’t seen that one. So, I said, "sure, you can. Can I sit in your chair and watch too?"
So, thanks to both Omnibrain and my son! Oh, yes…
chaoticutopia | July 4, 2007Finally, our fourth and final Independence day treat--Make your own fireworks!
This fun little flash tool from Fireworks.com lets you create your own fireworks display, with your choice of backdrop. There are a number of city skylines available, including Denver, New York, and San Francisco, as well as some fun sights like the Egyptian pyramids. So, if you live in an area where fireworks aren’t allowed, or just want to blow things up online, then click away!
chaoticutopia | July 4, 2007I couldn’t go through a series of 4th of July fun without including a little science education. I must admit, I don’t remember a whole lot of my high school chemistry class. (I remember the chemistry, bonding and whatnot, so it couldn’t have been a total loss.) But... the day we got to play with fire is a clear memory. No, I wasn’t a budding pyromaniac. I was just fascinated that different chemicals could produce different colors of flame.
Nova is refreshing my happy memories with a periodic table of pyrotechnic elements. While this interactive table doesn’t actually let you set anything on…
chaoticutopia | June 17, 2007I've had a link to the original zoomquilt on my blogroll for as long as I've had a blogroll. The idea of a collaborative online art project has always intrugied me. Can a dozen plus different artists around the world paint the same canvas, and still have a cohesive work of art? The first zoomquilt was strange, an eclectic collection of surreal and morbid scenes, each blending practically seamlessly into the next. Now, there is a second Zoomquilt available:
Zoomquilt 2: Click to visit and zoom in. (Flash is required.)
Like the first, this Zoomquilt is a montage of bizarre images. The scenes…
chaoticutopia | May 16, 2007I suspect PZ knew this already:
Click to see the (larger) original.
See, even web comic strip artists can get into octopus sex trivia. Er, come to think of it, it seems like most of them do...
Comic by Robert Balder of Partially Clips and Erfworld.