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Video Fridays: RoboHand & MakerBot 3D Printing – Here to Help Us

Sometimes technology is a distraction and there are those who would eliminate it from our lives and culture if they had the power. Then there are those of us who live immersed in it because our humanity compels us to ignore the naysayers and strive for something better. Then every once in a while something pops through the daydreaming and "what-ifs" and gives us truly human connections through these silly tools and devices many of us struggle with. 3D Printers are among the current inventions that… [more]
Video Tuesdays: Space Oddity in S P A C E!

I wanted to post this video (and companion videos) first thing Monday morning, but ran into a series of "technical difficulties," which somehow now seems entirely appropriate for the subject matter... Space! On the eve of Commander Chris Hadfield's return to earth after completing his mission on the International Space Station this video started making it's way on the internets... What I love is that what Bowie might have meant as a curious confusion about why we were going to space, Hadfield sings… [more]
Video Fridays: This Is Water

This one kept popping up in my Twitter and FaceBook stream... Alas, the title only makes sense after watching the video. Enjoy.… [more]
Video Wednesdays: Spy vs Guy

Another quirky recommendation from the guys at Film Riot... almost makes one long for the days when our only enemies were the Soviets... Spy vs Guy from Red Giant on Vimeo.… [more]
In Bad Faith: JBB 2.0

Sunday morning sitting at the IHOP in Casselberry, watching the church across the street as the cars come in and out of the parking lot, I miss the weekly gathering of friends and believers. Well, number one, I'm not used to being out and about on a Sunday morning anymore. It's been five years since that was part of my life, maybe even six. I stopped going to church some time, maybe a year, before I left Long Beach in 2008. I guess I got swept up in my own personal drama and the church I was leading… [more]
Video Fridays: A Boy And His Atom: The World’s Smallest Movie

How small is too small to tell a good story? Apparently going down to the level of single atoms isn't too small for these IBM scientists. We are part of an amazing universe, especially for those looking very carefully. Enjoy. The Making Of video is pretty interesting too...… [more]
In Bad Faith: 40-Years Too Soon

I just figured it out. No offense to my friends-of-faith, but I'm amazed at all of my high-school classmates whom I've become reacquainted with via FaceBook who post declarations of strong faith on their FaceBook feed. My first reaction was, really, this person? It's not that I have any doubts that what they're expressing isn't their genuine convictions. It's just that, well, back in high school when I was doing my Jesus-freak thing I don't remember any of them expressing any similar feelings. Granted,… [more]
From Keyboard-Driven UI to Google Glass: What’s the Next Metaphor?

On the eve of the release of Google Glass we're continuing to hear tech pundits go on about how nobody except wanna-be hipsters are going to wear Google Glass. Just for the record, many of these folks are the same ones who went on record in 2007 saying that no one is going to want to listen to music on their cell phones. Oops. Then there's all the noise about Apple's unannounced iWatch with hours of podcast-time spent speculating on what the interface will look like and what revolutionary thing Apple… [more]
Video Fridays: Blackbird – Paul McCartney (Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road)

I think I picked this video partly because it clearly shows the fingering and chords that McCartney plays... always a plus for budding guitarists such as myself. Enjoy ... and happy friday.… [more]
Video Wednesdays: The Internet: A Warning from History

A mockumentary set in the future about how the world, well really the UK, was almost ruined by the Internet. Thanks to the Social News Daily for the link. Enjoy.… [more]
Video Wednesdays – Education: I’m Not the Test

I found this in my facebook feed... powerful words... "why I hate school but love education... We will not let exam result determine our fate..."… [more]
Video Wednesdays: The Reward

This video, which tells an epic heroes journey sans dialogue, was suggested back in March by the guys at FilmRiot. Enjoy. The Reward from The Animation Workshop on Vimeo. Bachelor film project from The Animation Workshop, Viborg, Denmark. animwork.dk/en/ facebook.com/pages/The-Animation-Workshop-Official-Page/10452541819 facebook.com/pages/The-Reward/158315164265428… [more]

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In Bad Faith: JBB 2.0

Sunday morning sitting at the IHOP in Casselberry, watching the church across the street as the cars come in and out of the … [Read More...]

In Bad Faith: 40-Years Too Soon

I just figured it out. No offense to my friends-of-faith, but I'm amazed at all of my high-school classmates whom I've become … [Read More...]

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Video Fridays: Blackbird – Paul McCartney (Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road)

I think I picked this video partly because it clearly shows the fingering and chords that McCartney plays... always a plus for … [Read More...]

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