art, design, music, technology ... miscellaneous badassery. 2008-12-31T01:57:12Z WordPress http://centripetalnotion.com/feed/atom/ FIREFOX USERS: click the orange feed icon near the top right of your browser to subscribe to this feed. Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/30/20:57:12/ 2008-12-31T01:57:12Z 2008-12-31T01:57:12Z

<p><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XLaZ-8IMtt0&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;ap=?mt?18"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XLaZ-8IMtt0&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;ap=?mt?18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p> <p class="links"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLaZ-8IMtt0"><strong>VIDEO</strong></a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=ph2Vov.o"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=ph2Vov.o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=tw2IU7.o"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=tw2IU7.o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=DyIGC6.O"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=DyIGC6.O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=otrwte.o"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=otrwte.o" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/499075889" height="1" width="1"/> 1 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F12%2F30%2F20%3A57%3A12%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/30/20:57:12/ Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/17/09:18:18/ 2008-12-17T14:46:34Z 2008-12-17T14:18:18Z

<p><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/306MUlh054Y&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;ap=?mt?18"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/306MUlh054Y&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;ap=?mt?18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p> <p>Starts getting really nutty around 1:58. This is such a simple effect, but so effective.</p> <p class="links"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=306MUlh054Y"><strong>VIDEO</strong></a> thanks <a href="http://www.k4zz.com/">Kazunori</a>!</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=vc5Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=vc5Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=v785o"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=v785o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=iWhfO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=iWhfO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=QU9ko"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=QU9ko" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/487648374" height="1" width="1"/> 1 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F12%2F17%2F09%3A18%3A18%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/17/09:18:18/ Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/16/18:42:11/ 2008-12-17T14:47:53Z 2008-12-16T23:42:11Z

<p><object width="640" height="360"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2515299&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=917846&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2515299&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=917846&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="360"></embed></object></p> <p>They did this with one projector. Amazing.</p> <p class="links"><a href="http://vimeo.com/2515299"><strong>VIDEO</strong></a> via <a href="http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2008/12/15/3d-projection-santa-busts-a-move/">The Future is Awesome</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=vNsro"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=vNsro" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=tCSFo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=tCSFo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=yiihO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=yiihO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=hlPfo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=hlPfo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/487073154" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F12%2F16%2F18%3A42%3A11%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/16/18:42:11/ Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/?p=667 2008-12-17T14:56:04Z 2008-12-14T07:14:23Z

<p><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vbIGbZ6gq_Y&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;ap=%2526fmt%3D18"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vbIGbZ6gq_Y&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p> <p class="links"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbIGbZ6gq_Y"><strong>VIDEO</strong></a> (via <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/21/perspective/">Phil Plait</a>)</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=qVcTo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=qVcTo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=N39Ao"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=N39Ao" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=3VNDO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=3VNDO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=YxjXo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=YxjXo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/484851324" height="1" width="1"/> 1 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F12%2F14%2F02%3A14%3A23%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/14/02:14:23/ Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/08/07:50:13/ 2008-12-17T15:02:29Z 2008-12-08T12:50:13Z

<p><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wIGsxt2-Ig8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wIGsxt2-Ig8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object> <p>Seriously some of the best, most inventive and virtuosic music I&#8217;ve heard in a while. Via <a href="http://nicomuhly.com/news/2008/whopper-virgins/">Nico Muhly</a>. <p class="links"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=555252AB8AF33DE6"><strong>VIDEO/AUDIO</strong></a> [good performance, whole set on YouTube]<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/arts/music/11wils.html"><strong>ARTICLE</strong></a> [interesting NYT bio]<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Pallett"><strong>ARTICLE</strong></a> [Wikipedia article for Owen Pallett]<br /><a href="http://www.finalfantasyeternal.com/"><strong>LINK/MEDIA</strong></a> [official website]</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=otlPo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=otlPo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=UZg8o"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=UZg8o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=ZCDNO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=ZCDNO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=L2SIo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=L2SIo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/478432268" height="1" width="1"/> 3 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F12%2F08%2F07%3A50%3A13%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/08/07:50:13/ Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/04/12:44:39/ 2008-12-04T17:44:39Z 2008-12-04T17:44:39Z

<p><img src="http://centripetalnotion.com/media/cosmicglobe.jpg"/> <p>A recently released image from Hubble peers into globular cluster M13, resembling some kind of cosmic snowglobe.</p> <p class="links"><a href="http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/40/image/a/"><strong>IMAGE</strong></a> [full size version of above image, and more info @ HubbleSite]</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=yoPXo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=yoPXo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=WnFOo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=WnFOo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=NTUdO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=NTUdO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=GU2do"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=GU2do" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/474873859" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F12%2F04%2F12%3A44%3A39%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/12/04/12:44:39/ Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/?p=650 2008-11-11T02:29:48Z 2008-11-11T02:29:48Z

<p><img src="http://new.centripetalnotion.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/twitter.jpg" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-652" /></p> <p>See also: The State of Centripetal Notion.</p> <p>Thanks to everyone who is subscribed to Centripetal Notion. Traffic and activity has been higher in the last several months than ever before, yet at the same time I have never posted less often.</p> <p>That&#8217;s not going to change for now. When I started this blog, it was my single channel for sharing ideas with friends and stumbling visitors. But now I do this on other sites as well, including the various social networks.</p> <p>I won&#8217;t stop posting here though, not anytime soon. But what ends up here nowadays are only the things I feel really passionate about sharing. Before I&#8217;d often post 2 or 3 times a day, now it&#8217;s generally 2 or 3 times a month.</p> <p><strong>I hope you&#8217;ll welcome this in an age of information overload, and appreciate that I&#8217;m only sending stuff your way I either think is genuinely important, and/or you won&#8217;t find anywhere else.<br /> </strong><br /> For a higher volume of miscellaneous artsy/sciencey/techy/sexy stuff like what used to come through here, feel free follow me on Twitter:</p> <p class="links"><a href="http://twitter.com/jruckman"><strong>FOLLOW ME</strong></a> [<a href="http://twitter.com/jruckman">@jruckman</a> on Twitter]</p> <p>Also, you might be interested in my personal blog, where I post about what I&#8217;m up to of a more professional nature: web/info design, citizen journalism, etc.:</p> <p class="links"><a href="http://blog.jruckman.com"><strong>LINK</strong></a> [my blog and portfolio]</p> <p>I&#8217;m working on a redesign of this site. Nothing major, and it&#8217;s not finished, but already I like the change.</p> <p>Hope this finds all of you well. I leave you with a kickass space picture and some badass music, as is only fair. If nothing else, this site will always have space pictures and music.</p> <p><img src="http://new.centripetalnotion.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/kickassspace.jpg" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-655" /></p> <p class="links"><a href="http://centripetalnotion.com/media/images/kickass-eclipse.jpg"><strong>IMAGE</strong></a> [1920x1200 version]</p> <p class="links"><a href="http://centripetalnotion.com/media/music/beenawhile/08%20Planet%20Gear.mp3"><strong>AUDIO</strong></a> [Squarepusher - Planet Gear]<br /><a href="http://centripetalnotion.com/media/music/beenawhile/05%20Song%20Of%20The%20Sad%20Assasin.mp3"><strong>AUDIO</strong></a> [Why? - Song of the Sad Assasin]<br /><a href="http://centripetalnotion.com/media/music/beenawhile/02%20And%20I%20Was%20a%20Boy%20From%20School.mp3"><strong>AUDIO</strong></a> [Hot Chip - And I Was a Boy From School]<br /><a href="http://centripetalnotion.com/media/music/beenawhile/15%20Imaginary%20Friends.mp3"><strong>AUDIO</strong></a> [Apes &#038; Androids - Imaginary Friends]<br /><a href="http://centripetalnotion.com/media/music/beenawhile/01%20A%20Feeling%20Of%20The%20All-Thing.mp3"><strong>AUDIO</strong></a> [Kelley Polar - A Feeling of the All-Thing]<br /><a href="http://centripetalnotion.com/media/music/beenawhile/KiF_David%20Fiuczynski_Rufus%20Cappadocia_4_Prayer%20for%20my%20Father.mp3"><strong>AUDIO</strong></a> [David Fiuczynski &#038; Rufus Cappadocia - Prayer for my Father]</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=0SXDn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=0SXDn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=QE2an"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=QE2an" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=2B4pN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=2B4pN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=RZmBn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=RZmBn" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/449049699" height="1" width="1"/> 1 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F11%2F10%2F21%3A29%3A48%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/11/10/21:29:48/http://centripetalnotion.com/media/music/beenawhile/08%20Planet%20Gear.mp3 Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/?p=642 2008-09-19T20:29:44Z 2008-09-19T20:29:44Z

<p><object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0jLWHKS02LI&#038;vq=2&#038;fmt_map=6/720000/7/0/0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0jLWHKS02LI&#038;vq=2&#038;fmt_map=6/720000/7/0/0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="500" height="306"></embed></object></p> <p class="links"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jLWHKS02LI"><strong>VIDEO</strong></a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=KNxel"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=KNxel" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=JckHl"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=JckHl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=3BSDL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=3BSDL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=Xv8ml"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=Xv8ml" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/397533343" height="1" width="1"/> 3 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F09%2F19%2F15%3A29%3A44%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/09/19/15:29:44/ Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/?p=639 2008-12-08T00:42:23Z 2008-09-17T05:39:40Z

<p><object width="500" height="411"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d-XbjFn3aqE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d-XbjFn3aqE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="500" height="411"></embed></object> <p class="links"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-XbjFn3aqE"><strong>VIDEO</strong></a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=bTu8l"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=bTu8l" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=6N2El"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=6N2El" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=DMLnL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=DMLnL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=PuCul"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=PuCul" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/394895957" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2F00%3A39%3A40%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/09/17/00:39:40/ Justin Ruckman http://jruckman.com http://centripetalnotion.com/?p=633 2008-09-04T02:56:50Z 2008-09-04T02:56:50Z

<p><img src="http://new.centripetalnotion.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/emotiongraph.jpg" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-634" /></p> <p>Click through for larger images and a lot of variations. Drawings were collected from 250 participants in a research project who were asked to draw what various emotions felt like, what direction that emotions travels, etc. The result is revealing.</p> <p class="links"><a href="http://www.emotionallyvague.com/"><strong>LINK/IMAGES</strong></a> Emotionally}Vague website, via <a href="http://infosthetics.com/archives/2008/08/emotionally_vague_survey_results.html">infosthetics</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=37LVYN.p"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=37LVYN.p" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=6WlhYC.p"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=6WlhYC.p" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=wWukE4.P"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=wWukE4.P" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?a=rUTqKs.p"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/CentripetalNotion?i=rUTqKs.p" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CentripetalNotion/~4/382882170" height="1" width="1"/> 1 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=CentripetalNotion&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcentripetalnotion.com%2F2008%2F09%2F03%2F21%3A56%3A50%2Fhttp://centripetalnotion.com/2008/09/03/21:56:50/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetFeedData?uri=CentripetalNotion