Mandelbrot the Fractal Bear
January 10, 2009
Crafty blogger Captain Mouse created this stunning fractal bear as a gift for her brother. She does not have any for purchase right now, but you might be able to get some in the near future.
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Feeling Changes
December 16, 2008
…and that’s a good thing!
WordPress finally got around to releasing version 2.7 of their fabulous software. We upgraded the night it came out, and have so far been impressed with the new interface and speed increases. Also, being able to install plugins from the admin panel is an awesome idea. Glad they finally put some more convenience into the app.
So in the spirit of change, PinkOnBrown has remixed its design. The new design is based off of the Wpdesigner7 theme. It was heavily modified – all in Gedit. Can’t get enough of the plain-text editors. Another reason was the launch of the #CampfireReads page. But enough of that, just take a look at the beauty:
Part of the focus of this theme was to focus on the content while balancing speed, simplicity, and shiny bits! For this reason, we introduced a floating menu bar and page top link. All of our searches are now provided by Google for speed and accuracy. All comments run with IntenseDebate – as always – for speed, flexibility, and awesome. We are also now using Add to Any for our content sharing. There are many more tweaks here and there, but kinks are still getting ironed out and functionality being carefully monitored.
This of course comes on the heels of our friends over at Technoccult getting a logo and branding redesign. Danny Chaoflux did excellent work. Hopefully our rebranding turns out as sucessfully as theirs did. Feel free to leave comments, advice, etc in the comment below. It would be appreciated.
Enjoy the fresh, new look!
Amazing Young Scratch-Artists
April 9, 2008
I stumbled upon this amazing video of two young DJs from Japan. Behold the awesome power of DJ Sarah and DJ Ryusei.
In that video, they are 8 and 5, respectively. Absolutely stunning. Read the rest of this entry »
Spore release date announced
February 13, 2008
And the magic happens – September 7th (the 5th in Europe).
Finally, the Spore release date was announced. For those of you who haven’t been initiated into the Awesome that is Spore, here’s the rundown.
Spore is a multi-platform simulation game that allows you to create and control the evolution of an entire universe. It’s kind of hard to explain. Basically, its SimCity times…a really big number. You start the game with a single floating organism that you evolve upwards into a developed creature, and then the creature’s society, then it’s world, then the galaxy that world is in and so on and so forth – upwards and onwards.
image via frz
One of the greatest parts of the game – and what initially drew me to it – was its practically infinite nature. The game uses procedural generation to fill the environment. This basically works like an electronic DNA code. Instead of a game having many objects rendered by artists beforehand, this instead allows the game to generate details on the fly based upon elements that have already occurred in the game. In Spore, this allows for a ridiculous amount of customization.
image via guspim
I cannot wait to get this and try it out for the Wii. The creator, Will Wright, has stated that they attempted to maximize the possibilities when it comes to the use of the controller in the game. You have to check out the demo videos and screenshots to get a tiny glimpse at this phenomenal game.
Boy scout saves president of the Maldives knifing assassination
January 8, 2008
A boy scout just saved the life of the president of the Republic of Maldives. I’m pretty sure that not something they typically train for in scouts, but maybe it was ninja boy scouts or something…
The president of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, escaped an assassination attempt Tuesday while on a tour of the Indian Ocean archipelago, a senior minister told AFP.
Officials said a 20-year-old unemployed man tried to plunge a knife into Gayoom’s stomach, but that Asia’s longest serving president was unhurt thanks to a boy scout who wrestled with the attacker before he was detained.
