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Fri 16 Mar 2007

How to Make a Classic Manhattan

Posted by anaglyph under Food & Drink, Geek, Philosophy, Science
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â€¢2 oz rye whisky
â€¢1 oz sweet red Vermouth
â€¢A good dash of Angostura bitters

Stir or shake quickly ((Stirring is preferred)) over ice, pour off and garnish with a Maraschino cherry.

Some people prefer a twist of lemon instead of a cherry. Some people prefer bourbon instead of rye. Some people omit the bitters. All these things make for a lesser Manhattan.

Save the cherry until last and eat it, or give it to the sweetest girl in the room.

Fri 2 Mar 2007

smaismrmilmepoetaleumibunenugttauiras

Posted by anaglyph under Science
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The NASA Cassini probe, now in its third year of observation around the planet Saturn, continues to send back extraordinary images and surprising and revelatory science.

This must surely rank as one of humankind’s most wonderful imaginative achievements. It was less than 400 years ago that Galileo Galilei espied Saturn with state-of-the-art augmentation of his eyes. Now, our augmented eyes can see marvels of which Galileo never dreamed.

All those people looking for reasons to bolster their belief in irrational things by finding messages in stains on tunnel walls and on pizza trays, might do better to turn their eyes skywards for some real miracles.

Mon 26 Feb 2007

On The Ascendant

Posted by anaglyph under Art, Books, Science
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Ascendancies Cover

A new anthology of short stories from onetime ‘cyberpunk'[tippy title=”¹”]I’m sure he really hates that term these days…[/tippy] science fiction writer and green design visionary Bruce Sterling is due to be released by Subterranean Press this September.

Anything from Bruce is well worth reading, but the very special thing about this particular book (well, as far as I’m concerned anyway) is that the cover features one of my mathematically articulated images.

This image, called Red Portal is from my Complex Systems #1 inventions.

You can read a little more about my images, how they are made, and the creative philosophies behind them in this post, and see my galleries here.

Congratulations Bruce!

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¹I’m sure he really hates that term these days…

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Mon 19 Feb 2007

The Risky Rays

Posted by anaglyph under Science, Signs, Simple Graphics Man
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SGM Gets Radiated

The Continuing Misfortunes of Simple Graphics Man ~

#18: The Risky Rays.

In this episode, SGM finds himself appearing on behalf of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Organization for Standardization in their newly developed ionizing radiation warning symbol.

The unmistakable message of this warning must surely be: If you can read this sign, hoof it buster or you’ll end up as an emblem on a pirate flag.

There’s not a great likelihood that you might be mistaking the symbol as something jolly[tippy title=”¹”]Unless it’s a Jolly Roger, obviously[/tippy], I’ll give them that.

I don’t see a good outcome for SGM.

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¹Unless it’s a Jolly Roger, obviously

This via jedimacfan via Engadget. Thanks Team Cow!

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Mon 22 Jan 2007

Contains Additives

Posted by anaglyph under Food & Drink, Science
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Consider this fact: In the modern world, we accumulate so much mercury in our bodies from our environment, that, according to world nutritional regulations for the amount of mercury allowable in meat for consumption, one in every ten people would be unsuitable as food for cannibals.

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Source: ‘The Elements of Murder – A History of Poison‘ by John Emsley

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Wed 17 Jan 2007