Sunday Things - tiny code edition
posted in Links by Cargo Cult on Sunday May 14 2017
The text for this article is likely longer than most of the things I'm linking to - tiny pieces of algorithmic sculpture that makes things like elevated look positively obese.

Bonus Baby Strandbeest corner:
Techmoan pointed out the existence of Gakken's lovely educational kits. And, with my long-burning Strandbeest obsession...
- Mini Strandbeest Kit - really motors along when stuck in front of a fan. Also, packaging and accompanying magazine look gorgeous - although it's all in Japanese...
- Mini Rhinoceros Kit - lumbers slowly but gracefully into the wind. No English instructions, but the pictures are pretty informative - and the English text online for the previous one points out potential pitfalls more clearly. Construction is pretty similar, although not identical.
- Strandbeest USA Web Shop - looks like they're also available here much more cheaply, but I've no idea what delivery is like. I need to build up an army for releasing on to windswept beaches around Seattle. Is this how Strandbeest reproduce, through human dispersal of tiny Strandbeest nymphs?
Sunday Things - still not Monday edition
posted in Links by Cargo Cult on Sunday May 7 2017
Sunday evening is the new habit. So, enjoy some space-themed links.



Bonus Machine Dreaming corner:
- Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich ; Video clip made with Machine Learning - neural networks imagining a train journey, reminiscent of Michel Gondry's version...
- Jimi Hendrix - Moebius (S)trip - Deepstyle(s) - Jimi plus Jean 'Moebius' Giraud.
- ... and loads more weird and wonderful stuff courtesy of Prosthetic Knowledge.
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Sunday Things - not quite Monday edition
posted in Links by Cargo Cult on Sunday April 30 2017
It can be handy living this far west of Greenwich. It gives more time for procrastination.


Bonus Stylish Prose corner:
- BBC News Style Guide - if you want to sound like Auntie online.
- Guardian Style Guide - or if you want to sound like the Grauniad. Tip: make randmo spelign mistaeks. And wear muesli sandals.
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Sunday Things - entirely on time edition
posted in Links by Cargo Cult on Sunday April 23 2017
Last week's Sunday Things was a special edition exclusively for the IRS (the contents weren't exactly riveting stuff) - and in keeping with these modern times, I have decreed not to share it with the rest of you.


Bonus High Voltage On A Budget corner:
- Getting Sparks from Water with Lord Kelvin's Thunderstorm - tin cans, plastic tubs, wires, water and a spark gap. I'm going to have to rummage through my recycling for the materials...
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Sunday Things - belated photographic edition
posted in Photography by Cargo Cult on Sunday April 9 2017
Late again? I've been away. More scenes have been captured for VR, and I even took a few conventional shots too.
A few extras on the photos page. I have so much data to sort through...
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