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Yes indeed, roll up roll up and get your free Protein® Forum tickets now. They're moving pretty quickly, so don't hang around.

In honor of the Chromeo time clock no doubt, great disko club music via stereogum

It doesn't get more video tech than this. Radiohead have just premiered their music video for the song "House of Cards" on the Google Developer site.

I was up early inline for a 16 gig iPhone this morning. Problem was in my hillbilly town they only had 8 in stock. So back to looking at them online. Found this, looks good... if its not vapourware? Fingers Crossed.

BeatMaker introduces a new generation of mobile instruments and music creation software. Inspired by hardware beatboxes, loop samplers and software sequencers, it combines them to turn the iPod into a unique, inspirational software instrument.

Chemists in Japan report development of the world's first DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts. The finding could lead to improvements in gene therapy, futuristic nano-sized computers, and other high-tech advances:

No S**t

If you want a simple approach to the division of time (the day in this case) feel free to try the free ProgressClock™. This clock simplifies time by showing the elapsed percent of the day.

Its been done before I know, but this is a nice version.

(image from funmint)

Surfwear company Billabong is using a new material called ECO Supreme Suede for some of its boardshorts and swim suits. The exclusive material is eco-friendly made from recycled textiles and plastic soda bottles (rPET). The company says its cool new material doesn't sacrifice on quality.

Not so long ago, you didn’t even know the sex of your baby until the day of birth. Today, we’ll know just about everything there is to know -- especially now that expectant mums and dads can gaze upon their progeny with the help of Echographic images 4-D. Apparently, these are the best medical images available. Echographic imagery is not new, but it has not been widely used for this purpose.

The team behind the Danish pavilion at the World Expo 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain consists of three Copenhagen-based firms — architects Spektrum Arkitekter, graphic agency Loop Associates and communications agency 2+1.

The Danish pavilion houses Círculos de Agua (Circles in the Water), an exhibition about sustainable living and lasting solutions that echoes the World Expo 2008 theme of water and sustainability. Círculos de Agua highlights Danish technologies that have started out small yet have the potential to affect global change. The underlying message is that everything we do spreads like ripples through water.

Unlimited credits are in the offing for whoever brought the majestic Al Green together with producers ?uestlove and James Poyser. Green’s new album, ‘Lay It Down’, is the best cut of soul you’re likely to hear all year. With guest spots featuring Anthony Hamilton and John Legend this is one very modern album and an absolutely essential addition to your Al Green collection.

I can't believe that this Faile Print hasn't sold out yet! Go get it! (I got mine. 25 colour print, who can resist?)

Tender Forever

25 Color Relief Print
Somerset Satin 300g
28 x 32 Inches
Edition of 315
Stamped and Numbered
Signed, Faile 2008

The Buy Now print features a 25-color relief print on a 300 gram Somerset Satin paper. The print was made using magnesium plates, registered, inked, and printed on a hydraulic press. This is the image that was used to create the TATE Modern piece. On view now, through August 25th.

A performance artist has created a robotic crawling japanese business man. This is supposed to symbolize the crash of the asian economy. It means something else to me. But make your own minds up.

If you have read many of my posts over the years you will be aware of my love for Earth Ships. This is a great interview with a key figure in that scene: Michael Reynolds.

If only the Planning Department down here in the Westcountry had slightly broader minds...

The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft have traveled beyond the edges of the bubble in space where the sun's constant outward wind of particles and radiation slams into the interstellar medium that pervades our galaxy.

Because they are leaving the solar system on paths that are about 45 degrees apart, the data reveals details about the shape of the bubble created by the solar wind. The fact that they crossed the edge of the solar outflow--a region called the boundary shock--at different distances out from the sun proved that this bubble is squashed rather than being a symmetrical sphere.

via MIT

More here: http://events.ccc.de/congress/2007/Fahrplan/events/2329.en.html

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The ironies a lullaby:

Once Ad-Man pen turned Hip-Hop Jazzmaster, Steven Stein - "Steinski" releases a smart, much anticipated retrospective. Any/all cred is well-deserved.

The rest is on the record. Somehow, I'm sure you'll thank me for my brevity.

via Channel 53

Alex from Hide and Seek would like me to tell you about his festival for "social games and playful experiences" which opens tomorrow. It's not your average festival, but then Alex isn't your average man. A bunch of us are hitting the "This is it ..." event and party tomorrow night, so if your lucky enough to have a ticket, see you there.

I've always been a big fan of cartography. Might be something to do with always wanting to know where I was. Anyway, I've been meaning to post some links from Russell Davies Interesting event last Saturday, so here's the first one.

Total Population

Christians

Muslims

David Raven Ellison is a geography teacher and he gave a great talk on Guerrilla Geography and used these great maps from Worldmapper.org a site set-up by some clever people at Sussex University.

Bottom line:
The Behance Network has the potential to serve as the most finely tuned collaboration of creative thought on Planet Earth.
What might Da Vinci have made of this?
How is this possible?
We're living in the future. That's how.

Behance Network provides a beautifully succinct, feature-rich environment for Artists, Designers, New Media Ninjas and other inspired types to showcase what they're made of. A stroll around a half-dozen portfolios at random, and you're awestruck at what's out there.
Perhaps more impressive, is the means by which connections are made, and the graceful way the network organically operates across the globe. It works, and well.
Behance is based in New York.
Get it on at www.behance.com

Finisterre, a small 4 year old company based on the cliff tops of St Agnes, has won major national recognition at the Observer Ethical Awards for their ethical standards and dedication while building up a portfolio of outdoor clothing encompassing ground breaking R&D in fabric technology and a range of natural and recyclable fibres.

The Houston Fence is a temporary outdoor installation on chain-link fences inspired by QR code barcode patterns. It is located at the intersection of Broadway and Houston in New York City, a crossroads notorious for its heavy traffic. The project was built as a result of a commission to improve fences put in place for a major street infrastructure construction project.

The project's blog can be accessed by mobile devices by means of QR code stickers placed on the fences.

The team behind the project is composed by Carolina Cisneros, Carlos J. Gomez de Llarena and Mateo Pintó, the same group that made the Fulton Fence previously.

Yes indeed, the first mini-Protein® Forum event is taking place on 2nd July as part of 2gether08 at the Rochelle School in Shoreditch. They've got a great line-up of speakers, panels, workshops and sessions so get your ticket now.

The format for the Protein® Forum events are going to be similar to the Freq events we used to run at 54 Below i.e. 3 speakers, 30 mins each with drinks and DJ's after. The difference for the 2gether event is that we are on at 10:30 in the morning, so no drinks and DJ's this time.

David Wilcox has just posted the interview I did with him last week at One Alfred Place ahead of the first Protein® Forum event at 2gether08 in a couple of weeks. Hating the sound of my own voice. Loving the fact the I got "TED Shoreditch" in.

Humanity's inability to resolve it's differences peacefully has moved seraglia to create this rare and spectacular necklace. Of especial concern is the continued and projected use of nuclear weapons, whether as missile warheads or as depleted uranium in conventional weaponry. It is hoped that this necklace will help spread the message, and also raise funds for the continuing work of CND.

"All warfare is based on deception" Sun-Tzu Chinese general & military strategist (~400 BC)

This necklace has been crafted from:

* Fire opal faceted Swarovski beads and crystals
* Fire polished Japanese Miyuki bugle beads
* 1940's plastic pendants from US occupied Japan
* Ancient Roman carnelian and rock crystal beads circa 400 AD
* Vintage glass cylinder beads from Czechoslovakia
* Traditional brass accent pieces from the USA
* Vintage coral and amber beads