Total Lunar Eclipse

9:44pm, originally uploaded by Brady O’Halloran.

Last night Sydney got its best view of a full lunar eclipse since 2000, when it came to herald the “end of days” at the hand of the Y2K bug.

As my brother-in-law is the type to spend insane amounts of money on a telescope, I was in a position to get some fairly nice shots of the later stages.

Futurecasting

This is an interesting look into where the current mediascape could lead. Compelling stuff.  Like alot of SciFi it has taken the latest tech buzz and extended it as far as possible into the future. Second Life seems to be the influencer here. The future reminds me of the future that Neuromancer paints.

VIA: Digital Influence Mapping Project

Looks like rain… Chocolate rain…

While we’re on the topic of internet memes, here’s a bit of Chocolate Rain for those that haven’t heard it.

Good luck getting that out of your head. Have a great weekend everyone!

The kid is back!

Just when you’d forgotten all about him, the special effects nazis do it again!

CG Salad Alien!

Till Nowak has created a masterpiece “Salad”, a fantastic digital image of Alien made out of vegetables. His tribute to HR Giger and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

Not sure if it will change your kid’s eating habits, but definitely something cool.

Via Laughing Squid.

Quick Change Artists - Can you do this?

Taking the world by storm in the US on “America’s Got Talent” - the question on everyone’s lips and mine, “HOW THE HELL DID THEY DO THAT?”

Amnesia Annual Ski Trip

We’re just sticking this here to make everyone jealous.

Big shout to Steve (far right) for taking on a tree (whilst air born) and breaking a rib.

Jake Brown huge wipeout video from 70 feet at X-Games

I haven’t been able to stop watching this clip. It is quite unbelievable. A great 70 foot jump (pulling off an amazing 720) but then it all goes horribly wrong on the quarter pipe seconds later with a 45 foot freefall to the ground. Probably the hardest fall you will ever see …and amazingly he gets up and walks away (despite a bruised lung and kidney, broken rib, fractured vertebrae and whiplash). One things for sure… now the whole world knows about skateboarder Jake Brown from Sydney: 4 of the top 10 most popular YouTube videos are now all Jake. It hit just about every single front page of every news site on the planet and deservedly so. Hope you get better soon Jake -  your career has just been made! Good luck.

USB oil burner - What will they think of next?

clipped from www.engadget.com There was a time in the not-too-distant past when if your apartment, dorm room or palatial mansion smelled like Cheetos, Diet Coke and unwashed laundry, there was simply nothing USB-related you could do about it. Sure, there were wall outlet fragrance “plug ins,” scented candles, canned air fresheners, and of course windows which could be opened — but not one of those was USB-powered. Of course, those days are long gone, because a random Chinese sweatshop has dreamed up another modern-day marvel: the USB oil burner. If you’re like us (and we think you are), there’s nothing you want to do more than pour scented oil into something that plugs into your computer. Available in rose and peppermint, $7 each.