Living on the Neener-Net

New Fencing Instructional Video

posted on Nov 26, 2009

There's nothing like a bit of boogy while getting stabbed to death.

Recent HDR experiments

posted on Oct 18, 2009
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So after a bunch of experimenting with manually building HDR images and trying assorted programs to simplify and automate the process, I finally did the obvious thing and just bought a respected HDR program, called Photomatix Pro.  Rather than ramble on about all its pluses and minuses, I'll just post a few images and let them speak for themselves.

Real-time animation

posted on Sep 14, 2009

No stop motion or other special effects. The story unfolds under her hands in real time.

That's 1 Imperial second

posted on Aug 28, 2009

How long could you survive on the surface of the sun?

Pretty good, if I say so myself.

Smoke Ring Collision

posted on Aug 17, 2009

Drive Signs

posted on Aug 12, 2009
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Some miscellaneous signs attached to poles in my neighbourhood.

How to get Gen Y to pay attention in Astronomy class

posted on Aug 3, 2009

The power of Ptolemy's epicycles to describe planetary orbits, or indeed anything at all, is deftly illustrated.

Ford Fiesta Road Test

posted on Jul 11, 2009

Everything you wanted to know about the Ford Fiesta, including how it fares in a Royal Marines Beach Assault.

If hip-hop had been invented in the 1940s by banjo-playing Swedes...

posted on Apr 30, 2009

... it would have been much cooler.

Good samaritans

posted on Apr 11, 2009

Can a 20 cm cardboard robot that can only move in a straight line, make its way though a busy city? A little charisma helps. Tweenbots.com.

Manifest

Things that mobu likes, things that mobu does, things that mobu makes, things that mobu thinks.


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