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Wheatus: how we made Teenage Dirtbag "When I was 10, there was a drug-induced, satanic ritual homicide by some teenagers in my neighbourhood. This guy lured his friend into the woods and stabbed him in the name of Satan. The murderer was wearing an AC/DC T-shirt, and after the murder, those letters came to mean Anti-Christ/Devil Child ..."

Synthetic Silviculture "We focus on the interactive design of plant ecosystems of up to 500K plants, while adhering to biological priors known in forestry and botany research. The introduced parameter space supports modeling properties of nine distinct plant ecologies while each plant is represented as a 3D surface mesh. The capabilities of our framework are illustrated through numerous models of forests, individual plants, and validations."

Artistic alchemy "Albrecht Dürer's Melencolia I, engraved in 1514, seems an open invitation to the cryptologist. Packed with occult symbolism from alchemy, astrology, mathematics and medicine, it promises hidden messages and recondite meanings. ..."

PS: Dank an Till für den Synthetic Silviculture Link.

- A 25-Year-Old Dinosaur Jr. Song Is a Hit in Japan. Nobody Knows Why.
- Offenbar wieder Amazon-Transporter angezündet
- Explotation & Resistance - Labour in Three Subcontracting Industries
- Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the 'pencil towers' of New York's super-rich
- The East German Secret Police’s Illustrated Guide for Identifying Youth Subcultures: Punks, Goths, Teds & More (1985)

Unterdessen kann ich bisher keinen Gastbeitrag posten - wahrscheinlich ist die Leserschaft doch zu klein ...

Nachtrag: ecosia hat übrigens bald die 50 Millionen erreicht.

São Paulo: taggers killed for their art show dangers of city's graffiti culture
"Two pixadores tagging a building were shot dead by police. Four years later, their families and friends are still waiting for justice"

siehe auch: Pixação

Ist ist mal wieder etwas, das ich poste damit ich es wiederfinde, wenn ich es mal suche: English Communication for Scientists
Meist finde ich die Sachen dann trotzdem nicht - oder ich vergesse sie gänzlich.

Above you see a rare batik artifact from the 6. Mukhopadhyay Dynasty.

In Amherst there is a small Gallery called GALLERY A3. The gallery is managed by cooperative that includs "painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and mixed media artists." Presently, there is an annual juried show. The upcoming show is dedicated to Evelyn Pye.

Da ich nichts besseres zu posten habe, hier noch mal ein etwas älterer Guardian-Link: 'Carbon bubble' could spark global financial crisis, study warns. "Advances in clean energy expected to cause a sudden drop in demand for fossil fuels, leaving companies with trillions in stranded assets".

Auch auf die Gefahr hin, daß der Link innerhalb kürzester Zeit nicht mehr funktioniert, hier mal wieder ein Video: How to grow a forest in your backyard