Eclectic junk from the four corners of the ‘Net. And pictures too!
I had the happy accident of seeing a sign for the Wired Nextfest in a subway on Tuesday and made it one of the last things on the big list for NYC.
Holy crap, all the time I was there I kept thinking Roy Batty’s line from Blade Runner "I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…’ This was stuff that I had blogged about or read of in magazines…
This is a fascinating look into what happens when an artist is given a dose of LSD and then asked to draw portraits of the same person at various stages of his trip. Quite a mind expanding journey, I can see why this was favored by some creative types.
These 9 drawings were done by an artist under the influence of LSD — part of a test conducted by the US government during it’s dalliance with psychotomimetic drugs in the late 1950’s. The artist was given a dose of LSD 25 and free access to an activity box full of crayons and pencils. His subject is the medico that jabbed him.
First drawing is done 20 minutes after the first dose (50ug)
An attending doctor observes – Patient chooses to start drawing with charcoal.
The subject of the experiment reports – ‘Condition normal… no effect from the drug yet’
BTW, if you want to get an idea of what someonf the visual effects are like, take a look at this optical illusion.
[via neat-o-rama]
How cool, tiny name cards that feature your favorite Flickr images! If your the owner of a pro Flickr account you can have a free sampler pack of 10 shipped for you, you guessed it, free! These would be great as gift tags too, just stick a ‘To:’ and ‘From:’ line on the back and your set. I can’t wait to see what other people end up using these for. I should get mine in about a week. I’ll have to make it a point to shoot some photos specifically for these cards on my next trip.
For more printing ideas go have a look at the Qoop page. I’m betting that if the mini cards are as popular as I think there going to be, Moo will be branching out to the other popular photo sharing networks as well. I can only hope.
[via Boing Boing]
Moo Cards: Stunning kid-sized custom biz-cards with Flickr pix
Have a bit of land? Want a place to get away from it all? Like the works of Tolkien a little too much? With a little work, some simple tools (chainsaw, hammer, chisel) and some friends to the heavy lifting, you can make your very own Hobbit hole. Looks like a fun project if you have the space. The straw bale construction technique works very well for many buildings. Makes great insulation too. I’d be quite happy in one, as long as it had some plumbing and power.
[via neat-o-rama]
My wife collects snow globes, the kind you get for whatever city your currently visiting. I think it’s quaint. If I were to collect them I’d be looking for ones like the kind artists Walter Martin & Paloma Munoz create. What do you know, they don’t have to be all cute and cheerful after all.
[via presurfer]
A fascinating selection of medical equipment. The tools of the medical profession are Always a treat to see, very practical and very elegant
[via medgadget]