Category Archives: Art

The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

The more you look at this painting, the more mind-blowing it becomes. Continue reading →

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The Daily Stumble #2: Mint Graffiti

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Today’s 5th stumble is Mint Graffiti from the site MintLife. This page many humorous examples drawings on dollar bills. The best one is Bender’s applause sign above, seen briefly above, and shown more clearly here: But a close second is: … Continue reading →

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1.8 Million?!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

I have not checked in a while, but apparently that “Planning vs. the Internet” diagram now has 1.8 million views. That’s more five times the total number of views this blog has. Damn. Way to go, StumbleUpon community! Of course, … Continue reading →

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A Musical Project

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

This article is about the CS 1610 project that I alluded to in the last post. The idea was to do something creative with what we had learned in class + outside research. Given that it was a very multi-disciplinary … Continue reading →

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Is Black or White a Color?

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Today’s topic of whether black or white is a color was chosen by Rebecca T at UT Austin. Samie L at University of King’s College, Halifax, NS suggested the topic of color as well. So today’s post will be a … Continue reading →

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Posted on July 11, 2010 by

Rating: 10/10 “What the HECK did I just see?” was my first reaction to this film. Its bizarre visual effects, classical music, philosophical design, and surreal scenes make it one of the best movies I’ve ever watched, and certainly the … Continue reading →

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The Persistence of Memory

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

This is a very unusual type of post for me as I’m normally the math/science person, not the artistic one. But without further ado, here is Dalí’s famous time painting. The image you see above is one of the iconic … Continue reading →

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