A timelapse composed of 25-second SLR exposures edited together by Gavin Heffernan and friends. Sez he:
…my brave team and I trekked to the world-famous Eureka Dunes in Death Valley National Park to search for some of the darkest skies on Earth. Despite temps below freezing, we went on December 13th, 2012 – the night of the Geminid Meteor Shower Peak, and a time of great planetary alignment.
Stray planets at 1.15 and 2.15 with bonus UFO at 1.30.
Best in HD with the sound up.
Livetweeting (since removed) from HMV UK’s headquarters, where 60 members of staff are seemingly being let go.
So, how do you shut down Twitter?
Via @Cianmm, @darraghdoyle, @thenativepaul and @adamjld
What does it want from us?
David Bradley writes:
Outside CHQ, IFSC [Dublin] within the last hour….anyone?
From top: ‘Ice Cream’; Ted, D; James M Chimney and What Goes Up (Japlandic.com)
Browne Frown meme generator here.
Earlier: Turn That Browne Upside Down
Actors playing rich folk at the Palais Schoenburg in Vienna demonstrate the 201-inch retractable tower of awesome that is the Porsche Design Studio C SEED 201.
Rotatable through 270 degrees, height adjustable up to 4.6 meters (15 ft.), High Fidelity 3-way outdoor audio system including 15 speakers and underground storage.
Judge John O’Hagan.
Gentle on backstabbers.
A well-known Co Donegal publican who was stabbed in the back by a thug during a vicious attack looked visibly shaken after the thug was given 240 hours community service.
Knife Wielding Thug In Horrific Attack On Publican Given Community Service (DonegalDaily)
Nice closing line too.
Thanks DD
Positively evolutionary.
The Creation Arcade under destruction right NOW at Hibernian Mall/Lemon Street, Dublin.
Some boffins have spotted a trend,
They know that you fancy your friend,
Now instead of a “poke”,
You can download their yoke,
And attend to your friend in the end.
John Moynes
(Cnet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTLySbGoMX0
The directorial debut of Disney animator John Kahrs (Ratatouille, Tangled, The Incredibles, Toy Story 2, etc.) – a gorgeous hand-drawn short (which will play in cinemas next month as a support feature for Wreck-It Ralph) – now released by Disney in its entirely for your viewing pleasure.
Using a minimalist black-and-white style, the short follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute.
You can read more about how traditional hand drawn animation and computer generated images were combined to make the short.
