http://www.netvouz.com/emmineb?feed=rss&page=tagcloud&pg=18 emmineb's bookmarks on Netvouz http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/posters <<statistic>> <<mathematic>> Probably the best statistical graphic ever drawn, this map by Charles Joseph Minard portrays the losses suffered by Napoleon's army in the Russian campaign of 1812. Beginning at the Polish-Russian border, the thick band shows the size of the army at each position. The path of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow in the bitterly cold winter is depicted by the dark lower band, which is tied to temperature and time scales. Exquisitely printed in two colors on fine archival paper, 22” by 15 emmineb Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:11:50 GMT http://ericpoulton.blogspot.com/search/label/steampunk%20star%20wars Inspired by this neat little project, I decided I wanted to reimagine the Star Wars universe in a steampunk context. I know, whenever anyone reimagines anything, they either make it a) adult and edgy (99%) or b) steampunk (1%), so I'm not getting any originality points, but it's still a pretty exciting idea for me. Meaning I'll be bored of it in a week and start drawing dogs wearing hats or something. emmineb Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:18:03 GMT http://www.metafilter.com/54403/Exquisite-anatomy-the-art-of-medical-models Historical anatomy models were a marriage of art and science. From about the 13th to the 19th centuries, exquisite wax models were the state of the art. Florence's La Specola anatomical wax museum houses the works of master artists, such as Ercole Lelli, Anna Morandi, and Clemente Susini. The later years of wax models tended towards the grotesque: moulage and depictions of pathological conditions and physical anomalies. Due to the labor required and delicacy of wax models, papier-mâché became the favored production method in the 19th century, partly due to the ability to dissect the models. Over time, models became more stylized to protect the delicate sensibilities of the public. Today, models are again shocking the public with extreme realism. emmineb Tue, 12 May 2009 06:59:11 GMT http://lifehacker.com/346312/design-your-own-desktop-with-kde-4 One of the best things about KDE 4, the newest release of the mainstream Linux desktop manager, is something it doesn't do—force you to adapt to its way of running a computer desktop. Sure, the desktop environment boasts new 3-D effects, a polished theme, and improved functionality. But what KDE 4 does best is give users the ability to almost completely re-design their desktops, putting their programs, icons, and useful widgets wherever they see fit, on as many desktops as they want, to create their ideal workspace. I spent some time exploring the features of the less-than-week-old system, the results of which are after the jump. emmineb Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:21:06 GMT http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/fifty-50-tools-which-can-help-you-in-writing.html emmineb Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:44:47 GMT http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/10/08/from-tesla-motors-to-the-patriot-hack-martin-eberhard-on-protecting-your-privacy-online/ Nursing the best dark brew I’ve ever had, I moved from a great article on free global phone calls to another on the language of gang signs, ultimately landing on a column signed not with an anonymous pseudonym but by Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla Motors. It was so interesting, in fact, that I reached out to Martin after my bear-rich Pacific Northwest roadtrip and asked for permission to reprint his article here. He graciously agreed. This article is broken up into four sections, which I titled: The Patriot Hack - From China’s Firewall to Lockpicking (15%) The Political and Technical Landscape (60%) Strategies to Protect Your Privacy (10%) The “Haystack” Call to Action (15%) emmineb Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:17:18 GMT http://www.fulltorrent.net/ Firefox plugin: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=fulltorrent&sherlock=yes&opensearch=yes&submitform=Search emmineb Mon, 28 May 2007 09:41:02 GMT http://www.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/gallery/ Curvature Flow Starfish Melting Matisse Golden Lamination on the Hexagonal Torus Anosov slice More percolation(Julia Fish) Sierpinski carpet limit set Apollonian movie Cantor set and foliations Napoleon map Mandelbrot zoom movie emmineb Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:41:20 GMT http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/INDEX.HTM emmineb Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:06:45 GMT http://www.thedirectorsbureau.com/media/archive/GM_GoldenCage.mov emmineb Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:49:19 GMT