Uncle Sam & 911

Cartoon from Current TV struck me as having a surprising amount of heart!

LEGO Games

It's not often I read an idea for a game that hasn't been floated around the old Billund office before. But I thought this article had a pretty hilarious LEGO Seventh Seal concept. Very close to my LEGO Persona project that never made it through the Gate 0 process.

Papercraft Reason Center?

Saw this posted over on Boing Boing - a paper art version of the Scottish Rite Temple - AKA The Reason Center. The final, never published, chapter was indeed a paper-craft mask and Reason Center, err Masonic Temple on 15th ST. Thinking back, there were was quite a bit of interesting ideas in that project!

Trouted

JerkishTrout: Want to make memories with me?
Gabriel Walsh: ?
JerkishTrout: Oh noes
Gabriel Walsh: bot ? spammer? wrong person?
JerkishTrout: Pianist? I wish
Gabriel Walsh: ah bot
Gabriel Walsh: nice
Gabriel Walsh: Yes, I would like to construct a memory please
JerkishTrout: That sounds like a difficult task sir/ma'am
Gabriel Walsh: is this not the service you contacted me about?
Gabriel Walsh: "making memories"
JerkishTrout: No lol
Gabriel Walsh: how do I construct a memory?

devolves into bot obscenity and, of course, blocking.

In Memory of Morten

The Walsh family lost a very near and dear friend last week. Morten, a cherished friend of my Father and Step Mother, who came in to your lives when he began to restore the wonderful church across the street will be missed deeply, by myself and my family. Rest in Peace Morten.

Morten Nyberg
Millsburg, NY

Morten Nyberg, of Millsburg, crossed over in loving hands August 28, 2008 after a one-and-a-half year struggle with an aggressive form of cancer.

Sixty-one years ago Morten was born in Oslo, Norway. He came to the United States at 17 to live with his father and finish high school. Morten returned to Norway to complete his service in the Norwegian Air Force and to train for the Olympics in the Flying Dutchmen event.

His anthroposophical studies brought him to Emerson College in England, and to his first career as a teacher of children with special needs in Switzerland and the United States.

As an artist, he worked as an illustrator and restorer of paintings. His talents extended into restoration of old buildings, enhancing their original character and beauty. His latest project was the historic church in Johnson, NY.

His spirituality transcended sectarianism and expressed itself in his deep connection to nature and missionary zeal for social justice.

He lived his entire life demonstrating a commitment to his values: as an advocate of fair treatment for all citizens and as a pacifist.

He loved to share his passions such as kayaking, hiking, cycling, cross country skiing and discussing politics in the company of his friends.

He was dedicated to his family and friends. He was a most appreciative, nurturing and generous husband and father.

He is deeply missed by his loving wife, Sabine; his stepson, Sascha; his loving sister, Anette; niece Anniken; great niece Anine; nephews, "Little" Morten and Markus; stepdaughters, Megan and Beryl, and Sabine's family in Austria,

Family will notify friends about a gathering in Morten's honor.

Let's take to heart Morten's favorite saying: "Live simply so others may simply live." -Ghandi

New Swarm of Angels Trailer

There's a new trailer for "The Unfold." I donated to the swarm a couple of years back. I'm not really sure I like the direction (note the wanky yet generic guitar track and general "comin'-at-cha"-ness) it's all going in, but it's really exciting to watch.



Worlds Will Shatter - The Unfold trailer from Nine Orders on Vimeo.

Changing the way we think

Interesting article on BBC about technology and evolution:

Carr believes that the style of searching and exploration of links encouraged by search engines such as Google is changing the way heavy users think, reflecting that "over the past few years I've had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been tinkering with my brain, remapping the neural circuitry, reprogramming the memory. My mind isn't going - so far as I can tell - but it's changing. I'm not thinking the way I used to think".