Willie Northway

Recent Finds

7/1 '08 "The website is down" - funny
Hilarious dramatisation of the sales guy asking the web dude to fix his computer... NOT SAFE FOR WORK... but funny as hell.

6/21 '08 The "bad boys" really do get the girls - interesting
The traits are the self-obsession of narcissism; the impulsive, thrill-seeking and callous behaviour of psychopaths; and the deceitful and exploitative nature of Machiavellianism. But being just slightly evil could have an upside: a prolific sex life, says Peter Jonason at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. "We have some evidence that the three traits are really the same thing and may represent a successful evolutionary strategy."

6/18 '08 Can I get an Amen? - interesting
Fascinating history of the "Amen Break", following the rise and use of the break-beat, and how copyright law has become a tangled mess.

4/17 '08 Adaptation to my generation, daily photo - creative!
From the FAQ:

The whole project began out of spite. I had just purchased a digital camera (Nikon CoolPix 900), and it was rather expensive. My girlfriend asked me why I bought it and what I was going to do with it. I explained. She asked me if I was "going to use it every day", with sarcastic inflection. I told her yes, and resolved to do so. The project began there.

* Apparently this story is untrue. Michelle explained to me the other day that I had wanted to do this with a Polaroid prior to the digital camera, but couldn't justify the expense of doing so at the time.

Initially, I thought of the project focusing on the differences that one can see in the self from day to day. Same person, different personas. As the project grew and grew, it became more about the process of the whole. I began to look at the long-term changes that occur parallel to the short term changes. These changes will become more and more apparent as the project ages 20-30+ years. Now I'm looking towards the end. It's a morbid proposition, but something that must be faced.

4/14 '08 Mario Theme Played with bottles - 37337 h4x0rz
Super Mario theme recreated by driving an RC car at perfectly placed line of glass bottles. Some people just have way too much time on their hands.

3/20 '08 Boston Dynamics "Big Dog" - 37337 h4x0rz
Can you teach a robot dog new tricks? How about walking on various types of terrain? Quite impressive.

3/19 '08 Do the test - interesting
Did you see the Awareness Test with the basketball players? Pretty well done.