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[Video] Shadow Fighter – 早乙女太一☓チームラボ

Michael — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:44:11 +0000

[Video] Nature by Numbers

Michael — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:56:34 +0000

I admit, I am not good with math (Calculus, Algebra I am quite good at, same goes for geometry), but this is beautiful and almost makes me want to try and get better at Calculus.

[Video] One Rat Shot

Michael — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:05:33 +0000

One Rat Short from Charlex on Vimeo.

I admit I am always fascinated by hair / fur animation as this still is where a lot of “revealing mistakes” happen. But this one is quite good, not only in the fur animation but also in the overall execution. Kudos.

(via Schockwellenreiter)

[Video] Lack of belief in gods

Michael — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:35:01 +0000

There always seems to be confusion about what Atheism is or why it is a valid position to have. This nice, 10 minute video is a really good introduction to the “atheist dilemma” if you want to call it that.

Time Lapse Test #1

Michael — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:46:13 +0000

There are problems, the AF mostly not to mention the low resolution. I am trying again right now with MF and will “borrow” a better camera and see if I can get it working. If it does, I may end up setting up a webcam again

[Video] Past Peak Oil

Michael — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:48:56 +0000

Past Peak Oil Travelling Towards Transition Animation from Anita Sancha on Vimeo.

[Video] Amazing Timelapse

Michael — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 02:25:54 +0000

Timelapse Montage from Mike Flores on Vimeo.

Makes me want to do my own.

[Video] The Solar System

Michael — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:03:28 +0000

Celebration of Light 2010 – All Four Nights

Michael — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:51:56 +0000

Now that the fireworks are behind us, here are all four of the shows.

Personally I think Mexico won, but apparently the Judges had a different opinion, ah well, so it goes.

Enjoy the shows:

Night 1 – United States:

Night 2 – Spain:

Night 3 – Mexico:

Night 4 – China:

One week to Fireworks (and a day)

Michael — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:05:05 +0000

And today, the barges have arrived:

If you want to re-watch last years show, here they are, in all their glory:

Night 1: Canada

Night 2: South Africa

Night 2a: Mother Nature Edition

Night 3: UK

Night 4: China

One week to go.

[Video] Star Wars retold in Lego

Michael — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:38:24 +0000

Vancouver 420 in 2010

Michael — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:23:01 +0000

Every year people meet at the Vancouver Art Gallery and start smoking up to celebrate Pot and all it means to them.

Of course I was there this year, you can find a photo gallery on Flickr.

Or you can watch a slideshow I set up below the fold (on a variety of different hosting platforms).

This, btw, is my favourite shot I took:

Now, light up and enjoy the show:

420 celebration in Vancouver in 2010 from Michael Kalus on Vimeo.

Of course you can download the file directly to your computer form blip.tv

[Video] Is the Earth past it’s tipping point?

Michael — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:15:41 +0000

It has come up in discussions with others in the past and the one thing that pretty clear to me is that most people are not able to comprehend a “sudden” collapse in the Earth’s biosphere.

It shouldn’t really be too surprising, we do exist as part of something bigger but we usually do not realize the complexity that goes on around us, we’re not “made to see” these kinds of things and when it comes to timescales things get even more wobbly.

100 years in human time is a long long time. In the age of the Earth it is less than a blink of the eye, so talking of “sudden collapse” strikes most people as odd because it can still take a hundred years.

Still, there are no lifeboats for us to “abandon ship” on, so maybe we need to understand this, or have future generations live with the consequences.