Sunday, January 30, 2005

Cliff Pickover's RealityCarnival


01/31/05) Bloggers from around the world identify 9 other bloggers with whom they most want to meet
(01/31/05) Woman explores apple-like objects in the reality carnival
(01/30/05) Man sells spherical homes, hung from trees
(01/29/05) Uterus models for sale
(01/29/05) I typed Ozymandis into Google and found woman against large disembodied leg
(01/28/05) Encyclopedia mentions the "machine elves" seen while taking the drug, DMT
(01/28/05) Man spends 9 years perfecting and patenting "simple computer keyboard" (via Presurfer )
(01/27/05) James Randi's intriguing commentaries on topics including: prayers, the brain, Richard Dawkins, e-Bay, cremation, astrology, alien eggs, and more
(01/26/05) Judge says that "Ravers Can Suck On Pacifiers & Wear Glow Sticks"
(01/26/05) Man falls in love with the square root of 2, for no apparant reason
(01/25/05) Planetwide effort to create life within networked digital ecosystems
(01/25/05) We will never meet this woman, never call her name, never know what she is thinking at this moment, captured in time
(01/24/05) Continuing discussions on: "We live in digits of pi"
(01/24/05) Who exactly was Mary Toft?
(01/23/05) Ex-atheist describes near-death experience
(01/23/05) Wearing CDs: a fashion statement
(01/22/05) World's first newsletter devoted exclusively to near-death experiences and the afterlife
(01/22/05) I typed "Semilobar Holoprosencephaly" into Google and found this page
(01/21/05) Man makes watch that contains replica of the 5,000-year-old Stonehenge
(01/21/05) A fascinating look behind the thinking of Amazon.com (PDF presentation)
(01/20/05) Visionaries ponder how the Internet will change our lives in the year 2014
(01/20/05) I typed Solenoid Love into the Google image search and found this hot photo
(01/19/05) The Sand Traveler is a rendering of 1,000 traveling particles, each in pursuit of another. Over time, patterns of travel are exposed as sweeping paths of color
(01/18/05) New math/art exhibit. Which do you like best?
(01/17/05) Sushi photo of the week
(01/16/05) Woman discovers spontaneous formation of partial Mobius strip in hat
(01/16/05) Devout Christians offer digital blessings
(01/15/05) Scientist claims that brains constructed out of Tinkertoys could be conscious
(01/14/05) Sushi clocks are unusual. What other strange clocks have you found on the web?
(01/13/05) Man uses randomness and voting to make art. Be sure to visit the "Archive of Best Random Art"
(01/12/05) "What Gnarly Computation Taught Me About Ultimate Reality, the Meaning Of Life, and How To Be Happy"
(01/11/05) Oxford University Research Fellow asks: "Are you living in a computer simulation?"
(01/10/05) Man invents sushi pillows
(01/09/05) Humans are mere simulations actually living in a computerized version of the world
(01/08/05) I searched for information on Digital Singularity and found this image
(01/08/05) The evolution of super-intelligence
(01/07/05) Cool science stories
(01/06/05) Eye disease causes people to enter new realities and see visions
(01/05/05) What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?
(01/04/05) The truth about author H. P. Lovecraft
(01/03/05) Man claims that the Burning Bush in the Bible was a source of the drug, DMT
(01/03/05) Most people unaware that Pope says, "Animals have souls."
(01/02/05) Happy New Year. I'll give one of my books away free and autographed to a randomly-selected person who responds here . To be elligble to win, you must post three choices for books that you would like to receive, and I'll pick one to send you within one week.
(01/02/05) People from around the world discuss stapler that does not use staples (via Boing Boing )
(01/01/05) By 2080, humans will biologically preprogram themselves to live in a paradise-like state of higher consciousness
(12/31/04) Two women wear hats to help them communicate with higher realities. Which hat is nicer? Woman Hat 1 or Woman Hat 2 ?
(12/30/04) Man's face beautifully peeled on the surface of an orange
(12/29/04) I typed Lucy Orangutan Head Computer into Google and found this web page
(12/29/04) Does God make monsters or transdimensional travelers?
(12/28/04) Two of my books published in inexpensive reprint editions. I don't make another dime from the sales, but I thought you'd enjoy them: Computers, Pattern, Chaos, and Beauty and The Alien IQ Test
(12/28/04) We will never meet this woman, wearing an odd hat. We will never know her name, never know if she is truly happy.
(12/27/04) Behold the mysterious Naree Pon
(12/26/04) DMT in the brain causes us to interface with aliens
(12/26/04) As you type, Google helps you by providing intelligent suggestions
(12/25/04) Google explains unexpected search results for "Jew"
(12/25/04) I typed Google backwards (elgoog) into Google and found 72,800 web pages
(12/24/04) My 2005 Mind-Bending Puzzles Desk Calendar is available. You can also get it from Amazon.com
(12/24/04) Recent images of the Russian psychedelic revival
(12/23/04) The latest mind-blowing art at wwwcomcom.com
(12/23/04) Scientists from around the world attempt to decipher mysterious words and lettering on woman's shirt
(12/22/04) Mohammed, prophet of Islam, has supported crucifixion . He also forgives a man who impales his pregnant wife and fetus. Scholarly question: did other famous prophets condone crucifixion as punishment?
(12/22/04) Is it possible for people to determine if this is a knot, simply by looking at the figure?
(12/21/04) The psychedlic art of Danny Gomez. Which is your favorite?
(12/21/04) A group of 90 scientists, artists, and futurists create site that invites extraterrestrials who log on to establish a dialogue with humanity
(12/20/04) Cloud scluptures at Zymoglyphic museum
(12/20/04) Anosognosia for Hemiplegia: A Window into Self-Awareness
(12/19/04) Man creates long page on pi, his obsession and his love
(12/19/04) People claim they can boost your Internet Explorer pleasure, with tabbed browsing
(12/18/04) Man obsessed with gum wrappers cannot escape gumlike prison
(12/18/04) Jews are geniuses due to "overclocking" of their brains
(12/17/04) Researcher discovers "The Aphex Face" , a mysterious entity, in a spectrograph (visualization of the sound spectrum). More information Here
(12/17/04) Ohunnyo and Danielle continue to list Reality Carnival as their favorite site
(12/16/04) Vladimir Aniskin, a specialist in microminiatures, places caravan of camels in the eye of a needle, and places shoes on a flea
(12/16/04) Stephen Wolfram -- genius, mathematician, entrepreneur -- provides scrapbook of his life and interests
(12/15/04) Woman with hi-tech shirt (via Boing Boing )
(12/15/04) A list of the today's biggest thinkers on topics including: cyborgs, time, networked humanity, singularities, death, the 10,000-Year Library, and consciousness
(12/14/04) Unknown female researcher seems nervous about the fungal growths arising from her bath tub
(12/14/04) The musical score for the Death Waltz mystifies world (via Presurfer )
(12/13/04) Man collects 100s of thought-provoking photos
(12/13/04) High school teacher collects interesting words to move the mind
(12/12/04) Paris Hilton a fan of Reality Carnival?
(12/12/04) Peripatetic man enters world of mathematical art and never returns
(12/11/04) The Skeletar: electric guitar made of bones
(12/11/04) Researcher draws anatomically correct skeleton of Charlie Brown
(12/10/04) A magnification of Hell
(12/10/04) The latest mind-blowing curiosities from the mysterious and eclectic Michael Coleman
(12/09/04) Scientist devotes life to the mysteries of the large number called "googolplex"
(12/09/04) Man searches photo of (12/08/04) and finds mysterious, disembodied man
(12/08/04) Artwork that opens the gates of hell
(12/08/04) Find two women in the world's largest digital photo
(12/07/04) The official pink tank appreciation page: Aleksandra, Polly, Nina, Shama, and Alia paint a tank pink, for no apparent reason
(12/06/04) Mysterious Georgia Guidestones confound viewers
(12/05/04) "Why read H. P. Lovecraft?"
(12/05/04) A very large, delicious sushi platter for you to enjoy
(12/04/04) Cool woman says Reality Carnival is favorite web site
(12/04/04) Who invented the word "cyberpunk"?
(12/03/04) People from around the world speculate on the future of watches
(12/03/04) Cartoonist explains the complex and surreal life of visionary author William Burroughs
(12/02/04) Which hoax image is your favorite?
(12/02/04) Star Trek, religion, and beyond
(12/01/04) Man discovers best way to picture infinity
(12/01/04) Man devotes life to studying and journeying along Route 50
(11/30/04) Before Eve, Adam was married to Lilith
(11/30/04) Technology that reminds us of science fiction
(11/29/04) Factorions, like 40,585, are hard to find
(11/29/04) Undulating square numbers are hard to find
(11/28/04) Photo hoax showing "personal computer of the future"
(11/28/04) More dreamlike fractals
(11/27/04) A few unusual surveys. Which interests you the most?
(11/27/04) My vegetarian friends are haunted by this surreal photo
(11/26/04)
I typed Infinity Girl into Google and found this image. We will never meet her, never know her name, never know if she is truly happy. (11/26/04) I typed Infinity Girl into Google and found this image. Is the central woman satisfied with the behavior of her robotic friends?
(11/25/04) Notable drug-related deaths
(11/25/04) People have always dreamed about cars of the future
(11/24/04) Man sells deadly piranhas of all kinds
(11/24/04) Unusual patent involving a urinal
(11/23/04) I typed Alien Eyes into Google and found this page
(11/23/04) Difficult puzzle: can you "find Waldo" among the Jews?
(11/20/04) Man catalogues pictures of newspaper front pages, for no apparent reason
(11/20/04) Man catalogues pictures of women smoking, for no apparent reason
(11/19/04) People eat live sushi
(11/19/04) Eye sculpture
(11/18/04) Difficult to believe this alien-looking thing is really alive
(11/18/04) Man catalogs all the ways the world may end
(11/17/04) Artwork from beyond the grave
(11/17/04) The latest from jellybath.com -- featuring a patented, viscous substance in which to bathe
(11/16/04) Cool curves. Any turn you on?
(11/16/04) Woman named "Flux" says she likes Cthulhu worship and admires these authors: Borges, Heinlein, Lovecraft, William Gibson, Pynchon, Phil Dick, Bucky Fuller, García Márquez, Neal Stephenson, Kafka, Vonnegut, Nabokov, T.S. Eliot
(11/1504) "Johnny beinArt" makes haunting sculpture by repeating fleshy body parts
(11/14/04) Denizens of an invisible empire
(11/14/04) Entire car made of Lego
(11/13/04) Woman paints detailed world map on man's butt
(11/13/04) More accurate maps of the Bush/Kerry election
(11/12/04) I find it curious that many short web site names exist that lead to sites that do nothing: Pig.com , Echidna.com , Red.com , Purple.com . How many others can you find?
(11/11/04) Triple-neck guitars increase in popularity
(11/10/04) Computer graphics reveals true Bush mandate by showing election winner by county
(11/09/04) Psychedelic patterns mesmerize viewers. Gaze in awe. Point your cursor. Descend.
(11/09/04) Scientist crams M&Ms into Klein bottle
(11/09/04) Man genetically engineers crab woman
(11/09/04) I typed Kabbalistic Brooklyn Encoding into Google and found this odd page
(11/08/04) On death and eternity
(11/08/04) Would you prefer to kiss someone passionately on This or on top of This . Assume that it is with the person of your dreams. You may discuss your answer at my Group
(11/07/04) Remarkable flame fractals
(11/07/04) Lovely spiral staircase from andybaird.com
(11/06/04) "Jumping Jesus": Our psychic universe is expanding even more rapidly than the physical universe
(11/06/04) The Sedlec Ossuary is a small Christian chapel decorated with human bones
(11/05/04) Scientists visualize the mystic thinking of a machine
(11/05/04) Nice web page design at eccentris.com
(11/04/04) Experiment with a spider
(11/03/04) World's oldest pencil
(11/02/04) World's "hottest" sauce
(11/02/04) An even hotter sauce
(11/01/04) An unusual directory of haunting atomic bomb blasts
(10/31/04) Wikipedia, an open-source Encyclopedia , educates and delights. Enlighten us with knowledge. What are your favorite articles?
(10/31/04) Biblical inconsistencies
(10/30/04) The visionary imagery of Stevee Postman
(10/29/04) Mad scientist begins quest to build huge robot (click 1st photo to magnify)
(10/28/04) Unusual pairs of hands
(10/28/04) Man obsessed with how to tie his shoe
(10/27/04) Nimble man and woman make largest paint ball in world
(10/27/04) For some reason, I like this cartoon of a coffee mug
(10/26/04) The Official Phyllodocida Appreciation Page
Cliff Pickover's RealityCarnival

'What matters in the world is not so much what is true as what is entertaining, at least so long as the truth itself is unknowable.'
The Presurfer - Your Daily Dose of Diversion

Sunday, January 30, 2005

TEN BLOGGERS FOR DINNER.

Today I'm doing something I never did before.
I'm going to publish just one post, although a very long one.
(01/31/05) Bloggers from around the world identify 9 other bloggers with whom they most want to meet