You’ll notice that I added the MBL reader widget to the sidebar. Not sure whether it’s responsive enough to keep (don’t want it slowing the site loading down). But we’ll see.

Just watched “Next”, with Nicholas Cage, based on PKD’s novel. Actually a lot better than I had anticipated. I love it when potentially horrible flicks turn out okay.

Pages on the modern web have means of dynamically arranging text when windows are resized, but images remain rigid. There’s a solution, however, have a look at this demonstration video of a technique that makes it possible to resize images without distorting them.

Just discovered that the SciFi channel is reviving a childhood favorite of mine, Flash Gordon. Warms my heart.

Try your hand at CBC’s robot quiz. I scored a 9 out of 10, as did Awesom-o who brought the test to my attention.

I’m seriously considering switching out these sidenotes for a Pownce or Twittered powered plugin. Using the WP interface for what are supposed to be “Quick notes” is overkill, plus, compartmentalizing is good.

Prince is going to distribute his latest CD “Planet Earth” for free with a Sunday newspaper that sells more than 2m copies a week. he’s never been afraid of trying new things, which I deeply respect, and I consider this another bold step from a revolutionary of the music industry. Hat’s off, Prince.

Although I’ve kept a relatively steady flow of posts here on TA, I’m mostly Thinking Artificially at the lab these days. It’s a very challenging artificial creativity related project funded by the ISIF. Not really ready to publically disclose anything yet. But who knows, maybe I’ll write up an entry on it soon. Maybe TA needs a more personal touch?

Managers of the DARPA Urban Challenge are making the rounds, trying the vehicles in a series of tests before the main event. Smart Machines has a fantastic post on what Stanford’s car (Junior) sees — and includes several links to videos and related material. If you’re in a hurry, at least check out the Junior Test video.

A new theory, introduced by two Denmark based scientists, claims electricity transfer in nerves is just a byproduct of their real function: conducting high-density waves of pressure that resemble sound reverberating through a pipe. See the news story.