If you're reading about today's crash at SFO, stop looking at the live footage, and look at this photo and tweet.

If you're reading about today's crash at SFO, stop looking at the live footage, and look at this photo and tweet.  This shows the passengers evacuating, with enough time to bring their carry on baggage (!) off the plane, while the plane was still largely intact, and includes a spontaneous report from a passenger.

#relief   #Asianacrash   #SFO  
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/10164727/Boeing-777-jet-crash-lands-at-San-Francisco-airport.html

Berenice Abbott loved science, and her photographs of soap bubbles, camera-less wave patterns, and documentary...

Berenice Abbott loved science, and her photographs of soap bubbles, camera-less wave patterns, and documentary photographs of scientific equipment are an informative pleasure to behold.

The first image in this article is entitled "Wiring an early IBM computer," and it bears viewing at larger sizes.

#bereniceabbott   #art   #science   #wiring   #technology  
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/berenice-abbott

"The Brave Crew of the Nautilus Battle the Monstrous Squid"

"The Brave Crew of the Nautilus Battle the Monstrous Squid"

Kate Beaton's version of the squid is so adorable!! 'Poor, misunderstood sea creature.

#katebeaton #harkavagrant #friendly
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=253

Of course whales are an excellent design basis for a plane. (Bonus: they confuse air traffic controllers.)

Of course whales are an excellent design basis for a plane. (Bonus: they confuse air traffic controllers.)

(Note: original video with narration is no longer on YouTube, so this is a substitute.)

Go, Cassini!

Go, Cassini!

#cassinihuygens #saturn

Originally shared by Colossal

This is a 2012 hurricane on Saturn measuring 1,250 miles wide (2,000km) photographed by Cassini. Learn more at the link:

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/04/a-hurricane-on-saturn

This is amazing. The view from the spire is incredible.

This is amazing. The view from the spire is incredible.

#oneworldtradecenter

Originally shared by Adafruit Industries

Spire WTC final segment lift gopro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZIKhS1ch8I

This moved me deeply. By which I mean: do not try to eat or drink while watching this.

This moved me deeply. By which I mean: do not try to eat or drink while watching this.

#zefrank   #truefactsabout  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4DbZivHCY

This description is almost as good as the one for Durian.

(This was a link to part of an April Fool's Prank by Google, which I'm now replacing with the video summary of the prank.)

I love the Onion.

I love the Onion.

Originally shared by The Onion
http://onion.com/X84rb4

:)

:)

Originally shared by Doug Savage

Happy Valentine's Day! Love takes over today's comic...
http://www.savagechickens.com/2013/02/love-hearts.html

I've been busy!

I've been busy!
#wetcollodion #blue

Originally shared by Malin Fabbri

Blue plate special: Wet collodion images on blue aluminum
Elizabeth Graves satisfies her curiosity about straying from black to explore wet collodion on deep blue plates.
http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/open-blog/blue-plate-special-wet-collodion-images-on-blue-aluminum

My prototype just popped up on a site in New Zealand!

My prototype just popped up on a site in New Zealand!  This encourages me to develop both field cameras, so I can share the results and encourage others to experiment with camera building (and wet collodion).
http://blog.protoneer.co.nz/openbeam-large-format-camera/

According to this article, rents are going up over 30% in the building with the best collection of art galleries...

According to this article, rents are going up over 30% in the building with the best collection of art galleries downtown... including the one I work with.  :(  
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/01/tech-boom-is-putting-the-squeeze-on.html?page=all

For those of you who wonder what I do instead of watching corporate team sports on television: this. :)

For those of you who wonder what I do instead of watching corporate team sports on television: this. :)
#largeformatcamera #diy #openbeam #acrylic

Originally shared by AlternativePhotography.com

Here is some candy for all large format camera builders:
http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/cameras-film/acrylic-and-aluminum-homemade-large-format-camera-preview
http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/cameras-film/acrylic-and-aluminum-homemade-large-format-camera-preview

Brilliant research!

Brilliant research! If we see the outcomes of both negotiating and NOT negotiating, and realize that female hires are punished both ways, we know the problem is with the hiring process itself.

Originally shared by Women 2.0

Author of the studies that gave rise to the “women don’t ask” industry - Linda Babcock herself - has shown that women don’t negotiate for a very simple reason: they sense – correctly – that it will hurt them if they do.

Read more: http://www.women2.com/women-dont-negotiate-because-theyre-not-idiots/

This provides a new sense of scale.

This provides a new sense of scale.
#tulips #aerialphotography

Originally shared by Colossal
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/01/arial-photographs-of-tulip-fields-by-normann-szkop/

This sounds familiar...

This sounds familiar...

Originally shared by Doug Savage

Well at least it's a significant increase...
http://www.savagechickens.com/2013/01/promotion.html

Wednesday morning before a rainstorm...

Wednesday morning before a rainstorm...
#clouds

More fun than being a spider!

More fun than being a spider!
#sculpture

Originally shared by Colossal
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/01/three-dimensional-uv-thread-installations-by-jeongmoon-choi/

Now I want access to a giant rotator. Not right now, but I'm sure I can find a good use for one.

Now I want access to a giant rotator. Not right now, but I'm sure I can find a good use for one.
#sculpture #architecture

Originally shared by TECHNICS


Turning the Place Over, 2007-2011 engineering art

This consisted of an 8 metres diameter ovoid cut from the façade of a disused building in Liverpool, England, and made to oscillate in three dimensions. The revolving part of the façade rested on a specially designed giant rotator, usually used in the shipping and nuclear industries. When at rest the ovoid section of façade would fit flush into the rest of the building. As it rotates, the facade will not only become completely inverted but will also oscillate into the building and out into the street, revealing the interior of the building, and only being flush with the building at one point during its rotation. via • goo.gl/p8Q5t