var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-8356727-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @velvetnut)http://blog.velvetnut.com/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywbvddhan1qgsz6go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywbvddhan1qgsz6go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywbvddhan1qgsz6go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>The <a href="http://www.lichtfestivalgent.be/en/parcours/de-cagna">Luminarie De Cagna</a> is an imposing cathedral-like structure that was recently on display at the <a href="http://www.lichtfestivalgent.be/">2012 Light Festival</a> in Ghent, Belgium. The festival was host to almost 30 exhibitions including plenty of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/luc_de_jaeger/5400819368/">3D projection mapping</a>, fields of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/precyalcober/5400079887/">luminous flowers</a>, and a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=La+Cabine+Telephonique+Aquarium">glowing phone booth aquarium</a>, however with 55,000 LEDs and towering 28 meters high the <em>Luminarie De Cagna</em> seems to have stolen the show. Really spectacular! original article from <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/" target="_blank">this is colossal</a></span></p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/17063594175http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/17063594175Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:23:37 +0200architectureluminarie de cagna2012 light festivalbelgiumgozzer<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q6arRQFnla4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Give me a hug?</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/16225584866http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/16225584866Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:17:05 +0200komimis““Work hard, don’t work hard — everyone gets the same,” he says. “So people don’t want to work.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china">http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china</a></em>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/16220711642http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/16220711642Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:19:35 +0200miltos<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwv72EbCz1qgsz6go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>[Philosophy] A jar and two cups of coffee.</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15968608161http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15968608161Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:47:26 +0200komimis<p>”.. technological innovation is slowing down and thus can no longer support the economic growth we’ve come to expect”</p> <p><a href="http://ieeexplore.ieee.org//xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=6117814">http://ieeexplore.ieee.org//xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=6117814</a></p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15903171429http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15903171429Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:51:09 +0200miltos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxgawtXkjk1qd03xyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15520742906http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15520742906Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:09:44 +0200miltos<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxffgzWy6d1qgsz6go1_r1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>that’s a good damn point.</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15448178667http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15448178667Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:48:00 +0200komimis<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/15348146946/tumblr_lev7fzeKLJ1qa5mdz&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Χρειάζεται ακουστικά!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://awesomaticeric.tumblr.com/post/2698697241/http-www-qsound-com-demos-virtualbarbershop-long-htm">awesomaticeric</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>1.PLUG IN YOUR HEADPHONES</strong></p> <p><strong>2.</strong><strong>PRESS PLAY</strong></p> <p><strong>3.CLOSE YOUR EYES</strong></p> <p><strong>ENJOY A VIRTUAL HAIRCUT. </strong></p> <p><strong>DO IT NOW.</strong></p> </blockquote>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15348146946http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15348146946Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:08:31 +0200miltos<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HUEvRyemKSg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Coming War on General Purpose Computation</p> <p>(δείτε τα πρώτα 30’)</p> <p>via <a href="http://boingboing.net/2011/12/27/the-coming-war-on-general-purp.html">boingboing.net</a></p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15086621617http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15086621617Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:04:28 +0200miltos““The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.””<br/><br/> - <em>Charles Bukowski  (via <a href="http://burnthazel.tumblr.com/">burnthazel</a>)</em>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15075307542http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/15075307542Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:47:19 +0200miltos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpnteRxuG1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/14722298970/x-ray-image-of-a-christmas-tree-presents-by-nick" class="tumblr_blog">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/x-ray-image-of-a-christmas-tree-presents-by-nick-veasey/">X-Ray Image of a Christmas Tree & Presents by Nick Veasey</a></p></blockquote> <p>Αν ήταν και αληθινό θα ήταν ακόμα πιο γαμάτο!</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14805933148http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14805933148Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:03:05 +0200xmascoolxmas treegozzer<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwesbpJIvS1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/14407859140/lighter-malfunction" class="tumblr_blog">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.stickycomics.com/lighter-malfunction/">Lighter Malfunction</a></p></blockquote> <p>Brilliant!</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14416084621http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14416084621Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:59:15 +0200smokingmalfunctiongozzer<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw39tcowGp1qc8ofbo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Ho Ho Ho !</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14348400503http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14348400503Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:30:57 +0200Xmasgozzer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwb5gtNPv21qzxzwwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Couldn’t have drawn it better myself!!</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14348387464http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14348387464Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:30:08 +0200Fearhategozzer<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7if2KPEz1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/14222399309/times-2011-person-of-the-year-the-protester">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/times-2011-person-of-the-year-the-protester/">TIME’s 2011 Person of the Year: The Protester</a></p> </blockquote> <p>So true and So Ironic</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14231077972http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/14231077972Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:10:58 +0200protesttimeironygozzer<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WibmcsEGLKo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.sirmitchell.com/post/13770462353/i-thought-this-was-pretty-awesome-charlie">sirmitchell</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I thought this was pretty awesome. Charlie Chaplin’s speech in “The Great Dictator” </p> <p>Give it a listen, you won’t regret it. I watched it multiple times in a row. </p> </blockquote>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/13780846621http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/13780846621Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:36:44 +0200democracytechnologycharlie chaplingozzer<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2tsyXb8c1qgoisto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2tsyXb8c1qgoisto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mindbabies.tumblr.com/post/13166958234/paid2see-a-protester-handed-president-barack">mindbabies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://paid2see.tumblr.com/post/13166029288/a-protester-handed-president-barack-obama-a-note">paid2see</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A protester handed President Barack Obama a note while shaking hands along a rope line in New Hampshire today.  Photographer Charlie Dharapak smartly zoomed in so you can read the note for yourself. </p> </blockquote> <p> O SHIT SON.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/13257074210http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/13257074210Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:47:46 +0200obamaoccupycapitalismgozzer<a href="http://www.skai.gr/player/tv/?mmid=220973">http://www.skai.gr/player/tv/?mmid=220973</a>: <p>Δε μας άρεσε ο Γιωργάκης, να δούμε πως θα χωνέψουμε το ΛΑΟΣ στην κυβέρνηση:</p> <p>Αντιπρόεδρος ΛΑΟΣ Γεώργιος Γεωργίου: Αναπληρωτής Υπουργός στο Εθνικής Άμυνας</p> <p>Άδωνις Γεωργιάδης: Υφυπουργός Ανάπτυξης, Ανταγωνιστικότητας και Ναυτιλίας</p> <p>Τουλάχιστον ο πρωθυπουργός μας <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Papademos">είναι</a> Ηλεκτρολόγος Μηχανικός!</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/12682738804http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/12682738804Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:30:00 +0200cmavr8<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N65ALqiBW_o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Paragliding vs Eagle</strong></p> <p>Σε μία μάχη ανάμεσα σε ένα αετό και ένα 35χρονο Ρώσσο αλεξιπτωτιστή πλαγιάς (a.k.a. parapente), ποιος πιστεύεις πως θα κέρδιζε;</p> <p>Το παλικάρι είχε αυτό που στη Ελλάδα καλούμε “Άγιο” μιας και στάθηκε τυχερός πάνω στην ατυχία του. Ένας αετός μπλέχτηκε στο αλεξίπτωτό του, ενώ βρισκόταν στον αέρα, με αποτέλεσμα να τον βάλει σε επικίνδυνες περιπέτειες. Σώθηκαν και οι δύο αλλά, με την αδρεναλίνη στο μέγιστο, ο τύπος είναι απλά απολαυστικός όπως συμπεριφέρεται μετά τη πτώση. Θυμίζει σκηνή από Αμερικάνικη (χαζο)κωμωδία. </p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/12443150437http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/12443150437Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:41:49 +0200eagleparaglideaccidentfeathered bastardHimalayasserkouliaris<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/11/02/ctw-greek-referendum-reax.cnn">"For the first time in 2000 years Greece is the most important country in the world"</a>: <p>Πάλι κρατάμε τον κόσμο όλο απ’τα αρχίδια…</p> <p>Μου τη δίνει όμως ότι το κάνουμε έτσι..</p> <p>Δεν είναι μαγκιά, είναι ντροπή..</p>http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/12280066888http://blog.velvetnut.com/post/12280066888Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:35:11 +0200cmavr8