Information Maven: Greg Meyer

Finding, capturing, and categorizing information (and trying to make sense of it).

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An interesting piece of history, captured on Flikr

March 9th, 2006 · No Comments

Mr. Jalopy’s find of a jar full of childhood memories is worth a few minutes of your time. Jalopy also catalogs the contents of the jar and puts the pieces into a historical context. Neat stuff.

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Tags: Random thoughts · Stuff I think is cool · Photos

Recent Sketches (late January 2006)

February 4th, 2006 · No Comments

REDMOND, WA (AP) February 4, 2006. Recently, strange sightings have been occurring in the Cascade Hills of Western Washington. Machines the local folk call “Crabcatchers” appeared recently here in Redmond, and few descriptions have been recorded by residents.

The following pictures are the first accurate depiction of these strange contraptions. Brightly colored and […]

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Tags: Art I'm doing · mixed media · sketches

Graham Roumieu - Illustration

January 9th, 2006 · No Comments

Graham Roumieu makes beautiful illustrations that zing, but only when you look at them for a little while. The piece above is a great example of his wry sensibilities. (Perhaps it is an apt measure of his distinctly Canadian humor.)
See more at http://www.roumieu.com/

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Tags: Stuff I think is cool

Tiletoy

December 6th, 2005 · No Comments

Tiletoy is a prototype for a new kind of game based on LED tiles. The possibilities are endless: puzzles that rearrange themselves depending on proximity to other pieces (or other puzzles); puzzles that give encouragement during game play; or puzzles that just look cool.

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Tags: Random thoughts · Stuff I think is cool

Future technology to steady and refocus your photos

November 26th, 2005 · No Comments

This experimental camera is an amazing advance in the field of photography. By placing a small light-sensing array between the CCD sensor and the main lens, the camera captures data for several potential photographs at once. In addition to the traditionally captured image, this design can reapply the metering information from other portions […]

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Tags: What I learned today · Stuff I think is cool