Bell Labs Animation Processor circa 1981

A compilation of demos created at Bell Labs from 1981-82 on an experimental real time computer graphics machine known as the “Animation Processor”. […] Link

Absolute scale corrupts absolutely

The Internet has gotten too big. Growing up, I, like many computery people of my generation, was an idealist. I believed that better, faster communication would be an unmitigated improvement to society. […] Link

Dirtstyle 1

against better judgement, the last 20 hours were spent driving feom LA to Austin, without stopping or having any contact with strangers. I’m about to collapse, but I had an idea during the drive. I keep interrogating these old game ideas (Thicket is a really old one) by asking myself, “how is this situated?” Where does the game go to connect it to the world and prevent it from just blowing away, never interacted with, like so much digital media in a now fathomless sea of noise?

Pocket knife

I picked up this CJRB folding pocket knife on a whim and it has a really nice feel to it. The closing action is really satisfying and I’m almost wondering if there’s a little magnet in it (there’s not! The same tiny metal bump that gives a little resistance when you start to close it locks it when it’s closed. It’s folding on ball bearings).

Metamorphosis

A Bizarro Short by Forman, Wiseman, Makavejev, Buck Henry & Others

Here’s a bizarre cinematic relic that we can barely believe exists. […] Link