watching it rise

Improv Everywhere strikes again:

Here’s an interesting gallery interface: TiltViewer

Need a playlist?

A wonderful photoblog: If this isn’t Jazz…

Bedspread mathematics

So, whether or not she knew it, the quilter had infused her blanket with tidbits of considerable mathematical interest. It turns out that this is actually not uncommon in quilts: from the color patterns of the quilt blocks to the intricate curves in the top-stitching, quilts can communicate a great deal of mathematical insight… and keep you warm, as well! I spent the rest of that day making interesting mental notes about the lovely intersection between the art of quilting and the art of mathematics. That carried over to today, and I figured it’d be neat to show you, valued reader, some of the gems I found over the past two years. Let’s go.

The Art of Gregg Chadwick

Norm Magnusson’s I-75 Project: placing current historical markers along I-75:

On this site stood
Karen Dewitt, who could
not afford the prescription
drugs that would have
saved her life.
– Norm Magnusson

See also: his take on America’s Seven Deadly Sins.

Adam Koford’s illustrated HTTP Errors:

Dan Dunn’s Paintjam:

Diane Varner’s photoblog Daily Walks is well worth a look. This is one of my favorites.