Dave Kellam

The I/O Brush out of MIT is a amazing to watch. It uses a ccd embedded in the brush to record video images that are used as the palette for subsequent strokes. Just watch the video is mind-blowing; it would be awesome to see a room full of kids using it.

Piero has posted a new 5Q interview with Paul B. Drohan of D5ive for Seal Club.

5 things you probably didn’t know about the upcoming Transformers movie.

The Atlas of North American English is a new book by Dr. William Labov, that constitutes the first coast-to-coast mapping of the major dialects spoken in the US and Canada. There is a draft chapter and a number of maps available at the UPenn site.

It’s worth reading girls don’t exist on the intarweb, a take on online gaming from a woman’s perspective. I’m not surprised by the negative reception she gets, it’s kind of sad though. The rest of the issue also deals with women in gaming. Alanah schools me in most of the games that we play; I have no doubts about female gaming ability. Guys would probably notice their asses getting kicked more often if they produced games that women actually wanted to play.

Some famous people who are known for other things. Bruce Dickinson is the frontman for Iron Maiden. He also flies commercial jets, is a novelist and a fencing expert.

Eisenhower was elected president 53 years ago. Worthy of note, mostly because he agreed to appear in my header graphic.

Particletree offers a typography crash course roundup of the better type-related tools and information available.

Unofficially, November is National Beard month. If you’re considering face-fuzz, The Morning News offers a run down of the basic beard styles (or Wikipedia). If the benefits of beard growth alone aren’t worth it and you need some sort of reward, I suggest working towards an entry for the 2007 World Beard and Moustache Championship. Lastly, if you need inspirational support for your archipelago nightmares, you could try visiting the beard group or the Team USA weblog.

Here’s a brief tutorial for creating that worn, weathered, stamped look.