Robert Baird

Desktop MCing by Spencer Schaffner (Kairos 14.2 Disputatio text) - YouTube

2011-10-07T08:37:00.000-05:00

Desktop MCing by Spencer Schaffner (Kairos 14.2 Disputatio text) - YouTube

Christoph Adami: Finding life we can't imagine | Video on TED.com

2011-10-06T09:02:00.000-05:00

Christoph Adami: Finding life we can't imagine | Video on TED.com

Famous Soccer Players

2009-08-24T13:41:00.000-05:00

Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com

US PK against Honduras (YouTube Embed via Blogger)

2009-06-23T10:47:00.000-05:00

US Mens Soccer PK against Honduras

2009-06-23T09:54:00.001-05:00

Tonematrix

2009-05-27T00:08:00.007-05:00

Visit the Tonematrix

http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

Pick one of the lines below and copy the numbers and right-click and paste them into the square of the Tonematrix. You'll hear my lovely compositions. Space bar clears the Tonematrix, and you can create your own musical composition. I like African music, especially guitar, and the Tonematrix reminds me of that style.

65538,32,87040,512,1024,10248,20496,32800,66568,1154,2052,4104,18,10276,4168,10384

8192,4112,67596,50188,49666,8512,160,33040,16544,10320,5128,8708,70722,51760,49456,8328

0,0,0,0,896,3136,4128,8336,10768,8336,4128,3136,896,0,0,0

2720,1344,2048,4738,9476,16392,32784,76448,21840,2176,4352,8704,21844,43688,43668,43668

it's like something out of Close Encounters

WORLD'S BEST VISUAL ILLUSIONS CHOSEN

2009-05-15T11:05:00.000-05:00

WORLD'S BEST VISUAL ILLUSIONS CHOSEN: "The World's Best Illusion: The Secret of the Curve Ball

Devin Powell
Inside Science News Service
May 13, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. (ISNS) -- The three best visual illusions in the world were chosen at a gathering last weekend of neuroscientists and psychologists at the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Florida."

Google Reader - "Illinois Campus Blogs" via Biff

2009-04-30T10:46:00.000-05:00

Google Reader - "Illinois Campus Blogs" via Biff

sheldon.jpg (JPEG Image, 480x640 pixels)

2009-04-13T10:40:00.001-05:00

Sheldon Brown was one of the first bike gurus to offer amazing bike repair information and support on the web. Here is a graffiti tribute to him.

(tip from Fred Davidson of The Bike Project List)

sheldon.jpg (JPEG Image, 480x640 pixels)

In pictures: The Kew Millennium Seed Bank | Science | guardian.co.uk

2009-04-12T21:03:00.001-05:00

In pictures: The Kew Millennium Seed Bank | Science | guardian.co.uk

Does this Email Posting Work

2009-03-28T15:02:00.001-05:00

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Extravagant Results of Nature’s Arms Race - NYTimes.com

2009-03-25T15:47:00.000-05:00

Extravagant Results of Nature’s Arms Race - NYTimes.com

Election Widget

2008-11-03T09:16:00.001-06:00

Night of the Living Republicans

2007-10-31T10:38:00.001-05:00

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!Becky and Sean fight the good fight

Night of the Living Republicans

2007-10-31T10:34:00.001-05:00

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!
Becky and Sean fight the good fight

Champaign Taste

2007-09-10T08:22:00.000-05:00

Champaign Taste

Great little blog on local restaurants, food scene, natural farms, etc.

YouTube - Demetri Martin - "The Jokes With Guitar"

2007-08-16T15:51:00.000-05:00

YouTube - Demetri Martin - "The Jokes With Guitar"

glumbert.com - Illusions from Bill Nye

2007-08-16T15:31:00.000-05:00

glumbert.com - Illusions from Bill Nye

Fast Food News: McDonald's sundial billboard

2007-08-07T14:14:00.000-05:00

Fast Food News: McDonald's sundial billboard

Ok, it's a corporate billboard, but when it's smart and cool you have to give some kudos.

BBC NEWS | Health | Echinacea 'can prevent a cold'

2007-06-25T10:01:00.000-05:00

BBC NEWS | Health | Echinacea 'can prevent a cold'

glumbert.com - Guitar never seemed so hard

2007-06-17T20:24:00.000-05:00

glumbert.com - Guitar never seemed so hard

Basil Basics

2007-06-10T11:10:00.000-05:00

Basil Basics

We bought our first basil plants from the Urbana farmers market, and just planted them yesterday. This is a great article on growing basil.

Flickr: Photos from dmills727

2007-05-31T17:14:00.000-05:00

Flickr: Photos from dmills727

Doug Mills photo stream on Flickr

Frog Blog of Central Illinois

2007-05-31T17:09:00.000-05:00

Frog Blog of Central Illinois

Doug Mills' Frog Blog

How I Drive a Minivan … and Live With Myself - MSN Lifestyle: Men

2007-05-30T16:30:00.000-05:00

How I Drive a Minivan … and Live With Myself - MSN Lifestyle: Men

Shannon Ford sent me this over a year after I heroically defended the minivan as the ultimate automotive creaton, and he laughed at such an idea. His subject line: "You win."

Hiking Central Illinois

2007-05-22T16:58:00.000-05:00

Hiking Central Illinois

Online TDM Encyclopedia - Streetscaping

2007-05-22T16:30:00.000-05:00

Online TDM Encyclopedia - Streetscaping

Would be nice to have more streetscaping in Champaign and Urbana. The work done in Campustown has been good and helpful in moving away from roads that suggest a racetrack or parking lot.

Venture Vehicles to design and build 100 mpg three-wheeled road-going jetfighter - AutoblogGreen

2007-04-24T23:35:00.000-05:00

Venture Vehicles to design and build 100 mpg three-wheeled road-going jetfighter - AutoblogGreen

An Ancient Computer Surprises Scientists - New York Times

2006-12-19T16:26:00.000-06:00

An Ancient Computer Surprises Scientists - New York Times

Very cool article about the fact that the Greeks built the first computer about a 1000 years before anyone realized it.

Beef Jerky Recipe

2006-12-12T17:32:00.000-06:00

Beef Jerky Recipe

#1 on the Google beef jerky hit parade. I like it sweet, and this baby has the ring of truth to it, so Sean and I will try this recipe next. Our first batch was too salty and we made a few other mistakes. Great tips on this web recipe.

Robert

The seven ways that people search the Web. By Paul Boutin - Slate Magazine

2006-08-15T12:37:00.000-05:00

The seven ways that people search the Web. By Paul Boutin - Slate Magazine

Great piece on trying to categorize the basic types of searches/people who use the Internet.

Edna - charlot, chaplin, anim, anime, SUPINFOCOM - Dailymotion Partagez Vos Videos

2006-08-14T09:41:00.000-05:00

Edna - charlot, chaplin, anim, anime, SUPINFOCOM - Dailymotion Partagez Vos Videos

An incredible homage to Chaplin and Spielberg via digital web movie.

Videora Converter

2006-06-06T16:23:00.000-05:00

Videora Converter: "This page will guide you through the entire process of ripping video off of any DVD and getting it onto your iPod. Most steps contain actual screen shots that show you exactly what you will see on your screen and exactly where to click and/or what to look at to perform that step."

TVs & Video/DVD Players & Recorders/DVD Recorders at Crutchfield.com

2006-06-06T12:14:00.000-05:00

TVs & Video/DVD Players & Recorders/DVD Recorders at Crutchfield.com

a couple of good DVD recorders

James Howard Kunstler | Outside Online

2006-05-08T12:25:00.000-05:00

James Howard Kunstler Outside Online

I am reading Kunstler's new book: The Long Emergency and Don Florence sent me this Outside article, which paints Kunstler as a sort of the Hunter S. Thompson of apocalyptic readings of post-cheap-oil sprawlization.

Bienvenido a Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof�a. Mncars.

2006-02-23T16:40:00.000-06:00

Bienvenido a Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof�a. Mncars.: "El Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof�a (MNCARS) es un Organismo aut�nomo dependiente del Ministerio de Cultura. "

The webpage on a new Spanish art museum is great for how quickly you can click a button and go from the Spanish version to the English version of a page. Maybe I can learn a bit more Spanish, si or no?

Roberto

Week 7 - Editing

2006-02-10T16:32:00.000-06:00

Week 7 - Editing

Interesting list of Reading Assignments in this Media class, no?

NPR : Not Coming to a Theater Near You: Satire Trailers

2006-02-10T16:17:00.000-06:00

NPR : Not Coming to a Theater Near You: Satire Trailers

NPR getting in on the act of the new wave of satire trailers or trailer remixes. cool

YouTube - Brokeback to the Future

2006-02-02T16:10:00.000-06:00

YouTube - Brokeback to the Future

these trailer mashups might actually be the only trailers everyone loves to see.

Kinetic Sculpture of Arthur Ganson

2006-01-19T10:28:00.000-06:00

Just discovered these amazing kinetic sculptures by Arthur Ganson:

Arthur Ganson Website

Nova ScienceNow Online Story

Apple - Trailers - The Da Vinci Code - Trailer 2

2006-01-17T15:37:00.000-06:00

Apple - Trailers - The Da Vinci Code - Trailer 2

The Da Vinci Code Trailer looks very interesting.

Baird History and Genealogy

2006-01-17T09:07:00.000-06:00

Baird History and Genealogy

Here we find the Bairds from around the world, leaving their mark, just like any good hound dog.

Our Crazy Cognitive Apparatus

2006-01-12T20:13:00.000-06:00

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe.

ear studio

2005-11-21T14:14:00.000-06:00

http://www.earstudio.com/

A design group that develops art and museum installations.

Listening Post is very cool.

Keep Scrolling Down

2005-11-10T16:33:00.000-06:00

Keep Scrolling Down

My good friend Kostas has done a great deal of work with intelligence testing. These are some of his results.

best

Robert

Environmental Almanac

2005-11-04T15:45:00.000-06:00

Environmental Almanac: "Environmental Almanac written and narrated by Rob Kanter
Environmental Almanac promotes awareness and understanding of the natural world in east central Illinois, and highlights environmental research by UIUC faculty and affiliates."

My good friend Rob Kanter's podcast blog on environmental issues.

Emergence

2005-11-01T21:37:00.000-06:00

Emergence

My colleague Doug Mills took these photos and built this web page.

Chiles Rellenos

2005-11-01T08:06:00.000-06:00

Chiles Rellenos: "Relleno is the Spanish word for stuffed. Fresh green poblano chiles are stuffed with meat or with cheese. They are a tasty way to stretch the food budget so that a small amount of meat and cheese can feed a large family."

a good recipe

NPR : The Many Talents of Andrew Bird

2005-10-31T15:54:00.000-06:00

NPR : The Many Talents of Andrew Bird: "With a penchant for constantly reinventing his sound, Andrew Bird is an unusual combination of songwriter, violinist, guitarist, vocalist and professional whistler. On The Mysterious Production of Eggs, he plays virtually every instrument but the drums."

Never knew about this guy, but he sounds incredible and I want to get his latest album. I was inspired after seeing a UIUC student music video that used the song "Fake Palindromes" from his latest album The Mysterious Production of Eggs:

http://www.art.uiuc.edu/courses/art199-wv/

Bush Doll

2005-10-24T10:03:00.000-05:00

http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/georgie.htm

Bush doll, falling all over the place, sort of like his presidency.

Arabia Steamboat Museum

2005-10-21T16:03:00.000-05:00

Arabia Steamboat Museum: "Unbelievable treasures and fascinating history await. Explore our museum and learn how the handsome steamer Arabia prospered on the rivers, perished in 1856 and was finally rediscovered 132 years later, precious cargo intact. This exhibit, in Kansas City, Mo, is many things: history, ingenuity, tragedy, adventure, perseverance, preservation and a tribute to the pioneer spirit."

Jim Onderdonk told me about this museum and I really want to get there and see the artifacts. The amazing thing is how many steamboats used to be in service and that the lifespan was something like 3 to 5 years due to fires and sinking and general wear and tear.

Operation Eden

2005-10-21T15:58:00.000-05:00

Operation Eden: "Operation Eden A personal chronicle of what hurricane Katrina
has done to my poor proud people."

I haven't read through this blog yet, but only quickly looked at the images and this guy (Clayton Cubitt) is quite a photographer!

Another Alternative Trailer

2005-10-06T13:57:00.000-05:00

Here is another alternative trailer that is really cool: Westside Story as zombie flick in the modern style of 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead remake.

dig it

Robert

The Shining | Re-Cut

2005-10-06T12:26:00.000-05:00

A great idea: take a famous film and recut a trailer based on a completely different genre and premise. Here's a great example: The Shining as heartwarming son and dad flick.

The Shining | Re-Cut: "The Shining | Re-Cut "

Mystery House

2005-10-05T08:48:00.000-05:00

A blurb in Boing Boing! led to this interesting blog on the sprawling, crazy-quilt mansion of the Winchester rifle heiress.

Mystery House: "I first learned of the mansion and its eccentric designer from a collection of Ripley�s Believe It Or Not! Cartoons in my grade-school library. I never imagined that I would work there as a tour guide. These are the pictures I took there, and the stories that I told."

Gillette 5 Blades Revolution

2005-09-20T11:30:00.000-05:00

Ok, we are stuck in the middle of consumer culture and want, perhaps, to laugh at our sorry situation in the middle of way-over-the-top marketing and buyer desire. Reality and Satire are so close together in the world of consumer happiness that you can't fit another razor blade between them. Want to know what I mean? Visit Gillette's Fusion web site and explore this new shaving technology. And then read this important Onion report on the new technology.

best

Robert

WMV HD Content Showcase

2005-06-22T17:03:00.000-05:00

WMV HD Content Showcase

If you have a really nice desktop or laptop system with a 3 gig processor and great screen, you might want to take a look at Window's new High Definition Video 9 clips.

The Joy of 8mm

2005-06-21T15:27:00.000-05:00

The Joy of 8mm

"Dog Years" is a great example of new media in that it's old (8mm) but enjoying a wonderful distribution via the Internet and digitally. It's very funny and worth a look. One can seldom go wrong with dog voice over narration.

A Critic Takes On the Logic of Female Orgasm - New York Times

2005-05-20T15:45:00.000-05:00

Very interesting theories!

A Critic Takes On the Logic of Female Orgasm - New York Times

evhead

2005-05-19T14:59:00.000-05:00

Ok, I guess this is the guy who invented blogger. I'll need to read more of his posts.

evhead

Cycling the Holy Road

2005-05-19T14:57:00.000-05:00

Cycling the Holy Road

Colonizing my name on blogspot

2005-05-19T13:57:00.000-05:00

Ok, this reminds me of the old days of the internet, where one can colonize a web address. Guess what, I just captured my name for blogger: http://robertbaird.blogspot.com

best

Robert