Came across this incredible paper art installation created by a Tokyo-based art student. I have seen a number of replicas but this just looks so gorgeous. You can read more about this paper castle here.
Happy 142nd to the best country on the planet! As I blow out the candles I can only wish for Harper and the rest of the Conservatives to not be the government any more. Here’s a little Canada Day imagery (courtesy of Macleans). I somehow think that Zsuzsanna (his wife and who is not the woman in the picture) might be less than impressed with this particular pose!
Thought this was neat. UK artist Kyle Bean reminding us of how disposable our gadgets have become as technology has advanced.
Nothing revelationary here. But I do think people get complacent once the price of oil comes down like it did last year from a high of $140/bbl to low $40’s. But now we are back up to $68/bbl and the long term trend is for the price to continue increasing. I was playing around on Wolfram Alpha and this graph shows the long term price trend of oil. Can’t wait for an affordable electric car to be available! In the meantime, I will continue using Autoshare, riding my bike to work and taking public transit.
Had some very quick storms in Toronto early Saturday evening which produced this beautiful rainbow for about 15 minutes.
Owen has a new cousin - Sachin joined us on May 19. The other weekend, we all headed up to greet him. Here’s a pic of Sachin sleeping behing Owen who is busy checking out all these “new” toys that belong to Kiran (his other cousin). The rest of the pics are from yesterday’s outing to the park.
That’s Sachin in the background. More pics follow the jump. Continue reading
Some folks at MIT developed a great visualization of data derived from call activity on the day of Obama’s presidential inauguration. Not only is the data rather beautiful to behold in this format, but it really reinforces the power of data and how interpretation can be enhanced significantly through thoughtful visualization techniques.
Read and see more here.
The whole family walked over to Dundas Square, enjoying the sunny weather while running an errand. Some pics from our short travels.
Has been a while since I have posted Owen pictures here, so this post is going to make up for it. A bunch of pics of the lil tyke over the past month or so. He is changing so fast.
