fractalnavel : links

links for 2009-11-16

fractalnavel — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:03:44 GMT

Mandelbulb: The Unravelling of the Real 3D Mandelbrot Fractal

must-have link, of course. "realness": in the end, the author brings arbitrary & subjective judgement to bear, and so misses the point, despite all the other cool work. it's the difference between a mathematically inclined artist, and an artistically inclined mathematician. no, virginia, there is no santa claus. (via immortal_curiosity; thx)

(tags: math visualization)

fractalnavel — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:03:47 GMT

Strange Maps

cartographical menagerie, any sort or purpose, factual or fictional. an interesting lens to look through.

(tags: maps visualization history geography blogging)

fractalnavel — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:02:04 GMT

FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials

wtf wtf wtf wtf - well, ok - i hereby declare that i am connected with everything, and that this is all made up. don't trust a word i say - my motives aren't yours. i am _especially_ connected with the u.s. goverenment, who would otherwise be taking $11k from me, so please understand - anything good you may hear about the ftc is pure bullshit.

(tags: blogging ethics marketing advertising business government)

fractalnavel — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:02:04 GMT

ReverseHttp

cool - and scary. run a javascript webserver from within a browser - ! first thought: trivial p2p browser chat. second thought: live talking to website visitors, individually, or in groups of one or more. been done - but with plug-ins. think: twitter gone mad.

(tags: web development javascript http reversehttp architecture)

fractalnavel — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:01:26 GMT

MagicCube5D

delicious madness; explore the site, & go to the home page for the gravitational stuff.

(tags: math visualization software game puzzle)

fractalnavel — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:02:28 GMT

Is Your Resume Hurting Your Job Search?

a number of these points come off as more appropriate to job applications, not resumes. methinks the line has blurred. it's a sorry world where the ignorant rule the day, yet face facts we must.

(tags: employment tips)

fractalnavel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:03:04 GMT

fractalnavel — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:01:42 GMT

Baen Free Library

another excellent source of free scifi books online - again, by a publisher. i think some folks are starting to "get it".

(tags: scifi books free online)

fractalnavel — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:02:53 GMT

Rudy Rucker (scifi, math)

portal page into rudy rucker (senior)'s blog & other online efforts. like scifi ? like math ? good collection of images as well.

(tags: science math books scifi writing visualization)
Virtual Math Museum

gallery of images from many areas of math

(tags: visualization math surface)
The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics [C. Pickover. 2008?]

clifford pickover's latest (?). full page illustration & full page of text for each fo 250 mathematical milestones. this web page itslef is full of references & other info, like most of his stuff.

(tags: math history visualization books)

fractalnavel — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:03:04 GMT

fractalnavel — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:03:29 GMT

101 LINQ Samples

yay for functional programming ! strange way to package it, though.

(tags: development .net c# linq microsoft architecture)

fractalnavel — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:02:14 GMT

Project Tuva: Enhanced Video Player Home - Microsoft Research

feynman lectures (some) online; a bit of an ego thing for gates (see the initial homepage layout), clearly, but still...

(tags: science physics video microsoft)
Stimulant

interesting design firm, projects; tight collaboration with ms research, it seems

(tags: design visualization attention personalization surface)

fractalnavel — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:02:14 GMT

fractalnavel — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:06:09 GMT

Google Analytics - Google Code

huh - when did _this_ get here ? up until recently it seems there was only the google "help", with sparse docs. glad to see this.

(tags: web google analytics tools)

fractalnavel — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:02:41 GMT

RPG Vault: Jeff Vogel's View From the Bottom #12

i've been considering things like this for years with respect to website design. KoL is of particular note here, with simple design and far more repititious.

(tags: design marketing psychology web)