Fractal Zooms

Self-similarity

Self-similarity in the Mandelbrot set shown by zooming on a round feature while panning in the negative-X direction. The display center pans from (-1,0) to (-1.31,0) while the view magnifies from .5 x .5 to .12 x .12.

Philosophy and Strippers

I recently read a note posted on Facebook…

…this brings up the statment that strippers have feelings too – which is true. They are human, but we, as society, don’t see them that way. We objectify them to a peice of merchandise like a television or a pencil. . . any thoughts?

My response to this is rather cynical, but without a lot of thought on the subject, I’d have to say it’s fairly solid in my mind.

We, as society, do not objectify strippers – at least not in the way noted above.

Album of the Week (3) – Jahcoozi

Album of the Week: Week 3

Artist: Jahcoozi
Album: Pure Breed Mongrel
Label: Kitty-Yo
Year: 2005

Jahcoozi - Pure Breed Mongrel

No Slave to Syntax

For decades, political leaders had seduced voters with their fancy talk and pretty words. But Palin refused to be a slave to oratory or grandiloquence or basic syntax. She liberated the English language from the rigid orthodoxy of meaning, because in America even words should have freedom—the freedom to appear wherever they’d like, almost as if emerging by chance or random draw.

Read the full article here: http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/sarah-palin’s-no-slave-to-syntax/

Films to see…

It’s 1:43 in the morning and I cannot sleep – so I am browsing the internet and compiling a list of movies and films I’d like to see.

• Automaton Transfusion
• Batoru Rowaiaru/Battle Royale (2000)
• Dance of the Dead (2008)
• Day of the Dead (2008 remake)
• Deadspace: Downfall (2008)
• Death Race 2000 (1975)
• Delicatessen (1991)
• Empire of the Sun (1987)
• If…. (1968)
• Fido (2007?)
• Logan’s Run (1976)
• Metropolis (1927)
• Pandorum (2009)
• Redneck Zombies (Troma Films, 1987?)
• Surf Nazis Must Die! (Troma Films)
• The Lovely Bones (2009)
• The Rage (2007)
• The Zombie Diaries (2008)
• The City of Lost Children (1995)
• Vidocq (2001)
• Zombieland (2009)

Return I Will to Old Brazil

“Shall we begin?”

Funny Games (2008), starring Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, and Brady Corbet, is a sadistic suspense film that will leave you wanting more (or possibly less).

Funny Games

Bad Astronomy

Bad Astronomy explores the ‘evolution’ (ha! ha!) of creationism in modern society.

New creationist tactic: telling the truth?

Album of the Week (2) – Modeselektor

Album of the Week: Week 2

Artist: Modeselektor
Album: Hello Mom!
Label: Bpitch Control
Year: 2005

Modeselektor - Hello Mom!

Track Listing:

1. Dancing Box – Modeselektor featuring TTC
2. Die Clubnummer
3. Tetrispack
4. The Rapanthem
5. Kill Bill Vol. 4
6. Ziq Zaq
7. Vote or Die
8. Earth (UPS Edit)
9. Fake Emotion – Modeselektor featuring Paul St. Hilaire
10. In Loving Memory
11. Hasir
12. Silikon – Modeselektor featuring Sasha Perera
13. I Love You

Mdslktr is a crazy electronic duo from Berlin – Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. They have put out many releases and even more remixes. Everything these guys touch turns to gold and this album is no different. In particular, In Loving Memory and Hasir should be looked at on this album. When listening, allow yourself to hear the subtleties of the rhythm and sound, and the songs will consume you – drawing you inwards in an almost daze-like state. Again, this album ranks up in my top 10 all-time CDs. It’s definitely worth taking a look at if you can appreciate some quality electronic music.

Overall rating: 9.0/10

Modeselektor all over the web:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Modeselektor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modeselektor