digital anthropologist elsewhere on the internet: arielwaldman.com + twitter.com/arielwaldmanTumblr (3.0; @arielwaldman)http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt6e06CgJa1qz54eqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ariel and birthday cake (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/mbiddulph">Matt Biddulph</a>)</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/245338967http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/245338967Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:14:30 -0800ariel waldmanbirthdaypolkadot dresswish<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arielwaldman/~3/mOxUuOyHLM8/">Cheers to Science!</a>: <p><a title="Untitled by arielwaldman, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/arielwaldman/3269766235/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3269766235_8253dfa7ce_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180"/></a></p> <p>Notes/personal observations from my year of science conferences (covering SciBarCamp, SciFoo, Science Commons and Citizen Science Alliance).</p> <p>In July I attended <a href="http://scibarcamp.eventbrite.com/">SciBarCamp</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Foo_Camp">SciFoo</a>….</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/232859899http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/232859899Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:22:53 -0800<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksgt6zMdqZ1qz54eqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/10/30/origami-tea-packaging/">Origami Tea Packaging</a></p> <p>(thx @rsquared)</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/230461966http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/230461966Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:44:58 -0800teadesignpackaging<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksbeukx6tZ1qz54eqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fail whale cupcakes! (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/sabeth718">sabeth718</a>)</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/227718724http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/227718724Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:47:07 -0700street artcupcakesfail whale<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks8r8p7OIO1qzvby8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://cosmicpower.tumblr.com/post/226188758/ares-1-x-moisture-cone">cosmicpower</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://itsfullofstars.tumblr.com/post/226188049/ares-1-x-moisture-cone">itsfullofstars</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A cone of moisture surrounds part of the Ares I-X rocket during lift off</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/slideshow/ALeqM5gI3x65BuamKDkNfyxY_tMNME96tQD9BK7KOO6?index=0">AP</a>)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/226278617http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/226278617Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:14:05 -0700ares i-xrocketsspacenasa<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I07xDdFMdgw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I07xDdFMdgw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>One of my favorite advertisements over the years.</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/223691450http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/223691450Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:02:32 -0700ikealampadvertisingcommercial<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krtzuwqz2D1qz6z5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.timoni.org/post/222937530/solar-system-via-michael-paukner">timoni</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Solar System (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/michaelpaukner">Michæl.Paukner</a>)</p></blockquote>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/223286366http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/223286366Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:52:32 -0700spacedesignsolar system<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krt5lsFg341qz54eqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>QR Code Cupcake! (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/clevercupcakes">clevercupcakes</a>)</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/217991533http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/217991533Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:10:39 -0700qr codecupcakesgeekcakes<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krsh4bzBVH1qz54eqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gorgeous image of Mars.</p> <p>“But what this picture so spectacular are the graceful blue-gray swirls arcing across the dunes. These are caused by <a target="_blank" href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/14jul_dustdevils.htm">dust devils</a>, which are a bit like mini-tornadoes. … The important thing to note here is that the sand in the craters of Mars is actually dark grey in color, since it’s made of basalt. The reason it looks red in pictures is because covering the sand is a thin layer of much finer dust, and the <i>dust</i> is what’s red. When a dust devil moves over the Martian surface, it can pick up the very light dust particles, but not the heavier sand grains. So those blue-grey swirls are tracks where the dust devil has vacuumed up the dust, revealing the darker sand underneath.”</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/10/15/martian-swirly/">Martian landscape | Discover Magazine</a></p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/217654046http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/217654046Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:21:47 -0700marsspace<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arielwaldman/~3/Z8bH43OReUg/">Supernova 2009</a>: <div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 335px"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/2591365262/"><img title="Ariel at Supernova" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2591365262_7ae08350c4.jpg" alt="(photo via adactio)" width="325" height="242"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(photo via adactio)</p> </div> <p>I’ve been meaning to write about a lot of the conferences I’ve been to this year (hopefully will get to it in a follow-up blog post). One of the upcoming conferences…</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/211876335http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/211876335Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:37:47 -0700<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6712657&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6712657&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6712657&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://10gui.com/video/">10/GUI</a></p> <p>Rethinking human-computer interaction in hardware and software.</p> <p>(thx @andrewcrow)</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/211459061http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/211459061Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:51:41 -0700uiuxuser experienceuser interfacecomputingsoftwarehardwaredesign<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kre1atHPsa1qzdy9xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fuckyeahspace.tumblr.com/post/211082450/this-is-a-photo-of-earth-taken-by-voyager-1-in">fuckyeahspace</a>:</p> <blockquote>This is a photo of Earth taken by Voyager 1 in 1996 from some 3.7 billion miles away (just past the orbit of Pluto). Included are the reflections of Carl Sagan, who was heavily invested in the Voyager mission and who was a great man.</blockquote>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/211358166http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/211358166Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:28:16 -0700spacecarl saganvoyager 1<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5378813/craigslist-ad-seeks-astronaut-for-one+way-mission-to-titan">Craigslist Ad Seeks Astronaut for One-Way Mission to Titan</a>: <p>I think I’ll withhold having this be a project on <a href="http://spacehack.org">Spacehack.org</a> for the time being…</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/209993008http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/209993008Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:24:00 -0700<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krboqwSfIG1qz54eqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>ZOMG WANT!</p> <p>Revenge of Cupcake Camp Columbus (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hungrywoolf">hungry woolf</a>)</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/209621014http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/209621014Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:47:20 -0700cupcakescupcakecamp<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4ad0d53f9343103f/4ad0c297df105b20/75d089b4/-cpid/5d76a1b6d3a0008c" id="W4727a250e66f97234ad0d53f9343103f" width="400" height="294"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4ad0d53f9343103f/4ad0c297df105b20/75d089b4/-cpid/5d76a1b6d3a0008c" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></object><br/><br/><p>“Remember those Intel <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/video-intel-we-are-rock-stars/">“rock star” ads</a> — featuring the co-creator of USB, Ajay Bhatt? Of course you do. What you might not know is that the Ajay Bhatt in those commercials is actually an actor. Apparently, Conan O’Brien made this discovery and felt compelled to sit down with the actual Ajay and pick his brain about technology… and, er, other things. Just watch the video after the break — you’ll thank us later.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/10/conan-obrien-talks-to-the-co-creator-of-usb-on-the-tonight-show/">Conan O’Brien talks to the co-creator of USB on The Tonight Show - Engadget<br/></a></p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/209436581http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/209436581Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:49:25 -0700usbengadgetinteladvertising<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr67le3FIY1qz54eqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Don’t eat me! (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/thepurplecrayon">ThePurpleCrayon</a>)” from CupcakeCamp San Francisco 2009</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/207117846http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/207117846Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:48:49 -0700cupcakescupcakecampsan franciscophotography<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr4w2oTgqj1qz54eqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1218472/The-700-teacup-sized-pigs-latest-celebrity-pet.html">The £700 teacup-sized pigs that are the latest celebrity must-have pet</a></p> <p>(thx to @caro’s insomnia)</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/206541925http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/206541925Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:42:24 -0700pigcatwtf<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSgiXGELjbc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSgiXGELjbc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Wow, Carl Sagan Cosmos remix music video. Geektastic. (thx @foundonmars)</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/196457259http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/196457259Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:28:52 -0700carl sagancosmosstephen hawkingspacemusicremix“Q: Other than cupcakes, space, and social media, what do you do for fun? <br/><br/> A: “I often say my life is really just cupcakes and rockets. Outside of that, I can’t stress enough how significant living in San Francisco is to everything I do. I have amazing friends who are all some of the best people you can find in the tech industry. Living in San Francisco has given me an environment that encourages people to actually create and contribute to amazing things and balances it with the ability to hack and experiment and fail without fear.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://remarkify.com/2009/08/20/hacking-space-with-ariel-waldman/">REMarkify! | Hacking Space With Ariel Waldman</a></em>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/196085755http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/196085755Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:50:00 -0700interviewariel waldmansan francisco<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zGmnzwIx7l4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zGmnzwIx7l4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Aw, video from the world’s first ever CupcakeCamp (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/geekentertainmenttv">geekentertainmenttv</a>)</p>http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/196078793http://arielwaldman.tumblr.com/post/196078793Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:40:07 -0700cupcakecampcupcakessan francisco