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3D Fractals

Boriel — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:02:59 +0000

We’re used to see 2D Fractals. I remember using Fractint fractal generator in the 90′s and getting excited about the images like Mandelbrot or Lyapunov.

But now some people have extended de 2D mandelbrot fractal to a 3D complex space, obtaining these beautiful (and somewhat creepy) images:

There’s also a video animation wich shows a fantastic 3D render:

Eduard Punset y “La Felicidad en Tiempos de Crisis”

Boriel — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:46:40 +0000

Last Friday, I attended a talk by Eduard Punset a Spanish ex-politician and, currently, a notable popularizer of science, who presents a TV program called Redes (networks). He came to Tenerife to talk about “Happiness during time of crisis“.

I recorded a short video during the talk (only in Spanish, sorry):

One of his witty phrases was: “With these spotlights I cannot see you. I feel like the metaphor of a politician: I’m up here, completely enlightened, and on the other hand, I cannot see you”

The talk was really nice, and I could get his book autographed:

Update: You can view all the Redes episodes online in this channel: http://smartplanet.blip.tv/

Pogo:Expialidocious

Boriel — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:16:48 +0000

Today I’ve discovered a little genius, whose artistic name is Pogo.
Absolutely brilliant.

Click here to view the embedded video.

How near is the singularity?

Boriel — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:21:57 +0000

Redes is a scientific divulgative program emitted in Spain, and driven by Eduard Punset. The 2nd to last was about the Technological Singularity. This term refers to a point in which tecnology and biological human being as we know will be one and practically indistinguishable: Virtual and Real will merge and become fully interconnencted. It won’t be like in “The Matrix”. In “The Matrix” the virtual world was not part of the reality, whilst in the Singularity, the virtual world will become part of it.

One of its prophets is Ray Kurzweil, inventor of Kurzweil sound synthetizers among other things.

Metaverses, Virtual HyperRealities, Nanomachines integrated within our minds, expanding and connecting it, making mental backups, etc. are just some of the Kurzweil’s predictions, who also warns the skepticals: The Singularity is called that way because, beyond some point (which could have already happened), technology evolves in an exponential way, which contradicts our intuition which works in a lineal fashion. As an example, if after 5 years we could make 10 times faster computers, after 10 years we could create 100 times faster (not just 20 times faster) ones. This makes Singularity something chaotic and unpredictable.

If you are interested in this topic, have a look on this video:

Final Fantasy VIII fan video

Boriel — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:33:09 +0000

Astounding (but REALLY) fan video about the famous Final Fantasy VIII videogame for PlayStation.

The movements and gestures, customes and characterization is so accurate, that it really looks a game-playing session (pay special attention to the Shiva gag).

Click here to view the embedded video.