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I enjoy these videos from space, but I find them mesmerizing. Above 9 weeks of weather in 3 minutes. As boingboing’s Maggie Koerth-Baker said, “Oh my god. Air really is a fluid, isn’t it?”

Awesome, love this old stuff. (via boingboing)

Artist Adrianne Wortzel discusses her use of arduino hacked Elmo-TMX’s. I think I might just have to run out and buy one and do some hacking of my own. Her work covers Telerobotics, a very noble pursuit.

This video is quite amazing. The real thing from space. So awesome.

Robots endlessly arguing with each other. I think Becket or any other absurdist playwright or writer would be quite amused.

a.d.l.r. – “Supreme Sunlight” from Non Projects on Vimeo.

Made by Kim Asendorf, master of glitch. His still images are just as interesting.

“Reservations for a nighttime boat cruise around Kawasaki’s illuminated chemical factories, steel plants and oil refineries are booked up months in advance. For 4,000 yen per adult—about $48—a vessel resembling a houseboat carries tourists past mammoth, brightly lit factories sending clouds of smoke into the air.” – WSJ

Not weird at all. Not to me. I too share a fascination with looking at and photographing industrial buildings and factories. I absolutely see the beauty in them. Read more about “Kojo Moe” at WSJ.com

(image via japantrends.com via tabism.com)

Lots of potential for things to go awry, but conceptually, this artistic offline/cyberpunk project is an awesome idea! Dead Drops.