BOYS NOIZE – “What You Want” (official vid)
/// makes me think of a Dr. Seuss novel set in sweatshop Scientology suburbia.
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Phase matching curves for non-collinear sum-frequency generation of a fixed wavelength reference pulse at 1.55 μm and variable wavelength signal pulse in a 200 μm BBO crystal. Left: density plots for crystal cut angle vs. signal wavelength. Dashed lines show most optimal cut angles for obtaining large phasematching bandwidths, and corresponding phasematching curves are plotted on the right for three possible arrangements. Vertical dashed line indicates λ = 1.55 μm central wavelength.
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(X-FROG system and simple visualization examples)
…In this approach the delay variation is intimately connected with soliton’s central frequency. Although certainly creative, these delay scanning tactics are somewhat complicated and not universally applicable to any experimental situation. Thus, in our system we used a simple free-air delay stage and relied on the fact that, aside from the carrier-envelope phase (which is not measured by X-FROG) all the pulses in a pulse train produced by the laser are identical and therefore different pulses can be used as signal and reference….
David Guetta – Titanium (CAZZETTE’s Ant Seeking Hamster Mix)
(pic of the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain by * Jerry * via Flickr)
Sia:
You shout it out
But I can’t hear a word you say
I’m talking loud not saying much
I’m criticized but all your bullets ricochet
You shoot me down, but I get up
I’m bulletproof, nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
You shoot me down but I won’t fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won’t fall
I am titanium
Cut me down
But it’s you who have further to fall
Ghost town, haunted love
Raise your voice, sticks and stones may break my bones
I’m talking loud not saying much
I’m bulletproof, nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
You shoot me down but I won’t fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won’t fall
I am titanium
I am titanium
I am titanium
Google wears its Hertz on its sleeve…
The Google doodle honours the man who first proved the existence of electromagnetic waves: Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.
Catching Up with a Fashionable Magazine Girl
Heading out into the sunny Saturday aura of the city’s affluent shimmer Maceo Plex pumping on the speakers, we tried to decide where exactly to go for brunch. The Husky Oil building looked bronzed as light reflected off it like the sheen of a sturdy oil drum. As we settled on Red’s, before changing our course so we didn’t have to wait in line, I snagged a copy of the Georgia Straight offshoot, Fast Forward — the city’s equivalent to NOW Magazine.
I rifled through it and was particularly arrested by the P3 interior shot, of a red head with impecable fashion caught ascending a staircase. There she was emerging in a series of stills, only to encounter someone perched just beyond, camera at the ready, finger on the shutter trigger. The composition on the shot was pretty cool, and it was perfect to have something to read as we made our way to the brand spanking new Mission Diner, sort of reminiscent of the Dundas West top spot Saving Grace.
Number One
It takes guys like this to keep the business community buzzing… Holding it down year after year.
Up to Speed With the Frequency Horizon
It’s been a long haul so far over here in the land of the Frequency Horizon. From bantering about ideas with my web-coding maven friend Greg in Toronto and Winnipeg, to steadily rolling out the concept with photo and stories from across the country as I’ve rolled through, it’s been quite the journey.
Things took off right from the start. Within a week of first publicizing the domain name the search term “frequency horizon” was turning up two of my images (the sailboat and the river) within the first couple lines of Google Images results. The blog itself was the top result for the term. By November 16th I had hit 500 page views, and doubled this number by December 4th.
I’ve had many Redditors popping in over the past few months, so, “Oh Hai! I hope you enjoy your stay here in the world of the Frequency Horizon, where your journey through sight, sea and sound will take you as far as you’re willing to let it…”
I know most of you were probably lured here expecting to see titties with a clever post titled “Flashing Hooters Girl,” and may have been disappointed that’s not what was on offer. It was just a cool way to tell the story of a fun Sunday afternoon. I hope, however, I managed to restore your sense of satisfaction and pleasure when you realized I was actually indulging your penchant for 7EET geekdom by featuring the Adobe CS3 version of Flash in the post. You’re welcome.
Indeed that SEO friendly post quickly became the second most viewed page on Frequency Horizon, representing 5.75% of views. And just as a follow up, I don’t think she’s tainted yet 
— plus fyi the post has become the 4th top result in Google when you input “flashing hooters girl.”
I was actually amazed to see that my “Complexity never hurt anyone you know.” wavelength exploration consistently drove the most traffic over the months, and only managed to increase pageviews per week as time went on. In fact, people from all over the world started to find this page, which was exciting.
So while visitors from the top two countries, Canada and the United States, tended to hit the homepage or a specific post before travelling to other sections of the site, web surfers from the following localities generally hit up the “complexity” page before carrying on to other content on the site 3. Indonesia, 4. Philippines, and 5. Brazil. Not bad for something I synthesized while listening to SBTRKT at Chapters and leafing through Lowdown Magazine.
In addition to the blogging forays the Frequency Horizon has embarked upon, I also kickstarted a Twitter account called @theFreqHorizon to add an additional prong to the web presence. And though I’ve been regularly updating and trying to keep thing fresh, it’s not like I’ve been Twit-whoring myself out or anything, the way some internet celebs seem to like to.
So I have to say, I’m pretty stoked I’ve picked up 95 followers so far along the way. Shout outs to @pinkmafiaforlife @SmoothAzeros @luna12780 @Krafty_Kuts @thinkDaniel @willits @illaqueen @LakeatLarge @ErinHamelin @think_likeafox @AmandaCosco @planegal @mrktcollective @Bryson8bitNinja @L_Festa @cloudsteppers @KotowAccord (apologies to those I’ve forgotten). Please follow all these people because they are amazing.
But ultimately, this blog is a tale of artistic creation, one where participation from others is welcomed and nothing is necessarily off limits. It has given me a unique outlet and is an attempt at exploring the amorphous concept of the “Frequency Horizon.” And as vague as the idea remains, the potency of it in my mind only gets stronger, and I’ve really enjoyed fleshing it out post by post. You will have your own chance to offer up your own interpretations in the coming weeks as I launch a contest meant to spark your imagination.
So definitely don’t touch that dial. Big tings are on the horizon. Big tings.
A different sort of mountain climbing
When you flip on the TV you’ll often see tourism commercials promoting various getaway destinations featuring stunning fly-by shots of climbers reaching crazy heights with an intense waterfall in the background or something.
But here in the foothills often the urban architecture mirrors the natural environment (even if the activity going on inside tends to be based around exploiting it). And mountains are a common theme.
Harnessing the breathable stuff
There was much to-do about the a Calgary school’s plan to build a wind turbine on the school grounds with taxpayer dollars recently. The idea was the power plant would pay for itself soon enough and the kids would get a valuable lesson in environmental stewardship.
Modern windmills have become a symbol of our age, representing progress, innovation and corporate social responsibility. But often they can easily be noted as a lightening rod for controversy. Even environmentalists end up having a problems with them at times.
In the case of the proposed 47-metre schoolyard turbine, not only did the right wingers have a field day in the papers, but one independent expert wrote in that given current wind speeds on location at Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School, it wouldn’t even be a profitable venture.
Eventually the plans were scrapped. I’m sure the kids have learned a few things about politics, media and economics though.