Twisty Passages

I have been using Opera for several months now and have just recently switched back to Firefox because I missed the damn extensions too much. Of course, NOW I miss Opera’s swift performance. If only someone could combine the two. It would be the ultimate browsing superhero: the creative and prolific user-base of Firefox combined with the awesome sleek, streamlined performance of Opera. I find myself going back and forth now, mostly out of guilt.

I’m sorry, Opera! We had a good time together! Really! You GOT me. You understand me. You gave your all to me and I appreciate that. It’s just, you know, Firefox and I had a very deep thing going on for YEARS. You can’t just forget that sort of commitment, that first taste of lusty browser freedom. Firefox was the first cut, baby, and you know what Sheryl Crow says about the first cut…something about it being delivered to Lance Armstrong’s face, or something like that. You know what I mean. You will always be there for me, Opera. You perform the way a real man should, darlin’. But I can’t just abandon Firefox. Not when he’s so…customizable. But don’t worry. I won’t forget you. You’re still there in my bookmarks and on my desktop. I even downloaded the version 9 beta, cause that outfit looks GOOD on you. But don’t ask me to give up Firefox.

I’m simply not a one-browser woman.

10mb .wmv showing the results of a fascinating experiment done by MIT student Cory Lorenz.

“As a project last summer, Lorenz collaborated with [professor of electrical engineering and computer science Markus] Zahn to explore the effects of time-varying magnetic fields on ferrofluids, materials Zahn is exploring for potential applications in nanotechnology” - from here

The ferrofluid morphs into beautiful spirals and patterns, transformed by the magnetic field. The experiments were done a few years back but the video is as astonishing as ever.

Eyes are really easy. I should be working on detailing my other models. But I am a master procrastinator, hence more eyes.