PatesonframeI

At first I thought Paesonframel was a puzzle, but then I realized it was a way to experiment with rhythm and music. Very unique and well done!

Planarity

While I'm doing the whole geek grove this week, I'll wrap it up with Planarity. A great game, check it out!

Physics Songs

From PhysicsSongs.org:

Songs about physics can help students to remember critical concepts and formulas, but perhaps more importantly they communicate the lesson that physics can be fun.

And who doesn't think physics is fun?

l will admit that I was so bored in High School physics class that we used to pass around orajel, because according to one of the girls in the class "it makes saying weird physics words sound funny" I will also however, admit that my High School band had a song about Pi, so I can relate to these songs. Unfortunately, only a handful have recordings (most just have lyrics). So far, my personal favorite is: Stuck in an Infinite Loop.

Music Thing

I've always had a love of music, and a pretty strong music background - I was in a band in college and managed a music store (guitar and drums, not LP and CD) for several years. I'm not sure if it's beacuse of this, or in spite of it, but the Music Thing blog always bring a smile to my face. Their recent entry on Mark Wood has to be my favorite this month:


So, I've written about Mark Wood and his $3,500 seven-string fretted Flying V-shaped violins before. But that was before 'loneguitarist' posted this [4mb QT] video of Mark's old band Voodoo Violince (do you see what he's done there?) In the video he's playing the violin on the left - which has a huge red hand pressing against his chest, and seems to be attached to him by some kind of leather choker.

Cockeyed.com

One of the funniest websites out there. How Much is Inside and Incredible Stuff I Made are probably my favorite sections. Now has a RSS feed, so it's even easier to keep up with the madcap escapades.

Thanks Rob, for hours of blown productivity!

Build your own R2-D2

For the geek with a lot of time on their hands - instructions on how to build your own R2 unit.

Zork in PHP

Ran across this verzion of Zork done in PHP. Watch out for grues!

Sudoku of the Day

Sudoku puzzles are a great mental challenge. Basically they are the numerical equivalent of crossword puzzles. The Sudoku site has a nice how-to on solving the puzzles.