Bibliodyssey

I'm sure Rob'll fix it in a second, but as I write this the link doesn't seem to work and the site name is spelled wrong.

http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2008/08/early-microscopes.html

I consulted for one of her pieces in Los Angeles. They're even better to see in real life. Giant electromagnets moving iron filings in paraffin oil. The structures that you see on the video are decent sized... maybe 6-12 inches tall (rough estimate as I haven't seen that exact piece in person). It's not some microscopic structure. And they're heavy as hell.

Some of the pieces are modulated by ambient sound or have live video of the sculpture projected up on an adjacent wall. It's great.

If Meerkat's going to give Siggraph a plug, I'll plug Ars Electronica.

For those who want to look up the paper, it's in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, not Nature Neuroscience. Here's the link: http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nrn2473.html (subscription required)

Interesting discussion. However, as much as it appeals to me, I'd really rather not have a one-of-a-kind item that took me forever to design and source.

I'd rather just have a bag to put my stuff in. That way, if it gets ripped, broken, ruined, or stolen, it's no big deal.

It sounds like you'll get a lot of use out of it, so it matters to get something you like, but I'd be wary of getting over-precious about it. Save your time for something else. None of us need more things to worry about.

Thanks for pointing out this interesting story.

However, there is not, as you say, "$2.1 trillion worth of these 'orphaned' mortgages." The $2.1 trillion figure in the article refers to the amount of repackaged mortgages. It's clear that even in this case, the mortgage is not orphaned.

WaMu is trying to service the mortgage, despite their errors. The home "owner" is simply exploiting a technical issue to delay the proceedings. In all fairness, it should be no great burden for WaMu to produce the note. But even if they can't, the case will drag on and eventually Lents will have to pay up or get out.

With his stalling tactics, he's shelling out about $2000 per month in legal fees. That's cheaper than his mortgage is, but there's no indication he'll get to "keep his house".