I love robots, and I love dogs, but I’m not fond of robot dogs. Vancouver, BC. I run Distinct Variation(s), a graphic design/web development business. I also work for Canadian Literature, an academic literary journal. I make things and put them here: matthewgruman.com iLike Vimeo Flickr My email address is my first name @ my full name dot com.Tumblr (3.0; @matthewgruman)http://matthew.gruman.org/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyw9k1K7wh1qzniowo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blownspeakers.tumblr.com/post/431610593/via" class="tumblr_blog">blownspeakers</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>(<a href="http://twitter.com/buddyhead/status/10104634139">via</a>)</p></blockquote>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/431709673http://matthew.gruman.org/post/431709673Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:15:21 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mUCRZzhbHH0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mUCRZzhbHH0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Pedigree Dogs ad shot 1000 FPS using the Phantom camera (<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/02/video-dogs-in-slow-m.html">via</a>)</p>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/429172980http://matthew.gruman.org/post/429172980Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:49:42 -0800http://matthew.gruman.org/post/428553771http://matthew.gruman.org/post/428553771Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:26:13 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e1-XpOR7ZUc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e1-XpOR7ZUc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/422010416/the-return-of-corey-blade" class="tumblr_blog">tylerriewer</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The return of Corey Blade…</p></blockquote>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/422220054http://matthew.gruman.org/post/422220054Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:21:49 -0800“Wouldn’t it be funny… …if the ONLY thing created by humans which survives the eventual sun...http://matthew.gruman.org/post/405295469http://matthew.gruman.org/post/405295469Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:51 -0800“Obviously then a Woman is not to be irritated as long as she is in a position where she can...http://matthew.gruman.org/post/397583143http://matthew.gruman.org/post/397583143Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:40:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky23dbqNVq1qz53mho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I tried Starbucks’ Via (instant coffee) today. Keeping in mind that Starbucks hovers around #5 on my list of “Places I buy coffee,” it’s not bad. It tastes like Starbucks coffee but with a slight twinge of that typical instant coffee aftertaste. Easily the best instant coffee I’ve ever had.</p> <p>It won’t replace fresh coffee, but I’m definitely taking a few packages next time I’m on a plane.</p>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/397159799http://matthew.gruman.org/post/397159799Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:22:23 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky21ir15Ef1qz53mho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m photogenic</p>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/397101411http://matthew.gruman.org/post/397101411Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:42:27 -0800Travis: quick question what's the print screen button on a mac? Matthew: Apple-Shift 3 for full...http://matthew.gruman.org/post/393791428http://matthew.gruman.org/post/393791428Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:56:31 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BQbQGn_rqTw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BQbQGn_rqTw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><blockquote class="quote"> We are an idea in the process of being realized.<br/> We are young.<br/> We are cultures strung together then woven into a tapestry and the design is what makes us more than the sum totals of our history.<br/> We are an experiment going right for a change. </blockquote> <p>—”We Are More” by Shane Koyczan (from the Opening Ceremonies)</p>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/393236217http://matthew.gruman.org/post/393236217Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:10:00 -0800<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="400" height="666" id="videoplayer.prt1" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://gilscottheron.net/widget/gilscottheronalbum.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><embed src="http://gilscottheron.net/widget/gilscottheronalbum.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="400" height="666" name="videoplayer.prt1" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>New Gil Scott-Heron album</p>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/384053643http://matthew.gruman.org/post/384053643Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:14:32 -0800“As George Woodcock teaches us: our freedom as a city is a tradition that should be protected...http://matthew.gruman.org/post/380567179http://matthew.gruman.org/post/380567179Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:57:13 -0800Greg: i bought a lime at safeway that is the size and shape of a large lemon Matthew: i bought a...http://matthew.gruman.org/post/362036527http://matthew.gruman.org/post/362036527Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:43:06 -0800<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://matthew.gruman.org/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/355329391/tumblr_kwvvz2FAzg1qz53mh&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Nina Simone - “I Shall Be Released”</p> <p>Why I love Nina Simone: the first 15 seconds of the this recording*</p> <p>* also the last 15 seconds** </p> <p>** and everything that happens between the first and last 15 seconds</p>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/355329391http://matthew.gruman.org/post/355329391Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:23:00 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwv2xoB54a1qzg9emo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(<a href="http://blownspeakers.tumblr.com/post/354612328/bobbydigital-via-if-you-understand-it" class="tumblr_blog">blownspeakers</a>)</p>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/354619945http://matthew.gruman.org/post/354619945Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:48:31 -0800Girl 1: and there's just more of then in the arts scene Girl 2: yeah, cause it's more...http://matthew.gruman.org/post/348590657http://matthew.gruman.org/post/348590657Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:22:16 -0800dah dah dah dah dah ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh: I get a lot of funny search terms leading people to my sites,...http://matthew.gruman.org/post/347639015http://matthew.gruman.org/post/347639015Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:48:36 -0800<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://matthew.gruman.org/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/346269226/tumblr_kwm18zMT371qz53mh&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Rheostatics - “Deconstruct Me, Claire”</p> <p>Paul Quarrington <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hZtawf03bmhuHLcRKUCRByg1EuLA">passed away this morning</a>. He was one of the best.</p>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/346269226http://matthew.gruman.org/post/346269226Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:41:23 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwd60bpEVU1qz53mho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>The Carrot Caviar Experiments</h2> <p>I made some <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Carrot-Caviar/">carrot caviar</a> today, and it’s pretty awesome. Unfortunately, my scale is a piece of shit (who knew that a $3 scale from China with “Digital Scale” as the brand name wouldn’t work right?) so the ratios were off, but it still worked out. Just a little jubblier than I’d hoped. They really do taste just like carrot juice with a jello-like outer layer.</p> <p>I ran it through a bunch of tests:</p> <ol> <li> <strong>Hot water:</strong> No change in taste or texture</li> <li> <strong>Boiling water:</strong> Slight volume increase, but otherwise no real change</li> <li> <strong>Hot pan:</strong> Lost a bit of volume</li> <li> <strong>Hot pan with oil:</strong> No chance in taste or texture</li> <li> <strong>Hot oven (450F):</strong> Pruned a bit, but otherwise no change</li> <li> <strong>Microwave (30 seconds):</strong> No change in taste or texture</li> <li> <strong>Dropping on the floor:</strong> No change in taste or texture (we’ll pretend this was intentional)</li> <li> <strong>Squeezing:</strong> Juice bursts out</li> </ol> <p>In other words, the only thing that really alters these things is direct pressure. I’m completely surprised by all of it; especially the hot oven. I figured that would dry it out right away, but ten minutes later, no change. I’ve also got some in the freezer, fridge, and on the counter to see how it stands up to them.</p> <p>I’m really hopeful that they hold up to freezing because I think it would be an awesome way to make a dark chocolate dessert. Little tiny balls of chocolate, maybe with some white vanilla ones speckled around; mmmmmmm. I think olive caviar in a martini will look amazing too.</p>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/338124854http://matthew.gruman.org/post/338124854Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:45:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwbwwoXOYc1qz53mho1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://matthew.gruman.org/post/337086028http://matthew.gruman.org/post/337086028Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:31:36 -0800