Tag Archives: Dirigible

Dirigible Avatars

By alex | Published: 5/16/2011
Not quite Blade Runner, but I like the idea of presenting myself in physical spaces as a giant airbag…
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Alter Career

By alex | Published: 12/3/2009
Thanks in part to Prof. Eco, and the model of the Pillow Book, my blog needs more lists. Careers I might have enjoyed (and may yet), instead of being full-time faculty: 1. Inventor / Engineer 2. Architect / Urban Planner 3. Astronaut 4. Novelist 5. Stunt man 6. Ship’s captain 7. Actor 8. Intelligence analyst [...]
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Fishavator

By alex | Published: 11/26/2009
Near-neutral-buoyancy + Goldfish crackers = fun!
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A steampunk comes out

By alex | Published: 7/25/2008
Remember when I was crawling around the attic, looking for my old Planters-peanut-man Halloween costume? I didn’t donate it to the children’s theater, like I told you. I salvaged the monocle, top hat, and cane, combined them with a swallowtail tuxedo, and stole away to a midnight screening of the underrated masterpiece The League of [...]
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Festo AirJelly

By alex | Published: 5/12/2008
You know how to get my attention: encephalopod robot dirigibles Those three keywords are enough to get me excited. But who wouldn’t get excited by this:
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Wireless Balloons

By alex | Published: 2/20/2008
I’ve been talking about this for years, and people seem to just think I’m crazy, but it looks like Google doesn’t. It looks like they will be investing in Space Data Corp’s floating SkyWiFi. Basically, these are hydrogen-filled WiFi repeaters floating around at high altitudes and providing internet and cell-phone coverage in rural areas. I [...]
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Imaginary dirigibles

By alex | Published: 6/1/2004
You know how some people have imaginary friends? Until today, I had an imaginary blimp. I was reading the post over on WorldChanging about the return of the airship as a travel alternative. I am prepared to sound really dumb here, but I thought there already was an existing route between Brunei and Hong Kong. [...]
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