OK Go's new clip for This Too Shall Pass - a giant two storey Rube Goldberg Machine

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I can’t think of a way they can possibly top this clip. Brilliantly shot in High Def, beautifully choreographed, and perfectly synchronised. If you liked their treadmill clip (symbolically shattered half way through) you’ll love how clever this is. It also knowingly nods to the Internet and Youtube crowd (did I see the mars rover? Something like the water bird that Homer uses to press the “any” key when he works from home? An OK Go concert rendered in Lego?).

What a joyful and exciting clip from a band that knows how to engage their audience. Bravo!

Microsoft has a sense of Humour

People here are always joking that my boss and I need to clone ourselves. Usually because computers seem to only behave when we’re peeking over someone’s shoulders. With the “Digital Education Revolution” (more computers per school), having a clone seems like it might be the only way to keep on top of it all.

Seems someone at Microsoft has a sense of humour about it, and sent us this clever “cloning kit” to promote their range of management tools and software licensing options. I though it very clever.

Microsoft has a sense of
        humour

Kinda seems a bit naughty!

How my Avatar differs from my Real Face (a guide)

While I was changing my Twitter picture I noticed that the service suggests that to be more personable and connect better I should use a picture of myself, rather than a random image as an avatar. Currently I use an avatar I created about two years ago that also doubles as my logo for business materials. I crafted it specially to capture something about me while still being abstract enough to hide my physical flaws. It was never about hiding behind a picture, I thought it was a nice way to promote myself consistently.

My avatar and
        logo

My logo and avatar for the last two years: E01

So tonight I thought I’d show you just how well my logo captures me, and stop hiding myself from all my new internet friends (I’m looking at you Twitter-buddies). This is me:

the real
        me

This is me… I don’t usually have a
plain white tile as my background.

Now just so you can do a face to face (so to speak) comparison, I’ve handily laid them both out together for you.

avatar vs
        real

When people stop and smile and stare…

AND just in the interests of full disclosure, so you understand that I really do not wish to hide anything from you my loyal reader, I present a (by no means comprehensive) guide to “How my real face differs to that of my Avatar”, to whit:

the
        differences

Spot the differences

So there you have it. My simple guide to what I actually look like. I hope this makes us closer. Now you can be my bestest friends!

How well do your Avatars capture you? Show off your avatar in the comments below!

P.S. Why not check out another post I’m proud of that features illustrations of me? Hair passes forward, screams pass backward.