Travis Vocino Experiments in Art, Science & Technology.

Very cool periodic table of elements.

What powers the Heart Nebula?

The large emission nebula dubbed IC 1805 looks, in whole, like a human heart. The nebula glows brightly in red light emitted by its most prominent element: hydrogen. The red glow and the larger shape are all created by a small group of stars near the nebula’s center. A close up [...]

I used to think I might be developing Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Now I don’t think I really have it, except for thinking maybe I do every now and then just from reading something about it. Sort of like getting a papercut and going to WebMD — suddenly you think you have all this [...]

Some 92.5 million consumers will buy online this holiday season, each spending an average of $263. I’m not one of them.
Why is that? I freaking love the internet. I love sitting at home on the couch browsing with my MacBook. However, when I want to buy something, I almost always concede [...]

I found this amusing and insanely frustrating at the same time. Apparently Verizon does not recognize the difference between fractions of a dollar and fractions of a cent. Also check out his blog about the problem. At around timecode 15:00, when the second girl comes on, it really starts to get mind-numbingly [...]

War on Terror - The Board Game or, if you prefer a different catastrophe: “Antarctica - Global Warming.”

I posted this before, and now I’m posting it again (because it’s December again, naturally).
From last year:
For some reason I’m addicted to this “Xmas in Frisko” internet radio stream. It’s basically a mashing of all kinds of out-there Christmas songs. An eclectic mix of genres.
For the past few days we’ve been streaming it [...]