Monthly Archives: September 2008

portland japanese garden

Posted on 28 September 2008 by jnewton

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Went down to Chapman Elementary School in NW Portland the other night to see the swifts. Vaux Swifts, in the tens of thousands, roost in the school’s chimney in September before heading off to warmer climes. A crowd gathers each … Continue reading →

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supercolliderdangermusic

Posted on 14 September 2008 by jnewton

A (partial) ring of colliding blocks. This bit of noise was inspired by Allen Bukoff’s “Danger Music 2008” (still from video), which had me thinking about noise, and by the recent firing up of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, … Continue reading →

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theoretical cabinet

Posted on 13 September 2008 by jnewton

Went on a walking tour of Tilburg, Netherlands in Portland last night – The Portland Tour of Tilburg. Khris Soden led a group of about 30 folks around downtown Portland pointing out, amid our familiar geography, the well-known sites of … Continue reading →

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