It’s a sobering feeling to know that in parts of the world (and even in our own backyard) natural disasters are taking a toll on so many lives. One moment you can worrying about so many things and suddenly, when disaster strikes, those issues all seem ridiculously trivial. I cannot fathom what the people in Sendai must be going through.
To kind of know the level of the destruction check out his video of the aftermath:
There are heaps of ways to donate:
Save The Children: Mobilising to provide immediate humanitarian relief in the shape of emergency health care and provision of non-food items and shelter. Call 1800 76 00 11 or visit http://www.savethechildren.org.au
Red Cross: Donors can contribute to the relief efforts by calling 800-733-27677 or visiting http://www.redcross.org. Each text message is a $10 donation to the Red Cross, which will be added to the donors’ next cellphone bill.
Mercy Corps: Mercy Corp has not sent its own team to Japan but it set up a donation fund for its partner, Peace Winds Japan, and its emergency assistance on the ground. To make a donation, call 888-747-7440 or visit http://www.mercycorps.org/donate/japan.
Medical Teams International: Medical Teams International is also on alert and staying closely in touch with its nine partners along the coast and in Japan. To donate to Medical Teams International, visit http://www.medicalteams.org.
World Vision Canada: World Vision is among the first organisations to begin relief work by distributing emergency supplies and sending highly-trained staff to assess and respond to the most urgent needs. To donate, visit http://www.worldvision.ca/give-a-gift/Pages/Pacific-Tsunami.aspx
Medecins Sans Frontiers: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 60 countries. MSF workers are already on ground in Japan, assessing the situation. For more visit http://www.msf.org/msf/donations/donations_home.cfm
So everyone I implore you to dig deep and look into you hearts. Let’s help make a real difference in the lives of people you will never meet but will be eternally grateful.
Hello fellow humans,
The following prophetic warnings come courtesy of Sam and Eileen. Thank you for your contributions in letting the world know of the impending dangers that will soon enslave the human race!
Anyways, it seems that my robot apocalypse theory has sparked some interesting information. Sam pointed out to me that there is a professor Kevin Warrick in England who is a specialist in cybernetics and he believes that scenarios such as downloading information into your mind (ala the matrix) is not out of the question:
So this week I had contracted the infamous swine flu (or so I think, they didn’t actually test me per say, they just gave me the drugs and sent me home). That being said, I was confined to my house for the next 3 days which were boring as hell! So I had to occupy my time somehow. And this is what I came up with!
Now this bad boy was wholly created in after effects. There is no 3d per say, although of course, good ol Optimus here is created using 3d solids in after effects, so technically it is 3d, but no external 3d apps. I am not the greatest animator, but I am going to get some 3d animation tests on here eventually and in the foreseable future, show you guys how I created this bad boy!
Robogeddon
~noun : An event in future history where the end of the world comes about as a result of robots enslaving the human race.
see also : “Terminator 2 : Judgement day” , “I, Robot”, “A.I”, “Robots”
You know, some people ask me “Nick, how do you think the end of the world will come about?” At this point, I tell everyone to sit down and listen to this tale of woe and suffering.
My suspicions arose when I saw the movie “I, Robot”.
After watching it wanted to see how far robotic technology had come and to my surprise, it wasn’t too far off from what I saw in the movie.
