Triffid gets WordPress’d

Welcome to the new triffid.org site. I’m very excited to rationalise a site that has suffered with age and become rather raggedy. It’s been pointed out to me by friends however, that there lay some of triffid’s charm, so I’m hoping to re-instate the silly along with the rather shinier, streamlined design. There are lots … Read more

No more FTP Blogger – I’ll be off then..

Woe, Blogger, woe. Very disappointed to see that you have decided to discontinue the FTP, static publishing option that I have used for, 11, yes 11 years. I’ve been there from the start. I even gave you money for ‘Pro’ before Google bought you. I got a hoodie as a thank you. I did wonder … Read more

Take that, Honda Cog

Those OK Go boys have done it again. After the viral success of the “treadmill routine” video for Here it goes again comes a playful Mousetrap / Honda Cog inspired piece. Great tune too. Update: This is in fact a Rube Goldberg machine; a complex machine that performs a simple task, named after the American … Read more

Tiger Tiger

Great bit of mobile, digital art from artist Karolina Sobecka – a projected Tiger whose animation is linked to the acceleration of a car. As the car speeds up the image of a tiger begins to run and as the car slows, so too does the tiger. Also, more mammalian action as artist Nikhil Kirsh … Read more