Hello.

Have you ever had to keep a secret? I've got some news to share and I can't share it until tomorrow. Don't worry though, it's good news and I'll fill you in at around this time tomorrow. For now, there's this...


I missed the Grammys last night. Looks like some people who were watching missed the memo about Bon Iver.
http://who-is-bon-iver.tumblr.com/ - especially 'Who is Bonny Bear' http://who-is-bon-iver.tumblr.com/post/17555836084/bonnybear
(Much more frightening is people asking 'Who is Paul McCartney?' though: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/who-is-paul-mccartney)

Oh, RIP Whitney Houston of course.
But quick, hike the price of her greatest hits album.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/feb/13/whitney-houston-album-price

Louis vs Rick
(If cats could IM, they'd still be dicks.)
http://louisvsrick.com/

'How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy'
Toxoplasma gondii might be making crazy cat lady crazy.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy/8873/

Less technical readers may wish to skip this; a terrifying/fascinating look behind the scenes at Tumblr. Ever wondered how their systems work, and how much data they're handling? Now's your chance to read about it in a lot of terse detail and learn some interesting lessons from their pain.
http://highscalability.com/blog/2012/2/13/tumblr-architecture-15-billion-page-views-a-month-and-harder.html
[via @simonw]

Looks like Leila's first 'The Event' event went well.
http://www.sarahdobbs.com/10-things-ive-learned-about-the-end-of-the-world/

BERG were named as #44 most innovative company by Fast Company. (Only #44?)
http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2012/berg
(full list: http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2012/full-list)

Underwater dog photography
Wow.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150776873218018.502767.393450018017&type=3
[via @char_coleman]

Painting with sound
Gorgeous work from Martin Klimas. I like the photograph on the 3rd page.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/15/magazine/painting-with-sound.html

Painting with particle accelerators
http://shockfossils.deviantart.com
(and especially http://shockfossils.deviantart.com/art/Standing-Wave-194474729?q=gallery%3Ashockfossils%2F11974910&qo=5
and http://shockfossils.deviantart.com/art/Standing-wave-edge-view-245925123?q=gallery%3Ashockfossils%2F11974910&qo=4)

Painting with paint
'The Whimsical Street Art of Nomerz'
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/02/the-whimsical-street-art-of-nomerz


Yours sincerely
Roo

Roo Reynolds
@rooreynolds
http://tinyletter.com/rooreynolds