Ross Cairns

@rc101
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I design and code creative applications of technology with stunning visual executions, immersive 3D content, and networked user experiences.
Websiterosscairns.com
Ross CairnsJul 25, 2025
kottke.orgJul 24, 2025
The Kottke.org Rolodex. I’ve added a blogroll to the site; it’s a list of websites and people that I follow — “kindred spirits, friends, open web enthusiasts, role models, fellow travelers, and collaborators”. https://kottke.org/25/07/the-kottkeorg-rolodex
The Kottke.org Rolodex

Over the weekend, I added a new feature to the site that, for now, is only accessible from the front page of the site, right after

kottke.org
Ross CairnsJun 30, 2025
Stephan HeuelJun 26, 2025

This such a wonderful and insightful "scroll-article" about AI by Christoph Niemann.
Take your time and experience the article. One profound insight among many:

"Automating the creation of art is like automating life, so you can make it to the finish line faster."

(Gift 🎁 link)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/23/magazine/ai-art-artists-illustrator.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R08.MYpw.eD6wJ8bO7qGo&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Ross CairnsMar 17, 2024
Corey S PowellMar 15, 2024

This is the surface of a comet! Dust is swirling around the surface of Comet 67/P -- captured in 2016 by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft, processing by Jacint Roger Perez.

Still one of the most remarkable scenes in space exploration.

#space #science #astronomy #ESA

Ross CairnsFeb 20, 2024

https://www.moriareviews.com/films-about-virtual-reality

Films About Virtual Reality

Films About Virtual Reality - Moria

From Cyberpunk to The Matrix and Star Trek's holodeck, a look at depictions of Virtual Reality on movie screens

Moria - The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Ross CairnsFeb 12, 2024

> Lets look at the Kalman Filter as a black box. The Kalman Filter has inputs and outputs.

That’s the way to introduce these kinds of topics. Same goes for mat, quats, etc…

https://thekalmanfilter.com/kalman-filter-explained-simply/

Kalman Filter Explained Simply - The Kalman Filter

Tired of equations and matrices? Ready to learn the easy way? This post explains the Kalman Filter simply with pictures and examples!

The Kalman Filter
Ross CairnsFeb 12, 2024
https://newatlas.com/energy/minesto-tidal-kite/
28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid

Minesto's fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it behaves remarkably like a kite underwater. It uses lift generated by tidal flows to fly patterns faster than the currents, harvesting renewable energy.

New Atlas
Ross CairnsFeb 10, 2024

https://geoffboeing.com/2018/07/city-street-orientations-world/

Amazing viz of city orientations

City Street Orientations around the World – Geoff Boeing

Ross CairnsFeb 10, 2024
https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/citizen-science/for-your-processing-pleasure-the-sharpest-pictures-of-jupiters-volcanic-moon-io-in-a-generation/
For Your Processing Pleasure: The Sharpest Pictures of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io in a Generation - NASA Science

NASA’s Juno spacecraft just made the closest flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io that any spacecraft has carried out in more than 20 years. An instrument on this spacecraft called “JunoCam” returned spectacular, high-resolution images—and raw data are now available for you to process, enhance, and investigate. On Dec. 30th, 2023, Juno came within about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of […]