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Genes are the blueprints of a being, how it is shaped, how it grows and in many ways ev ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Invisibility-and-the-end-of-Earth-365064890 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Invisibility-and-the-end-of-Earth-365064890 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:36:43 PDT Invisibility and the end of Earth nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
1. Invisibility
Invisibility is a popular ability in science fiction and fantasy. There is magical invisibility via spells, potions or cloaks. And there is technologically achieved invisibility in many forms. But if we were to ask the laws of physics, what would actually happen if we did turn invisible?
First, there are two ways to achieve true invisibility. Either light goes through you without any contact, or it goes around you.
And that's the problem. If light doesn't interact with you, then how do you see? No light falls into your eyes either, so you are b ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Protecting-The-Sea-Behind-The-Scenes-354833429 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Protecting-The-Sea-Behind-The-Scenes-354833429 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:06:15 PST Protecting The Sea - Behind The Scenes nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
Today I want to give you an insight into how I help to protect the oceans and how much is involved in it. Nothing is ever as simple as protesting, voicing opinions or dragging dolphins off beaches. A lot of things have to be done from a lot of different angles. Those of us who are in the thick of it are always cog wheels in a larger undertaking. I'm able to tell you how it actually is out there, so I'll try to outline how it all feeds together to reach real goals.

But let me start at the beginning.

Germany is one of the leading countries in switching to renewable energy sources - until 2050, the government plans to rely ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Help-I-m-In-The-Past-D-337179043 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Help-I-m-In-The-Past-D-337179043 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:00:25 PST Help!! I'm In The Past!!! D: nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
Wait ... what is "now", anyway? I ... let's see...

Hmmm, well ... there is no such thing as the "present". All things actually exist at the "same time". It's a huge misconception of people's picture of time.

When an object moves through space, it moves slower through time. If I wave my hand back and forth, its clock runs slower, so it stays behind the rest of me in time. It is now in the past relative to the rest of me. But my hand is still here. If what people call the present were a moment constant in time, then my hand should be gone, as I just sent it into the past. This is true for all pa ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/STOP-THIEF-290557723 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/STOP-THIEF-290557723 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:10:03 PDT STOP, THIEF!! nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
Ha ha ha, best headline ever.

Good, you opened this journal. Don't worry, no art theft shenanigans have transpired that triggered this entry. I merely want to share my thoughts on "ripping off" and "originality" with you, both as an artist and novelist who's been on the Internet for 12 years.
This is not a rant - it's strictly comical, but also educational. I'm known for my laid-back, funny and matter-of-fact attitude :)

I'll give you a different point of view today, because if there is something I despise more than art theft, it's people accusing others ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/A-Quarter-in-four-Quarters-A-Thank-You-283251526 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/A-Quarter-in-four-Quarters-A-Thank-You-283251526 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:15:08 PST A Quarter in four Quarters - A Thank You nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
About one year ago, I returned to deviantArt after a few years of absence.
I was hardly known back then and had a backwater profile and gallery. I began to paint a whole lot and became active in the community, and quickly, I rose to a fair level of fame, something I had never experienced in the 5 years before then. My artistic abilities increased dramatically, as I felt motivated to go on and deliver to all of you.
It is an amazing success story, which I never thought possible after all this time. Now, just one year later, I have received a quarter Million pageviews and have gotten around 17000 watchers - even if a lo ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/The-Day-of-Thor-and-the-7-Planets-281629484 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/The-Day-of-Thor-and-the-7-Planets-281629484 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:45:40 PST The Day of Thor and the 7 Planets nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
Hello Everyone!

Today is not just my birthday; it is also the day of the Norse thunder god Thor, after who I was named. It is a day we call "Thursday". Perhaps you never realized it.

In fact, all the 7 days of the week are named after gods and "planets".

The word planet comes from the ancient Greek word  planētēs, which means wanderer or wandering. A planet was defined as a celestial object that was moving against the background stars, meaning it was a close object, wandering across the sky. In ancient times, you could see 7 of such objects with the bare eye, and thus we had 7 planets. ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Bag-em-and-Tag-em-280329509 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Bag-em-and-Tag-em-280329509 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:28:39 PST Bag 'em and Tag 'em nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
I get tagged several times a day, which is why I usually don't bother responding to these things. Most of the time, the questions aren't all that interesting or well thought through. However, this time I was tagged by my good friend :devnamu-the-orca:, so I am happy to go along with it :)

Here we go.

1. What animals did you see directly (so not on the interwebs or so) today?
Humans and a few seagulls. I also listened to the beautiful song of a bird I couldn't name nor see, but it has left a vivid impression in my memory.

2. If you'd find a fresh roadkill small animal near your house, what would you do with it?
I'd be ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Why-the-World-Shakes-274377647 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Why-the-World-Shakes-274377647 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:16:13 PST Why the World Shakes nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
Have you ever wondered why there have been so many strong earthquakes recently? Well, recently meaning the past few years.
People seem to think that something is going wrong with the Earth and that someone is responsible for it. While that is true in many ways, earthquakes aren't one of those things.
There are 2 reasons why there are more earthquakes now than a few years ago.

Reason 1: Media Coverage
As civilization expands, we get news from provinces previously unreachable. If there were a strong earthquake in a small Chinese town somewhere and nowhere, you wouldn't have heard of it in the past. But nowadays, these ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Nature-News-and-Feature-271705734 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Nature-News-and-Feature-271705734 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:15:22 PST Nature News and Feature nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame Also, Australia's Coral Sea, which happens to be one of my favorite places, is to become the largest Marine Protected Area in the world!

Somehow this gives me hope. Maybe we can still turn things around enough for it to matter :)

Website Feature
Today's web-tip is...

www.artistaday.com

To say it in their own words:
"The mission of Artist A Day is to raise awareness of fine art globally, through establishing personal connections between professional Artist ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Smallish-Update-and-Feature-270215215 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Smallish-Update-and-Feature-270215215 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:32:16 PST Smallish Update and Feature nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
In the meantime, have a look at my well received science quiz #1 from last month. My solutions journal is a treasure of geeky knowledge about the cosmos. Find it here: http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Science-Quiz-1-Results-and-Answers-263542374

Smallish Feature

This one, for its near perfect depiction of a bottlenose dolphin, and a lot of passion for the subject:

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Random Geeky Snippet

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Link to the poll: http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/poll/2343966/
The question was: Which one of these things is false?
And there was indeed only one (:

#1 with 259 votes (32%)
From the moment light is produced in our sun, it takes around 100000 years to reach Earth.

This one is correct. I suppose most of you fell for it, because you remember that light only takes about 8 minutes from the sun to Earth, right? ;)
Light, however, isn't produced on the surface of the sun, but in its core, and it first needs to escape the sun before it can travel to Earth. The sun is a super dense ball of ele ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/A-bow-to-a-friend-256745629 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/A-bow-to-a-friend-256745629 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 13:09:53 PDT A bow to a friend nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame Prints

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// A bow to a friend
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Steve Irwin died today 5 years ago. My current lack of time has prevented me from painting him anew, though I shall do so once I find the time. Until then, feel free to read and heart my tribute letter: http://news.deviantart.com/article/160275/

// A little Feature:

For my friend :devsingarl:

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when we stumbled over each other in the Australian outback in 99, I was young and eager to explore the wild on my own, something you had already achieved long before. I did not know your name, nor your face, and you, ever so humble, appreciated that more than I knew. With me, you were able to be an ordinary man.

Camp Cooee turned upside down with you around, as it sometimes did, despite its location way out in the bush, nestled between the trees. We became friends and brothers in arms for a brief time, and despite my inability to explain the theory of relativity to someone as hyper as you, you still perked up and listened with ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Sharks-are-more-important-than-you-think-256424873 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Sharks-are-more-important-than-you-think-256424873 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:46:49 PDT Sharks are more important than you think nonadult journals/culture/projects DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame
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// Man, I hate moving
In the past few weeks I've been busy with moving preparations, though they aren't all that moving, actually. Mid-September I'm going to move to a different city, going back to University, which too is a lot to prepare for. So in case you are wondering why I'm not as active as I used to be, this is the reason. Moving in and of itself is interesting when you go to a new p ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/On-DD-suggestions-and-a-feature-227643668 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/On-DD-suggestions-and-a-feature-227643668 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:04:02 PDT On DD suggestions and a feature. nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame Prints

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// DDs made easy!

With my recent poll about suggesting DDs, it has become apparent that most people don't know how to do this or find it difficult and cumbersome. Well no problem! If you use firefox, there is a great userscript that makes suggesting as easy as clicking a button:

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This script adds a button "suggest DD" right under the favorite button, and when you click it, ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Let-There-Be-Scapes-217879560 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Let-There-Be-Scapes-217879560 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:20:55 PDT Let There Be Scapes! nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame Prints

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// Scapes Photography Feature
Landscapes, waterscapes, skyscapes - they all fascinate me to an endless degree!
Many people focus on characters and creatures far too much, forgetting the serenity and beauty of the realms around them. If drawing characters is not your strength, if you find it very hard to get anatomy right, try painting scapes! My canvas has long since been a window, a window both to this wo ]]> http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Artist-Feature-Ebonenee-218525719 http://darksilverflame.deviantart.com/journal/Artist-Feature-Ebonenee-218525719 Tue, 24 May 2011 08:18:47 PDT Artist Feature: Ebonenee nonadult journals/personal DarkSilverflame http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darksilverflame.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 *DarkSilverflame @DarkSilverflame Prints

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// Artist Feature

This week's feature goes to :devEbonenee:, a fellow marine mammal enthusiast from Australia. Ebony doesn't restrict herself to wildlife art, as she also likes to dabble in fantasy, mainly focusing on dragons! How surprising, given that she comes from the land of the lizzzzards :3

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// Artist Feature

Today I'd like to feature my good friend ~namu-the-orca, who is an outstanding marine mammal artist with a keen eye for detail and probably the only person in the world who knows how to draw minke whales.
If you like cetaceans (whales and dolphins), or if you look for references on all the different species, this is where you'll find it!

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// Macro Feature
I love macro photography, how it drags you into the world of microcosm and shows you its beauty.
Here's an overdue feature for you to enjoy :aww:

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