Tag: magic
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Meetup Magic
As I come to the end of a week in Mexico with ~400 of my the smartest, friendliest, open-source-loving geeks I could wish to know, I come to realise that Automattic's meetups are just... magical.
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It's a bit hard to perform close-up magic to an audience 40 metres deep, so I pre-recorded my favourite card trick! Then I talked over it, explaining to colleagues from my division why it's my favourite bit of slight-of-hand, and what great magic tricks have in common with great code.
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Dan, standing on a stage, holding up five fingers while a video screen behind him shows a close-up of his hands displaying five playing cards.
I feel like I'm likely to have to perform a lot more illusions at the bar later today!
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Found GC7B9CP Platform 9 3/4
This checkin to GC7B9CP Platform 9 3/4 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Even on a Monday morning the muggles are lining up to hold the trolley. Not me. As an actual magician, I've no need for such frivolities. Instead, as I'm passing anyway on my way to a train …
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Having lost the (stupid, proprietary) charging cable for my smartwatch, and not been able to find it for several days, I've undertaken the magical ritual that's most-certain to make it reappear: ordering a replacement one.
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For World Book Day (which here in the UK is marked a month earlier than the rest of the world) the kids' school invited people to come "dressed as a word".
As usual, the kids and teachers participated along with only around two other adults. But of course I was one of them.
This year, I was "magical".
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Dan, a white man with long hair (tied back) and a beard, stands in a Cotswolds-esque village green wearing a black jacket and holding three large novelty playing cards and a magic wand.
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[Bloganuary] Fun Five
Five things I do for fun: code, magic, piano, play, learn. Let's dig into those a little...
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The Secret of Magic
I'm currently doing a course, through work, delivered by BetterOn Video. The aim of the course is to improve my video presentation skills, in particular my engagement with the camera and the audience.
I made this video based on the week 2 prompt "make a video 60-90 seconds long about something you're passionate about". The idea came from a blog post I wrote back in 2014. -
"Ribbon", by Eric Chien
Eric Chien (YouTube)
Possibly the most-spectacular and well-delivered magic routine I've ever seen. I've watched it about a dozen times so far, and loved it every single one of them. -
Magician vs. Gambler vs. Cardist
https://youtu.be/bxYAQ00thVA (youtu.be)
Four Suits Magic -
Split A Note
Trying out a new magic trick. Have you got change for a £30? Can you help me split a note?
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The Magician
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Somebody in /r/MegaLoungeVI asked me what my favourite magic trick is. So I turned on the webcam and made this...
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Too Many Cards
This week, Dan performed a magic trick (via webcam) for some friends in an exclusive part of Reddit. And then he thought he should share it with you, too.
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[Off-topic] I've made a tool that helps /r/MagicSecrets folks find one another.
Please forgive the non-magic talk, but I wanted to share with you something I made recently. It's a plugin you can install into your web browser that does this (pic).
What's that? It's a top hat and wand alongside the name of /r/MagicSecrets folks. It's only visible to other /r/MagicSecrets folks, of course, but it's … -
I don't normally let anybody see magic tricks I'm still rehearsing until I'm absolutely happy with them. But this one's for you, MegaManLounge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSKM7eLJd3c