That Canadian

at the risk of sounding like a total e-creep, there’s...

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:02:41 -0400

at the risk of sounding like a total e-creep, there’s something incredibly sexy about this photo

aside from being a great song, the music video for fatboy...

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:58:10 -0400

aside from being a great song, the music video for fatboy slim’s ‘don’t let the man bring you down’ has seven alternate endings. i’m having a blast trying to find them all:

A song made entirely out of windows chimes

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:52:10 -0400

A song made entirely out of windows chimes: apologies if this is older then the internet, but I love the transparency of the whole thing - you can see the composer piece the song together as he imagines it. yes, i know it’s cut together, but you still get a great sense of the creative process

How to bring an illegal weapon to the battlefield:

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:41:54 -0400

“We no longer accept the term thermobaric [for the AGM-114N] as there is no internationally agreed definition,” said an MoD spokesman. “We call it an enhanced blast weapon.”

The redefinition has allowed British forces to use the weapons legally, but is undermined by the publicity of their manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, which markets them as thermobaric.”

Link

TechCrunch Lite: All the articles, minus Steve Gillmore

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:53:08 -0400

TechCrunch Lite: All the articles, minus Steve Gillmore:

Removes great posts like this one:

Who controls TinyURL (or Snurl or other URL shortener) controls the high ground in the battle for the Internet platform. Here’s why: Our brains are wired to protect ourselves from threats to our food, oxygen, and water sources. Most attacks on our supply chains come from those closest to us, our families, friends, business associates, and combinations of those groups.

We handle nourishment requests from our loved ones by sharing, which is another way of saying dividing the materials to just above the point where each portion proves insufficient. Children come first since quieting their cries reduces the possibility of alerting outsiders while requiring relatively small amounts compared to peers. Then the spouse or friend is satisfied, setting up a social interaction around the breaking of bread. “Let’s grab a bite and talk about the deal.”

"Ventriloquist dummyWON'T SHUT UP & has KILLED all my other ventriloquist dummies" - The king of strange ebay feedback

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:18:00 -0400

"Ventriloquist dummyWON'T SHUT UP & has KILLED all my other ventriloquist dummies" - The king of strange ebay feedback

"the way i see it is, nothing happens after we die so if i end up in hell, i’ll consider..."

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:36:25 -0400

“

the way i see it is, nothing happens after we die

so if i end up in hell, i’ll consider myself lucky

”

- Jack

Robert Kramph is the high school science teacher I wish we all had. Every week he puts out an...

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:08:56 -0400

Robert Kramph is the high school science teacher I wish we all had. Every week he puts out an incredibly professional and entertaining science experiment.

There’s a hint of Gary Veynerchuck in this man

The Black App splits its application into a number of different...

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:33:07 -0400

The Black App splits its application into a number of different tiers, each limited to a certain number of registrations. It’s the same concept that credit card companies use, but on the web.

I signed up for the black account and I don’t even have an iphone, but it sure made me feel warm and fuzzy inside when I got the confirmation email. The only flaw I can think of is that the system will likely get you a lot of one-time registrations. Seth Goodin would probably hate this thing.

When a shaving model cuts his face, I bet its the same kind of awkward moment as after a premature...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:55:22 -0400

When a shaving model cuts his face, I bet its the same kind of awkward moment as after a premature ejaculation when shooting a porno.

“Did he just… aww, hell! That’s $5000 down the drain Billy!”

Twitter monetary idea #1

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:31:00 -0400

Twitter’s starting to really shine as a flexible data backend for a number of so-called barnacle applications. The service gives developers the ability to add tremendously powerful data inputs instantly; it takes care of nearly every possible option - SMS/IM/Email/Web forms - and can be monitored through a powerful API.

If I were twitter I might consider offering ‘pro’ versions of this service; slightly more flexible and customizable plans with the promise of increased uptime or the like.

Hicksdesign reskins Google reader

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:04:59 -0400

Hicksdesign reskins Google reader:

Google reader is one of my essential sites, but the cluttered design has always annoyed me. Clearly Jason Hicks feels the same way, because he released an incredible skin that truly demonstrates the power of CSS.

This is an oldie, but I wish I’d found out about it before.

Seeing this kind of stuff always makes me want to rush out and...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:07:00 -0400

Seeing this kind of stuff always makes me want to rush out and buy a sketchpad and set of pencils.

found on eatsleepdraw

I’m not typically impressed by promotional posters, but the images used on the cover of the...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:03:00 -0400

I’m not typically impressed by promotional posters, but the images used on the cover of the user’s manual for Cross pens (yes, you need instructions to use a pen now) have such a perfect attitude:

They’ve covered every base here - the modern day woman, the broody traveller, the suave young businessman. They’ve even got some great little touches; the phone number on the matchbox, for example - no doubt left by some Parisian model.

On change

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:57:00 -0400

I’ve been reading the daily webcomic Sinfest for a little over four years; it’s one of my daily destinations, after digg and google reader.

It’s no surprise that the artist’s style has changed after 8 years of drawing these cartoons 7 days a week. Scanning over them, you can really track certain points in the Tat’s life; months where he’s going through a lot of stress, months where he’s mellow. As the artist matures though, some of his original audience are rebelling. I stumbled into his message board the other day and came across an interesting argument by his fans, in which two of them vehemently (and I’m talking 4-5 paragraphs each) argue against the old Sinfest vs. the new Sinfest.

It’s an interesting position to be in as an artist. Do you keep doing what your audience wants or do you draw from the hip, ignoring the reaction?

"Freedom of speech doesn’t protect speech that you like, freedom of speech protects speech that..."

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:18:54 -0400

“Freedom of speech doesn’t protect speech that you like, freedom of speech protects speech that you hate.”

- Ron Jeremy

Dragonball, the movie?

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:34:00 -0400

Dragonball, the movie?: Turns out they’re making a live-action dragonball movie. I never saw the original series as a kid, but this just strikes me as a bad idea

The quickies project at MIT’s Media Labs has one of the...

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:31:56 -0400

The quickies project at MIT’s Media Labs has one of the best overviews i’ve seen in a long while. Great brief placed on top of the perfect image.

"When you prove yourself wrong, that’s progress"

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:05:46 -0400

“When you prove yourself wrong, that’s progress”

- Neil Turok, explaining the process involved in developing his new model of the big bang

aarontait: The Canadian iPhone (via aarontait)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:12:02 -0400

aarontait:

The Canadian iPhone (via aarontait)