June 2010
1 post
Mashup DJ Girl Talk Deconstructs Samples From Feed... →
April 2010
24 posts
Magazine Preview - The Data-Driven Life -... →
Another person I’m friendly with, Mark Carranza — he also makes his living with computers — has been keeping a detailed, searchable archive of all the ideas he has had since he was 21. That was in…
Courthouse Centennial →
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These were shot by one of my friends from Aberdeen who is a photojournalist.
The Grays Harbor County courthouse in Montesano turned 100 and the newspaper did a story on it….
Cream of Wheat 1956 ad: breakfast is better with... →
This 1956 Cream of Wheat ad invites doting parents to improve their kids’ breakfast experience by adding an enormous scoop of ice-cream to their hot cereal: “It’s your favorite hot wheat…
The Quest For French Fry Supremacy Part 1 →
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These guys take their french fries seriously.
posted by Dave Arnold
I consider myself a fry-expert, and I believe almost anything can be fried to good or great effect. I deep fry…
everythinginthesky: Suddenly it all makes sense. →
everythinginthesky: Suddenly it all makes sense.
The domestic disasters of As Seen on TV →
I’ve fallen into YouTube and I can’t get back up.
“You can’t make this stuff up, folks,” Part II:... →
“You can’t make this stuff up, folks,” Part II: The KFC Edition Look closely at the KFC Bucket of Hope. Very closely. Are you looking very closely at the KFC Bucket of Hope? Okay. Do you see…
YOU! LOOK AT ME! RESPOND! →
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Ok I actually laughed until I cried.
Aren’t you tired of non-interactive board games that don’t constantly yell at you? ANSWER ME! Thanks again to Conan the Librarian for
Quick and wild trekking on Vancouver Island →
You know a trek is badass when it was created along a rugged coast to rescue shipwreck survivors. When its Wikipedia article is loaded with phrases like “surge channels” and “impassable…
Chemical-free cleaning in a raygun-like package →
Those crazy-looking devices are not bottles, though they hold bottles inside; the photo is deceptive in that the objects are around a foot tall, about the size of some power drills. So what…
Winscape: the future of your view →
Winscape, a combination of two 46-inch Panasonic TC-P4610 plasma screens, a Mac, a Wii remote, a custom-built IR-emitting necklace, and an iPhone app, creates a panorama through two…
Networked Networks Are Prone to Epic Failure |... →
Networked Networks Are Prone to Epic Failure | Wired Science | Wired.com
Robot Mouth (via MrSatansChannel) →
Robot Mouth (via MrSatansChannel)
Networked Networks Are Prone to Epic Failure |... →
Curious Cook in the New York Times: Cilantro... →
In today’s column I write about the flavor of fresh coriander leaves, and how it is that they can be eaten with pleasure in much of the world but taste inedibly soapy to many people in the U.S. In…
Segway Rover Live-Firing Range Robots (via... →
Segway Rover Live-Firing Range Robots (via spooniep)
MIT Researchers Harness Viruses To Split Water →
ByronScott writes “A team of researchers at MIT has just announced that they have successfully modified a virus to split apart molecules of water, paving the way for an efficient and…
Lindstrom & Stromgren's amazing... →
Swedish designers Sanna Lindstrom and Sigrid Stromgren have collaborated to bring you the Grand Central table, an expandable piece of furniture inspired by a pop-up map of New York….
The world's most remote restaurant? →
Somehow I doubt the veracity of this, but an e-mail forward asserts that the mountaintop restaurant in China pictured above offers diners a free lunch…if they can navigate the torturous…
Plants Vs Zombies characters recreated as lawn... →
Well done, Moose Gueydan!
Plants Vs Zombies characters recreated as lawn ornaments
Plants Vs Zombies characters recreated as lawn... →
Well done, Moose Gueydan!
Plants Vs Zombies characters recreated as lawn ornaments
A Radical Cockpit Upgrade Southwest Fliers Will... →
The move is a major milestone in the push to modernize the U.S. air travel system; Flights may be slightly shorter and descents more graceful.
March 2010
13 posts
Strange ad for Friskies cat food →
Slate points us to a strange ad for Friskies, the cat food, that features dancing turkeys, a golden fish-shaped boat, and a rainbow-colored wonderland with a red carpet leading to a bowl of…
Op-Ed Columnist - The Rage Is Not About Health... →
Op-Ed Columnist - The Rage Is Not About Health Care - NYTimes.com
GET TO WORK, GAMERS! →
Gaming in the 90s was totally cool. Cargo pants! Looks like somebody’s been studying the Teen Biz guide to successful slang.
Op-Ed Columnist - The Rage Is Not About Health... →
3-MINUTE G. WHILLIKER! →
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The last 30 seconds are the worst.
Shoes that make everyone the same height →
Berlin-based artist Hans Hemmert (famous for his work with balloons) threw a party where guests wore shoe-extenders to make them all the same height of 2 meters. Aside from bringing the…
This Just Inbox: Little Time, a clock with... →
From Rafael Morgan comes a very simple concept for a clock: Little Time comes with number printed so small they’re difficult to read, except when the hour or minute hand, which are tipped…
Struck by karma / gifbin.com →
“Struck by karma / gifbin.com”
The Story of Stuff →
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A cool short film about “stuff”
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff →
Edward Tufte Appointed To Help Track and Explain... →
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If you don’t know who Tufte is, know this: He is the man.
President Obama recently announced several appointments to the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel, including data…
"Skinput" Turns Your Body Into Your I/O →
kkleiner writes “Skinput is a system from Carnegie Mellon’s Chris Harrison that monitors acoustic signals on your arm to translate gestures and taps into input commands. Just by touching different…
Writing Wednesdays #29: Depth of Work, Part Two →
You have to be a little crazy to be a writer or an artist or an entrepreneur. A certain breed of insanity is required to chase a dream or to seek to bring into manifestation something that only you…
YouTube - Bananalepsy Timelapse →
Thank you Jam Jam.
February 2010
8 posts
NYIGF 2010 Faves: Three by Three's dry-erase... →
The utility of a dry-erase board is unquestionable, but the last thing I want in my home is a whiteboard. The design team at Seattle-based Three by Three makes dry-erase convenience domestically…
NYIGF 2010 Faves: Electric Firefly's lighting... →
It’s hard to stand out amidst the product clutter of 2,700 other exhibitors, but rounding the corner to Australian exporter Designs Abroad’s booth brought us to a darkened little nook where shone…
Fantastic photography of Michael Paul Smith →
You will learn something surprising about this photo by Michael Paul Smith after the jump.
These photos are from Michael Paul Smith’s model photography on…
Feijoadas grandes →
Last summer I was totally knocked up and not good for much. Thank god I still had the presence of mind to a) grow a vegetable garden that included scarlet runner beans and b) utilize some of…
Fantastic photography of Michael Paul Smith →
You will learn something surprising about this photo by Michael Paul Smith after the jump.
These photos are from Michael Paul Smith’s model photography on…
Funny lamebook post →
Lamebook is a log of funny facebook exchanges. I especially liked this one.
January 2010
9 posts
Noon Studio's wooden Jar Lamps →
Gautier Pelegrin and Vincent Taiani are the designers behind Noon Studio, a London- and Avignon-based design office championing “honest materials, simplicity of execution, forward thinking and…
Josh Owen's Cube Jigger →
Philadelphia University ID prof Josh Owen’s Cube Jigger is a clever piece of multiple volumetric analyses embodied in an aluminum cube, for the purpose of pouring drinks. The Cube Jigger…
Solar Shingles See the Light of Day →
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Solar shingles, kind of cool. Go to the website for more information and pictures.
Dow Chemical readies easy-to-install solar roofs.
Karlsen summer house →
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Holy summer house.
Photo: Lars Ranek/Indenfor & Udenfor Gallery
Just a little bit bigger than our summer house……