Aug
20th
Wed
20th
All work (and one beer) makes Jack a dull boy (who needs a nap.)
...Since 5 Minutes Ago
I've been starting and abandoning blogs at a pretty furious clip over the past few years, but this is the first one that uses Flickr-style spelling and omits the vowel before the final "r". So its destined to stick around, right?
This site combines feeds from what I'm reading (mostly RSS feeds ), my photos (flickr), videos (vimeo), bookmarks (delicious), offhand comments (twitter) and a bunch of other things, so if yr curious as to what I'm up to, this might be a good place to check. You can also try out my proper blog, if you're into that sort of thing.
New:
I've been using
Daily Mugshot
to take a picture every morning.
Backing up old email to my HD and sad that I haven’t had a chance to play with MaxMSP in a while
If you produce any sort of content that gets aggregated, you need a favicon. Period.
Seems like there’s a low blood sugar epidemic today.
FINALLY free to leave the house. Should I go to Coworking or just hunker down here?
Fake restaurant wins wine award
Beware gatekeepers on autopilot. As part of the research process for an academic paper on wine awards, Robin Goldstein submitted an application for Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence using a…
Scaffolding Coming Down on the Finger Building
IDEO New Website
IDEO have a new website, for the first time in 7 years. [Via NotCot.org].
Shared by Jonathan
Great closure between print and the web.
IDEO have a new website, for the first time in 7 years. [Via NotCot.org].
DIY Hardware and Controller Enclosures: MachineCollective Progressing Towards September Launch
It’s been a couple of months since Peter mentioned MachineCollective - the open, DIY modular controller enclosure system - on CDMu, and they haven’t been sitting on their hands during that time.
Quick, easy, temporary, and beautiful LED garden lights
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For a late night summer party, we wanted to deploy an array of maybe 20 or so little LED garden lights along the periphery of our back yard. And since it was for a… | |
The weight loss game
Clive Thompson on Weight Watchers as an RPG (role playing game).
As with an RPG, you roll a virtual character, manage your inventory and resources, and try to achieve a goal. Weight Watchers’…
I despair further when I realize that, to acquire the raw materials for their respective crafts, a print designer and a digital designer don’t even shop in the same store. Like politicians, any of us can claim fraternity with anyone else, but what it really comes down to is: where do you shop for what you need?
Aug
19th
Tue
19th
Worried about Powderly and the other GRLers arrested by the Chinese. http://freetibet2008.org/globalactions/jamespowderly/
Chunging out in a frothy rage over Applescript-induced crashes.
Having trouble remembering why I used to like Tricky so much. Maxinquaye doesn’t really hold up.