January 2012
26 posts
Still Life →
Still Life is an interactive gallery piece that takes traditional still life painting into the fourth dimension with a motion-sensitive frame on a rotating mount.
Oh. So that’s what New Media is!
A Musical Roller coaster →
Literally.
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Cassette: A Documentary →
To answer the question of “why a sudden resurgence in the popularity of cassettes” you need only one word.
Hipsters.
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Hipstamatrix →
Synthetic Corp’s fabulous Hipstamatic is a retro camera app for iOS. But its 18 films and 20 lenses give many possible combinations. Use the options here to narrow down the choices from all 360 possibilities and learn about the lenses and films. To get started, click some buttons to the right.
Im a huge fan of Hipstamatic but sometimes trying to figure out which combination to use in order to...
Miss Tiina Free Typefaces →
A fantastic collection of fun, creative, and handwritten typefaces.
Best of all? They’re all free.
Stunning Black and White photo Colourization →
While generally I consider the colourization of Black and White material to be utter sacrilege, if it always looked this good I don’t think I’d mind so much.
Fujitsu Lifebook 2013 →
…low chances of injury as the keypad is not mechanical
Oh thank God! I can’t count the number of times I’ve been injured from my mechanical keyboard. Those things are so sharp!
MPAA Responds to Anonymous Takedown →
Unfortunately, some groups believe that speech or ideas that they disagree with should be silenced. This could not be more wrong. No matter the point of view, everyone has a right to be heard.
The motion picture and television industry has always been a strong supporter of free speech. We strongly condemn any attempts to silence any groups or individuals.
The Internet is home to creativity,...
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The First Has Fallen... →
MegaUpload, one of the largest file-sharing sites on the Internet, has been shut down by federal prosecutors in Virginia. The site’s founder Kim Dotcom and three others were arrested by the police in New Zealand at the request of US authorities. MegaVideo, the streaming site belonging to same company, and a total of 18 domains connected to the Mega company were seized and datacenters in three...
Years [vvvv, Arduino] →
Created by Bartholomäus Traubeck, Years is a record player that translates wood’s year rings into sound. Using a ps eye camera, the grain on the slices of wood is read and converted into music.
This will blow your mind. Beautiful design. Beautiful music. All from wood slices?
Nature is incredible.
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Murdoch's Pro-SOPA/Anti-Google Rant →
“So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery,” Murdoch tweeted yesterday.
He went on to attack Google for its anti-SOPA stance, calling the company a “piracy leader.”
This coming from the man who’s company illegally hacked celebrity/politicians cell phones.
(Yes, I realize I’m a few days behind on...
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Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad... →
Longer than most of your SOPA/PIPA explanation videos but goes full depth into it and covers the full history of these laws. Fascinating stuff.
Johnny's Back
Officially back on track as of today. Doc says all clear. Ends an 8-month period of extreme patience and a real head trip… Back to it… See you soon.
Can’t wait to hear the new album!
Blur Talks: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”... →
The opening title sequence for Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is right up there with SE7EN for stunning opening titles. It was by far one of my favourite parts of the entire film.
Having said that, I don’t quite understand why they used all the imagery that they did (clearly some was referencing the sequels but that seems odd to do in a film about solely the...
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Crate Dig 2012
This past weekend I watched a great documentary about the 90’s hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest called “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest” (which you should definitely watch). One of the most interesting parts of the film involved tribe member Q-Tip describing how he discovered some of the beats, loops, breakdowns, and hooks he used on the early...
United State of Pop 2011: World Go Boom →
I know I’m a little to this game but as my lovely lady put it, “Wow. That’s a lot of songs in one!”
Yes dear. Yes it is. And it’s awesome.
Girl Walk // All Day →
What’s this? A 70 minute film set entirely to Girl Talk’s latest album? Yes please!!
The Author of SOPA Is a Copyright Violator →
“I do not see anywhere on the screen capture that you have provided that the image was attributed to the source (me). So my conclusion would be that Lamar Smith’s organization did improperly use my image. So according to the SOPA bill, should it pass, maybe I could petition the court to take action against www.texansforlamarsmith.com.”
And there could be more!
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Why He Hates Android →
MG Siegler on why he (and most other people who actually know what they’re talking about/Apple fan-boys) hates Android
I hear you all screaming, “What’s there to hate! Android is open!!”
There’s no denying that there are upsides to open — a lot of them. But in the case of Android, “open” has been hijacked and wildly contorted so as to mask the shady side of what’s really...
Pre-Order Bond 50 on Blu-ray →
It’s officially ready for Pre-Order. $200 (US). I better start saving now.
I mean, sure, I have all the best ones on Blu-ray already. And half of them are damn near unwatchable. But what can I say? I’m a completist.
13 Simpsons Jokes That Actually Came True →
See Mom! It is a smart show!
Album Covers Minus Dead Band Members →
Brilliant idea, brilliantly executed.
The Restart Page →
Free unlimited rebooting experience from vintage operating systems
Pointless? Yes.
Almost certainly too much fun for it’s own good? Yes.
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So, This Happened... →
Turns out this is what an e-mail inbox looks like when I walk away for a week.
Say what? Inbox Zero? No, not familiar.
The worst part? There were only 4 emails that were actually pertinent and I cared about. Four. Meaning there was 190 junk emails.
I think it’s time I start doing some unsubscribing/blocking. That or invest in some serious Merlin Mann time. And next time I’ll be...
December 2011
32 posts
Honest logos →
Fantastic collection of honest logos.
The “Preview” one is probably my favourite.
1980′s Film Alphabet, Poster That Quizzes Your... →
How many can you figure out?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
The Beatles (8)
Eddie Izzard (4)
Holly Cole (3)
Diana Krall (3)
MercyMe (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Coldplay - Christmas Lights December 24th Mix
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Coldplay (15)
David Ian (12)
Pink Floyd (8)
Diana Krall (6)
Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Magic Cable Trio, A Three-In-One Connector USB... →
This is genius. It really needs to be on my desk come January.
Greatest Video Ever →
Sorry internet, but the competition for “best video ever” is over. 42 mintues of Gordon Ramsay chewing out contestants on Hell’s Kitchen.
How good is it? Let’s put it this way: the first clip ends in him kicking a door open, Men in Black style, and forcing the contestants to walk out.
Greatest. Man. Ever.
The Greatest Website Ever →
Probably illegal. Maybe fair use. Regardless: all your favourite little Simpsons quotes in one convenient location for your Facebook/Twittering pleasure.
Jackpot!
Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review →
Well done Google. A fantastic look back at the past year (with surprisingly decent motion graphics for a company known for their poor design skills).
Regarding Retouching →
Please, please photographers. I beg you. Stop trying to fix your bad images. Take them as a learning experience and hide them away never to be seen again. Do not edit them to be completely unrecognizable and pass them off as you having amazing photography skills. That is a lie. You are a retoucher at that point, a photographer no longer.
A very dear friend of mine (and insanely talented...
Free Audiobooks Anyone →
Many are for Public Domain books, and appears many are read by average-joys (rather than professional readers) but free is free!
Living Room Songs: A Film by Ólafur Arnalds →
THIS Wednesday, 21st December at 9pm GMT you can watch the full length version of ‘Living Room Songs’ – a film by Ólafur Arnalds - including never before aired footage! Ólafur will be LIVE on air straight after the screening to answer any questions YOU might have
Ólafur Arnalds is hands down one of the most talented musicians working today. This is an event that is not to be...
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A Brief History of Santa Claus →
We all know Santa Claus exists (except to you Scrooge’s out there) but this year I was curious as to the whole history of how he began.
Thankfully C.G.P. Grey was there to answer all my questions.
Funny how that happened…
Saul Bass Pitch Video for Bell System Logo... →
Genius.
Apple Siri Ad features Santa Claus →
Well, I won’t lie, I miss the Rudolph style “Get a Mac” ads, but this is too cute to not love!
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Baby, baby, baby, oh GOD MAKE IT STOP →
Charitable Torture of the Day: Two seniors at Evanston Township High School in Illinois had a rather novel — if patently inhumane — idea for raising $1,000 to help a popular student hangout spot that was going under: Play Justin Bieber’s “Baby” over the PA system over and over until students coughed up the dough.
The Saved By The Bell-esque scheme proved successful:...
100 Years of Stars and a Peak →
Damn, that new Paramount logo sure is purdy.
How to be creative on 2.7 centimeters? →
Bear in mind, that’s the size of your average button.
Somehow, these guys managed to pull it off.
The Third Man 45 iPhone Case →
Woah, woah, woah. An iPhone Case made out of VINYL RECORDS!? HOW DO I GET ONE!?
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Cum on feel the noize! →
The trailer for the upcoming film of Rock of Ages.
I won’t lie to you, I’m totally excited about this (and totally think Tom Cruise will be amazing). But I still think they should stop letting Adam Shankman make movies.
Phantom Cocktails →
Thirsty, anyone?
The tables have been turned... →
Fromt the “Didn’t see that coming” department…
“Let us be clear: Nothing in our song or the video belongs to Universal Music Group. We have signed agreements with all artists endorsing Megaupload,” Megaupload CEO David Robb told TorrentFreak. “Efforts to reach out to UMG and open a dialog about this abuse of the DMCA process were answered with unfounded and baseless legal...
The Comic Sans Project →
WE ARE THE COMIC SANS DEFENDERS. WE FEAR NO FONTS AND WE WILL MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD COMIC SANS. BECAUSE HELVETICA IS SOOO 2011
The horror… the horror…