Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Steve Schofield's "Land of the Free" photograph series highlights people who like to dress up. Trek/Starwars, of course, lead the pack. Where's all the good, new SF?
I've always thought that modern athletic shoes are the ugliest things on the planet. While the functionality is clearly far ahead of what was available decades ago, these gains have been more than offset by the sheer bulk of ugly, pointless cap that is rubber molded and stitched on to these things. 37Signals takes a look at an offender
Want to make a billion dollars? Design a sneaker that looks great.
Want to make a billion dollars? Design a sneaker that looks great.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
America's Outrageous War Economy (MarketWatch)
Yes, America's economy is a war economy. Not a "manufacturing" economy. Not an "agricultural" economy. Nor a "service" economy. Not even a "consumer" economy.
Yes, America's economy is a war economy. Not a "manufacturing" economy. Not an "agricultural" economy. Nor a "service" economy. Not even a "consumer" economy.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Spongebob on Healthcare reform
P: “I can’t see a doctor because my job doesn’t provide me with health insurance.”
S: “What job is that?”
P: “Exactly.”
Is McCain another George W Bush (cnn)
Russia invades Georgia and President Bush goes on vacation. Our president has spent one-third of his entire two terms in office either at Camp David, Maryland, or at Crawford, Texas, on vacation.
Russia invades Georgia and President Bush goes on vacation. Our president has spent one-third of his entire two terms in office either at Camp David, Maryland, or at Crawford, Texas, on vacation.
His time away from the Oval Office included the month leading up to 9/11, when there were signs Osama bin Laden was planning to attack America, and the time Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city of New Orleans.
Sen. John McCain takes weekends off and limits his campaign events to one a day. He made an exception for the religious forum on Saturday at Saddleback Church in Southern California.
I think he made a big mistake. When he was invited last spring to attend a discussion of the role of faith in his life with Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, McCain didn't bother to show up. Now I know why.
Monday, August 18, 2008
A children's book (free pdf download) based on Slint's epically dismal 1991 Spiderland song "Good Morning, Captain".
Friday, August 15, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Photography as a Weapon (nytimes)
As almost everyone knows by now, various major daily newspaper published, on July 10, a photograph of four Iranian missiles streaking heavenward; then Little Green Footballs (significantly, a blog and not a daily newspaper) provided evidence that the photograph had been faked. Later, many of those same papers published a Whitman’s sampler of retractions and apologies.
As almost everyone knows by now, various major daily newspaper published, on July 10, a photograph of four Iranian missiles streaking heavenward; then Little Green Footballs (significantly, a blog and not a daily newspaper) provided evidence that the photograph had been faked. Later, many of those same papers published a Whitman’s sampler of retractions and apologies.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Amazing footage of a 1916 boardtrack motorcycle race. This is the only known footage of this now extinct racing style.
Friday, August 08, 2008
Constructivism: the ism that keeps on givin'
In the west, a few designers have sought to exploit Constructivism for more than just its easily imitated style. For them, there is genuine affection for a look associated so closely with political idealism. Their hope is that through a kind of ideological osmosis their work communicates their belief in a cause. “It doesn’t hurt that there was a political component to the movement,” observes New York designer Alex Isley. “People believed in something that was radical in its day. That’s seductive.”
In the west, a few designers have sought to exploit Constructivism for more than just its easily imitated style. For them, there is genuine affection for a look associated so closely with political idealism. Their hope is that through a kind of ideological osmosis their work communicates their belief in a cause. “It doesn’t hurt that there was a political component to the movement,” observes New York designer Alex Isley. “People believed in something that was radical in its day. That’s seductive.”
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
One man's vision to recreate an Excelsior board track motorcycle from scratch. Be sure to click the next page links and look at the lengths he's gone through to handmake every part of a motorcycle that was originally designed over 90 years ago. Truly inspiring for anyone interested in the glory days of American manufacturing.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Soundchaser is an interesting analog music format. No worries about DRM on this.
Also check the fingerplayer!
Monday, August 04, 2008
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Friday, August 01, 2008
Deranged Bush Administration psychopaths recently met in Cheney's office to discuss ways to provoke a war with Iran.
You know, because the last one turned out so great.
There was a dozen ideas proffered about how to trigger a war. The one that interested me the most was why don’t we build — we in our shipyard — build four or five boats that look like Iranian PT boats. Put Navy seals on them with a lot of arms. And next time one of our boats goes to the Straits of Hormuz, start a shoot-up. Might cost some lives.
You know, because the last one turned out so great.
There was a dozen ideas proffered about how to trigger a war. The one that interested me the most was why don’t we build — we in our shipyard — build four or five boats that look like Iranian PT boats. Put Navy seals on them with a lot of arms. And next time one of our boats goes to the Straits of Hormuz, start a shoot-up. Might cost some lives.