Found Objects

Moleskine Notebooks: The Ultimate Guide

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:21:18 -0400

Volcano + thunderstorm.

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:48:00 -0400

‘True Spirit’ by Guillaume Paris, 1992. Each word in...

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:44:39 -0400

‘True Spirit’ by Guillaume Paris, 1992. Each word in the sentence is the brand name of the product displayed under it - left to right: cigarette, soap, margarine, cleaning pad, dog food. (at VVORK)

Justice - ‘Stress’. It challenges the definition of...

Sun, 04 May 2008 17:51:16 -0400

Justice - ‘Stress’. It challenges the definition of ‘music video’, as this short film is a brutal synthesis of Clockwork Orange-like nihilistic violence (perhaps even more brutal: no chance for a “it’s set in the future” sigh of relief). This video was directed by Romain Gavras, apparently the son of director Costa-Gavras, known for his overtly political films. Good to see his offspring leaves no medium (the music video) as ‘safe’.

An incredible set of shipwreck and sea disaster photos.

Sun, 04 May 2008 12:02:23 -0400

An incredible set of shipwreck and sea disaster photos.

In 1973, a guy with a strange hat explains an analogue image...

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:29:51 -0400

In 1973, a guy with a strange hat explains an analogue image processor.

CNN is like the worst “news” source. Ever....

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:59:17 -0400

CNN is like the worst “news” source. Ever. Here’s ’”Dozens killed in battle against outlaws”. I dig this. It’s Spamusement for sensasionalistic news. (via Neato)

mental_floss: Ramen. Yay! Ramen is by far my favourite Japanese...

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:52:40 -0400

mental_floss: Ramen. Yay! Ramen is by far my favourite Japanese dish. Just a tip for Porto residents: if you ever consider going to that ‘japanese’ restaurant in Ribeira
that has ‘Lamen’ in the menu, don’t. Avoid it like the plague: they can’t tell the difference between noodles and spaghetti.

"HAI CAN HAS STDIO? PLZ OPEN FILE “LOLCATS.TXT”? AWSUM THX VISIBLE FILE ..."

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:32:00 -0400

“HAI
CAN HAS STDIO?
PLZ OPEN FILE “LOLCATS.TXT”?
AWSUM THX
VISIBLE FILE
O NOES
INVISIBLE “ERROR!”
KTHXBYE”

- LOLCODE. I never cared much about the whole LOLCats meme, but somehow this comes across as one of the most human-readable programming languages I have ever seen.

Holy Shit! Driving down a highway in Saudi Arabia. Someone...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:26:00 -0400

Holy Shit! Driving down a highway in Saudi Arabia. Someone please set the video to The Clash’s Rock the Casbah (via Cynical-C).

The Art of the Title Sequence

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:49:15 -0400

The Art of the Title Sequence

The history of computer data storage, in pictures

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:44:34 -0400

The history of computer data storage, in pictures

Tyler Stout’s Blade Runner Movie Poster - the ‘Final...

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:59:21 -0400

Tyler Stout’s Blade Runner Movie Poster - the ‘Final Cut’ premiered in Portugal last week, in Lisbon only unfortunately. I got the DVD for Christmas (this updated version looks incredible, despite a new color correction that defies the laws of physics), but i’d like to watch it big.

HOWTO: Screen-print a t-shirt - Boing Boing

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:53:21 -0400

HOWTO: Screen-print a t-shirt - Boing Boing

Fashionistas. In 1928. Next time I see some urban guerrilla type...

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:39:24 -0400

Fashionistas. In 1928. Next time I see some urban guerrilla type with a pink sweater and a blinged-out trucker cap, I’ll imagine a racoon coat on him. And I’ll laugh.

Quietly…

Remember the famous Rube Goldberg-esque Honda commercial? It...

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:34:09 -0400

Remember the famous Rube Goldberg-esque Honda commercial? It appears the UK’s phone directory 118 118 has a tradition of spoofing other advertisements, to brilliant and funny results. See more clips alongside with the originals at Neatorama.

Smashing Telly - the best full length free tv programs on the web, updated every day

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:25:37 -0400

Smashing Telly - the best full length free tv programs on the web, updated every day

Pablo Ferro’s frantic trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s...

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:38:09 -0400

Pablo Ferro’s frantic trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove. Kottke has a rather interesting article about the work of Pablo Ferro.

The Watchmen advertisement contest

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:34:46 -0400

The Watchmen advertisement contest: Here’s a contest to create your own TV commercial for one of Veidt Enterprises’ products. The best will actually appear in the movie adaptation of Watchmen, being directed by Zack Snyder.

$1675 for a ‘pro conversion kit’ for the Canon HV20...

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:26:34 -0400

$1675 for a ‘pro conversion kit’ for the Canon HV20 that consists of $5 XLR adapter (yep, the only feature it adds) glued to a hollow metal shell? That’s $575 more than a 35mm lens adapter that actually works.

Still, I do love the Robocop/Soviet look of the rig. Maybe there’s a fun weekend project in this…