Found Objects

The Das Kapital Money Bank. The irony isn’t even funny...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:31:00 +0000

The Das Kapital Money Bank. The irony isn’t even funny anymore. But I do want.

Forty Useful Web Development Tools and Resources

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Forty Useful Web Development Tools and Resources: Might seem like a repost, but it’s not....

David Hlynsky’s Communist-Era Store Windows depicts...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:44:00 +0000

David Hlynsky’s Communist-Era Store Windows depicts advertising (or the lack thereof) in East European countries in the late 1980s. This kind of cleanliness is now unseen, Mac stores being the exception (I knew there was something totalitarian about Apple!). But cynicism aside, what strikes me is not so much the difference between the then and the now, but how similar in fact the windowdressings depicted in the series are to my own memories of Portugal (a non-communist country) in the 80s. Perhaps it’s wrong to see these images set in a capitalism vs communism context. I see them in a rampant-capitalism vs whatever-else context. Advertising just wasn’t such a big part of the overall economy back then.

One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:14:00 +0000

One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1): So it’s actually Fifty Things...

Cory Doctorow has a new novel out called Makers, which you can,...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:49:00 +0000

Cory Doctorow has a new novel out called Makers, which you can, as usual, download for free from his website.

I have a colossal number of pages to read as part of my Master’s thesis investigations, but I’ll read this as soon as I feel I need a break from those readings.

There’s an explanation for this image, but please indulge...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:58:00 +0100

There’s an explanation for this image, but please indulge me. I want to post it right as it is.

"892: Sigurd the Mighty of Orkney strapped the head of a defeated foe to his leg, the tooth of which..."

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:38:53 +0100

“892: Sigurd the Mighty of Orkney strapped the head of a defeated foe to his leg, the tooth of...

Noupe.com: Fresh Web Development Goodies Bag

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:32:58 +0100

Noupe.com: Fresh Web Development Goodies Bag: Useful. Really.

"It’s true that my romantic life has produced some humorous anecdotes, but good stories seldom come..."

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:50:00 +0100

“It’s true that my romantic life has produced some humorous anecdotes, but good stories seldom...

The World of Tomorrow!

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:30:00 +0100

Yesterday I attended an academic conference at the Future Places festival that’s happening...

A Critical History of Computer Graphics and Animation

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:02:35 +0100

A Critical History of Computer Graphics and Animation

Blue Note jazz sessions, as photographed by Francis Wolff. Nice....

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:08:16 +0100

Blue Note jazz sessions, as photographed by Francis Wolff. Nice. (via Kottke)

A beautiful Missions to Mars infographic, related to this report...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:33:00 +0100

A beautiful Missions to Mars infographic, related to this report that argues for a manned mission. I personally think space exploration is probably better left off to robots for the time being, as the resources needed to make a mission possible for us nimble humans are better spent on other stuff down here on Earth. On the other hand: I loved the Mars Trilogy, so astronauts on Mars would be infinitely cool. (via CGR)

The number 42? (via circuitry)

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:59:28 +0100

The number 42? (via circuitry)

A scary xkcd. Next week, I’m about to start teaching...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:16:49 +0100

A scary xkcd. Next week, I’m about to start teaching Editing to people born after the breakup of the Soviet Union. I teach at an University.

A two-minute minidocumentary about the Big Bang. Personally,...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:31:00 +0100

A two-minute minidocumentary about the Big Bang. Personally, it’s thrilling to see the short-form science doc evolve. But seriously: magenta?

Last week's social sharing

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:35:00 +0100

The music video for The Blow’s Parantheses has some crazy recursions in it. Especially if you...

Curiosities of Locomotive Design. When I was a kid my favourite...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:06:09 +0100

Curiosities of Locomotive Design. When I was a kid my favourite toy was an 8-shaped electrical train track, that allowed for the reenactment of awesome rail accidents. Funny how one forgets about such things.

Oporto Magazine - nº2

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:01:33 +0100

Oporto Magazine - nº2: Recently I gave an interview to a local magazine, you can read it online - my...

Video Embedding Comparison Site

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:21:09 +0100

Video Embedding Comparison Site: Despite the generic name and 1990s-like design this website, this...