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A ten-minute montage of great quotes from The Wire. Half of...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:37:37 +0000

A ten-minute montage of great quotes from The Wire. Half of which are totally incomprehensible without subtitles. Shiiit…

Lately in Facebook

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:56:00 +0000

They say Hell is full of good intentions, one of which is my intention of writing a weekly post...

"As a medium for serious storytelling, television has precious little to recommend it – or at least..."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:20:00 +0000

“As a medium for serious storytelling, television has precious little to recommend it – or at...

The History of the Internet in a Nutshell

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:40:40 +0000

The History of the Internet in a Nutshell: Parts of it are a bit thin (it’s history in a...

Musical discovery of the weekend: Merrill Garbus. You can watch...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:43:00 +0000

Musical discovery of the weekend: Merrill Garbus. You can watch and listen some more (excelent) songs at 4AD Sessions, which seems like a promising idea for promoting music.

By the way, did you know the ukelele which Merrill plays in some of the other songs in the session is actually a portuguese instrument called the cavaquinho, brought to Hawaii by 19th century emmigrants?

The Boston Globe’s incredible gallery of Martian...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:26:00 +0000

The Boston Globe’s incredible gallery of Martian landscapes, as photographed by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

And also: CGR posted a wonderful picture of the Martian night sky, in which both the Earth and Jupiter (and its moons!) can be clearly seen.

"While previous youth movements have challenged the dysfunction and decadence of their elders, today..."

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:28:00 +0000

“While previous youth movements have challenged the dysfunction and decadence of their elders,...

Unfortune Cookie

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:54:00 +0000

Unfortune Cookie: Webapp of the day: Unfortunate Cookie presents you with… misfortune cookies....

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)