June 2007
Watchglumbert.com - Kinetic Sculpture
More dead than alive.
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Cartype: "A comprehensive collection of reviews...
Cartype: “A comprehensive collection of reviews and study of typographical applications of emblems, car company logos and car logos with images, comments, links, car company information and general interest.” (link) (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)
Anterograde Amnesia
From Wikipedia:
Those who have theoretically pure anterograde amnesia are still able to access memories formed before its onset, but they exist in a transient world where anything beyond their immediate attention span disappears from their consciousness permanently. However, theoretically pure anterograde amnesia rarely surfaces: in reality, long-term cases nearly always occur with some degree of...
Not surprisingly, they always have 'Money'...
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Aww!
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Or just keep going in circles.
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MySpace, Facebook mirror class divisions in US...
Cory Doctorow:
My friend danah boyd — frequently featured here — is one of the best social scientists working on social networking sites today. She’s just published a working draft of a paper called “Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace,” which posits that well-to-do, stable American teens with “good prospects” end up on Facebook,...
Camera in parcel tracks journey through postal...
Mark Frauenfelder:
Tim Knowles put a digital camera inside a cardboard box and rigged it so that it would snap a photo every ten seconds through a small hole in the box. Then he sent the box through the mail. It recorded a total of 6994 images and he made a movie with them. It’s really cool! Link (Thanks,
Kevin!)
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Freegans: Dumpster Diving To Prosperity
Dumpster diving is the epitome of equal opportunity consumerism, best displayed by colleges during the bountiful, if not lucrative, weekend after graduation. The Times examined the seedy underbelly of capitalism through the lens of the freegans, who provide an unappetizing but compelling example to price-conscious consumers.Freegans are scavengers of the developed world, living off consumer waste...
The Clash
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Brick Masterpieces
Amazing LEGO creations. (via The Bog Brush) (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)
Adalberto Abbate's disaster-themed...
Mark Frauenfelder:
John says: “Charming arrangement of toy cars etc depicting riots, murders etc.”
Link
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect
The Dunning-Kruger Effect or what I call, the backbone of the internet: The Dunning-Kruger effect is the phenomenon whereby people who have little knowledge systematically think that they know more than others who have much more knowledge.
The phenomenon was rigorously demonstrated in a series of experiments performed by Justin Kruger and David Dunning, then both of Cornell University. Their...
Study shows I'm smarter than my brothers
As the eldest of three, I’m delighted to hype a robust new Norwegian study (explained very well here in the New York Times) showing pretty conclusively that the I.Q.’s of oldest siblings are, on average, three points higher than their younger siblings. I’ve been telling Mom and Dad this for years — but they won’t listen! In all seriousness, the study is profoundly...
Crying Mugshots
From the Smoking Gun:
It’s never pleasant to have your mug shot taken, as these recent photos of emotional arrestees show. Of course, not getting popped for drunk driving or criminal trespass is a good way to avoid the sheriff’s harsh camera. And as a bonus, they have a link to the smiling mugshot gallery. (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)
Just one post
A lot of people have blogs. But most people don’t. I think you should. Even if you only have one post in you. Having a blog is pretty daunting, especially if you don’t like blank paper and are the sort of person that hates falling behind. I can imagine that the idea of posting 50 or 300 times a year is a little bit nuts for many people. But what if there’s just one thing you need...
On brand indentities that are flexible (vs. those...
On brand indentities that are flexible (vs. those that are static). Examples: Google’s logo, Target’s bullseye, and Saks’ jumbly identity. “As advertising agencies lose their grip on the communications channels, the logos are starting to come out of the corner. Once pushed as far over to the bottom right as possible, they’re becoming central to communication, no...
Children are allowed a lot less mobilty these days...
Children are allowed a lot less mobilty these days than past generations were. Back in 1926, George Thomas was allowed to walk 6 miles from home by himself while his great-grandson is allowed 300 yards from his house at the same age. (link) (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)
Manufactured Landscapes is a documentary about...
Manufactured Landscapes is a documentary about Edward Burtynsky and the photos that he’s taken in China of the Three Gorges Dam, factories, and other vast industrial projects. Trailer is here and it’s available on DVD at Amazon. (thx, scott) Update: Manufactured Landscapes is playing in NYC at Film Forum starting tonight through July 3. (link) (via jratlee’s shared items in...
Keep Calm and Carry On: sage advice from a sane...
Cory Doctorow:
Back in WWII, when the UK was being pounded by daily barrages of high-explosive, the government’s message to the people was Keep Calm and Carry On. Not “ZOMG TERRISTS GONNA KILL US ALL ZOMG ZOMG ALERT LEVEL BLOODRED RUN RUN TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES MOISTURE BOMBS ZOMG!”
Now you can get it on a shirt, and remember a time when governments tried to keep us safe by...
Antibacterial products may be bad news
David Pescovitz:
Some popular antibacterial hand gels, sponges, household cleaners, and even mattresses may actually contribute to the spawning of superbugs. From Scientific American:
Unlike (soap and other) traditional cleaners, antibacterial products leave surface residues, creating conditions that may foster the development of resistant bacteria, Levy notes. For example, after spraying and...
An average human being gets 400 miles per gallon...
An average human being gets 400 miles per gallon at 3 mph. “A 155 lb human walking at 3 mph will burn 246 kcal/hour, or 82 kcal/mile. Feed that human one gallon of gas in potential energy — 31,548 kcal — and he’ll have enough energy to walk for 128 hours.” (link) (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)
Running the Numbers, an American Self-Portrait
Photographic representations of massive statistical facts. (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)
WatchLiveLeak.com - Businessman has a meltdown in a hotel lobby
Last photographs from Iraq
Xeni Jardin:
A first-person essay by photographer Ashley Gilbertson, whose work from Iraq has appeared in the New York Times:
I didn???t want to go back. When I began reporting from Iraq in 2002, I was still a wild and somewhat
na??ve twenty-four-year-old kid. Five years later, I was battle-weary. I had
been there longer than the American military and had kept returning long
after most...
Last photographs from Iraq
Xeni Jardin:
A first-person essay by photographer Ashley Gilbertson, whose work from Iraq has appeared in the New York Times:
I didn’t want to go back. When I began reporting from Iraq in 2002, I was still a wild and somewhat
naïve twenty-four-year-old kid. Five years later, I was battle-weary. I had
been there longer than the American military and had kept returning long
after most members...
Got it. Now what?
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Got it. Now what?
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Just desserts? Or drive-thru value-meal?
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Just desserts? Or drive-thru value-meal?
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Photographs of very complex highway intersections....
Photographs of very complex highway intersections. A couple of the photos (the last one in particular) look fake, but cool nonetheless. (via quipsologies) (link) (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)
Photographs of very complex highway intersections....
Photographs of very complex highway intersections. A couple of the photos (the last one in particular) look fake, but cool nonetheless. (via quipsologies) (link) (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)
For the past few years, the workforce at Best...
For the past few years, the workforce at Best Buy has been transitioning from a “how much you work” model to a “how much work you get done” model, with promising initial results. “Hence workers pulling into the company’s amenity-packed headquarters at 2 p.m. aren’t considered late. Nor are those pulling out at 2 p.m. seen as leaving early. There are no...
For the past few years, the workforce at Best...
For the past few years, the workforce at Best Buy has been transitioning from a “how much you work” model to a “how much work you get done” model, with promising initial results. “Hence workers pulling into the company’s amenity-packed headquarters at 2 p.m. aren’t considered late. Nor are those pulling out at 2 p.m. seen as leaving early. There are no...
Profile and videos of New Hampshire tax protester
Mark Frauenfelder:
Jason says:
I wrote an article about the armed standoff building between tax protesters Ed and Eileen Brown and the Feds in Lebanon, NH and all the kooky supporters flocking to the area.
A standoff [is] brewing in New Hampshire where tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown have barricaded themselves in what has been described as a ???fortress-like compound??? after they were...
Profile and videos of New Hampshire tax protester
Mark Frauenfelder:
Jason says:
I wrote an article about the armed standoff building between tax protesters Ed and Eileen Brown and the Feds in Lebanon, NH and all the kooky supporters flocking to the area.
A standoff [is] brewing in New Hampshire where tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown have barricaded themselves in what has been described as a “fortress-like compound” after they were convicted...
Kilauea Eruption Near Kapoho, Hawaii
Shorpy has an amazing picture of the eruption of Kilauea. Click here for the full sized picture. Unfortunately, the town was destroyed from the resulting lava flow.
K??lauea erupted on January 13, spilling lava out in the middle of a sugar cane field just above Kapoho. Although the main flow of lava flowed into the ocean, a slow-moving offshoot crept towards the town. Despite frantic efforts to...
Kilauea Eruption Near Kapoho, Hawaii
Shorpy has an amazing picture of the eruption of Kilauea. Click here for the full sized picture. Unfortunately, the town was destroyed from the resulting lava flow.
Kīlauea erupted on January 13, spilling lava out in the middle of a sugar cane field just above Kapoho. Although the main flow of lava flowed into the ocean, a slow-moving offshoot crept towards the town. Despite frantic efforts to...
Hillary & Hot Dogs
For those of you who missed it, I “liveblogged” - on twitter - the Hillary Clinton for President event I attended earlier this evening. Below are some choice moments: i was torn. a high point. finally, this is not an endorsement. i have yet to decide whom from the democratic party i’ll be supporting.
Shhhh!
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Doesn't look so good.
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It sounded kinda fun.
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Artist Eve Mosher is drawing a chalk line around...
Artist Eve Mosher is drawing a chalk line around Brooklyn and lower Manhattan that denotes the encroachment of the ocean if it were to rise 10 feet above the current sea level. There’s a web site for the project, including a progress blog. See also Flood Maps. (link) (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)
A map of the lakes and rivers underneath the...
A map of the lakes and rivers underneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Referring page is here. (via pruned) (link) (via jratlee’s shared items in Google Reader)