April 2009
Behind The Business Plan Of Pirates Inc. : NPR →
unfreakinbelievable
Apr 30th
Asian Design →
Tyler Littlejohn Johnson, of Nomadink Studio, did a research project about Asian design, spending 2 months in China and Thailand, then presenting it to 5,000 designers at TMDG…
Apr 30th
TiddlyWiki Markup - TiddlyWiki.org →
nuff said
Apr 30th
Flickr Hit Hard by Yahoo Layoffs (Om Malik/GigaOM) →
Om Malik / GigaOM: Flickr Hit Hard by Yahoo Layoffs — Updated: Yahoo layoffs have started and they seem to have hit the Flickr team. Many engineers from the service have been…
Apr 30th
PhotoSketch for Google SketchUp: Near to Launch... →
chaj: this is awesome. We first blogged about PhotoSketch back in 2007 and it now looks like its intriguingly close to market. PhotoSketch by Brainstorm Technology LLC is a Google…
Apr 30th
Ask MF: Replacing Brakes, What to Get? →
This week’s Ask MF comes from George: I bought a use 2005 Cooper S last year that I completely love. But according to the dash light and the pedal feel it’s needs some pads. I got a quote a $1200…
Apr 30th
How to choice and build perfect server →
There are a lot of questions about the server components, and how to choice and/or build perfect server with consider the power consumption. So I decide to write about this topic. Key Points: …
Apr 30th
In Major Shift, Apple Builds Its Own Team to... →
Wall Street Journal: In Major Shift, Apple Builds Its Own Team to Design Chips — Apple Inc. is building a significant capability to design its own computer chips, a…
Apr 30th
Gran Turismo Mobile Coming to New PSP →
chaj: i’m tired. The pieces of the puzzle are starting to fall into place! Heavy rumors about the PSP2 were just released today by gaming site 1UP, and Gran Turismo Mobile popped…
Apr 29th
CBS' Moonves Sees Salary Drop [cbs] →
CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves was awarded compensation in 2008 valued at $20.8 million, down 69 percent from a year earlier, according to an Associated Press review of a recent securities filing.
Apr 29th
Pratt: Media Arts Department →
mini student portfolios
Apr 29th
Ultimate Guide To Using WordPress For A Portfolio →
WordPress is often thought of as just a blogging platform. But it’s capable of so much more. Even WordPress’ documentation includes an entire section on using WordPress as a content management…
Apr 29th
New PSP Named And Coming This Fall (David... →
chaj: bums. they’re prob. gonna make this required hardware for tekken6. scam-dalous David Ellis / 1UP.com: New PSP Named And Coming This Fall — Sources confirm…
Apr 29th
TEKKEN 6 ON PSP! →
chaj: this is ridic. namco’s got me by the b@ll$ IGN reports that Tekken 6 will be hitting the PSP as well! We already knew that Tekken 6 was slated for later this year on both…
Apr 29th
Canon SED Pro Monitors on the Way? →
Canon is holding on to this tech! Apparently Canon is working on a full line of professional monitors using SED technology. There has been promise for years and years about Canon branded SED…
Apr 29th
Russ Schwenkler's 3D Studio Max skillz →
chaj: amazing It’s hard to believe that these are renderings, but Texas-based Russ Schwenkler shows us what’s possible with 3D Studio Max. Check out the rest of his photorealistic…
Apr 28th
Objectified (the movie) →
Trailer for what looks to be a fantastic movie on product design. Objectified weblog. [via Edward McKeown]
Apr 28th
Suck It, Fiber: America's Fastest Internet 101Mbps... →
Shared by Ken Man, can these guys ever get this right? Holy. I knew the fruits of cable’s fiber-fast DOCSIS 3.0 standard would be delicious, but this is incredible: Cablevision’s going…
Apr 28th
Matt and Kim - “LESSONS LEARNED” (via mattandkim) →
Matt and Kim - “LESSONS LEARNED” (via mattandkim)
Apr 28th
Welker is Officially Cast in Transformers 2 →
chaj: that’s cool Ugo Movie Blog is reporting that legendary voice actor Frank Welker has been officially cast in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as Soundwave. The news straight from an…
Apr 27th
Gallery: Flickr user traces make accidental maps... →
Colin Barras / New Scientist: Gallery: Flickr user traces make accidental maps — Billions of photos have now been uploaded to the internet, and many are tagged with text…
Apr 27th
New York Street Advertising Takeover →
artist - Ji Lee This past Saturday over 120 illegal billboards were white-washed and covered with art in New York City by a team of volunteers and artists. The guerrilla operation was…
Apr 27th
Apple and Verizon consider iPhone deal (Leslie... →
chaj: interesting … Leslie Cauley / USA Today: Apple and Verizon consider iPhone deal — Verizon (VZ) and Apple (AAPL) are discussing the possible development of…
Apr 27th
Aperture control and depth of field →
jeff.stiefer has posted a useful comparison of what the Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens will do at different apertures.
Apr 27th
the Best of Bergen from 201 Magazine →
chaj: almost fishy http://www.201.net/resources/Best+of+Bergen+2009 Best of Bergen 2009 Best Downtown Shopping Ridgewood Many of Bergen’s 70 communities have bustling downtown shopping…
Apr 26th
New AWS Public Data Sets - Anthrokids,... →
chaj: data to muck around with We’ve added some important new community features to our Public Data Sets and we’ve also added some new and intriguing data to our collection. I’m writing…
Apr 25th
Reversing Diabetes Naturally. Watch it happen... →
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days is an independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with ‘incurable’ diabetes switching their diet and getting off insulin. Commentary is…
Apr 24th
Raw for Thirty Presents →
how diabetics reversed their conditions - au naturale
Apr 24th
Catch up on your SketchUp 7 reading →
After several months of hard work (and little sleep), our longtime friend Bonnie Roskes has completed a new tutorial book on Google SketchUp 7. This time around, Bonnie has placed an extra…
Apr 24th
Depeche Mode closed Hollywood Blvd - massive turn... →
Depeche Mode just finished playing their first public live performance in three years. The free show - part of which will be shown on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! - took place smack dab in the middle of…
Apr 24th
Chinese Hackers Targetting NYPD Computers →
Mike writes “A network of hackers, most based in China, have been making up to 70,000 attempts a day to break into the NYPD’s computer system, the city’s Commissioner, Raymond Kelly, revealed…
Apr 24th
Read the Layoff Blog Post The Tribune Didn't Want... →
chaj: poignant quote Earlier today on our Twitter feed, we posted a link to a story about a Chicago Tribune reporter who lost is job in yesterday’s layoffs. Here’s the twist: The…
Apr 24th
CBS' 'CSI' Tops All-Time Favorite TV Poll [cbs] →
People who fear (or, for that matter, hope) that the age of the sitcom has passed will note with interest a Harris Poll released this week that asked adults to pick their “two or three favorite…
Apr 23rd
Everything Is Amazing, Nobody Is Happy →
chaj: good stuff - speaks to how things are all relative I’ve watched this three times, and it makes me laugh each time. It’s not about cameras explicitly, but just think about cameras while you…
Apr 23rd
“There’s absolutely nothing wrong with camera collecting/measurabation as a...”
– Comment from Online Photographer
Apr 23rd
G.I. Joe: Resolute →
Terrorism. Murder. Blood. Bullets. Darkness. This is the G.I. Joe cartoon you’ve been waiting 25 years for. G.I. Joe: Resolute (free) is a new animated mini-series featuring classic Joes…
Apr 23rd
F-Secure Suggests Ditching Adobe Reader For Free... →
hweimer writes “Yesterday at RSA security conference, F-Secure’s chief research officer recommended dropping Adobe Reader for viewing PDF files because of the huge amount of targeted attacks against…
Apr 23rd
YI earphones designed by Ji Woong (thanks Tomek!) →
YI earphones designed by Ji Woong (thanks Tomek!)
Apr 23rd
McDonalds as sculpture materials by Terry Border... →
McDonalds as sculpture materials by Terry Border :)
Apr 23rd
Grill Daddy Pro Grill Brush →
From beef to okra, grilling is the single best way to coax flavor from food. Unfortunately, getting your grill really clean has presented somewhat of a problem, until now. Just… Visit …
Apr 22nd
Peter Funch’s composite images of New York street... →
Peter Funch’s composite images of New York street scenes These images are assembled from multiple pieces in layers. Incredibly meticulous work and the scenes are wonderful. Wow. [via …
Apr 22nd
Food Celebrity Postcards →
I’m a sucker for a cheesy pun. They always make me giggle. So, I got a lot of enjoyment out of these pun-tastic food celebrity postcards from Harvey Nichols. The graphics were designed…
Apr 22nd
Candle Forks →
chaj: smarttt Light bite candle forks. Fantastic!
Apr 22nd
And Now A Word From Depeche Mode... [DMode] →
chaj: ha funny German retailer Saturn have a special commercial, featuring Depeche Mode. This is one of the more unique spots pro……
Apr 21st
Image Spark →
ImageSpark: A creative tool that helps you collect, discover, share, tag and converge images that inspire you and your work.
Apr 20th
Web Sketch Interface →
Use to mockup prototype that separate “Conceptual” from “Graphic” design. This is in the same series as Mac OS X Sketch Application. Any request is welcome :)
Apr 20th
Oracle Agrees to Buy Sun for $7.4 Billion →
chaj: holy moley Oracle Corp. has agreed to buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, the companies said this morning, putting a new twist on the emerging battle for the enterprise data…
Apr 20th
Tech Industry Cheers as Obama Taps Aneesh Chopra... →
Amy Schatz / Digits: Tech Industry Cheers as Obama Taps Aneesh Chopra for CTO — It may not be the Cabinet-level post that some were hoping for, but President Obama finally named…
Apr 20th
Gridus - spreadsheet barbecue grid by Art. Lebedev... →
Gridus - spreadsheet barbecue grid by Art. Lebedev Studio. “I’d like to have that D19–F6 sausage please.”
Apr 19th
40 Amazing Online Photography Magazines →
Whatever country we live in, we’re probably all familiar with the well-known photography magazines available in our newsagents and bookstores. The UK has Practical Photography, France has Photo,…
Apr 19th