July 2008
47 posts
12 Glowing Men →
Hubs writes, “12 Angry Men + Glowing = 12 Glowing Men. An absolutely beautiful film by Martijn Hendriks.”
Against Intellectual Property is a worthwhile... →
Against Intellectual Property is a worthwhile paper summarizing IP law, some libertarian arguments for and against, and why IP can’t be justified.
“You catch a bus ride over to the old military base, where no one seems to...”
– Ways to Lose at Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. - This makes me so nostalgic for THPS2
WatchToothpick marble run sculpture of SF
International visa restrictions list - Citizens of... →
Watch Which classic are you ashamed to admit you have never read?
VoiceDial →
VoiceDial APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
Speech recognition for your iPhone: dial numbers without looking at the screen. Just speak to call the number. Accurate, fast and much safer in the car.
Compass Free →
Compass Free APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
Compass is a a measuring instrument which indicates the cardinal points under the sunlight.
LANGUAGES:
English, Japanese
REQUIREMENTS:
…
“Life as a teen-age atheist led me to grossly exaggerate the lifetime burden...”
– EconLog, What Life Experience Taught Me About Religion
Li Wei - Part stuntman, part conceptual artist →
Read Giles Coren's letter to Times subs →
Read Giles Coren’s letter to Times subs
Meanwhile, in London… →
[batman] Meanwhile, in London… Police Arrest Batman … [part of the Evening Standard Headline Crisis 2008]
Jelly Entries →
Entries in the Architectural Jelly Design Competition.
For your inspiration, table of contents →
For your inspiration, here are some really great examples of table of contents.
Origami for everyday situations - AskMe →
OFM meets the celebrated American chef Grant... →
Little Boxes →
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Must watch
Remember that brilliant ad promoting UK’s Channel 4’s Stanley Kubrick Season? Well the 10-day marathon kicked off on the right foot the other night with a…
How to balance your pig-in-a-blanket with your Dom... →
“How to balance your pig-in-a-blanket with your Dom Perignon…
that is the question.” And they have the answer.
David Foster Wallace motivational posters →
This one is quite obscure: David Foster Wallace motivational posters.
DataCase: iPhone File Server and Viewer - due July... →
Don't believe what you read on the internet
The link below claims that “Ugli” is the only fruit that starts with U. They clearly forgot Ume and Ugni fruit. While we’re repping fruit facts, I’d like to point out that Ugli fruit is pronounced /ˈhu.ɡli/, because it’s Jamaican.
Must-try exotic fruits. I've had 9 out of 10 of... →
Lauren Laverne interviews David Simon →
Unofficial RSS feed of newly-added App Store... →
until Apple adds their own, I’ve been keeping tabs using this
Youtube Double Bill: Robotic Evolution of Dance Vs... →
NEWS: The McFly 2015 Prototype From Back to the... →
While Nike continue to take inspiration from this mind blowing sneaker the ‘McFly 2015’ with a number of releases, most recently the Read More
Word of the day: Dead Cat Bounce →
Talk: Pwn
“I find the idea of ‘w’ as a vowel in an english word fascinating and its worthy of note in the article. But common sense tells me that if the ‘pwnd’ shares no etimological background with those obscure welsh words, then they would have nothing to do with its pronunciation.”
The Wikipedia Talk Page for Pwn has a wealth of ridiculous arguments. Truly a highlight...
It's Lovely! I'll Take It! →
Super-niche blog du jour. Terrible photos from real estate listings, with snarky commentary.
iPhone 3G
After 3 hours of queuing this morning, I have my grubby hands on a new iPhone. I’m struggling my way through it’s many intuitive features. Two thumb typing is OK, app store is OK, browser is excellent. 8/10 so far.
Pop Culture →
WatchI am at a point in my life where I am comfortable admitting that an unusually high proportion of the hiphop that I like is made by white rappers and DJs. Anyhow, enjoy Handlebars by the Flobots. Perhaps a guilty pleasure.
Hitchens gets waterboarded
There are now lots of first hand accounts of being waterboarded, but none so graphic as in this month’s Vanity Fair. Hitchens the pro-waterboarder has firmly changed his stance, which I think deserves a lot of credit. Video and accompanying article.
