Monkey, Airplane, Rocketship

"They’re willing to pass on anything they hear without regard to reliability — to the..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:05:00 -0500

“They’re willing to pass on anything they hear without regard to reliability — to the point where I automatically and studiously ignore the first day or so of news coverage on these events because, given how these things are “reported,” it’s simply impossible to know what is true and what isn’t. In fact, following initial media coverage on these stories is more likely to leave one misled and confused than informed.”

- Glenn Greenwald, taking the words right out of my mouth.

feltron: A shiny new infographic for...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:31:46 -0500

feltron:

A shiny new infographic for FontShop.com

http://fontshop.com/20years/

maniacalrage: Papercraft Self Portrait by Eric Testroete (via...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:46:36 -0500

maniacalrage:

Papercraft Self Portrait by Eric Testroete (via waxy)

Eric’s costume has to be one of the most original and absolutely terrifying that I’ve seen in years.

robot-heart-politics: That’s $680 billion for ONE year. As...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:43:09 -0500

robot-heart-politics:

That’s $680 billion for ONE year.

As Ezra Klein points out: “That $680 billion, incidentally, doesn’t count the cost of the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan”

(via)

Okay, seriously, when can I move to the sane world? I’ve about had it with this crazy one.

Saturday Evening Post, “The Beautiful Beatnik” (1960) Joe Bowler...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:52:52 -0500

Saturday Evening Post, “The Beautiful Beatnik” (1960) Joe Bowler (via merlin from steampoweredmedia)

Michael Bierut: 5 Secrets from 86 Notebooks. Simply put, the...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:07:03 -0400

Michael Bierut: 5 Secrets from 86 Notebooks.

Simply put, the man is brilliant. Thanks for giving me permission to admit that I seldom have my own ideas and my own personal design work. I’m creative when I have a client’s problem to solve.

Why network neutrality is a big deal

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:38:12 -0400

Why network neutrality is a big deal:

yewknee:

dontstaylong:

gnarlystuff:

Shared by deucer
Scary.

(Image not mine.)

azspot: This American Life

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:15:39 -0400

azspot:

This American Life

zachklein: Average Internet Speeds and Costs Around the...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:18:24 -0400

zachklein:

Average Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World

Makes me weep for the sorry state of US broadband. But at least we don’t pay as much per MBPS as Poland or Mexico…

Mostly I find the “Get a Mac” ads to be mean...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:16:51 -0400

Mostly I find the “Get a Mac” ads to be mean spirited. And this one certainly is. But it’s also, oh so funny. (via AZSpot)

"On every book stall, in every magazine, you may find works telling people how to succeed. They are..."

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:33:55 -0400

“On every book stall, in every magazine, you may find works telling people how to succeed. They are books showing men how to succeed in everything; they are written by men who cannot even succeed in writing books.”

- G.K. Chesterton. (from All Things Considered, 1909). (via squashed)

lonelysandwich: We’re not gonna fall for a banana in the...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:38:46 -0400

lonelysandwich:

We’re not gonna fall for a banana in the tailpipe.

Axel F. knows how to say it right.

I want to have a long, awkward make-out session with this...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:38:27 -0400

I want to have a long, awkward make-out session with this chart.

(via merlin) (via ilovediagrams)

makenosound: Corey Holms’ poster for The Birds. Part of Now...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:38:08 -0400

makenosound:

Corey Holms’ poster for The Birds. Part of Now Showing an exhibition that pays homage to more than 70 years of film.

The Perfect Creative Brief. (via

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:21:44 -0400

The Perfect Creative Brief. (via

yewknee: Flickr Photo Download: 50 Years of Space Exploration

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:49:18 -0400

yewknee:

Flickr Photo Download: 50 Years of Space Exploration

"You want my advice? Of course you do. Don’t aim for the middle. Make everything you can for nothing..."

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:12:00 -0400

“You want my advice? Of course you do. Don’t aim for the middle. Make everything you can for nothing until something hits so big that Hollywood comes knocking”

- Director Brian Belefant (via Daring Fireball)

Scooby Sign by tubes.

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:35:07 -0400

Scooby Sign by tubes.

Top Secret! was one of those movies that I watched repeatedly as...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:50:31 -0400

Top Secret! was one of those movies that I watched repeatedly as a kid (like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Stripes or Star Wars). I haven’t thought about it in years. I figure I just outgrew it, that the humor was no longer appealing to my 30 year-old, mature self. Ha. After reading Adam’s highlights from the recent screening, I remembered all my favorite bits. And, damn, if I didn’t want to watch it again.

I would have loved to be at the screening, hosted by “Weird” Al Yankovic (!!!!).

The truth about jobs that no one wants to tell

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:51:43 -0400

The truth about jobs that no one wants to tell:

Robert Reich (via azspot)

People who now obsess about government debt have it backwards. The problem isn’t the debt. The problem is just the opposite. It’s that at a time like this, when consumers and businesses and exports can’t do it, government has to spend more to get Americans back to work and recharge the economy. Then – after people are working and the economy is growing — we can pay down that debt.