iPhonesque is a really nice set of styles for the Growl alert system for OSX. It’s the only add-on display utility I have found useful, with the mac being so fancy pretty by default and all.
January, 2008
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Jan 08
80’s nostalgia overdose
I’m impressed by the effort with this shot-by-shot remake of the ‘classic’ music video by Journey. But, come on folks, 80’s the pop culture nostalgia must die. Really. It’s not ironic. It’s awful. It was awful. Especially 95% of the popular music. But, I suppose that probably has something to do with the fact that I was listening to records like this at the time.
The saying goes, “If you remember the 60’s, you weren’t really there.” So, shall we coin a phrase? : “If you remember the 80’s, you probably wished you didn’t”, perhaps?
Ok, there were actually many bright spots of that time for me. Just very few which are celebrated or recognized today.
And so, this is probably as good a time as any to cop to my own 80’s nostalgia trip this weekend, where I stopped by the Jack Hanley gallery to get a look at a show by Gee Vaucher. Gee produced much of the visual art used by the seminal punk band, CRASS. The show featured the original art from the album covers and posters, as well as paintings and insanely detailed works in gauche. We got a chance to meet Gee, and she was very sweet. We missed out on Penny Rimbaud’s poetry and saxophone deal, with bedtime schedules and all.
(Gee Vaucher)
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Jan 08
Ron Paul is the Snakes on a Plane of 2008
Best headline to date for 2008 : SEOmoz | Ron Paul is the Snakes on a Plane of 2008
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Jan 08
OneLessDesk
Mac design meets the furniture market with the clever OneLessDesk design. It’s a low-profile two piece unit made out of thick, 12 gauge stainless steel. Pretty cool, especially for those of us living in lower square footage apartments.
We have a wooden side table set which uses the same nesting principle. We can use the maller side tables as chairs, if needed.
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Jan 08
Mark Mothersbaugh Interview @ Fecal Face
Mark Mothersbaugh Interviewed @ Fecal Face:
obligatory out of context quote:
“…one thing we learned is that rebellion is obsolete.”
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Jan 08
Flickr: The Commons
Flickr launches The Commons, a collaboration with the Library of Congress. They have posted 1500+ pictures from the FSA Archives, and the Bain News Service, which features news photos from the 1910’s.
The goal of the project is to crowdsource metadata about the individual images, but beyond that nobel effort, the pictures are just great. Enjoy!
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Jan 08
Twitter / cnnbreaking
Twitter / cnnbreaking “Among the world’s leaders in online disinformation delivery.”
10
Jan 08
FBI Wiretaps Dropped Due to Unpaid Bills
FBI Wiretaps Dropped Due to Unpaid Bills:
Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau’s repeated failures to pay phone bills on time.
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Jan 08
whoopee! Oriental Trading on Twitter
Oriental Trading shows that they are embracing Web2.0 with their Twitter account.
Don’t know Oriental Trading? They are the folks (from Nebraska, 402 represent!) who bring us whoopee cushions, ‘realistic chickens’ and wind up teeth.
