December 2007
58 posts
The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto | The New York... →
The Synchronicity Project →
by Jens Jensen
Since 2005 Japanese art director Jun Tsuzuki has been running a project he calls Synchronicity. Remarkably simple, yet fascinating and intriguing, Jun asks people all over the world to take a picture of what they are doing at a pre-determined moment in time. These pictures, along with a brief explanation of the time and place they are taken, are then displayed on the Synchronicity...
Communist monuments of Yugoslavia →
Jan Kempenaers took these spectacular images of monuments erected in communist Yugoslavia. Link
Communist monuments of Yugoslavia →
Jan Kempenaers took these spectacular images of monuments erected in communist Yugoslavia. Link
Capstan Shafts →
Dean Wells (aka The Capstan Shafts) plays songs best described as Morrissey covering Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
The Guided by Voices and Mountain Goats comparisons are inevitable, but these are some of the finest songs in two minutes or less.
Best 7 Links: The Capstan Shafts Play Weirdly Hooky Songs, No Tricks Get Some Live Track Mp3s He Barely Plays Out, and...
When Will Amy Winehouse Die? - Predict it here! →
DS Web: Uncertainty Loves Company →
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites Of The Day For Teaching... →
Photography: The Rules Of Composition (Technology:... →
“They asked me, ‘Are they Santa’s helpers gone crazy?’ and I...”
– Drunk Santas cause chaos - World - theage.com.au
“Frank Costanza: And at the Festivus dinner, you gather your family around, and...”
– Festivus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Web Zen: bacon zen →
pork unified theory flowchart of the month placemat bacon cheese baconburger soap chocolate chip cookies ice cream
Web Zen Home and Archives, Store (Thanks Frank!)
Silence of the Homers troubles TEN →
Channel TEN has breached the Broadcasting Act by not being thorough enough with its captioning of Simpsons episodes. The Australian Communication and Media Authority has found two episodes aired in May 2007 had inadequate captioning. Commercial television licensees must provide a captioning service for all television programs transmitted during prime viewing hours. In two episodes of The Simpsons...
Stampede Wall Graphics →
Want to get big graphics on your walls? More and more solutions have been popping up, and Stampede Digital is the latest we’ve found. These guys started off doing commercial work and now do retail and homes as well… Stampede works with your images and applies them digitally to vinyl based paper which is applied with traditional wall paper techniques. They have a number of finishes to...
Seven bans Facebook →
Channel Seven has raised the ire of its staff by blocking access to social networking website Facebook.
Employees ranging from senior management, producers and network talent have been barred from the site via a firewall.
“It’s annoying for people like us who actually need to use it for work - seriously, we use it for research, trying to locate people and that sort of thing,” a Seven news...
DS Web: Love Is... →
Got the idea for tonight’s comic while brainstorming with Granulac on some Octopus Pie one-shot ideas. She decided to do a “Love Is…” strip and I couldn’t help but do one myself. Nobody draws passive-aggressive rabbits like this girl. Any other cartoonists who wanna take a stab at this idea, give me a holler!
UK Police seize amateur photographer's film →
Pete says
The police in Hull, UK, seized this guy’s film because he was taking photo’s of ‘sensitive material’ in a city center. He was apparently taking pictures of people in an attempt to learn ‘street photography’ techniques - something I do all the time (albeit with digital). No real explanation was given apart from ‘complaints made by the...
Bolt-shaped salt-and-pepper uses flexible tight... →
These bolt-shaped salt-and-pepper shakers use a tight spring coil in place of the threaded shaft. The hollow of the coil is filled with pepper or salt, which is then dispensed by bending the bolts, creating gaps between the coil. Link (via Neatorama)
Bolt-shaped salt-and-pepper uses flexible tight... →
These bolt-shaped salt-and-pepper shakers use a tight spring coil in place of the threaded shaft. The hollow of the coil is filled with pepper or salt, which is then dispensed by bending the bolts, creating gaps between the coil. Link (via Neatorama) <br clear=”all”.
DS Print: 12/5/07 →
New Lost trailer →
Despite the WGA Strike the season premiere of the fourth season of Lost is still slated in the US for February. Here is the trailer that is currently airing in cinemas. May contain spoilers. Lost currently has 8 of 16 episodes in the can, which could potentially run as a ‘mini-season.’ Now the show also has a clear vision of 3 x 16 ep seasons, hopefully it is better structured too....
The 'Kid Nation' Ends In Ruin →
It is with a heavy heart that we note Kid Nation, the bold experiment in utopia-building bravely undertaken by the finest societal engineers the world of network television has ever seen, ended in tragedy, heartache and utter failure. On last night’s season finale, host Jonathan Karsh—whom, we feel obligated to point out, we always believed to be a minion of Satan himself sent to tempt...
Google Zeitgeist 2007 →
Google releases its look at year-long trends in search.
It’s sort of like a meta-Buzzfeed, with graphs and way fewer links.
Best 6 Links: “A Glimpse of What’s Been On Our Collective Consciousness” The Zeitgeist Is Now Up What If Paris Hilton Gives Birth To Owen Wilson’s Baby Between Now And The End Of The Year? Google 2007 vs 2001: Life as Usual iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone!...
Generate Flash Slideshows Quickly with Pviewr... →
Flash application Pviewr offers a simple interface for generating sleek-looking slideshows from your Flickr or Picasa accounts, or from Flickr keyword searches. While both photo sharing sites have built-in slideshow functions, Pviewr seems to move a bit quicker, and offers helpful download links and presentation options that set it apart and could make it a helpful demonstration tool. For online...
Stairs and Storage →
Check out this cool stair/shelving hybrid over at Materialicio.us. We like that it is a single unit and it gets wider at both the bottom and top of the stairs (aiding in stability and aesthetics!). The project comes from the Belgian site of Voet-Theuns Architecture. Painted, this could be an even more attractive piece in a small studio apartment with a lofted sleeping area. Via:...
eBoy's poster of Tokyo →
The latest city for eBoy to depict in isometric pixel form is Tokyo, and it’s as beautiful as the other city posters they’ve published.
This one has an obligatory giant monster smashing buildings. Link
Is Not Magazine Issue #10 - The Kid Is/Not My Son... →
ThreeThousand →
Unsilent Night →
Tim Burton to direct Alice in Wonderland →
Tim Burton’s directing a film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Alice is the first book I ever read to myself and I’ve never fallen out of love with it. The Burton adaptation will feature live action and animation — though it probably won’t be half as weird as this Czech surrealist adaptation featuring taxidermied animal skeletons in stop-motion animation.
Burton will...
beyond the cctv →
Amazing Race wins 13th season →
Phi Keoghan has just had his frequent flyer points boosted. CBS is ordering another series of The Amazing Race. When Viva Laughlin bombed in the US, the network moved TAR forward. Its 12th season has improved on viewers, averaging 12m per week, its best since 2005. In Australia the Seven Network is currently screening Series 10, which it skipped in favour of the All Stars edition, Series 11. The...
Disembodied hands to keep infant feeling secure →
Behold the Zaky Infact Pillow. “Zaky — It’s Like Leaving a Part of You with Your Baby.” It’s $38.95 at the Pregnancy Store.
The Zaky is also great when you have to leave your baby with someone else — at your baby’s daycare facility, when he stays with a babysitter, or goes to visit his grandparents. The Zaky will provide a constant and familiar support giving...
Social nerdwanking [Valleyspeak] →
Coined by R. Stevens in his webcomic Diesel Sweeties, “social nerdwanking” means lording your social-network superiority over others, which is secretly the only reason you bother with Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Orkut, and every other social network. Except your legitimate if fruitless use of Adult FriendFinder.
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Union calls for boycott of TEN's Dance →
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance’s Simon Whipp has called the TEN’s contestant contract for So You Think You Can Dance the “worst” contract he had seen in the business. He has urged Australian dancers to boycott the show. “There are aspects of this contract that are illegal and unlawful and unfair and inappropriate,” Mr Whipp told The Sunday...
24 and Philosophy →
The new book, 24 and Philosophy: The World According to Jack, now available from Amazon and other booksellers, includes an essay from Metaphilm publisher Read Mercer Schuchardt, who argues that “The television program known as 24 is a documentary of the cell phone’s complete takeover of contemporary life. All else is commentary.”
The book is part of the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture...
Australian DRM from 1923 - dumb radio idea that... →
In 1923, radio was introduced to Australia, complete with a scheme for “analog rights management” that presaged the dumbest anti-copying/anti-use schemes of the modern day. In the early years of Aussie radio, the radios were sold permanently tuned to a single frequency, sealed shut to prevent their owners from changing the channel. Each broadcaster had its own model of radio that it...
Photoshop | Layers Magazine →
Australian DRM from 1923 - dumb radio idea that... →
In 1923, radio was introduced to Australia, complete with a scheme for “analog rights management” that presaged the dumbest anti-copying/anti-use schemes of the modern day. In the early years of Aussie radio, the radios were sold permanently tuned to a single frequency, sealed shut to prevent their owners from changing the channel. Each broadcaster had its own model of radio that it...
