Ain’t got Bupkis
I found the
Urban Dictionary’s 6th definition of the word “Bupkis” quite humurous, if a little raunchy
Add comment September 29th, 2008
Archive for September, 2008
Sound Chaser by Yuri Suzuki
The Sound Chaser, by Yuri Suzuki is a really awesome remapping of established concepts. Cut apart old records, build some little cars that act as record players, and race the audio-producing vehicles around the sonic track. Neato!
Sound Chaser by Yuri Suzuki » Yanko Design.
Add comment September 29th, 2008
Death Magnetic - Sounds like &%$@, Better on Guitar Hero?
Metallics fans have been complaining that the new album Death Magnetic is so over compressed that there is some serious distortion in the audio quality. Interestingly, Gizmodo has posted about an audio engineer who claims that the Guitar Hero version of the song actually sounds much better since they used a mastering of the track without the compression. So of course, there are fans out there hacking GH audio data to recreate a better version.
Add comment September 18th, 2008
10 ft Sphere of Doom
Clive Thompson posts about a 10ft spinning magnetic sphere University of Maryland scientists built to study the prospect of the Earth’s poles flipping.
Add comment September 17th, 2008
Japanese ‘Net Hotels’
Net Hotels
CNN has a video article (preceded by annoying mandatory 30 sec ad) about the rise of “Net hotels” in Japan. These are living spaces of a scale between capsule hotels and Japanese business hotel rooms. They have just enough space for a few days worth of clothes, a computer, and somewhere to sleep. This niche market caters to the Japanese unemployed who may have lost their homes and property due to bankruptcy etc. Japan sure knows how to sell things to very tagreted demographics.
Add comment September 15th, 2008
Time to get Social
I’ve been on Twitter for a while, but never really embraced the whole concept. Recently read an article by Clive Thompson that has inspired me to give Twitter, Facebook etc another try. With iPhone apps such as Loopt and Twitterific, the micro-publishing medium becomes much more manageable. At the very least I’ll stay connected! Next step is to integrate all these services where possible.
Add comment September 14th, 2008
2008 Summer Paralympic Games
Boston.com’s Big Picture features images of atheletes at the Paralympics in Beijing. The photos are inspiring, eye-opening, even a little uncomfortable - but totally compelling at conveying the power of the human spirit.
2008 Summer Paralympic Games - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Add comment September 13th, 2008
Claremont. Extreme longboarding in suits
These guys are abso-fucking-lutely mental. High speed downhill runs on longboards. Totally nuts.
Add comment September 11th, 2008
Heinlein’s Form Fan Mail Response
I get a kick out of Heinlein’s Form Fan Mail Response letter, a great solution to having a full inbox in the snail mail age.
Add comment September 9th, 2008
blackbird, fly TLR camera
The blackbird, fly TLR camera from Superheadz is a wonderful, playful design for a retro / novelty hobby. For $100 I’d pick up this Japanese TLR to use (and decorate with!) The only question that remains, is what color to choose!
Add comment September 8th, 2008
Dodge Challenger
The new Dodge Challenger is the latest example of the American auto industry’s lack of originality through remaking classic cars. It’s subjective, but this one is perhaps not quite as offensive as some of the others (Mustang, Charger) but still is a bit of a cop out. I’m excited when they reach all the way back and remake the Model-T.
Add comment September 7th, 2008
YouTube - Oktapodi HQ
Cute oktapodi battle humans in this CG by some French animation students fro the Gobelin school. I think the latin would be Octapodes
Add comment September 7th, 2008
Tiny Billboard for Spore
I’m going to have to go to Union square to see if the tiny tiny billboard for Spore is still up. Hope so, since the game comes out today (on a Sunday. The 7th day (of September)) hmmmm Intentional joke?
Add comment September 7th, 2008
Newton / iPhone copy and paste
Someone has posted a video of how the Apple Newton did copy/paste, as a suggestion on how the iPhone should achieve this task. I’m not sure it’s the right answer, but it does make me wonder if the iPhone should have customizable sound effects! I want my OS X sound palette on my iPhone :) We’ll see Tuesday if we get copypaste and if so, how they are doing it. The UX world will be all abuzz.
Add comment September 7th, 2008
Shutting down the shuttle
Wayne Hale of NASA posts an interesting article to his blog about shutting down the shuttle and the logistical nightmare of keeping this old technology going.
Add comment September 7th, 2008