Nick Foster owns many T-shirts, and, while cleaning, he stumbled upon a heretofore unrecognized organization scheme that his subconscious mind had imposed: I have a T-shirt problem: after years of buying them, my house is now full. Whilst recently trying to tidy up the situation I realised that I was subconsciously categorising them. As with … Continue reading »
Second-graders try to explain vintage tech
It’s in French, but there are enough subtitles that even those of you who didn’t take core French classes in elementary school can follow along with the humour. As Geekosystem noted, they’re often able to recognize that it’s an older form of a technology that the do recognize, but they’re stymied when they try to … Continue reading »
So, there is a new word for ‘hipster’ now …
… and that word, apparently, is “dickhead.” Lulz. (From Andrew Coyne, via Nisseworks)
Short Film Friday: Your Secret
In this week’s installment, you are asked to become complicit in the movie itself. Your secret from Jean-Sebastien Monzani on Vimeo. Enjoy. (I know your secret.)
Wednesday, Jan. 19 is official Boycott A Meeting Day
Here is a good video that explains why offices are terrible places to work and (better) offers suggestions to improve them: All of this is to help promote Boycott A Meeting Day, which has its own website and everything (and is therefore obviously official).
Foot-buttons for elevators a great idea — at first blush
Okay, at first I really liked this idea — especially when your hands are full with groceries or luggage or something, and you really want to grab the elevator, and you don’t have a free hand. Wow, just kick it! Awesome. But then think … what do you do when you get on the elevator? … Continue reading »
I would like my graphic design dipped in ugly sauce, please
Funny, of course, because it is true. Prints by the designer, Colin Harmon, are available for ~$30. He also has a similar ‘Why I Am A Designer’ poster. (source, via Coudal)
Is it the end of the world?
As we all know, we are counting down to the end of the world, now less than two years away on December 21, 2012. (Don’t believe me? There’s a list of almost 40 non-fiction books at Amazon that beg to differ. Have you written a book? No? Then what makes you such an expert?) Was … Continue reading »
Cat versus washing machine
This is cute just because. But this is double-cute because the cat’s name is “Robocop.” (via tdw)
And now, a little perspective
Plus, even atoms are mostly empty space. What has always seemed cool to me about this concept is that the sensation of solidity, of touch, is really the byproduct of the chemical bonds that hold atoms floating in stasis near to each other. If you think about how much of your skin is actually empty … Continue reading »
Experiments with Expiry Dates: Year-old eggnog
In summer 2009, I drank (or tried to drink) a carton of eggnog that I had stored in my fridge for six months past Christmas. Somehow, I wanted to outdo myself, so last after Christmas 2009, I bought some discount eggnog on sale, and stored it for a whole year. On Jan. 4, 2011, I … Continue reading »
Ultra slo-mo video trend jumps the shark
I like a cool slo-mo video as much as the next pseudo science geek — but this one was, dare I say it, almost too slow? I guess it was cool to see the matchhead bubbling as the chemical reaction proceeds across it, with gouts of fire leaping up sinuously, but the problem with slowing … Continue reading »
A better way to browse your fonts
We’ve all had the experience of trying to choose a font — especially when setting up a logo, for example — and typing out a word, then laboriously changing the font, working your way through from Arial to Zapf Dingbats until they all look the same. Well, here’s a better way: Wordmark.it. Type in whatever … Continue reading »
Why would someone leave that there?
If you’ve ever worked in a retail environment, you’ll know that a big part of the job is cleaning up the mess left by lazy customers. People will pick something up, look at it, put it in their cart, walk around the store for a bit, and then decide they don’t want to buy it, … Continue reading »
Here are some works that should be in the public domain, but aren’t
The Center For The Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law reminds us that, until 1978, copyright in the U.S.* only lasted for 28 years, renewable once for a total of 56 years. That means that everything published in 1954 would be entering the public domain this year — yours to cite, remix or … Continue reading »