January 2008
61 posts
Kids learn to flatter around 4 →
A joint Canadian-Chinese study indicates that children learn to tell social lies around age four.
WatchYou’ve seen the dramatic chipmunk. I now give you the dramatic lemur. The animal kingdom, it seems, has a theme-song license agreement with George Lucas. (via Black Bunneh Sees)
"Who are these people?" →
Paraphrased: “If you look at the numbers, you soon realize that a huge portion of the population apparently have only read two books in the last year; Harry Potter and The DaVinci Code. They only use two websites; Google and Facebook. They only eat at McDonalds.”
“Godzilla Witch Project. Nothing more, nothing less.”
– Seven-word review of Cloverfield
“The Sullivan nod is a sales technique used to create a subconscious suggestion...”
– Wikipedia
Typographic Contrast and Flow →
Not earth-shattering, but sometimes it pays to have common sense written down.
State of the Union →
“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the United States of America. Our union is in its weakest state in history.”
Instapaper →
You’re surfing around and you come across something you know you’ll want to read later. Click the bookmark from Instapaper, and it adds the link to your “to read” list with a cute “SAVED!” blurb. Done.
Maybe not too useful for people who actually turn their computer off or only surf a few times a week. But for chronic surfers (and those who have more than one...
“In his mind, dance music is a weirdly prescriptive thing — it has a...”
– Fluxblog critiquing an article on “real” dance music.
Much of it is common sense (“My taste isn’t your taste, dance to what you like,” to paraphrase) but sometimes completely sane and self-evident things like this essay need to be said since some people can’t...
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Gayelle
Gayelle (gā-L) adj. adv. 1. gay (the feminine form of gay meaning homosexual).
Some women (in the US?) are pushing for being called gayelle instead of lesbian. Their motives for this isn’t really clear, aside from “a long-standing and persistent distaste for the word lesbian.”
They go on to state that since lesbian is often used as a derogatory term and...
19 Best Ads I Have Ever Seen →
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a...”
– Lazarus Long (fictional) via Jason Kottke.
Things Other People Accomplished When They Were... →
“I sure hope this Heath Ledger thing doesn’t screw up the release of the...”
– John Gruber
WatchThe Steve Jobs 90 Minute Keynote (in 60 Seconds) by Mahalo Daily
Design a Logo - The Ultimate Guide →
Not quite as “ultimate” as it would have you believe, but a great read none the less.
Feltron 2007 Annual Report →
Statistics on everything he did, went through, received and payed for during last year. An exercise in excellent design, extreme narcissism and questionable numerals. But oh so pretty.
7 Things You Can Do TODAY to Kickstart Your... →
The Minimalist’s Guide to Fighting (and Beating)... →
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein
Map of Humanity →
Novi: Hah! The shoe is on the other hoof now, mr. Horse!
Andy: You truly know how to extend a metaphor, mr. Herbivore.
The Local →
Swedish news in English. On the inside stepping outside, looking in.
“Don’t make resolutions. Make goals.”
What’s with “pro” blogs and the gratuitous use of royalty-free photos? I thought that trend died quietly with the .com-bubble. Oh. Right…
