December 2009
56 posts
Walt Disney Teaches Men About Attracting Women
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The Grandiose Decay of Abandoned Detroit [Modern...
The Grandiose Decay of Abandoned Detroit [Modern Ruins] via io9 by Lauren Davis on 12/28/09 Nearly a third of Detroit’s homes are vacant, and along with the residences, the city’s stately hotels and cultural centers have been abandoned as well, falling into dramatic disrepair, their grand ruins still showing the promises of a once-booming city. Ruins of Detroit [Yves Marchand &...
Google Nexus One docs get leaked: $530...
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thinkdaddy.net: Ninja Cat . . . thanks @thinkdaddy
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it’s Istanbul not Constantinople
it’s Istanbul not Constantinople via Flickr Blog by Cris Stoddard on 12/27/09 Istanbul was Constantinople Now it’s Istanbul not Constantinople Been a long time gone… Old Constantinople’s still has Turkish delight On a moonlight night – Jimmy Kennedy (Four Lads). Photochroms from the Library of Congress (you’ll have to supply your own tunes!). Posted via email from...
Postcards from Sweden: Stockholm: The design...
As an industrial designer traveling to a foreign land, you’re less likely to be interested in the big differences, like what side of the road they drive on, and more likely to be fascinated by the little things; you’ll unconsciously blurt things like “Hey, check out this light switch!” “Did you see those hinges?” and “Weird—there’s no...
I dare you not to laugh at this
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The worst/best school "bus" ever...
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So I'm a 3rd grader. @stevewhitaker understands. ...
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Technically They’re Not Blocking It Officer
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Amazing shots of Light Painting via flickr
Light Painting via Flickr Blog by Zack Sheppard on 12/22/09 Below is an image and video from { tcb }. He’s posting light paintings along with ‘making of’ videos. If you want to see how light paintings are made, check out his set. If you’d like to see more, check out the Light Painting – The Real Deal group. Photos and video from Dennis Calvert, jannepaint, maria flash, BURИBLUE,...
Verizon's New Motto: Why Not Be Evil?
Verizon’s New Motto: Why Not Be Evil? via Pogue’s Posts by By DAVID POGUE on 12/22/09 Verizon Wireless continues in its efforts to be the least-liked mobile carrier in America. Posted via email from superbalanced | Comment »
LA Times listed @iamknaan 's (K'naan) album the...
Wavin’ Flag by K’naan Download now or listen on posterous 07 Wavin’ Flag.mp3 (6942 KB) America by K’naan Download now or listen on posterous 09 America.mp3 (8976 KB) This album is fantastic. You really must buy it.iTunes Amazon Born in Mogadishu, Somalia,K’naan spent his...
Can a single bottle of soda decimate your company?...
(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This column originally appeared on his blog.) Sometimes financial decisions that are seemingly rational on their face can precipitate mass exodus of your best engineers. Last week, as a favor to a friend, I sat in on a board meeting of a fairly successful 3.5 year-old startup. Given all that...
A couple more shots...
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Downtown looks great and Millers is looking...
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Top 10 Smartphone Advances Of 2009
Posted on Saturday Dec 19th at 12:00pm The Cliq is Motorola’s first Android smartphone.(click for image gallery) The last 12 months have been an exciting time for smartphone fans, as major players have seemingly come back from the dead, applications played a bigger role than ever, and mobile computing continued to change. This list includes 10 of the biggest...
Celia
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Crazy video of Canadians ice fishing...
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You just can't trust pirates...
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For those who say climate change is a hoax...
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A bees-eye view: How Insects See Flowers
A bees-eye view: How insects see flowers very differently to us By MICHAEL HANLON Last updated at 08:52 08 August 2007 To the human eye, a garden in bloom is a riot of colour. Flowers jostle for our attention, utilising just about every colour of the rainbow. But of course, it is not our attention they need to attract, but that of insects, the perfect pollinating agents. And...
Is Bottled Water Really That Bad? Yes
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Someone Made a Morgan Freeman Chain of Command
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MobileMe iDisk App Updated
MobileMe iDisk App Updated via Apple MobileMe News on 12/16/09With Mobile iDisk 1.1 for iPhone, you can now copy and paste images in your iDisk to another application — Mail for instance — or save them to your camera roll. Simply view the image from your MobileMe iDisk, tap and hold it, and then select Save Image to save to your camera roll, or Copy so you can paste it later into another...
Type n Walk App Lets You See Where You're Going...
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ROA Creates A Giant Lanticular in London
ROA Creates A Giant Lanticular in London via Wooster Collective by on 12/15/09 Posted via email from superbalanced | Comment »
Having some fun with the iPhone app Old Booth....
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It Was High Times
It Was High Times via www.baconbabble.com on 12/13/09The only requirement for employment at the time, was good physical condition and no fear of heights. They had some good times, some bad times, but all (very) high times… Posted via email from superbalanced | Comment »
How To: Totally Overhaul Your Phones With Google...
How To: Totally Overhaul Your Phones With Google Voice [How To] via Gizmodo by John Herrman on 12/12/09 Google Voice, which lets users consolidate all their phones under one number, archive your texts and voicemails, and much, much more, is two things to most people: vaguely promising, and totally confusing. Here’s how to make the switch, in plain English. The Pitch It doesn’t...
The more I explore @flickr the more amazed I...
I found about this collection by reading the flickr blog. The Bergen Public Library has joined flckr and the photos they’ve submitted so far are fantastic. A good many of them are of the famous Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) I included a few of the photos here but please go to the photostream and explore it. If your a fan of historical photographs you’ll be in heaven. ...
This has got to be one of the coolest commercials...
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The boss will never know (3 Photos)
The boss will never know (3 Photos) via The Chive by John on 12/9/09 . Thanks to Alyssa for sending this in.The source is a great photo blog in Finland called Kuvaton. Posted via email from superbalanced | Comment »
A Walk Through Time | Woa2
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Are You Man Enough?
PHIL McANDREW illustrations :: comics :: blog :: store :: about jellyphone 315 + 412 + 9175 ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH? BY PHIL McANDREW Did you enjoy this comic? Perhaps consider making a small donation! via philintheblanks.com Posted via web from superbalanced | Comment »
Escher for Real
Escher for Real via www.cs.technion.ac.il on 12/10/09Escher for Real (C) Copyright 2002-9 Gershon Elber, Computer Science Department, Technion The work of M.C. Escher needs no introduction. We have all learned toappreciate the impossibilities that this master of illusion’s artworkpresents to the layman’s eye. Nevertheless, it may come as a surprisefor some, but many of the...
Beautiful Subway Stations Around the World (8...
Beautiful Subway Stations Around the World (8 Stations) via All Blog Posts Tagged ‘architecture’ - My Modern Metropolis by Eugene on 12/8/09T-Centralen Metro Station - Stockholm, Sweden [link] Most of the time when we think about magnificent modern architecture, the first thought that crosses our minds are buildings and homes. My hope is that after looking at this set, you will be...
West Virginia Santa
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Really cool living space. I love the electric...
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Dell’s Twitter account generates $6.5 mill over 2...
Dell’s Twitter account generates $6.5 million in revenue over 2 years via Boy Genius Report by Andrew Munchbach on 12/8/09 Twitter.com may not have a revenue model in place, but that isn’t stopping other companies from making some green off of the social networking site. Bloomberg is reporting that since it began using Twitter over two years ago, Dell, Inc. has been able to track just over $6.5...
LIFE: British tanks parked in a field near the...
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LIFE: March on Washington - Hosted by Google
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Brimstone Quadracycle: Hot rod quad
Brimstone Quadracycle: Hot rod quad via Auto Motto by HarshPaul on 12/8/09 The Brimstone Quadracycle is very much the powerhouse it looks like. Joe Skonecki, CEO of Brimstone Cycles had the wonderful idea that if you’re going to put four wheels on a vehicle, you might as well give it some real power and make most other ATVs feel like a sissy. This one has an aluminum dart block, and the buyer...
@johncmayer channels Dave Matthews, Sean Mullins,...
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Amazing Octopus Pool Art | via @Fubiz™
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What a Blackberry looked like in 2000. Thanks...
What a difference a decade makes. This is the RIM 950, a futuristic pager/email/pda released in April, 2000 by a little Canadian company called Research In Motion. It was the perfect companion for Type-A execs and on-call gynecologists. The monochrome display measured 132 x 65 pixels and the backlight allowed them to annoy the theater-going proletariat with a quick flick of the rotary...
It's looking quite beautiful this morning in...
My 4 year old daughter woke up and looked outside and recited this poem. She blows me away seemingly everyday.Snow is a mindfalling, a continuous breathof climbs, loops, spirals,dips into the earthlike white fireflieswanting to land, findinga wind between houses,diving like mothsinto their own lightso that one wondersif snow is a wing’slong memory across winter.~Steve Crow, “Revival” ...
Adam Christopher | New York: Like Father, Like...
Sunday, November 29, 2009 Like Father, Like Son… Posted by Adam Christopher at 4:37 PM via adamchristophernyc.blogspot.com Posted via web from superbalanced | Comment »
Wow these are amazing shots from a Porsche factory...
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