This is excellent.
Winston
Jingoistic, maybe, but on the money…? Usually: “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
— Winston Churchill
Photo by brettdavis on flickr.
Very crative
Loving this. Crate art.
The (real life) Simpsons
Dope on wax! (er, clay…)
This is quite a mad one – and yet obvious when you think about it. Pottery from thousands of years ago carries an ambient recording superimposed into the work of the artesan. A Belgian team have managed to extract the recording from a 6,500 year-old South American vase and some 1,000 year-old Latin from another from ancient Pompeii (if my French understanding is to be believed…) Follow the link, check the video.
Hilarious comments on MacBook Pro shots
The fanboy comments on this flickr set of a new MacBook <gasp> Pro <gasp> being taken out of its packaging <gasp> are just hilarious! “I wonder if they make that outer MacBook package from the same cloth as nano sleeve.” “I still store my PowerBook with that foam condom before I put it in my case” I hope he puts a condom on before he “uses” it as well…
Don’t get me wrong – this is a nice laptop. I want one. It just doesn’t get me to these heights of extacy. “Watch your words bro, you are talking about Apple.. Apple is not “just another PC company”…” Sorry bro.
Scoopt – citizen journalists get an outlet
For some reason, I saw Scoopt, thought it was a great idea, and neglected to write anything about it here! Anyway, allow me to do so now… From their FAQ:
> What is Scoopt?
> Scoopt is a media agency that has been created specifically to help members of the public sell photographs and videos of newsworthy events to the press.
There’s been a sudden interest in “citizen journalism” – at least in the UK – following the exclusives captured by cameraphones in the London Underground on 7th July and Scoopt is there specifically for this kind of reporting.
Anyway, right now Scoopt exists as a great idea, in need of more members from the general public. Join up on the Scoopt site.
Scary robo-felines
If you ask me, cats are scary enough, but the robot variety freaks me out. The movie for Nocoro’s felines should give you an idea what I mean ;)
Latte art
Some very nice designs created in the foam of coffee cups over on flickr. Check out the lion! Heads-up by the great MAKE: BLOG.
glow brick
Oooh, this is nice!
“glow in the dark nightlight is as simple as it gets: a light bulb set in a clear solid brick.
Recharges from energy in natural light during the day – glows at night!”
Yours for $45. Very nice.