Month: October 2007
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Colbert’s column in the NYT’s
In case you missed this; Steven Colbert had a guest spot in the Op-Ed of the Sunday NYT’s. Well played. “Surprised to see my byline here, aren’t you? I would…
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Tekkon Kinkreet Backgrounds
The matte backgrounds (and possibly fully animated backgrounds) for this unique Japanese animation are stunning. Added to my rental/find list. “im not too too keen on anime, and havent watched…
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Street Beziers
Design geeks unite.
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Inconsolata: A better monospace font
I’m trying out this new font for work; Raph Levien has done an excellent job… It looks great onscreen while using BBedit and really shines when printing out “code” or…
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Finally a good phone from Fido… the Nokia 6300
If you need a phone from Fido, take a good look at the Nokia 6300. It’s thin, built solid and doesn’t feel plastic-y, the interface is fast, and it has…
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Rick Rubin and the Post ‘Big-Label’ age
Every morning I walk down to work along Bleury, past the *brand new* “Musique World” and I stare in it’s windows with amazement. It seems like a museum – a…
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Apocalypto
Apocalypto was a much better movie than I thought It would be. It is a violent and brutal film, leaving very little to the imagination but it has a driving…
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Board Magazines
Ed has a very timely post about collecting magazines and the problem of them hanging around month after month. I have collected magazines to some degree or another since I…
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My Local Lineup Series
My Local Lineup website
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Longboard thoughts
It might be time to get a Longboard. My Stewart 7′ 6″ Funboard has done me very well and it’ll remain in my quiver ’til the day it dies. But…
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Wii lightsaber
For all us Wii/Nintendo nerds out there… The killer app for the Wii? You know it will never be as fun as you hope but… “… Wii remote lightsaber dueling….
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Apple starts pushing ‘Web Apps’
This is very interesting. Apple has a new top-level directory where they are featuring highlighted ‘Web Apps’ that work well with the iphone/itouch. This plus the fact that there are…
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Basecamp Airstream
A 23,000$ (not including the fun extras) RV trailer that looks like a “Cylon Raider“. What’s not to love? “Airstream has partnered with Nissan Design America (NDA) and Kelty outdoor…
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WordPress vs. Drupal
“The Bivings Group” has a good run down of some of the reasons and strengths/weaknesses for choosing WP or Drupal to build a site on. We’ve been looking a WordPress…
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Adidas Arrow’s from 1978
Latest desirable on my feet right now… White leather + black stripes & a neon green gummy sole …. “The all-leather replica of the 1978 running shoe, the Arrow, comes…