Archive for May, 2007

A list of companies and the fonts they use for their logos. Great if you wanna steal their logos.

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Google Gears lets you create online apps that will also run offline.

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Im Lost

May 31st, 2007

I finally watched the two last episodes of season 3 of LOST last night. I agree with Stephen, I *hated* the season finale as well. There were only about one or two really good parts in it - the rest of was all crap. Here are some thoughts:
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1. As soon […]

Too Much Information?

May 30th, 2007

As I was playing around with Google Maps’ new Street View feature today, I kept thinking to myself: Its only a matter of time before someone sues them for invasion of privacy. Take a look at this map. I can clearly see a car’s license plate. And this picture of a […]

Microsoft unveils Surface: a computer thats a table. This is slick and the time is totally now for these sorts of applications. The most obvious application I can think of is a ordering system at restaurants. Diners could look at the menu and order right then and there, without annoying waiters looking […]

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Another one of those Only-In-America things: A Creation Museum just opened in Kentucky that has exhibits such as the Noah’s Arc and asserts that ‘man walked amongst Dinosaurs.’ The fact that this museum is actually real, and that it cost upwards of $200 million to build, and that it expects around 200,000 visitors […]

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Last.fm bought by CBS for £140m. Not bad at all.

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    Having sex can reduce fever. What if youre alone? Well, you know, do a “solo.”

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    This might be the last of the epic music videos that were so famous back in the 80’s or early 90’s: Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s Telephone. Pretty neat (if not weird) production. Beyonce, as usual, looking smokin’! And check out all the product placements, sheesh.

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    “We accept that Ms Margolis is not and never has been “a hooker” or otherwise involved in the sex industry.” A funny correction by the Independent news paper.

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    Great animation of the development of Dubai over the course of the last decade. Press Play.

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    I love this Photoblog. Love the sense of mystery, as there is no info, no words about the author, just pictures.

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    I thoroughly enjoyed this Battlestar Galactica music video on the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage.

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    A lovely photoblog featuring stray cats around Japan (mostly Tokyo).

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    The commercially-available and safe Jetpack is available now! For a mere $86,000! Done!

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    Interactive map of New York City’s best coffee houses. Cafe Grumpy is my favorite, as they have the $20,000 Clover coffee machine. Yes, it costs $20,000. Coffee is the new Wine.

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    Gary Lauder explains why the US needs better traffic controls. Answer is model it after Europe, where roundabouts are more common. Really awesome how he breaks it down into numbers and $ saved.

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    New MTV idents. Just sick!

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    Famous Movie Quotes, Graphed.

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    More honest movie titles and posters.

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    Inside the Afghanistan Surge - Photo Essay.

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    Virgin further prooves that its by far one of the coolest brands on Earth. They chose Above & Beyond to DJ their launch of Space Ship 2 and also chose their track to be featured at the actual unveiling. Cool video here.

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    A NSFW typeface font. Cheeky.

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    A brief history of the Indian Civilization.

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