Barcodes

Fancy-schmancy barcodes from Japan, via Fast Company

Fred Lebain

More here.

Xtranormal.com

Bryan Graf: Color Movements

Not sure why I like these...


More here.

"Photo Fakeouts"

Photo Fakeouts by Oyster Hotel Reviews shows you how misleading a little cropping and photoshop can be. Checkout the sneaky photo editing for the Montego Bay hotel Breezes below!

My Adoring Fans Gather Outside of My Office

Sunnuva Flash!

Seriously, I had this idea in college, and I didn't do it because I thought it was really hit-you-over-the-head dumb.

...and now Myoung Ho Lee is selling little 11x14" prints in an edition of 30 for $750 apiece.

Argh.

MGMT > MCTMT

Reminder: MCTMT tax is due for us lucky NY freelancers in 83 minutes! Did you file yet?* Feel free to thank me tomorrow when you take the subway ride I subsidized to work, you lucky non-self-employed jerk.


*PS
I apologize, as this is not a thing I like. It is inappropriate to post it on my blog. It is something I STRONGLY DISLIKE. But friendly reminders are things I like, so I guess it works.

GaGa for Christopher Walken

Chris Walken gives the Will Shatner reading of Rocket Man a run for its money?

Ozzie's Ozzie's Ozzie's, Oy Oy Oy!

My fav local coffee shop was soooooo on tonight's episode of Bored to Death! Not to mention excellent mockery of the Park Slope food co-op.

Watch it here.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from KXVO News in Omaha in 2002!

Can you spell "bacteria?"

"Van Abbema created the font by stamping bacteria into paper, and then placing the paper in a jury-rigged incubator, which provided the right humdity and warmth for the organisms. As they multiplied and died, the resulting fonts changed color and shape. As van Abbema says, bacteria 'transforms the image to something new,' creating something that is literally alive, changing every minute without ever being tended."

Via Fast Company*

*where, btw, I had a really bad job interview once.

Happiness Hat

I certainly could have used this while working in food service.

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"Lauren McCarthy created the Happiness Hat – a gadget that detects whether or not you’re smiling. If you’re not, it drives a small metal spike into the back of your head to encourage to you resolve that problem quickly:
'An enclosed bend sensor attaches to the cheek and measures smile size, a servo motor moves a metal spike into the head inversely proportional to the degree of smile. Through repeated use of this conditioning device you can train your brain to smile all the time. The device runs on Arduino.'"

via neatorama, via geekologie

Twinkle, Twinkle

SO PRETTY!



Chiang Mai Yi Peng Festival in Thailand.
4th of July, eat your heart out.

The Long Count

Are you going tonight, too?