January 2008
Clay Davis 2008!
Er, now that Edwards is gone, and the Republican race is less murky, the frontrunners are playing nice—aiming their respective barbs at the GOP instead of each
Can Has Permission?
Two things have been smacking me over the head on my visit to Her Majesty’s shores.
The Indomitable Brick
Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the Lego brick.
This is So Tipping Great
Two links, courtesy of two good friends:
Cycles
Traveling has provided ample opportunity for thoughts about life, family, death and beauty.
Berlin Subway Map for iPhone
Inspired by Khoi Vinh’s excellent New York City subway map, I made a similar version for Berlin’s U-Bahn and S-Bahn system.
Less Rain Dance, Please
Ah, crap.
alt.sports.snowboarding.subaru.air.air.air
The gearhead inside me can’t not post this insanely stupid cool video of Ken Block and his WRX flying through the air in New Zealand through flocks of
My Electro Lust Manifest
I might just have to start buying wax again.
A Month In
29 days ago, in a flash of brilliance with a bread knife and a slightly-stale bagel, I almost took off the end of my thumb.
Loosely Speaking
たとえば I love San Fran
Squid Repost (Because I’m lazy and the links are good)
Laughing Squid links to DPReview’s pre-PMA announcement of Canon’s newest sub-$1k DSLR, the 12MP EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi).
Cloverfield
It’s not playing on this side of the pond yet, so I have to wait until I get back to San Francisco for a look.
Crops for Green
Trio of biofuel articles this morning:
Digits
I gots ten of them!
Minor Serendipity
Buffeted by wind and the remains of yesterday’s snow, my breath visible as tiny crystallizing clouds, I was walking down Hornsgatan past exposed cliffs and
War
It hit me sometime after walking into a deserted replica of a midcentury military cafeteria, between handling a modern automatic rifle and its ancestor from
Coachella 2008 Lineup
This year’s roster is an electronic dream lineup.
Scene for Scene
While wandering the grounds of Kew Gardens under an aluminum sky—literally, planes landing at Heathrow flew over with a regularity approaching seconds
Ferris Prose
Seeing the London Eye under construction today reminded me of the brief but important part in Devil in the White City about George Ferris’ quixotic
Modernism + Local
Being in Europe—or in the most immediate case—London, brings a raft of memories of previous visits.
Sebastien Tellier
First this epic pic:
You Can Never Be Too Shallow
Stephanie lent me her crushingly fabulous 50mm f1.4 lens today:
Abraço Business Card
Cracked House Party
Okay, I’ll link it.
On TeeVee!
Thanks to Ayako, proof that I am big on TV in Japan!
Yahoo Supports OpenID
Attaboy, Yahoo!
A Little Electro Keeps the Doctor Away
Via Missing Toof: CSS - Music is My Hot Hot Sex (KILL THE NOISE Remix).
Abraço Espresso Links
Forest of links to my favorite NYC coffee kiosk:
London Tube Map for iPhone
London tube map formatted for the iPhone.
OpenID Assets
OpenID Logo (PDF) Large Large (mono) Treatments Reduced Size Small Small (mono) Raster - 16x16 (favicon)
Echoes
Yesterday I was reminded of a few pithy truisms about Ye Olde Internets: Never post anything on the internet that you aren’t comfortable with it existing
Fligr for Flickr
TypePad doesn’t have any of the great Flickr connectivity that Vox does, and I really wanted a way to quickly post photos from my Flickr account to this blog.
Last Minute Keynote Prediction
OK, I’ll bite: I think Apple will introduce the MacBook Air with 3G chipset of some sort and announce a partnership with AT&T for flat-rate unlimited data
No Country for You
Spotted at the Strand a couple days ago on the aging/self-help table near the front.
Abraço, Bespoke Coffee in the East Village
One morning at my local, Piccino, I inquired where Jamie was.
Feel the Fiber of Your Fabric
In the New York Times today: Steven Pinker writes “The Moral Instinct” and Caitlin Flanagan opines about Juno.
Amelie
I finally finished watching Amelie.
Because Japanese Robots Rule
Transgenic video for Bloc Party’s latest, Flux:
Graf
RobotsWillKill
iPhone Subway Map, Design
I went looking for an iPhone Subway Map, after having failed to assemble my own (in both PDF and 4K raster) and found this useful bit of kit from Khoi Vinh.
Hindsight…
Adverts for Pakistan Air, blowing smoke, babies and Santa, oh my!
Kayak
I am so <3ing Kayak.com right now.
Michael Bierut on Typography
The Atlantic has a wonderful video of Michael Bierut talking about typography, with The Postal Service providing music.
Takes on Baltimore
Second link from The Atlantic today: Mark Bowden’s piece “The Angriest Man in Televison” about David Simon, the creator of The Wire.
Three Trailers
Guillermo del Toro is making a sequel looking to be an improvement on the first outing, Will Smith making up for Legend in Hancock and this picture of 24 hours
+1UP
Dabysan writes about saving my life.
Murakami, Upset, Electro, Lit
Clinton upsets in NH.
New York Errata
The Xiu Xiu Abides
New video from the San Jose band Xiu Xiu, via The Owl, wrestling moves and other weird shit abound:
Third Go Around
I’ve been displeased with certain aspects of the OpenID logo as it stands for a while.
East Village Redux
Comfortably ensconced in A + A’s Manhattan abode, between three brick walls, Raptor and Chelsea, nursing the remainder of my cold, listening to In Rainbows, I
Good Times in New Hampshire
Exit poll links, the New York Times politics blog, the ever-excellent electoral-vote.com, and Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire.
Japan, New York, Texas, Fixies, Faxes and Dixie
Mad rad Japanese track bike + music + other blog, definitions of success, morale, and how lawyering and doctoring aren’t sexy rockstar like making websites or
Made of Salt and Win
Thanks Anil for the tip: Ramen Setagaya is the best ramen I’ve ever had on this side of the Pacific.
Vegan Junk Food
One might be tempted to call it fast food, but it was definitely not the former.
Vox in Pink
Ben used my theme.
A Storm?
I hope all my friends in SF are okay.
is.ydnar.in
With a little help from my friends and some Dopplr I hacked out this magic 8-ball in the parlance of HTTP: