September 2010
The Vocal Minority Wins… You Can Now Turn off... →
Today Google announced that it is now giving users the option to turn off GMail’s threaded “conversation” view in its web email client.
And just as an outspoken minority has banded together…
Ken Block Gymkhana Practice →
I favorited a YouTube video: Ken Block Gymkhana Practice www.kenblockracing.com
LiteSwitch X – Get your hide on switch on! →
LiteSwitch X – Get your hide on switch on!: I’ve had more than a few people ask me since watching the TextExpander/Markdown screencast what was making my Mac only show one application at a time…
Wants & Desires | North Face Purple Label Camo... →
My affection for this duck camo has been expressed before, but I was perusing the fall offerings from the Japan-only The North Face Purple Label and am now obsessed with this parka and…
Royal Navy Field Gun Competition 1997 →
I favorited a YouTube video: Royal Navy Field Gun Competiton 1997; FAA versus Portsmouth
The Stratocast #1 -- Banksy-Style Guerrilla... →
I favorited a YouTube video: A Bajillion Hits is very proud to present the very first episode of our new video podcast series, The Stratocast. In this “pilot”, social strat guru-ninja Alex…
Mr. Williams is Well Suited →
There is a great suit story in the October issue of GQ that was shot by Ben Watts and features none other than Michael Kenneth Williams, who is starring as Chalky White in HBO’s epic new…
Adjectives →
Curbside Puppy WIN! →
I favorited a YouTube video: Puppy with largest bladder ever marks his territory! Be sure to subscribe for a daily Cute, Win, or Fail video of the Day!
Parkour at it's finest - Red Bull Art Of... →
I favorited a YouTube video: More than 4,000 people came out to Tampa’s historic Centro Ybor district to check out a truly unique parkour experience at Red Bull Art of Motion. Parkour…
David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization →
I favorited a YouTube video: http://www.ted.com David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple…
Putting your hand in the Large Hadron Collider... →
I favorited a YouTube video: More answers to questions from Sixty Symbols viewers, covering the LHC, exploding stars and galaxies made of anti-matter. Part One is at…
Ballsiest line I've ever delivered during a job... →
When asked this afternoon if I was still interested in joining this particular company I answered, “Well, honestly, I considered showing up today and standing outside in a trenchcoat with a boombox…
What Is A Bajillion Hits? (A Viral Vidifesto) →
I favorited a YouTube video: In the week since BajillionHits.Biz first launched, we’ve driven deafening buzz, engaged hits from countless users across The Stratosphere, and emerged as the…
What Is A Bajillion Hits? (A Viral Vidifesto) →
In the week since A Bajillion Hits first launched, we’ve driven deafening buzz, engaged hits from countless users across The Stratosphere, and emerged as the leading tech/social media stat site…
The reluctant father →
Photographer Phillip Toledano didn’t particularly want to be a father. But then he and his wife had a daughter. Loulou seemed like such an alien thing, that the first time I heard her sneeze, I…
USC Law talk by David Simon of The Wire. Gripping... →
USC Law talk by David Simon of The Wire. Gripping stuff.
The case against pennies →
Man, that guy really hates pennies, aka “disgusting bacteria-ridden disks of suck that fail to facilitate commerce”. Tags: money video
"The older the technology, the more likely it will... →
“The older the technology, the more likely it will continue to be useful. Find the minimum amount of technology that will maximize your options.” - Kevin Kelly (via onethingwell)
What we…
Fun with ad-hoc bathroom signage →
Passive-aggressive office signs always annoy me more than they probably should. In this case, someone else on the same floor as the Tumblr office put up this sign in the bathroom: What…
Mr. Frogger →
This chilled me to the bone.
I was touring Steve’s Retro Room, and I leafed through his newly acquired collection of arcade cabinet marquees. I pulled this one out and felt a million guns of…
Giant centipede catches bat! →
I’m just gonna go ahead and be crass…this is some crazy-ass shit right here. Watch as a foot-long centipede catches and eats a bat. Nature wins again! Make sure you have the audio…
wrıter. →
wrıter.: A text editor for the iPad, with Dropbox support and a natty default font, Nitti Light). If you find the interface distracting, try competitor ū—.
How Shazam works →
Every time I use Shazam, it feels like magic. Here’s how they make the magic happen. The Shazam algorithm fingerprints a song by generating this 3d graph, and identifying frequencies of “peak…
A movie that tells time →
Christian Marclay is working on a 24-hour film called The Clock. “The Clock” is a montage of clips from several thousand films, structured so that the resulting artwork always conveys the…
James Dyson on Engineering vs. Marketing →
The 20 Sep issue of The New Yorker has an interesting profile of inventor, designer, engineer and pitchman James Dyson, who is famous for creating the “dual cyclone”-powered Dyson vacuums — an…
Mike's Clear Task at Hand Tech Tour | Apartment... →
Mike’s Clear Task at Hand Tech Tour | Apartment Therapy Unplggd:
Nice clean setup. Click the link for a tour of the whole space and details.
(via Julio Ojeda-Zapata)
"The act of creating deliberately confusing jargon... →
“The act of creating deliberately confusing jargon and user-interfaces which trick your users into sharing more info about themselves than they really want to.” - Privacy Zuckering, a great…
Secrets →
Secrets: A database of hidden settings for Mac OS X.
Acorn 2.5 →
Nice update to Flying Meat’s “image editor for humans”. Among a slew of new features: layer masks.
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September 16, Jobs Day →
Interesting fact: Jobs was forced out of Apple on 16 September 1985; he rejoined on 16 September 1997. So, he was there for seven years, gone for 12, and has now been back for 13. Update: Chris…
‘Don’t Be Evil’ →
Dan Frommer: All’s fair in business, we suppose. But Google is now basically acting like heyday-era Microsoft here, throwing its weight around and screwing over small companies for its own gain.
When will that post, Tumblr? My mental arithmetic... →
When will that post, Tumblr? My mental arithmetic isn’t up to the job. Mightn’t it be better to adopt a format users can understand at a glance? Something like this, maybe: Will be published…
Dave Winer on Unread Counts →
Dave Winer: Why does Twitter work better for news than Google Reader? Simple, Twitter gives you what’s new now. You don’t have to hunt around to find the newest stuff. And it doesn’t waste your…
Best Buy CEO: iPad Is Cannibalizing Laptop Sales... →
Your “holy shit” statement of the day.
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(Pic) The Customer Is Not Always Right →
The PSFK team spotted this abrupt policy sign in the new Eataly NYC store,
(Headlines) A Record High For Gold, New Twitter... →
PSFK curates a daily selection of relevant and noteworthy news headlines from around the world.
(Video) The Future Of Credit Card Technology →
Dynamics Inc. shows some of their smart credit cards that offer more flexibility and security to users.
A Social Network For Low-Income Immigrant... →
Hoodr is a hyper-local community platform built to strengthen the social fabric of marginalized areas, providing its denizens a means to debate and express local events and opinions while…
Looxcie →
If you don’t have a problem walking around with a camera sticking out of the side of your head, then you won’t have a problem with the Looxcie ($200). This… Visit Uncrate for the…
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After 15 days of... →
lickystickypickyme:
After 15 days of investigation, India’s Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences concluded its study of 82-year-old yogi Prahlad Jani on Thursday, May 6. …
Rush 24 Backpack →
Ribbed, rugged, and relatively affordable, the Rush 24 Backpack ($100) is your new everyday, tactical carry-all. Made from water-resistant 1050-denier nylon, the 24 features flexible main…
Everyone’s A Retailer: ROAMpay For Your Phone →
Another device that allows for credit card processing on the go.
Paul Karl Lukacs Was Detained by the Feds for Not... →
Paul Karl Lukacs: “Why were you in China?” asked the passport control officer, a woman with the appearance and disposition of a prison matron. “None of your business,” I said. Her eyes widened…
Twitter.com Redesign →
Looks good to me, but I don’t use the web interface much, and didn’t much care for the old one. A little reminiscent of the layout and flow of the new Twitter for iPad app. Clicking around some…
Time Hawk adds timekeeping framework for logging... →
Time Hawk™ is a third-party Basecamp extra that provides “reporting resources that enhance productivity, increase budget awareness, and deliver valuable feedback to better meet your specific…
Anti-Masturbation Candidate Wins Republican Senate... →
“The Bible says that lust in your heart is committing adultery. You can’t masturbate without lust!” You can’t make this shit up.
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Zuckerberg and Style Rookie and Dyson →
The New Yorker has a trio of interesting articles in their most recent issue for the discerning web/technology lady or gentlemen. First is a lengthy profile of Mark Zuckerberg, the quite private…
Obsessives: Soda Pop - CHOW.com →
I favorited a YouTube video: http://www.chow.com To order soda: http://www.sodapopstop.com/ John Nese is the proprietor of Galcos Soda Pop Stop in LA. His father ran it as a grocery store,…
Soda Pop Stop →
A short documentary about a grocery store in LA that sells only soda…500 different kinds and very little high fructose corn syrup. And the store’s inventory seems to be mostly (or…