The second 5Q interview for Seal Club is up, featuring Michael Heilemann of Binary Bonsai.
Month: October 2005
Mouse humping Gameboy Micro
Apparently, Nintendo is (or will be) running this commercial (4mb mov) for the Gameboy Micro here in Canada. It appears to be the work of QMG. The ad directs viewers towards Too Much Fun, but there’s only a place-holder page that redirects you to the main Nintendo page.
Some may say it’s a bit risque for Nintendo, but I’d just say it’s just something you’d usually see in another market (like parts of Europe). I was watching actual television over the Thanksgiving holiday, and found that Canadian commericals were becoming bearable for a change. There was a point not long ago, when most of them seemed like they were created by the drooling 3-year old nephew of an advertising exec.
Musicans who blog
Here’s a list of muscians that blog, so you can find out who’s cooler than you.
Turning the page
The British Library has 14 books available to read online, including one of Leondardo’s notebooks and the original Alice.
A real dot-com bust
The LA Times is running a story about a remote Chinese village that was on the fast track to become an internet hub but its patron dropped dead. If you can beyond “hyperlink” in the title, it’s an interesting story from an education and IT perspective . Maybe a nice quiet place to hold your next conference?
News.com muddifies the confusication
News.com has released another Top 100 blog list, helping us to cut through the crap on the internet by adding yet another portal that tells us boing boing, engadget and kottke are sleeping with the root servers.
Prada Marfa
Prada has has opened a shoe store in the middle of the Texas desert, read the press release. You’re probably dying to know what it looks like, here are some photos.
This Day in History
A number of things happened on this day in history, one of which was me wanting to get out of my mother early. That’s would also be the reason I know the exact date Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated. It probably helped get me started on the obsessive trivia kick.
High-resolution Photoshop brushes
Jason Gaylor makes sets of high-resolution worn brushes for photoshop: part I, part II, part III. More useful for print design than web.
Absolutely Crushed
I’ve been taking a few photos with a Canon Eos Rebel G, on loan from my brother Pete (who’s headed to med-school in Bristol). I haven’t used film in awhile, but the lcd on my digitial camera is broken so I’m shooting blind either way. At least you get a lot of control with the SLR. The downside is the cost of developing, although they’re trying to remain competitve with digital and offering up photo cds with you prints. Anyway, here’s a funny shot from a black and white roll that I just received back from processing.
High winds from the tail-end of a hurricane brought down some trees around here last week. Apparently the car was a rental, I can just imagine how the phone-call with the agency must have gone. Also check out this photo of a man on a bike and some graffiti.
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane starring Samuel L. Jackson will be hitting theatres next summer. If that’s still the title, there’s no way I can avoid seeing the movie, it has to be done. Visit this weblog for the latest news.
Flickr Sudoku
What happens when you combine Sodoku and Flickr? That’s right Sudoku with hamsters (or any other pictures that you want to use).