My first #whiskerino photo is up http://bit.ly/nM9l7, also made a handlebar moustache detour on the way http://bit.ly/4a4n0K
@seanmcdonald nope, thanks. it’s funny…
@seanmcdonald nope, thanks. it’s funny that it’s been getting featured in minimal articles, it’s more that it’s only half-finished 😉
Beard is gone for @Whiskerino,…
Beard is gone for @Whiskerino, first time face-hairless in probably a decade. Time to upload a photo.
Thinking it’s the year for…
Thinking it’s the year for @Whiskerino, was travelling in 2007 and already rocking a massive beard. Must get over fear of a day’s clean face
Supply teaching for a grade…
Supply teaching for a grade 3-4 class. Watching the Great Pumpkin. Friday before Halloween, it’s the quietest they’ve been. Gym next o_O
Type News
Type News is a new website from Rob Keller, featuring an aggregation of news, photos and tweets related to typography. He and his wife have also unveiled their new foundry, Mota Italic. Help Rob repay his student loans and get some great fonts for your generosity.
Pictorial Webster’s
Pictorial Webster’s features over four hundred original woodcut and copper engravings from 19th century editions of the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The fine press edition features a letterpress interior, leather binding and a hand-tooled cover. A trade edition of the book is now available from Chronicle Books.
This video offers a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of the book. You get a good sense of what’s involved with production and the amount of effort that goes into it.
On opium dens
Confessions of an Opium-Seeker chronicles Nick Tosches’ attempt to find an opium den in the age of quick-fixes and connoisseur culture. I need to read some more of his work, the writing style sucked me into the article.
New Vonnegut short
Look at the Birdie is a previously unpublished short story from Kurt Vonnegut which will appear in his new book.
Fifty years in space
An awesome infographic on 50 years of space exploration from National Geographic, although they’re using a kludgey flash viewport. Check out the full size version while it lasts.
Update: If you like that one, check out this visualization of the various mars missions.
Wild javascript
Chrome Experiments showcases some pretty amazing examples of javascript in action. You’ll want to be using one of the more modern browsers to visit the site.
Inside coffee
Ever wondered what’s in your cup of coffee? The best part of wakin’ up is 3,5 dicaffeoylquinic acid in your cup.