A RetroScope is kind of like a personal security camera on a time-delay. Setup a video camera, tivo it, watch yourself 10 minutes later. Sounds like a good party trick.
Category: links
Helping out an artist
Hey kids, if you’re a fan of the erasure vintage look and want to help out an artist in need, check out Tiphanie’s artworks on the cheap. She was nice enough to help me out on the first new conform series last year (image 16). I ordered one of her Luminary Bliss prints.
Stanford iTunes
Stanford iTunes has a number of lectures, music and videos available for download.
Book lawsuits hurt the authors
The rash of lawsuits against Google are hurting new authors, rather than helping them.
Top 10 Ways to Destroy the Earth
The top 10 ways to destroy the earth. One day someone very smart was very bored. There are some pretty creative methods here.
Mr. Suicide bath plug
Out of 5
Out of 5 presents a weekly themed mix-tape with 10 songs chosen by 10 individuals.
Bad New York Times
The Star calls bullshit on the New York Times for their review of the recent Broken Social Scene album. The problem is that the review spends a lot of time talking about the band’s Montreal roots, which is great, considering they’re from Toronto.
5Q with Khoi Vinh
We have another short interview up at Seal Club. This one is 5 questions with Khoi Vinh of subtraction. Featuring screams of terror, penguins and grain embargoes.
Time’s 100 best books since 1923
Time picks the 100 greatest novels since 1923. I’ve read 15 of them, so it looks like there are still a few to chew through.