Links for 15 September 2011
Today’s nibbles and squeaks from the beak! I can’t tell if my fascination with this sleeping capsule is a weird outgrowth of my claustrophobia or of my love of tiny things. Maybe both? (via laughingsquid) I love tickledfancy’s “Mad Men” portraits, but especially this one of Peggy. Because Peggy rules.
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Today’s nibbles and squeaks from the beak! Someone hacked the Trinity College School of English site. I took a screenshot for posterity. (Yes, he is even listed in the Academic Staff Directory.) Kimbra’s “Good Intent” has me tapping my toes. (via Silence is Boring) Can Scotland really be a month away? This lovely shot of Kelvingrove in Glasgow made my heart ache. (via gravygarden) A clever book trailer about procrastination (by...
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Puzzle Hunt Calendar: I participated in my first Microsoft Puzzle Hunt this weekend, and loved it. Here is a puzzle hunt calendar for those of you who might be interested! On first watch: WTF? On second: HNNNNGGG! VH1’s “Ton of Cash” – The Greek Mystique’s Final Animal (by gittespiipsettig) Ah, the Meadows! Via funkyplaid. ._.-. linklog at http://beak.cygnoir.net Digest powered by RSS...
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STUDY SAYS TECHNOLOGY COULD TRANSFORM SOCIETY – NYTimes.com Shared by Halsted Mencotti Bernard Just so good. (via DK and Hawk) A report commissioned by the National Science Foundation and made public today speculates that by the end of this century electronic information technology will have transformed American home, business, manufacturing, school, family and political life. The report suggests that one-way and two-way home information systems, called teletext and videotex, will penetrate deeply into daily life, with an effect on society as profound as those of the automobile and commercial television earlier in this century. It conjured a vision, at once appealing and threatening, of a style of life defined and controlled by videotex terminals...
Read MoreLinkdump for 21 June 2011
Via @samspratt: JUNE Portrait Contest/Custom Portrait Giveaway!… Via @samspratt: JUNE Portrait Contest/Custom Portrait Giveaway! To show my appreciation for all of you following me on facebook and tumblr, I am giving one guy/man/dude AND one girl/woman/chick the chance to win a custom portrait from me. Free, no strings attached. All you need to do to enter is reblog this but here’s the breakdown: What You Get: A Web-resolution (1100 pixel) custom portrait, tailored to your most bizarre of requests. You can get a very traditional portrait done or as outlandish as you can dream—so long as it remains in the portrait format. Zombies, Hipsters, Pirates, Ninjas, Superheroes, Harry Potter, Robots, etc. are all fair-game themes in which you can have yourself...
Read MoreLinkdump for 17 June 2011
Apple files patent to block iPhone users from filming live events with their smartphone | Mail Online From the article: "The days of filming a live concert or sporting event on your iPhone may soon be a distant memory. Apple is developing software that will sense when a smartphone user is trying to record a live event, and then switch off the device’s camera." (via Luce) EARTH Magazine: Creationism creeps into mainstream geology This article made my head hurt. (via bo) New work from Gregory Euclide | Colossal Stunning mixed-media installations! From the post: “A new large-scale installation from artist Gregory Euclide using a wide variety of materials including acrylic, acrylic caulk, cast paper from Central Park boulders, eurocast, fern,...
Read MoreLinkdump for 15 June 2011
Postertext: Turn Your Favorite Book Into Art Poster So cool. From the post: "Combine your love of books and art into one very cool poster: Postertext lets you ‘hang’ your favorite book on the wall as a poster. The clever poster takes a book’s text (yes, you can read the book that way if you want!) and arrange the whitespace to depict a memorable scene from the book." (via dk) Game of Thrones Actor Gets Stabbed in Bar Fight, Orders Another Drink – Gawker From the article: "Sean Bean, the actor who plays Ned Stark on Game of Thrones and played Boromir in Lord of the Rings was stabbed in a bar fight Sunday evening. But instead of going to the hospital, he walked back inside and ordered another drink. Badass!" (via...
Read MoreLinkdump for 12 June 2011
FollowUpThen: Free, Fast and Simple Email Reminder This looks extremely handy. Thanks, Eva! From the site: "Email followups, scheduled as easily as this: 2minutes@followupthen.com. Clear out your inbox by forwarding emails to FollowUpThen. Make sure your emails get responses. SMS Reminders. Easy reminders — an email away. Free! No Account Required." Don’t Fear The Dowager: A Valentine to Maturity by Julie Klausner I appreciate this in so many ways, especially this: "I’m begging age-appropriate females: Read something written before you were born. Stand up straight. Make sure you own one piece of jewelry that you did not purchase on Etsy. Use capital letters in an email to the guy you want to date. Let him take you out on a date, maybe not on...
Read MoreLinkdump for 10 June 2011
Overhead Bin – Hang up and fly right: More evidence of in-flight interference Please, please, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR DAMNED PHONE ON THE PLANE. "We can’t say categorically that these devices cause interference," IATA spokesman Chris Goater told msnbc.com, "but there are enough anecdotal reports from pilots to raise the question." MeFi: "—to remind us of the values we’ve lost, and of those that we’ve allowed ourselves to relinquish." So, so good. From the post: "Abigail Nussbaum, senior reviews editor for Strange Horizons, has written a series of personal blog posts on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." Digest powered by RSS...
Read MoreLinkdump for 9 June 2011
Miltos Yeromelou (Syrio Forel) Interview | Cast of Thrones A great podcast interview of Miltos Yeromelou (Syrio Forel). Game of Thrones: Characters Are you having trouble keeping up with all of the Game of Thrones characters? Here is a list — with photos! — optionally broken down into regions of the world. Curtain Call: Miltos Yerolemou – Winter Is Coming I may be in a little too deep, because reading this made me all teary. Syrio Forel is one of my favorite characters in any book, ever, and Miltos did a marvelous job bringing him to the screen. Just so! Scribophile, serious feedback for serious writers I haven’t signed up yet, because I am sort of paranoid about sharing my work pre-publication. From the site: "Scribophile is a...
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