January 31, 2007
Once again around the post: Helvetica v Arial:
Saying 'What's wrong with Arial aesthetically?' is a bit like comparing Greta Garbo to Jodie Marsh.
And a re joiner.A Time Warner company installs Aqua Teen Hunger Force LED art boards in 10 cities, and a bunch are found in Boston, shutting the city down
Funny: these aren't "Hoax devices" - they are just LED pictures. One is already up for sale, these are really cool, but people see batteries and round things on black boards and freak out
January 30, 2007
January 29, 2007
Are a country's foreign embassies an extension of its territory?
in a word: no
The Effect of Typeface on the Perception of Email (via)
Big surprise that using Comic Sans changes readers' perception
January 24, 2007
Adam Greenfield is teaching a course at ITP entitled Urban Computing which looks really interesting
those NYU kids have all the fun
January 23, 2007
January 19, 2007
Yesterday's Republican-led impasse regarding ethics reform has passed: Senate Passes Vast Ethics Overhaul
never underestimate the power of shame
January 17, 2007
Coming soon to a theater near you, Helvetica: The Movie
you might remember my Vote for Helvetica propaganda I installed in DAAP in 2002
The Cost of War of Choice: What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy
that this was in the NY Times business section tells you all you need to know...
January 16, 2007
The President has taken unprecedented step of firing at least seven US Attorneys without cause and Sen. Feinstein speaks out
at least two were prosecuting Republican officials, and all were fired prior to the end of their term
Le Grand Content,
...examines the omnipresent Powerpoint-culture in search for its philosophical potential.
January 15, 2007
On Government run Health Care versus Insurance
[this] is, overwhelmingly, what counts as the "left" position on health care in the United States -- government run insurance not government run health care.
January 14, 2007
January 12, 2007
On The War of 1812: Old War Looks Awfully Familiar
interesting, but the parallels run shallow
Insanely detailed Lego Church: Abston Church of Christ
January 11, 2007
RE: smell and dvd: taking ephemeral email permanent through paint and canvas
January 9, 2007
The new assertiveness of cities:
Perhaps some days we will see, next to the G8, the GC55 meeting (the 55 global cities) or the M400 (the 400 metropolises with over 6 million inhabitants)
One complete set of Letraset TRIA Pantone markers, in the color spectrum resting on their nibs for one month on a stack of paper: Pantone Pen Print
On being always wrong: More Journalistic Excellence from Pajamas Media
What would happen if you were to connect all the ZIP codes in the US in ascending order? The US ZIPScribble Map
January 7, 2007
The family of the 13 year-old graffiti
artist
who was killed by the LIRR train on Friday is considering suing the MTA because they failed to maintain the fences around the tracks'nuff said
January 5, 2007
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly:
This is a week of heroes in New York.
Indeed: Wesley Autey jumped into subway tracks to save another straphanger from an oncoming train and Men Save Toddler From Four Story Fall
New York State May Suspend Tests of New Voting Machines
can we please keep the big-red-lever machines?
January 4, 2007
January 3, 2007
MoMA Sells Land for $125 Million
it looks like it is a series of parcels at 51 West 53rd Street, where currently the museum uses as queue overflow
January 2, 2007
Funny/Disturbing: Tickle Me Elmo On Fire
Wal-Mart Puts Some Muscle Behind Compact Fluorescents
good for them (and they will make tons of money)
Post YouTube world: Young Turn to Web Sites Without Rules
I've never heard of Stickam.com
how the few get rich off the many online
The sex of my brain is way more male than female
whatever that means
After 200 years, Washington, D.C. residents may get a vote in Congress
if it means that they will have to change their license plates, then so be it!
