On Dreams
Click to enlarge photo. This is a Wordle (a toy for generating “word clouds” from text) that I created from Aristotle’s writing on dreams which I am currently reading.
Empty Vessels – The Maccabees, Roots Manuva
Trodding the road with no place to go, It ain’t safe to know, It ain’t safe to feel so Unattached to any particular concern, But to reconfirm that we Dare to take this Root hard travel with perpetual babbles Our bittersweet civiles Similar to what the society’s teaching, Society’s beating the best and the worst [...]
War…
A picture is worth a thousand words; Tomi Ungerer’s simple yet insightful illustrations speak volumes with narrative clarity and power.
Zebra Crossing …in Ljubljana
How cool is this!? Ljubljana, Slovenia THE ZEBRA CROSSING (Eduard Cehovin and Tanja Devetak) Urban centres offer visual artists a space for free expression and critical reflection of the environment in which they work. The Zebra Crossing project implements the street art concept on the existing street… the redesigned visual image does not change the [...]
Moneygami
Came across these cool little things today. Winnipeg, Canada ‘As economies erode and monetary currencies tank around the world, here’s a fun little “value-added” activity you can do with those extra paper bills…Moneygami (money + origami)—lots more here.’ Via: http://www.robertlpeters.com/news/?p=991
What’s Your Secret?
You may find the brave voices captured here haunting, shocking and humorous. In some of their faces you’ll see joy, anguish and grace as they trust you with their confession. It’s a simple question and the answers can lead us anywhere. So go ahead, ask yourself… Produced in collaboration with PostSecret in celebration of the new [...]
Wyclef Jean on Politics and Music
Part of ‘Big Think’s 10 Most Popular Videos of 2009′ From a groundbreaking journalist’s remembrance of the alcohol-and-cigarette-fueled newsroom of The New York Times to Ricky Gervais’s description of becoming an atheist—”I do wish there was a God, but…”—Big Think’s interviews offer unique insights into the lives of our distinguished guests. Here we present the [...]
Jesus Was My Invisible Babysitter
Part of ‘Big Think’s 10 Most Popular Videos of 2009′ From a groundbreaking journalist’s remembrance of the alcohol-and-cigarette-fueled newsroom of The New York Times to Ricky Gervais’s description of becoming an atheist—”I do wish there was a God, but…”—Big Think’s interviews offer unique insights into the lives of our distinguished guests. Here we present the [...]
Crystal Ball Budgeting
“Thx for sharing @PocketSmith with me – the interface is clean and the calendar is one of the best I’ve seen! Thanks again!” ryanbolz, Charleston “Forget Quicken, pocketsmith demonstrates what online apps can do (Web 2.); plus its a great personal cash flow tool.” Absherd, Australia The unique forward-focus of PocketSmith tells you what sticking [...]
Turn Vinyl Into A Bowl
Not sure what to do with your old Barry Manilow record? Cat Davison shows you how to transform unwanted vinyl into something quirky yet useful. Came across this article on the Guardian today. Seems a cool thing to try. Will have to venture to the charity shops and give it a go. Full Article: Here
Is Photography Over?
“Is photography over?” SFMOMA has assembled a panel of 13 esteemed thinkers – curators, academics, and artists working in and around fine art photography or photography history and theory – and asked them to respond to the question before convening in San Francisco on April 22 and 23 for a public symposium and closed door discussions. [...]
iPlayer – Rankin’s South Africa In Pictures
British fashion photographer Rankin explores South Africa’s rich photographic tradition, discovering how its leading photographers have captured this complex, often turbulent, nation through remarkable images and charting the unique role photography has played in documenting the story and people of this fascinating country. Through encounters with legendary conflict photographers the Bang Bang Club, documentary photographer [...]
fbCal – The Missing Facebook Calendar
This is a brilliant little facebook app that does what it says on the tin! It enables you to get your facebook events and friend’s birthdays in Apple iCal, Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook. What’s more the process can be done in less than a minute, and it’s free! You might ask why would I [...]
Keeping Your Mac In Shape
Macs, like Windows machines, will eventually bog down after a while. Below are two apps that will help fix & prevent this from happening. Clean My Mac CleanMyMac represents sophisticated all-in-one-suite utility that helps keep your Mac clean and healthy. With just two simple clicks you can delete useless files that basically pile up and [...]
See What’s Eating Up Your Mac’s Disk Space
DaisyDisk scans your disks and presents their content as interactive maps where you can easily spot unusually large files and remove them to get more free space. The map gives you an overview of your data, so you always know what your hard disks are filled with. It costs just £13.73 ( $19.95 ) You [...]
Crystal Sea Trawling
Images from three days spent on the trawler boat the Crystal Sea, fishing in the East Atlantic. These are by fellow student Tom Jamieson on my course at Falmouth Uni. Follow Tom Here: http://tomjamieson.tumblr.com/ Crystal Sea Trawling from tom jamieson on Vimeo.
South Africa: Grass Roots Football
Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer visit cities, townships and remote rural areas to capture South Africans’ fascination with football http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2010/may/01/photography-worldcup2010
Sound Map: The Caledonian Road
Award winning broadcaster and oral historian Alan Dein walks us down the Caledonian Road, telling the story of the north London street through the voices of the people who live and work on it. www.guardian.co.uk/society/interactive/2010/apr/26/caledonian-road-sound-map
Talking French Chin, Grapes and Wine
An amusing little video…
YouTube HTML5 Video Player
This is an opt-in experiment for HTML5 support on YouTube. If you are using a supported browser, you can choose to use the HTML5 player instead of the Flash player for most videos. HTML5 is a new web standard that is gaining popularity rapidly and adds many new features to your web experience. HTML5 includes [...]
News The New Way
Your sitting at your desk sipping some coffee or orange juice; reading your emails and reading the news before heading off in the morning. But how do you trawl through all the news quickly? One problem with reading news online today is that browsing can be really slow. A media-rich page loads dozens of files [...]
