4083 dead in Iraq, more than 29,000 wounded, and 300,000 cases of post-traumatic stress disorder between Iraq and Afghanistan.
Author Archives: geoffrey
The zoo
May 21, 2008 – 11:00 am
Nature has been producing photonic crystals for quite a while in the form of the shell of a beautiful beetle. (We need photonic crystal to produce optical computers.) Bonus link: rare breed of stag beetle being hunted to extinction because of Mushiking.
The Telegraph: Extinct Tasmanian tiger DNA implanted in mouse cells. “‘This is the first […]
Local culture
May 20, 2008 – 7:12 pm
Whoa:
Video from right after the China earthquake. Heartwrenching. The kids yelling out of their classroom window at 0:24 is like a scene from The Drifting Classroom. Via Waxy.
Only in LA: House for sale with a yurt!
Boing Boing Gadgets: Atari 2600 lounge at Milwaukee grocery store. I don’t get the sarcastic tone, I really don’t; I’d […]
Cherries are in season
May 19, 2008 – 1:32 pm
Patriotic duty:
age ≠ wisdom
Hervé This’ 10 fundamental pieces of knowledge for cooks. 8: Collagen dissolves in water at temperatures higher than 55 C (131 F). Via Michael Ruhlman. Sort of related: crazy food dehydrator. My mom had one in her hippie phase; the beef jerky that came out of it was unsurpassed.
If I were in […]
Lunch pasta
May 18, 2008 – 9:28 am
Obama stylewatch: he wears Burberry suits, apparently. Dude, if you’re going to skip the J. Press route, why not go all out and rock Dior Homme?
Paul Graham: I have a second computer for using the internet because I’m addicted to it yet need it for work, like an alcoholic wine critic. I used to have […]
Takashi Murakami “Mr. Wink”
May 17, 2008 – 12:38 pm
FINALLY MINE. I had a chance to buy a small Murakami painting in 2000 for $800; turning that down was the worst financial mistake of my life. I understand if you dislike him or aren’t into the factory aspect or whatever, but art is personal and I’ve always liked this piece in particular. Click to […]
Acquisitions tomorrow
May 16, 2008 – 1:38 pm
Hey, should I buy a house in Queens?
Awesome Fallout 3 concept art, via BoingBoing Gadgets. I’ve posted about Fallout before - it’s one of my most anticipated PS3 titles - but now there’s this whole steampunk thread which seems to be growing in popularity since 1974 or whenever The Difference Engine came out (okay, 1990). […]
Go get married if you’ve been waiting, right?
May 15, 2008 – 11:33 pm
Unaired 30 Rock pilot with Rachel Dratch as Jenna, torrent. I just love television so much.
Insane auction results from Sotheby’s - Takashi Murakami’s My Lonesome Cowboy sold for FIFTEEN POINT ONE MILLION DOLLARS. It’s part of an EDITION! What the fuck, anonymous bidder?!
Song: John Otway & The Wild Will Barrett, Really Free. Kind of like […]
Custom
May 15, 2008 – 12:50 am
Andy Baio: Whitburn Pop Project analysis part 1: awesome
Sic Transit Gloria Laptopi: Ivan Krstić on the end days of the One Laptop Per Child project and an appeal for the creation of an Open Learning Foundation.
Boullée in North Dakota: Pruned on an American pyramid.
Professional artists interpret kids’ drawings (thanks George!)
Song: Studio, No Comply, the Yearbook […]
Not much
May 13, 2008 – 9:04 pm
Amazing reconceptualization of the US dollar and other currencies. Maybe a little bit unfair - does the world really only see us launching missiles and burning crosses? But striking.
Best news story evs: “They told the suspicious working girls they were people of restricted growth working with a traveling circus, and as State law does not […]
Quickly
May 12, 2008 – 12:14 pm
Pentagram on the interactive exhibitions they created for the Detroit Institute of Arts.
FontStruct - make fonts online - looks interesting! via Kottke
Crazy building cover - is that Beverly Hills??
Josh Kopelman on Lifecycle Messaging - dovetails with the Wired article on SuperMemo.
Song of the day: Robyn, Who’s That Girl. Great pop single. She’s backed by The […]