“Every movie ever made, in every language, any time, day or night”, and software so badass we wouldn’t care that we didn’t have flying cars yet.
What We Were Promised in the Year 2000
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Have Yourself a Very British Christmas
What happens when you combine a bunch of seasonal UK top hits with a Tumblr layout that automatically plays full-screen videos?
British holiday music TV for the internet!
Visit britishxmasmusic.tumblr.com on your nearest Flash-enabled browser to enjoy the best holiday music videos from the UK that YouTube has to offer.
A Roundup of Eggcups on Television
You know, sometimes I wonder if I have a funny sense of humor. Because every once in a while, a little moment on TV or in a movie–the way something’s phrased by an actor, a goofy musical trill, a tiny gesture–will tickle me so deeply that I’ll crack myself up for days, laughing to myself whenever it pops into my head.
On Second Life “Ruin Porn”: Exploring Empty Spaces, and Being Interviewed on Marketplace Tech Report
Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of examples of “ruin porn“, a new category of urban architectural photography that depicts the rapidly increasing decaying process of major urban centers like Detroit, Baltimore and Cincinnati. These images inspired a project in which I’ve been taking pictures of abandoned spaces in the virtual world Second Life, which led to me being interviewed on Marketplace on National Public Radio.
Design and Delight is in the Details
Today’s meditation/inspiration is about seeing creative potential in the in-between spaces of technology, user experience and mundane activities.
Every Gmail user is familiar with this menu, which allows you to load images in an email message only when you wish to see them:
Normally, the email message is just a series of blank white squares. But in July of this year, Pizza Express made people want to click that “Display images below” option.