Monday, September 20, 2010

Odds and Ends, Mon 20 September 2010

1. Paleo-Future
  <http://www.paleofuture.com/>
"A look into the future that never was."
e.g. "Electronic Home Library (1959)"
  <http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/2010/7/14/electronic-home-library-
     1959.html>

Elsewhere on the net...
* "Delightful paleo-gadgets of 1959"
  <http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/08/30/now-see-this/>
* "American City of Future (1925) #2"
  <http://www.sadanduseless.com/image.php?n=658>

2. The Joys of Modern Technology
* "Antivirus Programs"
  <http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/?p=1870>
* "Why DRM Doesn't Work"
  <http://bradcolbow.com/archive/view/the_brads_why_drm_doesnt_work/
     ?p=205>
* "The DVD experience: piracy vs legal"
  <http://i.imgur.com/GxzeV.jpg>

3. How Less can be More, while More can become Nothing
* "The Less Feature"
  <http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/the_less_feature/>
* "King Gustavus' Folly: The Story of the Vasa"
  <http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/09/08/king-gustavus-folly-the-story-
     of-the-vasa/>

4. "Things Organized Neatly"
  <http://thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com/>
Examples:
* "Food Stylist Linda Lundgren"
  <http://www.fubiz.net/2010/08/19/linda-lundgren/>
* "Pencil sculptures"
  <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/7916457/Pencil-
     sculptures-miniature-masterpieces-carved-into-graphite-by-Dalton-Ghetti.html>
* "2010 World Cup"
  <http://www.growingsignals.net/project/world-cup/>
Looks more like an olympic torch, though.

5. "This was done with a slide rule"
  <http://i.imgur.com/9h8HU.jpg>