Slashdot is reporting this afternoon that iFixit, a handy website known for Mac teardowns and repair guides, is moving into console repair. Which is goodto know, because I’ve been considering some upgrades to my $20 yardsale Xbox.
Filed in the It’s About Friggin’ Time Department: Netflix is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Side note: the Netflix blog looks like it was designed in 1998.
From the always interesting, inspiring, and eclectic Selvedge Yard: Django Reinhardt, the Gypsy Godfather of Jazz Guitar. I didn’t realize Django was only playing with two fingers on his fretting hand (!?!), which is the equivalent of Michael Jordan playing basketball with one arm and one leg.
I got a Facebook notfication that Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation are on tour together, which is basically a concert full of WIN. unfortunately they are only playing at select small venues, none of which are within a 5-hour driving radius of our house.
I stumbled on this forum thread this evening while waiting for Photoshop to restart: New girl with a Metro. A Metro is a very rare, very desirable art-deco inspired delivery van made by International Harvester from the 30′s to the 60′s. What makes me smile is not just the enthusiasm which the new owner has for her new truck, but the support she’s getting from the forum members.
File this under “Wish I’d thought of it first”: What The Fuck Is My Social Media Strategy?. Reminds me of the good old Web Economy Bullshit Generator.
If this little car isn’t sex on wheels, I don’t know what is: 1958 Berkeley B65. Apparently it only sports a two-cylinder engine, which was standard for the make; they specialized in tiny motorcycle-powered sportscars in the late 50′s. Normally I dislike yellow, but I think it fits this little skate perfectly.
I found out, through doing some research for a project here at work, that the exact green used for U.S. highway signage is Pantone 342.
An excellent, excellent link provided by my Illustration professor via Facebook: Everything You Need to Know About Global Warming in 5 Minutes. His postscript:
[Jeremy] Grantham is an institutional investor who other institutional investors read. He invests based on data and is one of the few who does not politicize facts.
People who find themselves on the other side of the argument with Grantham reexamine their conclusions because it’s been a bad idea to bet against him in the past.
Oh, crap. The NYT reports that men who spend the majority of their time sitting (say, in front of a computer, for example) have a much higher risk of heart disease, even if they get regular exercise.
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