February 2008

Zubaz are back.

Roughly one-third of the male population of my high school hometown are rejoicing this morning, on the news that Zubaz, onetime makers of zebra-striped pants, are reforming and producing a new supply for retail sale.

Posted on February 28, 2008 9:55 AM | link to this entry

Improper Kerning

Typography nerds, this one's for you: Keming, "the result of improper kerning." Chortle.

Posted on February 27, 2008 10:41 AM | link to this entry

Nader Runs Again.

Please, for the love of all that is good in the world, don't vote for Ralph Nader. Just remember how that screwed us all last time.

Posted on February 25, 2008 11:25 AM | link to this entry

Damon's Record Center

I used to regularly visit the Detroitblog back when the author was spending a lot of time doing urban exploration—Detroit is full of empty historical buildings. The author has shifted focus to profiles of local businesses and people, which adds a face to a town much like Baltimore: blue collar, economically depressed, ad fighting to find a new identity. This profile on Damon's Record Center is a great example.

Posted on February 22, 2008 1:27 PM | link to this entry

Nikon Wide-Angle Lenses Reviewed.

Four wide-angle (10-22mm) lenses for the Nikon reviewed exhaustively. I'm going to shoot panoramics this weekend with a stock 18-55 kit lens, but it would be fun to have a wide-angle zoom to play with.

Posted on February 22, 2008 12:48 AM | link to this entry

Lego History

Found on BoingBoing: an interview with one of the original designers of the Lego Space series. While it's awesome to read about his experience, the sets he designed were a generation or two after the ones I had (the original Space sets from 1978-79). It's impossible to understate what an effect these toys had on my personal development as a creative individual and as a DIY builder. I was a lucky kid–my parents really loved me. One of the original sets I got for Christmas in '78 retailed for the current equivalent of $100. (source) I still have a box with all the original build plans from these sets tucked away for safekeeping.

Posted on February 14, 2008 9:29 AM | link to this entry

Convert Documents for iPhone

Now that I have a fancy-fangled iPhone, I may need this info: Five email addresses for converting documents. Say you have a Visio doc not readable on a phone: email it to one of these addresses and it will be returned as a readable PDF file. Sweet!

Posted on February 7, 2008 12:52 PM | link to this entry

McCain In the Lead

Whew, is anyone else relieved that McCain has a commanding lead in the Republican Primary after Super Tuesday? I mean, given the alternatives?

Posted on February 6, 2008 10:16 AM | link to this entry

Lawrence Lessig on Barack Obama.

Here's a transcript of a video Lawrence Lessig (Wikipedia entry) made explaining why he's choosing to support Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. While I think it may be just a wee bit naiive, I find myself agreeing with his conclusion.