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Monthly Archives: September 2009

links for 2009-09-17

My Last Polaroid
I'm almost crying.
Polaroid pictures appear as if by magic. Now they are disappearing forever.
The final batches of Polaroid film pass their expiry date on September 30 2009. When these supplies either spoil or run out, the world will lose something special. The Impossible Project are racing to create a new instant film, but [...]

links for 2009-09-16

[ INCREDIBOX ] presents [ THE INCREDIBLE POLO ]
(tags: fun game music)

Ramen Noodle Recipes at WomansDay.com – Free Ramen Noodle Recipes
(tags: recipe food)

Frito-Lay Angrily Introduces Line Of Healthy Snacks | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
With the recent trend of wholesome snack foods reaching "truly ridiculous proportions," Frito-Lay announced Monday that it would, against [...]

links for 2009-09-15

<Unclesam> - Recherche Google
(tags: reference search google research tools resources government)

Ancient man used stone 'sat nav' to navigate across country | Mail Online
Prehistoric man navigated his way across England using a crude version of 'sat nav' based on stone circle markers, historians have claimed.
New research suggests that they were built on a connecting grid of [...]

links for 2009-09-14

What We Can Learn About Pricing From Menu Engineers
Have you ever gone to a restaurant and found some ridiculously priced item on the menu? Of course you didn’t buy it — you’re no sucker. Or are you? This Today Show piece on Gregg Rapp may surprise you.
Rapp is a menu engineer. He helps restaurants maximize [...]

links for 2009-09-11

YouTube - Tupac in Kazakhstan! (Mongol Rally 2009)
Tupac is alive and well in Kazakhstan. 3,000 mile road trip through Kazakhstan into Mongolia.
THAT'S AWESOME!
(tags: humor video music travel)

BBC NEWS | Africa | SA pigeon 'faster than broadband'
Broadband promised to unite the world with super-fast data delivery - but in South Africa it seems the web is [...]

links for 2009-09-10

Live from Apple's 'It's only rock and roll' event
Enjoy the unveiling of the new photo taking nano!
(tags: apple music products events keynote)

Leica Camera AG - Photography - Leica à la carte
(tags: customization marketing collaboration products innovation)

‘Leica à la carte’: Custom Built Cameras by Leica | dsgnWrld
‘Leica à la carte’ enables buyers to put together their [...]

links for 2009-09-09

WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
(tags: design retro art Photography)

WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
(tags: design architecture bike)

Bruno Dayan Photographer
(tags: Photography fashion portfolio inspiration art)

Slashdot Your Rights Online Story | Copyright Troubles For Sony
"Daily Tech brings us a story about Sony's run-in with the Mexican police. It seems that they raided Sony's offices and seized 6,397 music [...]

links for 2009-09-08

US Auto Industry Statistics and Breakdown | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice
Great infographics on what will be up in the coming months for m&a in the industry
(tags: business cars industry infographics visualization economics)

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Bus schools in Delhi slums
As a landmark education bill proposing free schooling [...]

links for 2009-09-07

Only In Japan: Wa, part 1
Wa, the principle underpinning Japanese society, is one of the key concepts necessary to understand Japan. Wa is generally translated as "group harmony", but that is as much a simplification as translating "ninja" with "assassin": while technically it is correct, a lot of the specific cultural background is lost in [...]

links for 2009-09-05

Sean Lennon by Terry Richardson in Purple Fashion FW09 | Homotography
In addition to Baptiste Giabiconi naked in heels, the new Fall/Winter 2009-10 issue of Purple Fashion magazine features another striking image: Sean Lennon recreating the iconic Annie Leibovitz image of John Lennon and Yoko Ono that was used for the cover of Rolling Stone back [...]